For the people who write poetry&novels (details)
15 Answers to "For the people who write poetry&novels (details)"
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Positive criticism...tell her how to make it better....and be patient.
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Find some nice things to say, but then say it's just not your cup of tea. That's a version of the truth. I have a writer friend who is pretty good and keeps writing young adult novels, which bore me silly, and I just tell her it's good writing but it's not the kind of thing I read.
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You should tell your friend, you can do it in a way without tearing him/her down. I write at times for magazines, believe me, have been beaten up a few times by my editor but I appreciate her honesty and wanting to make me a better writer
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You could be constructive with your criticism whilst telling the truth remembering your friend is asking you because she trusts you'll be honest, the problem with asking you might be because you know your friend and maybe your judging the book by the person who wrote it perhaps Is just a thought to consider.
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Truth.
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Can you truely offer constructive criticism? Do you know about sentence structure and deconstructing our own language?
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The bitterest truth is always better than the sweetest lie even though no one wants to hear cold hard truth. People generally like it less to find out later they were lied to and made a fool of.
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Yep
A lot of people think Twilight is crap. Look at how much money that made for the author.
I wish I could have been her friend and helped her out. Maybe I would have gotten a share of the royalties and a friend for life.Like (2)
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Say is a good "rough" draft but needs a lil work before she can call it finished...
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How about subjective criticism ,try finding bits you do like then say the rest of it should be more of the same
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Tact is the key here. Describing it as crap and bullshit probably won't go down too well. Good luck. It's an awkward position to be put in.
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Just say it's okay. That way they know it's not good. But they don't get all butt hurt. But if you know them really good, then just tell them it's ****.
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Try constructive criticism. Tell her that it needs work, and give her some ideas where it could be improved. Unless you don't want her for a friend anymore, then you can tell her she doesn't have what it takes.
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bitter truth!!!
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Best Answer (Chosen by Voting):
Posted by martysmax Mar 6th, 2013 at 6:21AM
Constructive criticism and find something that you like about it and expound on that.
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