tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100373839462710495.post4841903298688220901..comments2023-11-03T08:19:23.868-04:00Comments on Elizabeth Poole: Advice for the InsaneElizabeth Poolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03214706118828699708noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100373839462710495.post-37727773918104788962010-07-22T20:04:31.303-04:002010-07-22T20:04:31.303-04:00@Joe: But of COURSE the Internet revolves around y...@Joe: But of COURSE the Internet revolves around you! Only the good stuff though. All of the bad stuff refers to someone else. <br /><br />Charity: thanks for the comment. I emailed you for further elabortations.Elizabeth Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214706118828699708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100373839462710495.post-5848294060422686632010-07-22T19:53:58.616-04:002010-07-22T19:53:58.616-04:00I want to be in a critique group with someone like...I want to be in a critique group with someone like you. Honestly. <br /><br />Great post.Charity Bradfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960821077619680661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100373839462710495.post-88009173910411749702010-07-22T17:50:42.422-04:002010-07-22T17:50:42.422-04:00I knew you weren't talking about me. ...but wh...I knew you weren't talking about me. ...but what if I was one of those people too! (The internet revolves around me, if you didn't know.)<br /><br />I made a grown man cry once when I edited one of his works. He saw the red edit marks on the screen and stifled a sob right there in front of me. I tried to toughen him up over time, but he actually grew more and more delicate toward criticism. He finally just fell apart and chose to write as a hobby.Joseph L. Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851550951042358953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100373839462710495.post-10094532717668596052010-07-22T16:45:47.923-04:002010-07-22T16:45:47.923-04:00@Joe: I wasn't talking about you in this sense...@Joe: I wasn't talking about you in this sense, but it's good to know you're not "made of glass". That's a good way of describing some people: either made of glass or hearing underwater. I feel like Jane is the underwater sort. She's listened to my feedback, but I don't think she's really understood it. <br /><br />It's just a tough call to make, because at the end of the day it's still my opinion on someone else's work. Opinions, as we know, are highly subjective, and just because I don't think something is working doesn't mean it isn't. <br /><br />Thanks for the feedback on this, it's something I have been mulling over.Elizabeth Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214706118828699708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100373839462710495.post-4908074634038840072010-07-22T16:35:57.258-04:002010-07-22T16:35:57.258-04:00This is why I'm uncomfortable reading for othe...This is why I'm uncomfortable reading for other people. When giving feedback, you typically run into two people: the author made of glass that can't handle criticism or the author under water who only hears bits and pieces of what you're saying, usually the pieces they want to hear.<br /><br />For this reason, I'm brutally honest in my commentary. Shatter those made out of glass because they're not going to last long anyway. And hopefully the force of the commentary will penetrate the water so the other author type actually hears what's being said.<br /><br />Some people like this. Many don't. I tend to shy away from reading now because of the emotional precariousness of the relationship between author and critic.<br /><br />(And since you've commented on my work as well, if I didn't pay attention to everything you told me, feel free to say it in such a way that it slaps me upside the head.)Joseph L. Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851550951042358953noreply@blogger.com