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This is seriously ****ed up
Persephone:
To paraphrase the master: Jim Butcher
"Sometimes they (his beta readers) will make a comment that makes me really mad, but usually as I'm flying off the handle a voice in my head says "You know your only this mad because they're right." "
He went on to say he doesn't understand why anyone would volunteer to be abused by a writer.
My point in all this is, usually the criticism that hurts the most, are the ones we feel are valid. How to fix that? Apply it to your writing, and regain your confidence through self improvement... NOT through threatening the guy who pointed out your weakness.
Infamous as Elle!:
There is a fine balance between criticism and pure snark though. I can't read the article from my job but you have to learn the difference between those that will speak in order to teach you a harsh lesson and those that say something just to be mean.
You also can't please everyone all the time but yes, sometimes admitting mistakes is the hardest thing to overcome. It's also what makes you the most angry because we tend to be our own harshest critics.
LizW65:
--- Quote from: What The Elle? on February 17, 2009, 09:49:05 PM ---There is a fine balance between criticism and pure snark though. I can't read the article from my job but you have to learn the difference between those that will speak in order to teach you a harsh lesson and those that say something just to be mean.
You also can't please everyone all the time but yes, sometimes admitting mistakes is the hardest thing to overcome. It's also what makes you the most angry because we tend to be our own harshest critics.
--- End quote ---
Well, in this case it wasn't something I'd consider either snark or meanness; it was just a single line to the effect that the relationships didn't feel believable. Barely qualified as a review, in fact, so the guy's reaction seemed way out of proportion.
Shecky:
--- Quote from: Persephone on February 17, 2009, 08:14:19 PM ---To paraphrase the master: Jim Butcher
"Sometimes they (his beta readers) will make a comment that makes me really mad, but usually as I'm flying off the handle a voice in my head says "You know your only this mad because they're right." "
--- End quote ---
Huh. I missed one. Where'd you find that?
Infamous as Elle!:
He did fly off the handle. Yikes!
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