Quote Originally Posted by pejanon
A buddy of mine always says that harsh literary critics are usually failed authors.


This is cliché and it is not true, not as a rule. You can check on number of acclaimed literary or movie critics who do not write themselves – and they can be VERY harsh and mean.

However if one makes a habit of writing bad reviews or picking on certain authors…. That is another matter.

Fantazmaster, in my experience many non pro writers say they will love to get ‘constructive trashing’ but when they get one … hey are not happy with it at all. Unless it says what they want to hear. But detailed review of any kind means someone had taken time to REALLY read the story and that to say something on it.


Please, all of you who write: do not stop writing (and posting) because of the comments. Enjoy WOWS and occasional positive feedback! And ignore pointless reviews and personal comments and silly IMs. That is also artists’ lot …


Hmm … since I haven’t posted anything in a while I will shut up now

Wolffie
Well it goes back to why you really write---I write because I enjoy it and hope someone else might also ---I have had bad review--not on this site because the only story I have here was a contest entry---but it would not have mattered to me if I had. I basicly write for me, what I like and when I want. I do not get caught up in errors ---hey my story does not look the way I sent it ---I typed it in 12pt and it shows in 14pt. --- or hey they made an error publishing the chapter number ---and spelled chapter wrong---
I write because it is fun for me to write--if no one like it ---oh well ---I do use spell check ---and try for good grammar ---but hey ---this is a free story ---if you do not like it you lost nothing reading it. Oh yes I like positive comments ---who doesn't but I do not let the negitive ones bother me at all.

I do hope I will get some time to write some stories and publish them here -- but until then I am content with reading and publishing other's stories .