tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post3368660297598938207..comments2024-03-27T10:02:56.747-04:00Comments on Fiction University: So What Do You Think? Asking for FeedbackJanice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-53364308628420878262010-08-19T12:49:08.864-04:002010-08-19T12:49:08.864-04:00Excellent advice. I think it's especially impo...Excellent advice. I think it's especially important for critiquers to follow your advice to watch how they express things. You're so right that judgmental statements like "This is slow" can simply provoke anger. A statement like "I wanted things to speed up here" can help a writer improve.Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-23890668260376159882010-08-19T09:58:23.808-04:002010-08-19T09:58:23.808-04:00Right on! Constructive criticism can be priceless....Right on! Constructive criticism can be priceless. And it's best to take care of the problems in your book before it's published. Once it's out there it's too late. :)Kathi Oram Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11959149321213743448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-54498325714865934972010-08-19T08:58:30.087-04:002010-08-19T08:58:30.087-04:00Got it, thanks!Got it, thanks!Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-44551809114342869362010-08-19T07:31:23.381-04:002010-08-19T07:31:23.381-04:00I got over the "my words are PERFECT" st...I got over the "my words are PERFECT" stage fast, when a week after I started writing a story down, I (at 14) was sharing what I had with a friend (who was 8), and she started pointing out problems. And then I had multiple other friends who helpfully ripped my work to shreds. (While asking me to fix it.)<br /><br />But then I had to learn the hard way how to critique tactfully. I'm still not the best at that.<br /><br />P.S. I think "Don't care if they listen on not" is supposed to be "listen <strong>or</strong> not".Carradeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05431561739001270522noreply@blogger.com