Well thank you for finding this post, it’s a little old now but nonetheless. Oh absolutely, I have terrible grammar, I am also not one for detail, so there are always mistakes in my posts – although now I have Grammarly it is getting better 🙂

I like to leave a sufficiently detailed comment that the author knows I have read at least some of their post.

If I can add value to the post then so much the better. I tend not to correct typographic or grammatical errors in case they may have been intentional and we all make mistakes sometimes.

I know, women do it to each other at work too, when I did my second Masters, I looked at women in leadership, and some of the stuff I saw and observed was ridiculous, literally crushing and stabbing each other in the back to get to the top, don’t people realise we are stronger together? women, writers, any diverse group… sigh… ah, I am an ENTJ, and basically the poster child for it too! my T is my most extreme, and my E the least strong, I am only a little way into being an E and have a habit of flipping into I sometimes, my J is great at work, but really plagues me when writing. One of the things I am realising with all these author interviews, is just how many writers are free writers, I think I was making a mistake by trying to plan too much. I plan myself into not writing. ugh. stupid J.

It’s an odd kind of reasoning that if we crush another writer that somehow it makes us better writers. Love Meyers Briggs! Used that a lot, too. INFP, you? 🙂

ok will do 🙂 I use Myers Briggs a lot at work, it fascinates me. I can’t wait to have an editor one day, such a good point about building each other up rather than trying to crush other writers. It is all about solidarity at the end of the day, we will get there much faster together. 🙂

Good point about the wrapping. If it’s crappy, it makes the gift dubious. I want useful feedback, concrete examples. My editor is great. She’s to the point, right on and respectful. Yes, I think most writers do, but no one wants to be shut down. We need to build each other up. Gallup puts out a test and book that describes the strengths. See if it’s on Amazon UK. It’s so insightful.

Thanks Charli 🙂 ooh I haven’t heard of strengths finder? (doesn’t mean we don’t have it though, ill have a google search) What is it? A test of some sort? Ha! I know, Geoff has a habit of making rather good points I haven’t thought of, I think the difference for me, is that the wrapping determines how receptive I am to the feedback, if its just rude or mean I switch off. And I want, no NEED the feedback, you know? How else can I get better, I am sure most writers feel that way. Thanks for reading 🙂

and what a beautiful way to put it ‘their own truth’ I love that 🙂

Agree. Helping others find their own truth is the way to go! 🙂