#the truth is that a critic is a failed writer

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Giving people ideas is one thing.

Telling people their writing is wrong or they’re doing it poorly is another.

Don’t do that. Encourage others, don’t tear them down. Give them IDEAS on what you think could enhance their writing, but don’t tear them down and make them feel like they’re not writing their story well.

You have no right, as the reader, to tell the writer how to write their story. Bouncing ideas is cool; telling them they’re doing it wrong is not.