What is a piece of advice you would give to me about money?

That's not necessarily true. Good readers aren't always writers or good writers, but they can tell what's good and what's bad in a story. If you're asking a good reader for opinions, that's one thing.

If you're asking someone with no experience in literature in general, that's another. Of course criticism from a good reader won't be as good as criticism from a good writer. There's a huge difference- chances are the good writer is also a good reader, and you'll get twice as much use out of the good writer.

But sometimes it just helps to have as many opinions as possible from the people you trust. And anyway, it's a bit like music and singing. Anyone could tell a good singer from a bad one.

If they listened to enough music, they could probably tell what was bad about the singing in the first place. But a singer could give the bad singer more criticism. I don't think the driving example from The Stig works as well in this scenario, because driving is a concrete thing.

Writing is much more subjective than driving. And in any case, for any writer who recieved criticism from any one (whether they be a fellow writer, just a reader, or neither), they should, in the end, rely on their own instincts. When I get criticism from someone, I try and see whether I feel the same about their point.

If I don't, nothing changes. If I do, I'll change it. This is especially if I get the same criticism from a few different people.

That's why I ask for criticism from different types of sources. I ask my friends, my mom, my sister, and a few people who may know a thing or two about writing. In the end, it's all valuable.

So in conclusion, that quote is about 65% correct. Edit: I like Sierra's correction-- "Don't listen to criticism from anyone who hasn't read a book." Definitely more accurate.

I'd say this one's 99% correct.

Hmm. Interesting. Star for you.

On one hand, they have no clue what it's like. I'm not singer, so how could I possibly give advice on how to hit the note. I have no clue how to sing, and if you listened to my voice for one second, you'd probably puke.

On the other hand, the old adage 'The coustmer is always right" applies. Or, sort of. Readers are your customers, and if this person is critizing your work, they must have read it.

Or I would hope they would have. If they haven't, don't listen to a word they say. Readers aren't stupid.

They know what bores them, they know what's interesting, they know what's downright horrible. A better piece of advice would be, "Don't listen to criticism from anyone hasn't read a book.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.