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Frenchfrie - "Shall your terrible story be burned for loving ever."
Lugnut:
--- Quote from: LordCutlerBeckett on June 05, 2011, 11:25:35 PM ---My views on nonconstructive criticism:
Don't make it destructive. He could at least point out how he "hated" your story.
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Then it wouldn't be nonconstructive criticism.
It would become constructive.
Aeschylus:
--- Quote from: Stocking on June 05, 2011, 11:27:14 PM ---I too would hate a story if it made me vomit all over my keyboard. Imagine the mess you'd have to clean up.
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o u
LordCutlerBeckett:
--- Quote from: Lugnut1206 on June 05, 2011, 11:30:49 PM ---Then it wouldn't be nonconstructive criticism.
It would become constructive.
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How about we call it my views on "nonconstructive but eventually turns out to be constructive criticism:" instead?
Sirrus:
Have you considered the possibility that maybe you're just not a good writer because, you know, you're 11 or 12?
I was there too, I thought I was a hot stuff writer because I could and I did string together a couple pages worth of fiction, but the truth is if you take ten big, honest steps back while comparing your work to others' work RIGHT NOW, or look back at your work in a couple of years, you'll realize that it really does suck, and if you're serious AT ALL about this, then you'll continue working on it, continue reading others' work, continue developing your own work, continue internalizing what makes a story good so that you just end up unconsciously turning out good stuff. That's the only way to not get pounced on, and the only way to make good writing.
Ultimately, I'm convinced that good writing can only come from the pure gut instinct of a writer. Good writing comes when a writer develops a unique voice, effortlessly writes with the three most important things in writing: clarity, conciseness and vigor, and eliminates cliches from their writing. This only comes after much time spent reading around, and then practicing your own writing, and it definitely does not happen at the age of 12. Now, good writing becomes great or even outstanding writing when you take already good kind of stream of consciousness stuff and refine it. Meticulously make sure everything is consistent, flows well, has good energy, and just make sure it's spotless, and then you have great writing.
I hope that helps. Stop whining about people not pusillanimous individualfooting around the fact that you don't write well. Now, to say you should never touch a pen again and personally attack you? That's kind of a richard move, but honestly, cry some more and then suck it up. It's not constructive to anyone to whine.
Aeschylus:
--- Quote from: Sirrus on June 05, 2011, 11:36:11 PM ----walloftext-
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And have you taken the time to think about that this has nothing to do with my writing? It was on that topic sure, but my point is that he didnt give any critCIAm. He just came in immediately insulting it all, no tips, help, nothing. Now stop and think before you leave freakishly big walls of text.