Seriously- when you post a piece for review- exactly what are you looking for- praise, an ego boost, an honest eval of your writing?
I ask because on another site I frequent, I posted a review, it was honest and nice- I told her what was good and what needed work (IMHO)
This is a close knit community and I haven't been active lately but I do post reviews from time to time.
She posted a comment in the forums that my review was nice, but I shredded the chapter she worked so hard on and it made her cry-
I commented that I was sorry but I stand by my comments- an agent isn't going to care how much work she put into it, they are going to look at it with an unbiased eye-
I think I am through posting there, but my book that is being pubbed was workshopped there and I still feel some loyalty to it-
So- what do you want when you ask for a crit?
I ask because on another site I frequent, I posted a review, it was honest and nice- I told her what was good and what needed work (IMHO)
This is a close knit community and I haven't been active lately but I do post reviews from time to time.
She posted a comment in the forums that my review was nice, but I shredded the chapter she worked so hard on and it made her cry-
I commented that I was sorry but I stand by my comments- an agent isn't going to care how much work she put into it, they are going to look at it with an unbiased eye-
I think I am through posting there, but my book that is being pubbed was workshopped there and I still feel some loyalty to it-
So- what do you want when you ask for a crit?
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