Writer's Fallout Shelter

Same reasons as said; Family tends to sugar coat stuff, friends too, though to a lesser extent. Also, unless your friend/family member happens to also be a writer, what do they really know, right? They might know what type of story they like to read, might even be able to tell you that something 'just doesn't seem write' with this line or section, but they'd never be able to tell you why, or, better yet, how to fix it. For that, you need an editor; a person who doesn't worry about hurting your feelings, knows how to write/edit and is perfectly willing to do both.

Personally, however, I feel that a true friend is perfectly willing and able to say, "Dude, this bites. You should be beaten repeatedly with a stick for making me read it." Granted, a friend might be more diplomatic about it, but true friends still say what they think. They know they've earned the right to do so. Least, that's what I've found with my good friends.

"There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."

- W. Somerset Maugham

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