tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283648825419990521.post8560333620991336918..comments2011-12-17T17:55:10.896-07:00Comments on Poor Writer's Almanac: Improve Your Writing with Feedback!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283648825419990521.post-35551629634585090082011-10-09T20:04:24.309-06:002011-10-09T20:04:24.309-06:00Feedback is great. We want to know others care ab...Feedback is great. We want to know others care about our ideas. I think you might expand your audience by writing about human drama. This seems to captivate people, so why not give voice through your writing to those you encounter but who can't speak for themselves. I'm sure some of their stories are very moving.Mr. Writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05000310633021450194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283648825419990521.post-19185813734475678552011-10-08T18:42:29.301-06:002011-10-08T18:42:29.301-06:00I have been a member of Toastmasters clubs and par...I have been a member of Toastmasters clubs and part of the process of giving speeches included receiving immediate feedback - as well as learning to deliver quality feedback for others. I saw firsthand how immediate feedback can be a powerful tool for the development of skill and flexibility in any endeavor. While developing an openness to receiving feedback is truly beneficial, I highly recommend developing skill in providing feedback to others as part of the process. Knowing how to provide feedback benefits others, and it benefits us because we become increasingly more adept at being able to consider ideas, incorporate changes, and dialogue with others in this process.Skyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807130910468874975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283648825419990521.post-34963812642807506882011-10-07T14:07:57.832-06:002011-10-07T14:07:57.832-06:00in my profession, we use the mantra "honest f...in my profession, we use the mantra "honest feedback is a gift". Once you learn to accept it for the spirit that is intended (to improve a course or the instructor), it is powerful. Learning not to take feedback as a personal attach is the trick.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241663709990330327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283648825419990521.post-39993233234217696112011-10-07T09:42:55.960-06:002011-10-07T09:42:55.960-06:00Lately I've also been checking out popular blo...Lately I've also been checking out popular blogs and ones that I like but aren't apparently flourishing so I could see what makes the big difference. And it seems as though a blog's success has a lot to do with (of course) the author's innate ability to write something that speaks to a broad audience, but also the author's persistence to keep with it over a long period of time. I guess this speaks to me because I have a tendency to peter out kind of quickly. But I agree with you completely; feedback is a huge encouragement and helps gauge your effectiveness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com