[Stylist] Answering Questions

[Sherry Gomes]

I usually respond to their questions. Maybe I haven't clarified something in the work, and that leads to the person asking the question. However, it's then up to me whether or not I change something. My first novel was released last month. One of my early critique people didn't like that one of the children in my story, a four-year-old boy spoke clearly and correctly in most cases, only as a child would. I didn't change that because I happened to have helped raise four kids, a friend's children, who all spoke very well, never heard baby talk so didn't speak that way. Other times, the questions have helped me understand something needs to be rewritten or augmented or even removed.


Sherry
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From: Stylist <stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Vejas Vasiliauskas via Stylist
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2021 12:32 PM
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Cc: Vejas Vasiliauskas <alpineimagination at gmail.com>
Subject: [Stylist] Answering Questions

Hi everyone, 
I really enjoyed the writers' division call yesterday! 
I have one more question about when someone else is critiquing your work. I have a friend, in particular, who will ask questions, such as, perhaps, in a line, "What did you mean by (insert term?) or, as another example, "Does (insert person's name) really feel that guilty?" 
Usually, when a critiquer asks me questions, I try to answer them, for two reasons: first, to clarify what I was trying to do,  and second, because I feel I should take the time to answer them since they took the time to critique my work. But I'm wondering if questions are meant to be answered, or if the critiquer is just asking them to give me something to think about. 
Do you make it a point to answer your critiquers' questions? 
Thanks, 
Vejas 
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