I choose to make a clear distinction between sharing my writing with people who'll 'get it' and people who won't, purely because of content.
Heh--it's so funny that I was using this example and not even thinking about the obvious fact that these two are lovers which brings in all these other issues. But ITA. Thinking that liking a person or getting along in one way is in no way a sign they will be of any help giving you feedback. They could be the worst thing that happens to you.
/huge generalisation
But there can definitely be truth in that. Sometimes I guess it could also help if you're asking somebody who's more of a blank slate because you can ask them questions rather than expect them to come up with things on their own. So you could ask them if they understood why so-and-so did something or whatever, whereas the writer might assume they got everything and are off planning how much better the story is going to be when they rewrite it.
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Date: 2004-05-17 07:07 am (UTC)Heh--it's so funny that I was using this example and not even thinking about the obvious fact that these two are lovers which brings in all these other issues. But ITA. Thinking that liking a person or getting along in one way is in no way a sign they will be of any help giving you feedback. They could be the worst thing that happens to you.
/huge generalisation
But there can definitely be truth in that. Sometimes I guess it could also help if you're asking somebody who's more of a blank slate because you can ask them questions rather than expect them to come up with things on their own. So you could ask them if they understood why so-and-so did something or whatever, whereas the writer might assume they got everything and are off planning how much better the story is going to be when they rewrite it.