Thread:Thebabylonproject/@comment-29588684-20160501000702/@comment-5757488-20160511222040

Sorry it's taken me so long to reply, I've been super busy this week! Hope you don't mind the delay too much.

I can't claim to be any kind of expert on critique, but I've been doing it for a while so I can give you a few thoughts.

I think the main thing is to be honest. It's always easier to give endless praise (And writers probably secretly just want that too XD) but no story is perfect, and criticism is always more useful than praise in the long run. Rudeness isn't needed, even for really bad ones - but make sure to point out something if it could be improved and give a way to improve it. Gives the writer something to work on next time. I'm not saying nit-pick every tiny detail, but big aspects like the characters, plot and so on.

Anyway, that's my way of doing it. Everyone has their own style of reviewing, but I hope these tips are general to help out regardless of the way you like to review.