eridani
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Mon Sep-26-11 11:56 PM
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Science fiction author James Blish on negative criticism |
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He was once asked how he dealt with it. He said that if a serious critic said that a particular work was bad, s/he should explain in detail how and why it was bad. If the critic didn't do that it wasn't "negative criticism," or any kind of criticism at all--it was simply abuse.
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Mon Sep-26-11 11:57 PM
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1. yeah, well James Blish sucks! |
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Tue Sep-27-11 12:00 AM
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Tue Sep-27-11 12:06 AM
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4. This spin is making me dizzy. |
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Tue Sep-27-11 12:08 AM
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5. Now we know how old you are |
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That's about how old I am.
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Tue Sep-27-11 12:21 AM
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6. I understand that as well. A classic. |
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Tue Sep-27-11 12:28 AM
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7. Yaa, tell it to the Mayor. nt |
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Tue Sep-27-11 01:46 AM
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Tue Sep-27-11 06:38 AM
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Tue Sep-27-11 04:46 PM
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10. DH sold that issue during a period of unemployment |
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Tue Sep-27-11 04:54 PM
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11. Yeah, well Cities don't Fly, dumbass. |
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Tue Sep-27-11 05:23 PM
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12. allow me to rephrase: how do you deal with abuse? |
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it's a good point, distinguishing between actual criticism and abuse, but strictly speaking it doesn't answer the question.
in fact, now we have two unanswered questions.
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