Yes!! It’s not supportive to say “This is amazing!

In writer message boards and groups, there are always people who insist that every internet space for writers is “a support group,” and that “being supportive” means never offering up useful critique such as, “Perhaps the reason you lost a poetry contest is that you submitted an essay.”
Many Self-Proclaimed Writers are Downright Delusional
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Sarah Paris
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Jan 29, 2022
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Yes!! It’s not supportive to say “This is amazing! A great poem!” if it was, indeed, an essay. There should be room for kind but honest, constructive criticism
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Written by Sarah Paris5.4K Followers
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Author of Signs My Toddler Has a Drinking Problem (humor collection).Freelance writer of all things. Looper features writer. Believer. Adventurer. Semi- funny.
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