There is a huge chasm between theory and practice. I know I should be devoting more time to writing than I am, and that I should make it a bigger priority. And yet, here it is, 10:40 at night, and I've pissed the entire day away on internet and Disgaea. (Well, and laundry, cats, exercise, and straightening up, but whatever.)
My advice? Look for patterns. If a lot of people are fixating on a particular scene or the outcome for that scene (and by "a lot," 3 or more should suffice), or on a particular word choice, or they're confused about the same thing, that's a pattern.
I don't know if you're allowed to respond to critique feedback, but, if you can, I would urge you to ask them questions, get them to clarify, dig deeper into their comments. Definitely don't argue with them, but ask something like, "You said this part confused you. Is it because you don't know what the scene should look like, or because you don't know who's doing what?"
If they can't clarify or be more specific, or if they're the only one obsessing on one tiny detail that doesn't even matter, their comments aren't worth the pixels they're taking up on your screen.
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Date: 2012-09-04 02:49 am (UTC)My advice? Look for patterns. If a lot of people are fixating on a particular scene or the outcome for that scene (and by "a lot," 3 or more should suffice), or on a particular word choice, or they're confused about the same thing, that's a pattern.
I don't know if you're allowed to respond to critique feedback, but, if you can, I would urge you to ask them questions, get them to clarify, dig deeper into their comments. Definitely don't argue with them, but ask something like, "You said this part confused you. Is it because you don't know what the scene should look like, or because you don't know who's doing what?"
If they can't clarify or be more specific, or if they're the only one obsessing on one tiny detail that doesn't even matter, their comments aren't worth the pixels they're taking up on your screen.