How good are you at taking criticism/feedback?

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Lmao, that'll do it. I've had the pleasure of having my manuscript absolutely destroyed and I'm just glad my skin was already thick enough by then. You really just gotta appreciate that it's all for your own good and like you say, no one's perfect!

[ArtGremlin]

I’m probably really terrible I haven’t really received any criticism- except for this one time a guy was going on about some random things in my first comic August, like how the gas mask didn’t look realistic and other random nitpicks. I genuinely didn’t care about his opinion- I’m like 90% sure bro was a 40 yr old male who would only touch “real” sci fi. But it still hurt. For a while after that I struggled to find motivation to make the next page. It could have been fact that I knew I’d never finish the comic weighing in the back of my mind. Anyway- I genuinely don’t remember receiving any other criticism- and if I did it was constructive

[kyupol]

Go ahead and share your brutally honest opinion on any of my comics... that's how to test my reaction

Here's a bad review I got awhile back

The Webcomic Review Comic On The Web on The Duck : Page MAG-ISA

[anon51195540]

The few people who commented on the only episode of my only series (I'm new here) spoke highly of how I introduced my main character.

The only episode of my only novel is only 4 or 5 pages long. Don't you want to take a look? It's okay if you don't want to!!

If you want, my novel is on my profile, I would like to put the link here, but from what I understand of the rules, this would be prohibited.

[llobucervallince]

horrible, have a nice day

[vapidink]

Oh no, sorry you had to deal with that, but yeah, nitpicks can be annoying. It's hard at the start, but you just gotta brush that kinda thing off. Btw, I really liked August, even if you don't plan on finishing it. He's so precious!

[ArtGremlin]

Aww thanks <3 I hope to add a few more episodes. I also wrote a whole explanation of how the plot was supposed to continue ️️ It was very long

[Gdhgj]

I have gotten so much better that I receive all of them the same way. Of course, we are still humans, and we want to protect our work and ourselves as much as we want, but we also need to be realistic and open to criticism. Some still do it just to hurt the writer, but those are good because they always throw gems without knowing what could be failing in the story. The last or most recent one told me I have so much imagination that I failed to convey it in the paper, but then I realized that my writing style and theirs were incompatible. In the same way, it gave me tips to fix the problem, so it was a win-win.

[jerico]

When I first started sharing my writing, I was scared that people would be rude to me because I was learning how to write novels and since English is my second language and I had just recently become fluent, I was scared of making so many mistakes.

The only reason I got over that fear was because I finally accepted that not everyone was going to like the way I write. It didn't matter how many beta readers I cooperated with, how much constructive criticism I got--- there was always going to be one person dissatisfied with my writing.

Trolling/hate comments are something else, I don't pay attention to it at all because well, it's trolls. They're people who have nothing better to do, are jealous, or they're miserable overall. Granted, it's not something that should be tolerated because the comment section of a comic/novel should be to enjoy the work with other readers, so I think it's fair when authors report/filter those comments.

I honestly appreciate all kinds of feedback/criticism when it comes to my writing because it helps me a lot with things that I'm completely oblivious to, unless it's done in a sh*tty fashion.

[Gdhgj]

OMG, I can relate so much! English is my second language, so I grew up reading Isabel Allende, Gabriel García Márquez, and many Puerto Rican authors. They all have in common that they express a lot of emotion, which feels different from English written novels maybe because the culture and nuances. And because of that, I naturally developed a melancholic undertone that doesn’t click with everyone. Some beta readers have tried to make me feel miserable, but I’m embracing my writing style, and I’ve become so much better since I stopped hating it.

[jerico]

I used to write very melancholic when I was a teenager too! When I was in high school writing my final essay to graduate, I wrote about something personal that happened to me and my teacher said that I should read books by Isabel Allende because my writing reminded her so much about them.

It sucks when beta readers don't understand that sometimes some people's writing voice isn't bubbly or feisty, which I guess, it's more welcomed in the writing community. Sometimes people just need a melancholic to speak our thoughts haha.

[MelancholicOtaku]

As long as the advice is coming from a helpful place then I’m happy to take what criticism is provided and use that to help better the story. Toxic criticism I ignore that

[irr11tauthor]

The results I've gotten from a good editor speak for themselves. I'm always a better writer after someone has ripped me a new one

[AmysGames]

I've learned that I have to be in the right headspace to ask for feedback. Not that I don't appreciate it, but I have a bad tendency of getting into a self-doubt spiral over it. Anxiety sucks!!

Troll comments don't really phase me, though. It's usually pretty obvious when someone is hating just to hate.

[incoMan]

GOD I would love feedback or any type of interactions when i post stuff just to know that people are actually watching and aren't bots

[JoshRaed]

I could be better but I think I get defensive a lot or just decide I need to take the advice because it's there. I could do better at discerning what I should or should not accept as advice.

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[simplykit]

i guess im kinda ok with criticism, so... hit me!

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[llobucervallince]

oh, so you're criticising people's way of promotion. interesting...