The Critic

Being a critic is hard work. Especially when you are reading a genre that is unfamiliar. I don't consider myself worldly enough to tell someone what they are writing is bad. I prefer to critique more as a reader and what feels and sounds good to me. Does someone you call a friend want to hear you tell them they need to go back and start from scratch? Whose to say I know what I'm talking about if I haven't read much in the genre? I know I want to hear the hard truth and that is why I send my stuff to others to read. But turning around and giving someone else that same hard truth does not come easy. Finding that balance between friend and critic is hard but can be very rewarding.