every author is going to be different.
that's worst case scenario. maybe it needs looked at, or you can always ignore that one.
Yeah, I think this is the best way to go about it. I've never been comfortable giving unsolicited feedback because you don't know what kind of person the writer is. You might end up in an argument. You might make a depressed person give up writing. They could be a really thin-skinned person. Some people here aren't looking to be published or sell their work. They're just doing this for fun, and posting a free product.
"Even though most say "they" want critical feedback..." I don't even like publicly correcting myself!
I'm always willing to get critical feedback. Even happy to get it if worded constructively or just politely.
Making people who only want to help walk on eggshells is not my intention. "I know what I'm doing" is the battle cry of a thousand greek heroes crushed under their own hubris. Even if they know I might have done it on purpose, I'd rather someone point out a problem that isn't a problem than let a true problem fester unseen. That which could be destroyed by the truth ought to be destroyed by the truth no matter how much it bruises my ego.
When I started this thread I thought my answer was "Yes, I'm helping". By the end it was "No, better to not risk effecting the authors confidence". So now I'm mostly "No" unless I'm 100% sure I'm doing more good than harm.
Time4T understands, Time4T will remember you, Time4T wishes he didn't pick his user name from a Vanity license plate.
I just thought you were from England, to be honest.
Nope meaningless. No thought or effort put into my user name at all. The one on RR stinks too.
