Lay it on me.

To some, I'm a special-kind-of-genius when it comes to writing-- rhyming or embellished prose especially... but to others, reading me is a nightmare. For me a critique is just an opinion of a select perspective. Sometimes they're educated, sometimes they're experienced and sometimes both. At the end of the day, I think anyone who's brave enough to tell someone how they think something could be better, is doing it with good intentions.

Sometimes it's daunting to the creative process, but every published writer I've ever talked to or read interviews from, they all say the same thing-- editing is SUPPOSED to come AFTER the creative process. So if you can apply critiques while you write- do it, if not, do what I do, wait to finish the thought, then go back and fix what you can remember/see to fix.

Furthermore, for me, just because someone makes a suggestion or critique, doesn't mean I have to use it or abide it. Maybe there was a miscommunication in my writing-- I wont know until someone tells me, and maybe their suggestion doesn't fit my style, but it'll give me a path to take when I try again.

Bottom-line, I personally would rather someone tell me their perspective, than just like it and let me think it's flawless. :-p

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