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Teapot
Teapot
What this would involve is you signing up to get one of your written works looked at by someone else on the site, who will give you honest and constructive feedback – what works about the story, what can be improved, and so on.
Teapot
Teapot
What this wouldn't be, it is worth emphasising, is asking to be complimented. You'd be told what you did well – because that's just as important as anything else. But you'll be told what can be done better, and it will be to help you improve the quality of your work. It will be honest, and you might not agree with it. Whether you take it on board would be up to you.
Teapot
Teapot
But honest feedback has been instrumental into getting my writing where it is today, and I'll need lots more to get any better at it. I think it can really help.

So, would anyone be interested in such a thing?
Flame the Trainer
Flame the Trainer
i WAS until you said the description of it. I probs have lots of negative or otherwise what i can improve
Teapot
Teapot
Well, not everyone wants to be criticised, which is fair – some people just write for fun, not to get better, and I respect that. It is worth listening to constructive criticism for many reasons, though, so I recommend it to all writers who might find it useful.
Flame the Trainer
Flame the Trainer
Well this site is a hobby for me
Andrewski
Andrewski
That would actually be pretty cool, I think I might have to see it in action first before I could actually form an opinion on it. :)
Teapot
Teapot
@Andrewski2000 That's very reasonable. We'd need a guinea pig to show that off, really!
Andrewski
Andrewski
Ha, dont look at me, I've never done any writing XD
Yaspen
Yaspen
I think that'd be great! Writing is just kind of a hobby for me, but I'd like to have people telling me how I could improve. Just so long as it's not just people telling me what I did wrong and not telling me how I could fix it. That's just...ugh. Gets on my nerves when people just talk about how I can't do anything right and don't tell me what I can do to get better.
Flame the Trainer
Flame the Trainer
yeah that bothers me two, along when they tell me how to improve, like let us figure it out on our own.
Andrewski
Andrewski
Well true, if the critics are rude of any kind i wouldnt like it. We would probably have to have critics that the mods know and trust.
Teapot
Teapot
@AspenTR33 Indeed – that's not constructive criticism, that's just bashing. The intention here would be to ensure people specifically focus on telling writers how they can get better.
Sciencewars
Sciencewars
I'm all for it.
Fishykarp
Fishykarp
Depends on the people who review the works
Flame the Trainer
Flame the Trainer
im not. its just a hobby for me.
Sciencewars
Sciencewars
You said that 40 minutes ago. I'm pretty sure it is for all of us, with the exception of some of the staff and really devoted members.
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