Posts tagged criticism in 2022
Labels, Labels, Labels
I don't particularly care if my SF is hard, soft, or mushy; I care whether or not I give a darn about who's in it and what happens.
End(game) Result
People see your results, not your efforts. By design.
The Dark Stuff
Something that disturbs us can be profound, but that does not mean disturbance is profundity, or a certain route to same.
Tell It To Me Straight
We don't want validation just to know that we're doing the right thing, but also to know we're not doing the wrong things.
Misery Index, 2022 Edition (And Earlier)
The story of a never-written project that made me realize why I don't want to rub the misery of our moment in people's faces and call that art.
The Momentum Of My Curiosity
I still want to review stuff, it's just making stuff that's taken first priority.
The Cocoons We Spin
"It is not possible for reviewers and critics to provide what they purport to provide — and for which writers so ridiculously and childishly yearn." (Doris Lessing)
How To Give Constructive Feedback
My advice for how to give truly constructive feedback on someone else's work.
