*is terrified of your feedback because -- from what I've seen -- you are hardcore honest*
I take no offense at all.
You may find this hard to believe but I have actually toned it down quite a bit. I know people say they want feedback but what most people want is praise. They aren't really here to improve their writing, which is fine. It just doesn't make sense to me that people post fic with obvious spelling and grammatical errors, some of which could have been caught by just hitting "check spelling during preview." Sheesh.
Yes, I am a member of that group, and I really need to start reading and participating more!
I put the group on hiatus because participation dropped so much. I am considering starting it back up. What would encourage you to participate more?
Issues of characterization are tougher, because they are so much more subjective. I have given some well-known writers some very direct criticism in their journals, and elsewhere, and for that, I have been both openly and indirectly criticized. Our fandom hates honesty. Our fandom rewards sucking up to BNFs and telling people what they want to hear. I can't do that, so I guess I have just stopped giving feedback unless I have something positive to say. The upside of that is you can be sure if I like something, I really do.
no subject
I take no offense at all.
You may find this hard to believe but I have actually toned it down quite a bit. I know people say they want feedback but what most people want is praise. They aren't really here to improve their writing, which is fine. It just doesn't make sense to me that people post fic with obvious spelling and grammatical errors, some of which could have been caught by just hitting "check spelling during preview." Sheesh.
Yes, I am a member of that group, and I really need to start reading and participating more!
I put the group on hiatus because participation dropped so much. I am considering starting it back up. What would encourage you to participate more?
Issues of characterization are tougher, because they are so much more subjective. I have given some well-known writers some very direct criticism in their journals, and elsewhere, and for that, I have been both openly and indirectly criticized. Our fandom hates honesty. Our fandom rewards sucking up to BNFs and telling people what they want to hear. I can't do that, so I guess I have just stopped giving feedback unless I have something positive to say. The upside of that is you can be sure if I like something, I really do.
As they say, I have friended you.