Thought for the Day

[leethet]

Though I hope I'll have at least one more, as it's early yet.

A lot of people think they want constructive criticism. Until they get it. Then they realize it's not a synonym for unthinking praise.

Comments

[leethet.livejournal.com]

I think they know they're "supposed" to say it, and be it, but many people find their first taste of real literary criticism quite a blow. I judge who's going to improve by whether they get past that ouch moment and go "Okay, I see your point here - what do you think about this?" rather than "What do YOU know?"