I'll also add that a great writer responds well to criticism during the editing process. Editing by yourself usually leads to disaster.
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I'll also add that a great writer responds well to criticism during the editing process. Editing by yourself usually leads to disaster.
so essential. during workshops, i preferred hearing about the stuff that wasn't working in my writing so i could improve it all.
had a couple people in my classes who took every criticism personally, which i never understood because the people giving the criticism were genuinely trying to help rather than be derogatory toward the writer. some people just aren't cut out for it.
I definitely agree that a writer usually needs feedback to see any blind spots and how they respond to criticism is a great indicator of how they process information that may be uncomfortable.