Constructive Criticism, The Dos and Don'ts

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Constructive criticism: advice that is useful and intended to help or improve something, often with an offer of possible solutions

Criticism: The act of passing judgment as to the merits of anything.
2. The act of passing severe judgment; censure; faultfinding.
3. The act or art of analyzing and evaluating or judging the quality of a literary or artistic work, musical performance, art exhibit, dramatic production, etc.

We welcome constructive criticism here, not "plain-old" criticism because it is more faultfinding than helpful. Please be mindful of this!

When giving your critique on somebody's writing, please be mindful of their feelings. We're all humans here! well. Please try to phrase your critique as nicely as possible. We want everyone and their written works to succeed. You want the story/fanfic/essay/etc. to succeed.

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