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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Reviews are limited by at least two things: The reviewer's knowledge/background and the author's temperament. Sometimes the reviewer's understanding and interpretation of a piece misses the mark. When the author believes this is the case, he can become hurt or angered. Please don't be. This review is neither a condemnation of your work, nor an extolment. It's just my opinion, nothing more. ![]() I write to express, not just for fluff. With a statement like, “not just for fluff” you of course are implying that others do, thus you are setting yourself on a higher plane than others. That is an added burden to live up to because now the reader expects you to prove that. It’s a burden one can avoid simply by not making such a claim. I write to share other people's experience How does one share other people’s experiences through writing? Should one share his own experiences? without exposing them to the harsh world. Bit vague. I’m sure you know what you mean, not sure the reader will understand what you mean though. I write what may not be the best, but among the honest. Now I like this line, as you said, “honesty,” you prove that here with this assertion. And that So please, don't treat my story like trash, just because you don't agree. These lines seem a little self-defensive. There are a lot of reasons why someone may not like what we write. Hopefully their reasoning is based on the quality of the work, and not the subject. I have seen people rate a poem or story l know simply because they disagreed with the outcome or viewpoint. We should never base our opinions on that, but on the quality of the work. That's the way I can see, how you will treat others, should you know, their origins. These lines seem to depart from the theme of the poem, going away from writing toward how one treats others. It seems a little crypic. nor they better than them. Did you mean, nor you better than them? *mood sad for the stories about people she wrote. I’m not sure what this pertains to. Who is the “she” in this line? I understand your concern that some reviewers are mean and not helpful. A good reviewer should be willing to help the author, show him what is wrong, but never make the author feel worthless. A good reviewer has one goal in mind: Helping the author as he’d like others to help him. If someone gives you an attitude, then they are idiots and you can just chalk that up to experience and ignore their review. It hurts when someone is cruel in a review, but that isn’t how good reviewers behave. You have some serious thoughts here which you explore well, I'd just like to see you tighten it a little, make it more cohesive. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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