Check out this guest post by the awesome quiescent-anhedonia on my blog! A Lesson on Giving Criticism Passive (or useless) Criticism: Wow your story was great!!!! I loooooved the main characters and even though I didn’t like the exposition, it was awesome overall!!! While this type of criticism seems well meaning, it gives no actual feedback to the writer. It can leave them feeling confused. Optimistic Constructive Criticism: I loved the story! The main character had an alluring quality in his inner dialogue and spoke true to his character. The exposition was a bit iffy for me, because I felt that you involved the antagonist too soon. Maybe wait a little bit before introducing him? This is a well written and great criticism. The reasons why they loved the story are stated out, as well as the negatives. A positive tone is conveyed without over glorifying or hiding the faults of the story. Pessimistic Constructive Criticism: The story was not my cup of tea. The main character’s thoughts were hard to follow. I felt that the introduction of the antagonist was rushed and poorly written. I suggest improving the exposition and considering a rewrite of the character. This is a well written and great criticism. While the author dislikes the story, he conveys this in a mature and appropriate manner, while simultaneously giving his reasoning. He allows tips for the author to grow, and does not personally attack the author. Destructive Criticism: EWWW. This is the worst story I’ve read in a long time, I can’t imagine what idiot would write this. The antagonist was horribly written and a shitty character, and the writer completely ruined his original character design. I guess this was OK, for a site like this, but it’s still trash. This is a bad criticism. It personally attacks the author, gives no actual feedback other than raw emotion, and accomplishes nothing. __ Happy reading!
Posted on: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 18:40:23 +0000
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