hi.
i was just reading through your comments on the creative writing, and i took comfort in your comments, because i made the exact same mistake as you. i jumped into my writing after reading the quotes and ignored the whole bit about "celebrating relationships" and so my story included no relationships, and was about a girl who killed herself, because she didn't belong.
i was comforted by the thought that i wasn't the only person who made this mistake, so i thought i'd let you know, in case it might make you feel a bit better to know you're not alone.
and i don't think we can lose too many marks because of it, because i'd say on the marking criteria, storyline is like 4 marks, maximum. because they look for techniques, punctuation as well.
that's what i hope anyway. i'm shitting myself to be honest