Hello. First of all, I would like to say, what you are going to read is not an article or a story. I need help. All these will just show you "Why."
I'm AnaMin, probably some of you know me. I'm not like the popular one around or something so, some of you might not know me. That doesn't matter. If you have read any of my articles or messy Poetries, then perhaps you will be able to tell that, I always write for hope, change, all positive stuffs (not taking credits). I'm very motivated, you know. Like, every single thing is motivating me every time. But, recently, I'm kind of in a big-fat problem. I’m not being able to concentrate on anything. Take YWS or my studying. Well, I'm not entirely depressed with my studying (I never am!) Not because I'm hundred percent sure to get A's in all subjects at exam. But, because, only when it comes to studying I'm so damn-care kid!
I posted an article few days back titled "Way to go Dreamers" and that one I wrote after a long break. Because, I was going through (What you call that) "Writer's Block" and it was really hard for me to write something good that goes together (Still is). Well, the matter was, that article was terribly criticized by readers. They were like, "You need serious grammar courses." All that did an amazing job to make me feel like the worst kid of YWS or probably of this entire world. I don't blame them who reviewed my article and I don't always expect to get claps from everybody but, I was sad. I know I can have grammar issues, but... You know there's a "But."
Don't think those users were so cruel because they were just reading and reviewing and I see no bad in that. I respect them for going through my faulty article and giving me suggestions but, again there's a "But." Oh man!
Anyway, I don't want you to feel like doctors listening to a patient's boring blah blah. Just think of a poor kid needing help to get a grip on herself. I was never very happy and I had a bad childhood (not bad, it was incomplete) and, according to Abnormal Psychology, probably I have personality problems. Sometimes, I also think I need to consult with a counselor.
However friends, never mind. I know I'm big enough to understand that life's not a fairy tale and believe me, no one in this world can understand it better than me. But, still, sometimes I'm very immature and naive. Like, after getting all those criticism, I'm feeling like "Oh I should die!" I know, I understand my problems and it's a good point but... Look, again a "But."
I know time heals everything and what's happening to me is nothing but, I'm actually suffering, otherwise I wouldn't be here posting "a *don't know what* sort of piece." So, I would be grateful if you could only say something to me by reading all these. Sometimes, I need to know others' opinions to save myself. I could have said all these to my mom or friends but, mom would be like, "Don't live in fantasy, all these are fantasy. Go straight to study." And, perhaps it can sound awful but, I don't have good friends. Most of them come in the summer time and vanish in the winter. I don't mind for that though. Probably.. Well, no more probably's. Sometimes I talk too much.
So, tell me? What do you think? I'm sorry for finishing it in such a bad manner but I'm never a good story-teller or a good patient.
Sincerely yours-
Min.
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Just so you know, I'm not reviewing this as a work. I'm just giving this a review to get it out of the green room, you know? You've got so many good people here at YWS who, though we don't know you personally, we get you, you know? I looked at the other responses here and I think they've basically got it all covered. They've said everything that needs to be said, and I think anyone would feel better after the great responses you've got to this.
You know, it's not uncommon at all for us creative geniuses to also have troubles. If you went and took a poll of how many people have depression, bipolar depressive disorder, ADHD, ADD, Anxiety, and/ or just having issues, almost everyone would respond as having something or other. We're not all perfect and we don't have perfect lives, but it makes us better writers. It makes us stronger, as long as we don't give in to them. Being a writer means you think differently than other people and that can be hard. The world doesn't always understand us, and they don't always understand what we write. Writing is both a blessing and a curse. But if you stick to your guns you will always pull through.
Keep smiling, and as always, keep writing.
-ladcat13
Hello there, thank you very much. Yes you're right. I'm actually feeling a lot better after getting all these responses.
"it's not uncommon at all for us creative geniuses to also have troubles."
Yay, I'm also one of those Creative Geniuses then, eh? xD All the best for you too.
THIS IS NOT A REVIEW..
... and remember, you get something good from everything that you consider bad.
Hey!...don't feel upset or something ... I read that other article of yours and I don't think it was that bad or full of "grammatical errors" or something. All the people who you felt were rude probably did that just to help you write better.I know that everyone feels depressed sometime or the other, but it's alright. Forget it. Be happy
Stay amazing and KEEP WRITING xD
Thank you and yes,
"and remember, you get something good from everything that you consider bad." ------------- I'll remember that.
You too stay Super and Duper and Guper and Huper and Zuper and.... and.... and.... xD
Hey Min, here for a comment.
Says who? Go on a website called http://www.goodreads.com/ Believe me, people on this site bash every single writer. From Shakespeare to Mark Twain, they find everything overrated. Each classic novel has 1 out 5 stars given by some genius who hasn't even written a blog post in life.
How many people will you try to please? Every classic is called overrated, every author has his hate-club. Take a chill pill. I like this quote given by my favorite writer-director of Bollywood, Rajkumar Hirani;
"While writing a script, the only person I try to please is, myself. Because when I make a film there will be at least one person who might like the it."
Now comes the important point:
Constructive Criticism
On YWS I believe, 90% reviews are constructive. Some or the other way they're quite useful.
I think you should be open to critics not 'cynics'. You know who is a cynic and who is a critic by just looking at the review. Critics will point out flaws, give suggestion on why a thing is working or not working. And how do you correct it. Critics critique a work, cynics bash it. Ignore bashers, they're morons
But never ever ignore critics. They're your best friends. They'll guide you why something is not working. You become objective about your work after a point of time and only critics will help you pin-point and rectifying problems.
If grammar is the problem work hard with "Wren and Martin" The best grammar book if you ask me. Read optimistic stories, watch cheerful cinema. Nothing wrong in that. For me, optimistic cinema is bouncing board from depression. Whenever I get the feeling that I'm slipping into depression, I spend some time watching Mr. Bean. It's epic stress buster.
And about friends. Even I have no friends. May be because I never come out of my zone. But I enjoy being alone. I cant really help you on this because I love being an introvert. I have loads of "fair weathered friends" but no best friend. And I dont really bother about it. I get to dedicate that time to writing, reading and cinema.
One last tip: Start digging for opportunities in crisis. Life will become ultra-cool
Thank you. A biggy wiggy "THANKS" ^_^
And, I'm pretty sure I'm going to make it to the next level. It's like I'm stuck on level 49 in Candy Crush and playing it again and again.. However, I'll remember the point of Critics and Cynics. So, thanks again.
Have very good days ahead.
Well this is hard.........
This is not a review
Hey Min, I can see you don't want a review on your writing, so I'm not going to do that, instead I'm going to take what you're saying and attempt to formulate some sort of response.
I think the easiest thing for me to reply to is the harsh critics comments. I know I've had times in my life where I take criticism poorly, especially from people who are important to me. I feel like they should like it because they like me, and that somehow if they don't like what I did, they don't like me. It takes a bit of wrestling with, but eventually you realize that the reason they give you feedback like that is because they want you to improve, and if they care enough to give you bad feedback, then at least you know they read it, and they care enough to tell you that it should be fixed, and maybe, they even care enough to show you where it needs fixing too! If time is all we've got in life, and they're spending some on you, that's a great feeling, or it should be.
As for not seeing what is poorly written, that's sort of something that just comes with reading and writing. I mean, the more you read, the more you'll realize that most other people wouldn't say "So, I would be grateful if you can only say... " but "So I would be grateful if you could only say" which most people would read as poor grammar. The thing is, it may or may not be just how you say things. Language is a fluid thing, and the closer you listen to other people speaking, the more you'll pick up on things you're saying odd.
I had a friend who would always say "ideals" instead of "ideas" because she didn't know there was a difference in the words. Eventually one day I explained it to her, an ideal is a supreme ultimate perfection, while an idea, is a thought. You can have the ideal chair, or an idea of a chair. That could be the same thing going on here, your vernacular says to you that "can" is acceptable there, while our vernacular says to us that "could" is the only thing acceptable.
All in all, the more you read, the more you'll discover differences between what you would naturally say, and what other people expect to have said [or expect to hear I guess would be more appropriate, eh?]. This sort of thing just comes with time reading really, and the more you read, the more it will clear up. Everyone goes through it, and everyone has to deal with the same criticism you're dealing with now. I actually stopped getting on YWS back when I wasn't ready for it because I wasn't ready for it, then got back on when I realized how valuable it was to get that one on one combing read of my work, any work.
The thing about YWS is that if you don't want something picked apart, you just don't post it as a literary work. You post it as a blog, or a wall post, or just a forum post, and then people treat it like it doesn't need reviews. Once it's in that Green Room, it's fair game, and that can be hard, but once you develop a thicker skin to the critics, you'll realize that editing your work, and perhaps marking it for the Green Room again, can be supremely helpful.
Anyway, like I said, this isn't a review, I just felt like you wanted a bit of a reply, so here you are.
Hopefully this helps you feel a bit better. You're not alone. A lot of people on this site are right there with you, everyone was, at some point.
If you have anything else you want to rant about, you might find the blogs a better place to purge. People routinely police there for stuff like this so they can encourage, support, and respond.
-Aley
Thank you. My grammar is often awfully embarrassing. The more nervous i am, the more messy my grammar is. And, English is not my first language, well i don't think that's too important. Your review is really helpful. I mean, while i was reading, i somehow felt "Yay."
Haha.. Thanks anyway!
Don't beat yourself up over some bad reviews. We all get those reviews that make us go, "oh... I messed up so bad!" At first they make you feel bad. Of course. But after a while I realize, "Hey, they're not saying bad things about my work. They just want me to improve, that's all." Everyone can improve, and constructive criticism reviews help us see what we've done wrong so next time we can do it right.
Have a good day, and don't feel bad about it! Keep writing!
~Flash
Thank you