Concrit poll

[eretria]

Yes, yes, I discovered polling for me. Feel free to roll your eyes. But, due to a case of (in my opinion) blatant misuse of concrit I witnessed today, I bring you this poll.

[Poll #805269]

As always, feel free to expand in comments.

Comments

[wneleh.livejournal.com]

I guess it depends on what you mean by concrit. If you mean "advice on how to make plot/dialogue/characterization/etc. seem smoother", then I see no reason why it shouldn't be public.

I've been thinking about this, and trying to figure out why I wouldn't do this.

I think it comes down to, I've done a bit of reviewing/editing IRL, for all sorts of people in a bunch of different contexts, and it's always been a real challenge to do more than point out an extra '.' and have the comment/correction/whatever be taken truly well (gracefully, perhaps, but not joyfully). I *do* it, because usually the result is important, and I find the process an enjoyable challenge, but I would never discuss a peer's writing with anyone other than the peer, for example, except in very general terms. It's too personal.

- Helen