How Writers Handle Criticism

The roots of “criticism” are“able to make judgments” and “to separate, decide”.

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Many folks feel it means something more like “to lash severely with a whip”…

Of course, there are critics who carry whips in their judging minds and love to use them.

So, should “good” criticism be easy to take?

Naturally, it all depends on the writer’s attitude…

Two past posts on this blog covered various aspects of criticism:

How A Story’s Inte...