Personally, I'm open to constructive criticism, and I do try to give it consideration because I've learned so much over the years from concrit. However, sometimes I just disagree with the person, and that disagreement doesn't go away. So, I don't mind getting concrit, so long as the person giving it understands that I might not say, "Ah, yes, you're right. I screwed that up entirely." I will always be friendly and polite, though, even in response to concrit.
(By the way, for an example of some concrit and my response to it, this was left on my last long fic: The first one by ZAM. I didn't agree with him about what he disliked, at all, but I appreciated that he was brave enough to tell me about it, even if I was frustrated that he didn't go on to give the rest of the story a chance to see if he eventually felt as other readers did about the "interruption of flow". :) But, yes, I appreciated his criticism for what it was worth, and I seriously considered the validity of it before replying, and determined that it is likely a different strokes for different folks kind of thing.)
As for things that I can't bear to read in a story:
1. "the older man" or "the ad exec" or "the blond man" or whatever. Unnecessary! Please to be stopping that! :D
2. Voice issues and characterization issues. If I can't hear the character say the lines in my head, then there's a problem there for me. (By the way, sometimes I go back and read some of my own stories and cringe thinking, "How could I ever have imagined that character would say that?")
3. Mechanical sex scenes. Tab A in Slot B. Big orgasm. Yay.
4. Sex scenes involving little bunny foo foo. (LOL!!!!)
That kind of stuff. It just makes me insane. It actually causes me to hit a huge embarrassment squick.
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(By the way, for an example of some concrit and my response to it, this was left on my last long fic: The first one by ZAM. I didn't agree with him about what he disliked, at all, but I appreciated that he was brave enough to tell me about it, even if I was frustrated that he didn't go on to give the rest of the story a chance to see if he eventually felt as other readers did about the "interruption of flow". :) But, yes, I appreciated his criticism for what it was worth, and I seriously considered the validity of it before replying, and determined that it is likely a different strokes for different folks kind of thing.)
As for things that I can't bear to read in a story:
1. "the older man" or "the ad exec" or "the blond man" or whatever. Unnecessary! Please to be stopping that! :D
2. Voice issues and characterization issues. If I can't hear the character say the lines in my head, then there's a problem there for me. (By the way, sometimes I go back and read some of my own stories and cringe thinking, "How could I ever have imagined that character would say that?")
3. Mechanical sex scenes. Tab A in Slot B. Big orgasm. Yay.
4. Sex scenes involving little bunny foo foo. (LOL!!!!)
That kind of stuff. It just makes me insane. It actually causes me to hit a huge embarrassment squick.