I am no one special. I don't have anything very interesting to say. I've always found it easiest to express myself through writing. I have the ability to double back and delete something when I write it down. You can't take back words you've said. You can try but it's not gonna work.

And I've been encouraged by others to continue to write because it seems to come naturally to me. Again, I'm no one special, so I feel it rather audacious of me to critique someone's work. Something that they've most likely put a lot of time and effort into. But, they had the courage to post it to a public forum and so, they should prepare themselves for exactly what they ask, Critiques.

I've just struggled my way through some pieces on Critique Circle and perhaps I'm just finicky but no one's voice, no one's flow really caught me. Everything felt wooden, staggered, jumbled. And I felt badly writing an honest critique, pointing out these small deficiencies because I didn't want to hurt someone's feelings. But at the same time, if they want honest critiques, they wouldn't have posted it. So I'm helping them by being honest.

And I want the same.