Reaction to Critique

I have to say I was surprised and sort of embarrassed by some of the compliments I got about my stories. Especially the one about comparing me to some film directors, because I love movies a lot and they are a major inspiration. I have to say that I didn't really know who the directors were. I have only seen two Coen Brother's films (I love the Big Lebowski) and I don't know the other director people talked about at all. Argh, I seem to have lost Elmaz's email, so if someone could tell me the other director's name (it wasn't Terantino, who I don't like very much) I would love to add some new films to my "to-watch" list!

Another thing I appreciated was how much people were laughing over the two humorous stories. I love making people laugh and I've always enjoyed comedy. Comedy is really hard to pull off, so I always feel really proud when I get it right. Laughter is very contagious for me, so it was hard to read with everyone laughing because I couldn't hold back either.

Also, I really appreciated some of the suggestions and tips for where I could go with the stories I submitted. Especially ones people point out about details. Someone pointed out that they were wondering where the bathroom was where Nigel found the dead body. I love suggestions like that! Very helpful. I love it when people tell me what they were wondering about the story, that way I know what to do more. If someone is getting what I want them to get for the story, then I know I need to fix something. Or if there's something I have overlooked (like the location of the bathroom, which is a GREAT idea) that's great as well.

I've decided to expand the one about Nigel and to make some changes to the fox spirit one...

I just hope I gave some helpful advice to other writers, too.

Thank you so much everyone!