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Originally Posted by rubber soul
It's not that you critique so much, Trolls. It's more about style. At the writing forum we'd have to critique some pretty atrocious stuff as you can imagine. A good critique there would certainly attack the flaws with the piece, but then we'd say something encouraging mentioning the one or two things we'd actually like about a piece, kind of like you did in the second critique. I didn't see that in your first critique; the only thing I saw was that I sucked.
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Well, since you seem to think I'm being harsh, let me be harsh: the first piece really had nothing to recommend it. Sorry but it didn't. It was so, so generic and when you mentioned Twilight Zone I was tempted to mention Tales From the Darkside (if you don't know it or have never heard of it, that's why: the writers try to be TZ but end up being more TMZ and the stories are absolutely awful). If there had been anything there I could encourage, I would, but you don't want me lying to you, do you?
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Anyway, I won't post any writing in this thread for a while. Certainly be constructive with your criticism, but don't come off like Simon Cowell if you want people to post their writing here.
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It's not my thread, and I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one to, let's say, tear you a new one, if your writing deserved it. I've been picky about Mondo's writing on occasion too, and he's pretty good. Sure, it's tough laying out your work here and opening yourself up to criticism, but that's your choice. You can't expect people to pretend it's good if it isn't. If it doesn't spur you to write better, or differently, then it's probably wasted effort, but that would be the hope for me with any criticism given or received, that you look at your writing and ask yourself is that person right, and if so, how can you improve your work?
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Originally Posted by Frownland
Nah, you need to try to be less sensitive to criticism. TH wasn't even harsh with his comments and viewing them as such just tells me that you want a pat on the back instead of honest thoughts on your work. When you post something online, you need to be prepared for a response from Simon Cowell's bully's bully.
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This is why I was amazed - and delighted, if slightly suspicious - when Frown complimented my writing in an earlier post. I know that if he hated it he would have had no hesitation, if fact would have taken I expect great pleasure, in telling me so. So, since he thought it was good, I had passed what I would consider the toughest test, and could feel good about my writing. In fairness though, had he pointed out some flaws I would have looked at them, not just taken offence. Every good writer needs to be able to take criticism. Just sayin'. What did your friends at the other forum think of those pieces?