tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18554411.post7523393266823318979..comments2024-03-29T11:14:17.959+00:00Comments on Sue Hepworth: CritiquingSue Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371516958537364663noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18554411.post-16442901380323055572018-01-10T11:59:50.220+00:002018-01-10T11:59:50.220+00:00Yes it does because it means you are still and alw...Yes it does because it means you are still and always trusting your own visionmarmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704741638865010421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18554411.post-59733211544301659232018-01-10T11:29:54.267+00:002018-01-10T11:29:54.267+00:00That's a very interesting question.
Sometimes ...That's a very interesting question.<br />Sometimes when a critiquer makes a criticism, I immediately know that what they are saying is right because there is something in the back of my head which recognises their point and I see that my misgiving was there all along but I wasn't listening to it. That bit is straightforward.<br />Sometimes when someone criticises something, I think - No! They are wrong! They just don't 'get' it! But after a couple of days of annoyance, I realise that there is some truth in what they are saying and I need to consider it more - see if changes are necessary, and if they are, make them.<br />Sometimes, someone will say something that I don't agree with, even after a week, and in that case I need to either stand by what I have written or get another trusted reader's opinion. It may in the end come down to sticking to my guns (an unfortunate expression for a pacifist...) no matter what anyone says.<br />The trouble is in finding trusted readers.<br />does this clear it up?<br />Sue Hepworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371516958537364663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18554411.post-88230322531356440122018-01-10T10:58:04.174+00:002018-01-10T10:58:04.174+00:00what I would like to know sue, is how you know tha...what I would like to know sue, is how you know that the specific critique you are receiving is valid? Are you going by your personal knowledge of the person making it? Or what they have written? It interests me because in this last year I was thinking about how wildly tastes differ. A well known blogger ( Not Christine Poulson)had published a 3rd novel and right across the blogosphere it received really good reviews. I had read number one and two, I think, but could not share the enthusiasm. So if I had had the critiquing of her first draft I would have had much to say about characters not being alive, not taking actual shape in front of one's eyes because for me it is character that is most important regardless of genre. I want to know the people and believe in them and care about them or hate them but always understand or want to understand what they are going through.marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704741638865010421noreply@blogger.com