Critiquing - a few guidelines:
Just a few things to bear in mind when critiquing a piece of work or offering a piece for critique.
Show Respect
First and foremost, respect your fellow writer. Respect that they have their own ideas and feelings about the piece of work - and that they may not agree with yours. Respect means offering your suggestions politely and in a constructive way. It also means accepting criticism graciously, even if you vehemently disagree.
Vengeful and retaliatory crits will not be tolerated.
Be Honest:
Don't say you love a piece if you don't. A writer can't learn from false praise. Honesty means saying what you think.
Be Constructive:
Try and identify what works and what doesn't - and where it doesn't, offer suggestions, if you can.
Be Positive:
Criticism is about identifying what works as much as it is about what doesn't work. Don't just focus on the things that don't work in a piece - try and identify at least one or two things that do.
Just a few things to bear in mind when critiquing a piece of work or offering a piece for critique.
Show Respect
First and foremost, respect your fellow writer. Respect that they have their own ideas and feelings about the piece of work - and that they may not agree with yours. Respect means offering your suggestions politely and in a constructive way. It also means accepting criticism graciously, even if you vehemently disagree.
Vengeful and retaliatory crits will not be tolerated.
Be Honest:
Don't say you love a piece if you don't. A writer can't learn from false praise. Honesty means saying what you think.
Be Constructive:
Try and identify what works and what doesn't - and where it doesn't, offer suggestions, if you can.
Be Positive:
Criticism is about identifying what works as much as it is about what doesn't work. Don't just focus on the things that don't work in a piece - try and identify at least one or two things that do.