I know what you mean. I've received two wonderful pieces of concrit (although the two people didn't agree with each other much) and I feel that what I've turned out myself pales in comparison.
However, one person I sent it to seems reasonably pleased with it, and I'm sure you'll find the same. It's bound to be more, and more constructive, than the usual 'that was great!' or whatever, isn't it?
Agree with speaks2urcustomers, by the way, about concritting 'Descent' being a nightmare. I can't believe there's anything to crit.
I think the problem is we are all so used, as writers, to the safety net of having someone else read our work before we go public. I sometimes wish I had a beta for my LJ posts.
You know what, I really must stop procrastinating and start writing my crit.
Well, I felt like that too about writing your crit! I purposely didn't read anyone's crit of anyone before I wrote mine, because I didn't want to go looking for what other people saw in other works. I did, however, read the posts from folks who said Descent couldn't be flawed. Gah. The pressure of having to critique a story everyone else says is flawless was awful! *L*
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Date: 2005-09-20 02:39 pm (UTC)However, one person I sent it to seems reasonably pleased with it, and I'm sure you'll find the same. It's bound to be more, and more constructive, than the usual 'that was great!' or whatever, isn't it?
Agree with
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Date: 2005-09-21 01:48 pm (UTC)http://www.livejournal.com/users/chlare/50809.html?view=699769#t699769
I'm probably way too harsh...
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Date: 2005-09-20 08:25 pm (UTC)You know what, I really must stop procrastinating and start writing my crit.
(Good to hear you are back on solids, BTW)
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