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July 22, 2015 I'm going to start today to record on a daily basis whatever happens to strike my fancy. So, it is a very cool breezy day. I just posted 5 short book reviews to The Monthly Reading Challenge. I'm suppose to put away some winter wood today from the woodpile outside but I'm playing hookey from work to write so starting this blog will get done. I'm having a daily fight with a flock of English Sparrows that are trying to take over my barn. They are making a terrible mess so they have to go. I have destroyed several nests so far they don't leave but they get out of the barn when I am around. I'm just starting the fight so I guess I don't know how far I have to go to discourage them. I'm trying not to spread myself to thin on WDC because I find so many things that are interesting here and I am trying to work on a new story. I really enjoy sitting at my desk with a cup of tea and reading blogs on WDC. |
Describe a time when your work was criticized. How did you react?  In college my writing was criticized or critiqued regularly. I finished college. I spent time writing during an internship. Writing articles for a specific subject, publishing different articles on a specific subject 4 times a year, is grueling. Keeping the information on point, but fresh with each article in each publication can be tricky. All my articles were criticized then changed, criticized then changed, criticized then changed....on a constant basis. The interesting part is the things, the editor kept, were usually part of some honest observation, I had about the subject, which I was writing about. Or other peoples observations about the subject. The things I had to change were writing forms, that met the editors subject guidelines for the publican. During my internship I spent hours reading about the subject, Reading the comments on their website about the subject, interviewing people involved with the subject. I also had to hunt for places where I could write articles, about the subject and publish about the subject off site. Think of it this way. If you were writing about one particular breed of dog? You are going to publish 6 articles about that breed of dog, in a magazine, 4 times a year. That is 24 articles about the same breed of dog each year. How do you keep your readers entertained and the material relevant year after year. You need to maintain a reader base in order to finance your magazine. I found some interesting things about criticism on line. In some situations you need to evaluate the criticism. Is it criticism , harassment, or exploitation? Is the criticism accurately describing a way to advance the persons work? Is it done by a group directed at one person for the sake of exploitation or on a one to one teaching example where questions and answers can be addressed? Effective criticism should be able to quote a comparison example. Yes. I have been unfairly criticized. Yes. I fight back. Someone told me it is alright to defend yourself, when you are attacked. ![Merit Badge in Cheerleading
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