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[Ignacio Moreno]

I agre completely with you.

Kinai,

El lun., 15 oct. 2018 a las 12:50, Gary Kleppe (<gary at garykleppe.org>)
escribió:

> On 10/14/2018 06:57 PM, Ragman Jack wrote:
> > Speaking for myself, I am always interested and grateful for feedback.
> If I don’t respond, it’s usually because either someone else replies with a
> better response than anything I could say and/or I go “Welp, they’re right"
> and then implement the changes in the next draft. I also tend to fail at
> the social aspect so I tend to default to silence for fear of being
> annoying or rude.
>
>
> I would say that it's important that the author respond, even if
> somebody else has already addressed the particular points. You can say
> something like "Thanks, but I agree with third party commenter B's
> reasons why this isn't a valid criticism." At least this shows that
> you're thinking about it.
>
> If you agree with a suggested change and will use it, just say so!
> There's probably nothing a critic would prefer to hear more than that.
>
> If you don't agree, there are ways to say so without escalating it into
> a major conflict. This is a skill we will all have to learn if we ever
> write for an audience other than ourselves. There's a lot of ways to do
> this depending on the situation.
>
> "I appreciate your taking the time to think about my story. I've thought
> about your criticism, and I don't quite see it the same way, because...."
>
> "Thanks for your ideas. The alternative you're suggesting sounds great,
> but it's really not the story I'm trying to tell here. Have you
> considered writing it yourself? Just a thought."
>
> "I'm sorry you didn't like my treatment of character X. It's clear that
> you and I have different views of this character. In my view...."
>
> I've probably been in all of these situations, either as the writer, the
> commenter, or both.
>
> If an author doesn't respond at all, or dismisses a thoughtful review
> with a clearly thoughtless one-line comment, there's no way for me to
> tell the difference between what you're describing, and someone who
> thinks "What, me improve? I have no desire to do that. I just want
> people to tell me how great I already am." I've known authors like that
> and have no desire to deal with them. So always take the time to
> respond. It costs you nothing, and it's the only way to actually show
> people that you really do appreciate that feedback.
>
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