Critiquing Tips
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Some writers and critics ask me how I write my "essays" when they see the critiques I leave on their stories or other authors' works. Usually I just tell them that I rant a lot and on everything I see, but that's not quite how it goes. Here are the steps I take in my critiques. Hopefully it can help other critics or those who want to become critics here on Wattpad.
Let me know if you go about it a different way, and I will post up another part with your suggestions and tips, and dedicate it to you. That way, we can make a better collection that will fit several different critiquing styles.
(And yes, I used the Wattpad cover maker for the cover...)
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