Critiquing Critiquing StoryStory: Turns out you're doing it wrong. Everyone is- and what's more, anyone who tries to make a foray into storytelling without having mastery over their efforts merits endless scorn. I've had the privilege of sharing advice with some other creators of late, and seen some of the (usually anonymous) criticism being leveled at their work. It's noteworthy for being intense, superficially sophisticated, and misguided. Now, there are two kinds of creators out there. Those who don't give a fig for what other people think, and dismiss all criticism out of hand. ...Those creators tend not to improve.Then there are those who care about the quality of their work, take pains to make it enjoyable for others, and are receptive to feedback.These individuals have the most potential as writers, and are also most vulnerable to their efforts being permanently deformed by vindictive critique. They'll be assured their characters are flat cutout
