tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551773263974891464.post5805368314878980132..comments2023-11-04T01:02:14.725+11:00Comments on Hybrid J: WorkshopHybrid Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495322758574425713noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551773263974891464.post-91063352858282905802009-03-23T16:16:00.000+11:002009-03-23T16:16:00.000+11:00Hi Sophie,On second thought, I want to clarify abo...Hi Sophie,<BR/><BR/>On second thought, I want to clarify about the "ego" part. I used the wrong term. What I mean is I've always been a kind of a perfectionist myself. Hence I tend to be very self-critical on my writings. This also extends to when I offer any critique to anyone.<BR/><BR/>Sorry if I have confused you in any way ...<BR/><BR/>(I'm forever learning how to be less critical but be more gentle to myself!) (sigh)Hybrid Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495322758574425713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551773263974891464.post-23918692598801350952009-03-23T15:22:00.000+11:002009-03-23T15:22:00.000+11:00Hi Amanda,This is exactly what I mean by "make or ...Hi Amanda,<BR/><BR/>This is exactly what I mean by "make or break a writer"! A lot of the time, we just have to bite the bullet and soldier on. Also look at you now, that experience did not stop you to write and express yourself. So keep going! ;)Hybrid Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495322758574425713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551773263974891464.post-82296715310117258302009-03-23T15:15:00.000+11:002009-03-23T15:15:00.000+11:00Hi Sophie,Thanks for the fair and honest comments....Hi Sophie,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the fair and honest comments. And don't worry if you are to disagree or sound negative. This is actually good - lively and vigorous discussion is all we need.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for pointing out that comments from both experienced and inexperienced writers are equally important to the writer.<BR/><BR/>You have made me realized, thus admit, that there might have been "ego" involved when I wrote about my experience with the year long group. This also related to the level of "confidence" I had in my own writing. I think that's why I haven't joined any writing group yet as I'm still wary of the entire critique process. Nonetheless, I'm planning to form my own writing group in the (hopefully) very near future. ;) <BR/><BR/>I'm glad that you mentioned about "reader's response" as I'm to write another post which would touch on "recruiting / training" of readers.<BR/><BR/>I agree with your take on good / bad experience (in life and in writing). The bad experience are as valuable as the good one. It's up to each of us to extract what is useful to us.<BR/><BR/>Again, appreciate greatly of your respond.Hybrid Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495322758574425713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551773263974891464.post-14587015565836266332009-03-23T09:24:00.000+11:002009-03-23T09:24:00.000+11:00I had an exereince like your's when I was in unive...I had an exereince like your's when I was in university. I wasn't a very confident writer and i had to stand up in front of the group and read a short story. After the critigue was scathing. The story never saw the light of day again.amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05564212173309650724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551773263974891464.post-29524975439855332932009-03-23T09:02:00.000+11:002009-03-23T09:02:00.000+11:00I think you're right about most things here. But I...I think you're right about most things here. But I have to disagree about inexperienced writers not being able to give good critical feedback. I think in those cases it's more about the writer themselves making an unfair judgement and not being able to get what they can out of that person's criticisms. A reader's criticisms are just as worthwhile (perhaps more so, since that's who we're writing for, right?) as a writer's. And a less experienced writer might not be able to give feedback that explicitly tells a writer how to write but their feedback about the mood of the piece (or whatever) can be utilised just as much as a more experienced writer talking about sentence structure, for example. <BR/><BR/>Sorry, not trying to be negative here. I guess what I'm trying to say is: don't beat yourself up about feeling like you were less experienced in that course! I think your experiences, even though they didn't happen to include a nearly-finished manuscript, were and are just as valid as the others' experiences.<BR/><BR/>I think, for me, having my work critiqued is as much work for me as it is for the person critiquing it. I have to listen very carefully and decide what I'm going to take from the criticism.<BR/><BR/>I also try to think of every experience, good or bad, (in life in general or in writing) as a learning experience. Even though some of your workshopping experiences haven't been great, it sounds like you've still learnt something from them!sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02461837588541448417noreply@blogger.com