After you receive a critique we encourage you rate it. Rating the critique allows you to tell the reviewer how helpful, constructive, detailed, insightful, and understandable the review was. Most members consistently rate their reviews very well in all areas except insightfulness. Why is it hard to give an insightful critique?

To be insightful you have to apprehend the true nature of the work you are critiquing. You have to shrewdly penetrate the surface of the writing to perceive its inner workings while paying attention to the details. You have to boldly tell the author what is wrong with their writing while remaining tactful and intelligent. You have to work.

Nothing is so good or poor that you cannot insightfully help the author. It’s not easy to do! If you wanted ‘easy’ you would be in front of the TV wasting your time instead of putting pen to paper and stretching your imagination.

If you take the time required to insightfully analyze someone else’s writing you will greatly enhance your own writing abilities. Are you ready to improve by critiquing others? If so upload your writing now and get started.

Jacob