Not trying to defend any of the flamers out there, but I did want to offer a slightly different perspective.
Some people (especially if they're just getting started writing) have a great deal invested in their writings emotionally. Is that a bad thing? Meh, not necessarily. Some people write better when they tap into their emotions.
When that starts to be a bad thing is when they're so emotionally invested in their writing that they respond nastily to any insult, real or perceived. I think it's important as a writer to find a happy medium between emotion and writing, so as to develop that thicker skin to handle criticism.
I've told you before, Pris. I like your critiques. You tell what you like and you tell what you weren't so keen on. From there, it's up to me to decide "well, maybe I could have done it like this" or "Nah, I like it better the wway I wrote it". I don't want you (or Arrow, for that matter :D) to stop writing reviews, 'cause I think it's a tad silly to censor your thoughts simply because some folks can't handle it.
BTW, with your review on my one fic, I wanted to say that I got a kick out of your remark that it came across as a bit "soap opera-esque" (which yes, was intentional on my part when writing it. The beauty of extreme AU fic writing). I kid you not, my first thought when I read that was "Yay! I can write a good soap opera script!" Thanks for making my night that night!
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Date: 2005-09-20 03:27 am (UTC)Some people (especially if they're just getting started writing) have a great deal invested in their writings emotionally. Is that a bad thing? Meh, not necessarily. Some people write better when they tap into their emotions.
When that starts to be a bad thing is when they're so emotionally invested in their writing that they respond nastily to any insult, real or perceived. I think it's important as a writer to find a happy medium between emotion and writing, so as to develop that thicker skin to handle criticism.
I've told you before, Pris. I like your critiques. You tell what you like and you tell what you weren't so keen on. From there, it's up to me to decide "well, maybe I could have done it like this" or "Nah, I like it better the wway I wrote it". I don't want you (or Arrow, for that matter :D) to stop writing reviews, 'cause I think it's a tad silly to censor your thoughts simply because some folks can't handle it.
BTW, with your review on my one fic, I wanted to say that I got a kick out of your remark that it came across as a bit "soap opera-esque" (which yes, was intentional on my part when writing it. The beauty of extreme AU fic writing). I kid you not, my first thought when I read that was "Yay! I can write a good soap opera script!" Thanks for making my night that night!