Concrit the crap out of me

[galadriel1010]

So recently I've been spending a lot of time over on fanficrants (it's fun, I like it there) and I've been seeing stuff being commented on that I know I do, but I don't know if I'm doing it right or wrong. You've probably noticed that I've really got into a writing rhythm, and this is partly thanks to some wonderful people who have told me that they like my writing and that they think I'm good at it; it's reawakened my desire to pursue it professionally, after a long enough break from the idea that I actually have some workeable plots and, you know, talent (I hope).

So, I'm turning to you. You who has ever read anything I've written and thought 'she's doing that wrong' or 'she needs to improve on that', or even 'this is what she's good at'. Particularly if I've offended you with something I've written, or I've done a portrayal of a certain group or trope badly, because I don't want to make the same mistake twice and offend you again.

I've turned on anonymous commenting (I think), but I've turned on reCaptcha because of the Snape commentor going around, and I've turned on comment screening, so you can say if you're happy for me to make it public or if you want it to stay between us.

I don't know if anyone's going to read this, but if you've got this far, thank you, even if you don't comment.

*Feels like a total primadonna...* Another cry for help, I'm looking for advice on what I'm doing wrong in my writing, or even what I'm doing right so that I can improve it, make more people happy, make fewer people cross and generally be less fail.

Comments

[teleens-journal.livejournal.com]

I can't reply directly to the comment you sent me, heh, so I'll just say - be careful of your language there. I actually got into a serious disagreement over the word 'pussy' while I was there, so... It can be a LOT of fun, though, no question. Hope you enjoy it, :).

[fiwen1010.livejournal.com]

It was a wordplay thing that involved an icon of two bouncing bluetits and this icon. It made me lol. It's certainly fun, and I'm trying to learn to accept that I'm wrong sometimes and to be wrong less often, and it's certainly teaching me that.