tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post4058343685063987138..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: MeaniesAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-19651520485944374912010-09-01T14:01:22.207-04:002010-09-01T14:01:22.207-04:00Charlotte,
I didn't think there were too many...Charlotte,<br /><br />I didn't think there were too many cocks in this :-)<br /><br />Hilarious and insightful. Great post.<br /><br />AshAshley Listerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997769708965362938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-73853809449447407502010-08-31T23:57:38.767-04:002010-08-31T23:57:38.767-04:00Hi, Charlotte,
I don't like meanies either, e...Hi, Charlotte,<br /><br />I don't like meanies either, especially blue ones...<br /><br />Your example is perfect. This is exactly what you want from a crit. Not just identifying problems but also suggesting (though never insisting on) solutions. <br /><br />Actually the most valuable crits are those that highlight problems you'd never notice yourself. <br /><br />As for "go eat a bag of cocks", I have to admit I've never heard that epithet. However, if someone gives me that order, I'm certainly not going to complain!<br /><br />Warmly,<br />LisabetLisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-56133355826897465852010-08-31T17:38:44.509-04:002010-08-31T17:38:44.509-04:00Kathleen- Hee hee am glad. As for the bag of cocks...Kathleen- Hee hee am glad. As for the bag of cocks...well...I dunno actually! I just love the internet insult "eat a bag of cocks". But taken literally, either way it's fun. Choc cocks or real cocks, a fine time was had by all!<br /><br />Fulani- the second best thing to a good constructive crit from a crit partner or a creative writing teacher or an editor is definitely fresh eyes. Go back with fresh eyes, suddenly the greatest story now has flaws, or a story that seemed flawed now seems better. <br /><br />And I agree, too, about the obvious stuff. It always eludes until someone else points it out!Charlotte Stein aka The Mighty Viperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13938045078503792108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-80249740648559617122010-08-31T15:46:45.242-04:002010-08-31T15:46:45.242-04:00I don't really have any constructive critics -...I don't really have any constructive critics - which is perhaps a little strange because a lot of my 'real' work, the kind that pays bills, revolves around mentoring and coaching. <br /><br />Usually I just leave stuff to settle for a week or two and then go back to it with a fresh eye. Quite often I wonder what I was thinking when I wrote the first draft and it gets massively changed, several times over, before I'm satisfied with it.<br /><br />I do have some helpful editors though. One of the best rejections I had was along the lines of 'We liked the entire thing except for, at the very beginning, what was the character's motivation for getting into the situation in the first place?' It's almost always the obvious stuff (obvious in retrospect anyway) that needs fixing. In that particular case, fortunately, it was an easy fix.Fulanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14959628434559905605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-86194990143372424702010-08-31T09:25:39.308-04:002010-08-31T09:25:39.308-04:00Charlotte - You always make me laugh. Although now...Charlotte - You always make me laugh. Although now I'm sitting here wondering about a Bag O' Cocks. Are they chocolates? Is this a clearance bag from a sex toy shop? I need just a little more description.Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.com