Fic Talk > General Discussion
Concrit
RokofAges75:
Honestly, I don't think anyone who would actually tell you "this sucks" is worth even listening to. If a writer can't come up with a more tactful way to give her opinion, she must not be that great of a writer herself. Flaming comes from a place of insecurity, the desire to make someone else feel bad about her writing to make up for one's own shortcomings. It's just another form of cyberbullying. That's why they had to get rid of anonymous reviewing and require you to log in in order to leave a review, because of people who flamed and didn't even have the balls to do it under their own name. Flaming is cowardly and classless and shouldn't be taken seriously.
Constructive criticism is different because it's meant to HELP the writer, not hurt her.
mare:
^ exactly. That's why I always say to consider the source. If all someone can say is it's sucks with no explaination of why, than why bother listening to that? Chances are that person most likely can't even put together a complete sentence anyway. LOL
Rose:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on August 07, 2011, 02:12:44 AM ---Aww, I'm glad to hear this! I forgot I had pointed that out to you. I'm kind of surprised I was that ballsy, because even though we all know I'm a Grammar Nazi, I usually try to avoid being a Grammar Nazi in reviews, unless the author asks for that kind of a critique. I never want to inadvertently hurt someone's feelings, especially a friend's. But I guess I knew you could take it without getting offended, and obviously, I thought the story was good enough that fixing that one thing would take it from good to great. And as someone who has been reading and sometimes proofreading your writing for the last five or so years, I can honestly say I see a huge difference too! You don't switch tenses like that at all anymore! Most people I've pointed out grammar issues to don't fix them or can't fix them because they just really don't get it, so thank the Grammar God for writers like you! There's still hope for the rest! LOL
In all seriousness, I think constructive criticism can be, as it should be, very helpful. I also know that it can be tough to hear, especially when you're a newer writer or haven't gotten much before. Once you figure out how to accept it and learn from it without getting offended, you'll be able to use it to become an even better writer. It just takes time and experience for some people to get to that point.
I think the key is asking yourself, what is this person trying to tell me, why are they bothering to tell me, and are they right? Usually people only take the time to give constructive criticism when they think the story has potential, unless they're reading it because they were required to (judging, reading challenge, author request, etc.). If the writing's hopeless, why even bother leaving a review? I only give constructive criticism when I can sandwich it between genuine compliments about the story. If I can't say something nice, I just don't say anything (the Thumper rule). As far as whether or not the reviewer is right, some concrit could be subjective, if it's based on their opinion on something that happened in the story, but if it's about grammar, plot inconsistencie s, or misinformation, chances are, they're right, and you should listen to them and fix what you can or at least try to learn from the mistake (like, when in doubt, look it up!).
--- End quote ---
I did too till I saw it LOL. I am too, but I think it might've been because by that point we were pretty comfortable with each other. And thank you! It's good hearing that from a more objective source. Cause I think I'm past those issues too, but of course I'm biased haha. It's one of the first things I look for when I skim through for errors.
I think it can be too. I used to be really sensitive to it once, but as the years went by, I found myself welcoming it. Cause how else can you improve? Case in point, myself lol. I had an issue I knew about, but brushed off till a friend pointed it out to me kindly, and I finally took it seriously. So again, thank you.
I don't really give out concrit when I probably should sometimes. I always think I'm not one to say anything cause I used to do that too. But, thinking about it, that should probably be a reason TO give it I guess LOL.
FrickingKaos:
Honestly I like concrit. I wish I got more of it, it would help a Lot
Alexsgirl_ritz:
Concrit is what a new writer like me wants to hear. It feels good when you know someone is reading your story and telling you they liked it and can't wait for more update. But there are times when you wanted/needed more than that. I have so many ideas running through my mind but because English is not my native language, I find it hard to put it into words. That's why it's very important to me to know if my readers are actually undertstanding what I meant.
I would want to hear a feedback about my grammar, since I know I'm not very good at it. And with the punctuations, I sometimes find it hard to know when to use , or ; . It sometimes drive me crazy. :)
So I wish there would be people to give me concrit to help me improve, because I want to be a better writer. :)
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version