(a) I am indeed an idiot, unable to read subtext or draw inferences, and so is every other person who's criticized your story, or...
(b) Whatever it was you meant to say with that story was poorly conveyed and came off as crude soapboxing.
Look, I've had a few people rip into me for specific bits in my stories that didn't come across to them the way I intended. Sometimes I can see their point, and sometimes I think they're completely off-base, but even if you're inclined to disagree with what they're saying, the correct response to constructive criticism offered in good faith is never "You bloody idiot, obviously you just can't understand adult writing!"
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Date: 2010-05-07 10:45 pm (UTC)(a) I am indeed an idiot, unable to read subtext or draw inferences, and so is every other person who's criticized your story, or...
(b) Whatever it was you meant to say with that story was poorly conveyed and came off as crude soapboxing.
Look, I've had a few people rip into me for specific bits in my stories that didn't come across to them the way I intended. Sometimes I can see their point, and sometimes I think they're completely off-base, but even if you're inclined to disagree with what they're saying, the correct response to constructive criticism offered in good faith is never "You bloody idiot, obviously you just can't understand adult writing!"