tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777642193089695807.post477356244025078726..comments2023-12-26T03:23:49.896-07:00Comments on Claudsy's Calliope: A Writer's Need For CriticismClaudette Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01323759000341863947noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777642193089695807.post-74938636397092649662011-01-06T13:26:15.771-07:002011-01-06T13:26:15.771-07:00The first time I submitted a rhyming story for cri...The first time I submitted a rhyming story for critique, boy did I get critiqued, and rudely so. I do believe in honesty when critiquing but I also believe you simply MUST find something positive to say as well. This person simply told me to give it up.<br />I was really upset about it for quite awhile; however after thinking about it, it did sort of help me. It made me bound and determined to work as hard as I could to master rhyming so that I could prove him wrong. I still havent mastered it, but I've learned alot and will definitely be submitting a rhyming story in the near future.<br />It's hard to take bad criticism, but really... we writers need it and we need to learn to deal with it. We simply will not get published if we don't do it right, no matter how much we believe in our story!<br />I still am very skeptical about my own critiquing abilities, but everytime I do one, I get a little better. And boy is it fun when someone realizes that the advice you may have given them, really helped them. That really rocks!!Allyn Stotzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00125021589041199877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777642193089695807.post-66870239076744849992011-01-05T19:47:46.620-07:002011-01-05T19:47:46.620-07:00Thanks, Al. Every timne I hear a new writer begin ...Thanks, Al. Every timne I hear a new writer begin to sound off about what someone had to say about a WIP or offering for submission, I think back to those first few times I offered my own work up for review.<br /><br />I hated the thought of not being good enough, of not having everything perfect. It took a while, but I got over it, and I did that when I joined my first critique group and realized what an invaluable tool those crits really were to me.<br /><br />Now, I go looking for someone with the time to read and review what I write. I know you do the same, as do all the writers I know who publish.<br /><br />Thanks again. Sometimes the simple things need repeating because they get lost in the daily routine.<br /><br />ClaudsyClaudette Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01323759000341863947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777642193089695807.post-60046026282263727782011-01-05T17:20:00.281-07:002011-01-05T17:20:00.281-07:00Good article, Claudette. Learning to get thick ski...Good article, Claudette. Learning to get thick skin is no fun, very hard but absolutely necessary for us writers!! Thanks for reminding us.Allyn Stotzhttp://www.allynstotz.comnoreply@blogger.com