User blog comment:Kefke Wren/Excuses, Excuses/@comment-24240632-20130605003349/@comment-4332975-20130605071116

I don't really mind when people say, "This is my first try. Thanks for the advice/could you give me some help?" at all. That's understandable. If someone is genuinely trying to improve, then great! However, what bothers me is when people go, "Well, of course it's bad!" or "Cut me some slack!" and throw up the fact that it's their first attempt like it's some sort of magical shield. People seem to think that just it being their first story is a good enough reason for it to be exempt from criticism, or at least that it somehow makes the writing better than it would otherwise be. If you need help writing, then ask for help writing, but I hate it when people expect me to just ignore their mistakes, like writing is some kind of RPG stat that just magically levels up with use, and not something you have to work at and learn from your mistakes.