Advice for a beginner

It isn't a problem once you get used to it desu.

It's not that it's too difficult, it's that modern editing standards continually remove things which made reading more convenient. First it was the removal of consonantal "i" being written as "j," then the removal of consonantal "u" being written as "v," now the removal of punctuation. I assume next they will remove the spaces between words. That would be "authentic" after all.

Older texts would even mark the 1st decl. abl. sing. with a carat (^).

True, but it's also a source of many other things that can be incredibly useful.

know that reading won't make you smarter
but sure you'll gain knowledge

which is more valuable in my opinion. I don't want to read to boast of a higher iq

Guys
How do you know if what you're planning to write is good or just genre fiction?

If it is, how can it be made better?

just tell Veeky Forums what you're gonna right about

>right
riiiiiight...

Anyways, it's about a persons journey from one battlefield where the enemies won, to the closest allied forces where he can bring news of the battle, hoping they are willing to stop the enemies from conquering more land