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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2013-08-04 03:31 pm

[ SECRET POST #2406 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2406 ⌋

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(Anonymous) 2013-08-05 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I have done proofreading for peers at university, and let me tell you something: anybody who wants to get better will take constructive criticism. Sure, sometimes it really hurts to be told something you worked your ass off at is not good enough, and I have had people tell me my proofing made them *cry*, but quite a lot of the ones who told me they cried are also the ones who came back, thanked me for the A their paper got, and have asked for my help again.

Some people don't want that, and that's okay! Sometimes writing is just a hobby, and it can be no fun to have someone tear apart your hobby product. But if you want to help her get better (and I can assume she at least wants to do better, if she's requesting betas), then you have to give her those critiques. She might hate it; she might hate *you*. But if she wants to work at it and respects the work you've done for her, she'll thank you and come out a much, much better writer for it. And if not, hey, you never have to do it again.