Have you ever wondered if your own criticism was a bit too far, well here is a guide on how to give kind critisism.

1: Give Constructive Criticism when you have a good reason too.

2: Be conscious of your tone.

3: Praise in public and critisize in private.

4: Lead with something complimentary.

5: Use “I” statements to keep things positive.

6: Give them a chance to self critique.

7: Relate the criticism to their goals.

8: Criticize the behavior not the person.

9: Be honest about how serious the issue is.

10: Acknowledge external circumstance.

11: Be concrete about future changes.

12: Tell them you believe in them.

13: Respond to concerns with understanding,

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I remember that one of my old stories was given the opinion of -verbatim-

There is absolutely nothing redeemable about this story and it should be scrapped entirely.

Like, seriously. OUCH.

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Yikes, sorry it happened to you.

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I'd like to think that I've improved markedly since then. For example, a few that I'm particularly proud of are

ERainbow Dash: Beauty Unleashed

• MLP: FiM
• Comedy
• Slice of Life

When Rarity is invited to a fancy party, Rainbow Dash surprisingly feels the need to come with. Knowing that she's less than optimally classy, she turns to Princess Cadence (who is in town to visit Twilight) for help,

• Rainbow Dash
• Rarity
• Fancypants
• Other
• Cadance

Chrome Masquerade · 3.2k words  ·  20  3 · 1.1k views

I think this one's my second most liked story overall.

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This one's kind of completed? It might or might not continue. I dunno. I feel good about the effort I put into it; I'm just sayin'.

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Nice.