Young Writers Society

Find something else to do, if you can't critique...you can't really force it. Eventually it will come back, find a motivational point like helping members write better or work on something specific. Aside from that you really might just have to wait it out.

I've had moments like that... Actually, I haven't reviewed for days until today. If you only could find a story that you'd like very much, and then you'd just had to read and review the next chapters!

So... why aren't you pointing out everything? I didn't really get that one. Are you tired, or what? I don't blame you – it can get very tiring at times.

You don't have to point out everything that is wrong with a piece of writing when you critique. It's better to only focus and develop tips on a few things in your critique, because other people review too, and they can point out things they want to talk about.

If you don't want to critique, then don't. If you want to give long critiques, then do so.

read your favorite genre, then pick a story that sound interesting to you. and when you see grammar errors and mistakes, then you probably will feel like critique again because they will bug you through out your reading.

that's how i do it.

xD I'm in this particular phase myself as well. But I'm forcing myself to critique, actually. You know how a random piece shows up in the top, right-hand corner of the page. I refresh the page and critique the piece that randomly pops up. If I really don't want to critique that certain piece, I refresh the page again until something interesting pops up.

*tasers you*
Motivation enough?
Honestly, I can't critique that much right now either. I've read so many crappy poems, (not that mine are spectacular or anything) that I'm starting to hate them a little. Every now and then a really good one comes along and all I can think to say is wow.

Oh, been there. I think you've already done this, but when I started my Will Review For Food thread, I literally could not see that there was a request on there and not do it. And I tried the 100 reviews in 15 days thing-I did not succeed, but I did it for awhile. So if you're forced to review, it's easier.

Type up a critique pointing out every single detail. Delete half of it. Add 'great job though - just fix a few things and it'll be awesome!'. Post.

Works for me.

~JFW1415

Eh... I just don't critique when I don't feel like it. That's when I do my moderating duties or my writing. After a couple of weeks, usually when I have homework that's due tomorrow, I critique. I kind of suck. XD

I have no idea why I have such an insane critique count. Really. O_o

Anyway, try to get at least ten-percent of the critiques I have. That's a fun challenge!

Yeah I have the same right now. Just can't be bothered. I haven't critiqued in a week or so. I just went through all the crit forums i'm on deleting my accounts because I'm so tired of having to do multiple forums. That was what got me out of critiquing recently.

Plus, I have a holiday/love life/life to fix. And if I critique now, I'll just be completely brutal. So hehe not that good

Now onto how to break it. What I'm doing now is going through all the stories with heaps of crits already, pming the member, asking if they want more, and then critiquing those. It's heaps good because more than likely it's been revised and reworked so you're getting a good story.
Unfair to bad stories, but that ^ has helped me in the past. Kinda helping me now