What Do You Have To Say? - Writing: Makes Me A Better Writer
Critiques. I don't like being slapped with, "you suck" or similar hurtful words, but at the same time I don't like people pretending to like my work when they really don't (nor do I like when someone says they didn't like my work and don't leave a reason, but that is for another time). It's true that having your work shot down is tough--no matter how long you've been writing--but in the long run constructive criticism really does help a person become a better writer.