Check out this post from the Novelty Revisions blog that asks the question: Should You Tell Your Friend They’re Bad at Writing?
So you have this friend. You value them enough to respect them and avoid hurting their feelings as much as possible.
You and this friend continuously bond over the fact that you’re both writers. It’s not the primary reason you get along, but it’s nice to have someone to “talk about writing” with, and a solid reminder that you aren’t the only one struggling to put ideas into words and make those words accessible to the masses.
You’ve gotten to the point in your “writing relationship” where you both are willing to swap prose knowing you’re good enough friends that each will receive honest feedback without resentment — a great place to be, as far as writing relationships go.
There’s just one problem.
When your friend emails you a piece of their manuscript-in-progress, you sit down, open it up, get a few sentences in and realize …
It’s bad.
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I don’t think only t will be a difficult thing to do. Praise him for the good aspects of the writing and then point out she he needs to work harder.
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The old sandwich approach. We use that to give employees feedback at work and it seems somewhat effective.
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