What is the greatest compliment a writer wishes to receive?

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   cableguy47posted 7 years ago

   Your story really touched me.  I empathized with your characters and truly cared what happened to them.

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   Kathleen Cochranposted 7 years ago

   Most feedback on your writing is only good.  People who don't like your book or poem or hub, usually just don't say anything. 
   Recently I received my first bad reviews of my last book.  At first I was devastated, because I was used to encouraging feedback.  But after a while I reconsidered.  I realized at least they reacted strongly.  I'd made them feel strongly - even if it wasn't pleasant for me. 
   Those two reviews might be the greatest compliments I've received as a writer. At least I wasn't writing milk toast!

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   gavinmanerowskiposted 7 years ago

   The greatest compliment I wish to receive is that you should take part in a competition for one of the finest blogs on the net.

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      KayleeMayyposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      I think the best compliment a writer can receive are praises on his/her book or article with the words "It was eye catching and addictive and I can't wait to see more!"

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   tusharikaposted 7 years ago

   I wrote a story in a magazine. Someone read it somewhere. One fine day, I got a call from the unknown reader who told me that my story was really good, that one rarely comes across such writing these days. He added that he went to the extent of contacting the magazine publisher to procure my contact number because he wanted to compliment me at any cost. He had to try the magazine office several times and keep a follow-up until he got my number.
   What can be a greater compliment?

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   frumpletonposted 7 years ago

   Getting published. That tells the writer, "Hey, someone who knows the business really likes my work!"   It can be a book publisher, a newspaper, a magazine, etc.   I think that publishers have good insight on what the reader would like and if your work gets published, you help others as well as yourself.

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   Park Ji Kristenposted 7 years ago

   They would love if someone says '' This is my favorite book so far '' Well thats what i would love to hear from someone

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   Sehar Kamranposted 7 years ago

   For me, the greatest compliment is when somebody says that my words guide them and bring positive vibes in them too.

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   StephanieWeemhoffposted 7 years ago

   Criticism. If a writer wishes to grow in their craft, they would want constructive criticism on their work. Why?
   1. It means someone read your writing. They have thought about it, and developed some ideas. There. The writing is already influential.
   2. It means you have potential to look into cultivating. If you had reached as far as you could go, you would no longer receive criticism. It means you are capable of striving to meet the next level. Rather than a one and done compliment that makes you feel good, you are launched into new thinking, brainstorming, challenging yourself and coming out a stronger writer for it. You have become invested in the journey and others are invested with you in the exchange.

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   hema777posted 7 years ago

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    alacartesianposted 7 years ago

    ..."wait!...wait!...(breathless, fresh & beautiful - running towards... ME - yes, me as The Famous Writer...here she is now, running down the street, she stops and says with a charming smile in her eyes)...oh...at the corner shop, I saw you in the reflection of the glass & oh my goodness,  it really IS you..you are (fill in your name), my most favorite writer. Will you marry me?  No, I'm just joking, but I did want to say that your book changed my life!  I mean seriously.  One day I'm living the yuppie life in Boulder in the mid-80's and the next thing you know, I'm living in a jungle where I can't spend $100 a month because there's no economy.  I mean, my friends really can't believe it.  They say, "you are the only one of us who chased her dreams".  But at the time, they thought I was going thru a very very early 25 year mid-life crisis wherein  I quit my law practice, divorced my domestic partner of too many asexual years, took a beautiful Brazillian lover 10 years younger who brought me back to life & then when that was done, I met another beautiful on in a sandstorm in a refugee camp.  That happened after I'd quite my Jury Doctor gig in Miami & ran of to Africa to build hospitals & save starving children in war zones.  So, because I read you book, I did those things.  And because I read you second book, I realize that everything I did in the first book was in fact, not as important as HOW I lived that.  So thanks to book 2, I got to fully and authentically live all those experiences & that was simply...i have not words (wipes away a happy tear and smiles).  So, sorry, just a littler overwhelming to be in your presence & so really did not want to make an ass out of myself.  Really..what I wanted.. I just wanted to meet you & say thanks....hey...i have an idea....well, if i can charm you a bit & if you have 10 minutes to have a coffee - I know a funky artsy coffee bar around the corner.  I have some ideas I want to share w/ you for you next story...or maybe a collaboration.  Or here's another idea:  If you want to observe, write and join in,  I'm going to the Everglades in the end of Jan & staying on the Seminole reservation...doing some birdwatching and gator mapping from kayaks, down there", she said, looking into the western sky.  and then meaningfully into this besotted writer's belladonna eyes".  So yeah, something along those sweetly spun daydreams wherein the ego of the author brings all things wanted ( or unwanted yet a great story!) thru an ever-revolving, evolving door.

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    RUPAL PANDEYposted 7 years ago

    If your one single writing has the power to make even a bit of a difference in someone's life, its the greatest achievement for a writer...

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    TheAlexisChantelposted 7 years ago

    For me personally, I would think the greatest compliment is something along the lines of "I love/can relate to -insert character-" or just talking about a character you created in general. I suppose that's because I put a lot of time and background into the characters until they are important to me, and the rest of the story is created around them. So if a character touches a reader enough for them to compliment the character, then it becomes something special.

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    stas karimovposted 7 years ago

    Writers have written thousands of books. How to find the truth in these books? Any writer knows more than a reader knows. I suggested that Moscow publishing house should create an information filter. Moscow publishing house refused. I offer to the Americans - let's together create an information filter. I offer to know the truth about everything! To create an information filter is to be the most powerful in the world. Anyone would pay any money to find out the truth.
    We can not change the world. Bad people do not read (good) books. We can create harmony. Harmony is when all people think and act the same way. I am a Russian writer. I'm looking for like-minded people. I do not need money. I do not need rewards and compliments. I just want to live among like-minded people.

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    Erica Dsouzaposted 7 years ago

    For a writer, it would be nice to hear someone appreciate the work and say that they are going to recommend it to someone as a page- turner.
    
    Looking forward to reading more from this author.

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       RUPAL PANDEYposted 7 years agoin reply to this

       You have answered very beautifully. But I would like to add not only page-turner but also page-admirer...

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    laurawatersposted 7 years ago

    A literary agent once told me, an aspiring bomb disposal army officer, that she didn't want me to get myself blown up in the army but wanted me to be a writer. That was pretty magical

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    Fiorenzo Arcadiposted 7 years ago

    A writer has to differentiate between accolades and criticism. Accolades accomplish very little while criticism accomplishes knowledge. When a writer masters his field, there's no amount of accolades that will suffice to make the story better.
    
    If the greatest virtue for a writer is to receive payment, then they may just be diluted with the amount of pennies in their bank account. One needs to master a field and run with it. If Socrates was able to criticize every disposition with a question then why should writers be absolved with criticism?
    
    You can evoke a memory, but unless it encompasses the multitudes it achieves absolutely nothing. A few readers does not make a great writer, the discipline is based on hard-work rather than monetary gain. If hard work becomes your cornerstone, then the discipline builds a wall that no one can penetrate.
    
    A good writer has to lead, not with frivolous information that one generates from Google, but with real thinking that escalates the ambiguous world that we live in and why we exist within that world.

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    Araazposted 7 years ago

    that my writing is original...always..being a poet I always wish the reader may understand it briefly atleast..

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    TLilly15posted 7 years ago

    To me it would make me, it would make me feel good, when a reader tells me they enjoy me  writing, and they want to read more, of my articles.

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    johnmariowposted 7 years ago

    Your characterization was excellent and your characters "came alive" for me as I read your short story.

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    Cathyrinposted 7 years ago

    "Your words changed me". I think that's the best compliment ever- to not just move the mind and the heart of a man but to also change a man's mindset and life.

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    Don Fairchildposted 6 years ago

    A request for your autograph!
    With a thankful thought as icing on the cake.

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    Theophanesposted 6 years ago

    For me it's "Your writing made me laugh, cry, see something in a different light, or puke." Why puke? Just because that's an involuntary visceral reaction so if you hit it with your writing good for you! You provoked a STRONG reaction!

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    ionestevensposted 6 years ago

    Greatest compliment:
    
    "Your words moved me."

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    Priya Patelposted 6 years ago

    Hearing "i have read your articles a number of times"

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    Rims11posted 6 years ago

    For me it would be, "I was completely absorbed in your piece that I could not even realize when the day ended".

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    thranaxposted 6 years ago

    Well that depends on the age and gender of the person.
    
    Girl age 18-30 "Omg you write so good I want you to have my babies!"
    Boy age 18-30 "I admire your excellence and manner in all the crafted words you and your impressive intellectual mind has gifted upon the planet."
    
    Thats just what im thinking in response to your question tho, theres a lot more categories and situations
    
    -thranax

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    Issy Clarkeposted 6 years ago

    I think I would feel most flattered if someone felt my work was thought provoking or had inspired them to think differently.

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    Tamarah Cargileposted 6 years ago

    The greatest compliments that I could receive from my writings would be that it evoked another persons feelings or emotions, that they gained new knowledge or were encouraged to reconsider a particular point I was emphasizing. That my words made a difference.

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    clivewilliamsposted 6 years ago

    You are a great writer. Here is a contract worth 10 million Dollars.

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    Deon Christieposted 6 years ago

    In my opinion, appreciation is sufficient reward in its own. And the knowing that your content provided the answer they were looking for. Even if it was just inspiration, it's the appreciation that counts.

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    Natasha Karamanliposted 5 years ago

    The best I think, is your story really moved me. I can tell that  there is someone out there who feels like I do.

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    Rupitaposted 5 years ago

    The best compliment would be that they understood what I am trying to express. They felt the same emotion what I 've felt.

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    PoetikalyAnointedposted 5 years ago

    Hello, Newbie here!
    
    I know that this thread has so many responses but I wanted to add my 2 cents as well.
    
    I agree that receiving affirmation of your message is a very beautiful thing! I also appreciate when a nay-sayer is given food for thought from your message. Complimented your style of writing or even given your work a change-despite the style. Having a reader tell me that they were touched by what I've written-that'll get me every time lol.

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    Melrose777posted 5 years ago

    I noticed that myself...... views off the chart but only a hand full of comments!

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       Francesca mcbarronposted 5 years agoin reply to this

       I am not sure why people don't put at least yes I like it or no you suck!
       that was a joke sorry hehe

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    Stacie Lposted 5 years ago

    Royalties are great...but I also love to learn that my article helped them and made a difference .

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    Francesca mcbarronposted 5 years ago

    I think that is excellent money honey

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    Tomasz Golapposted 5 years ago

    ok

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    Kyler J Falkposted 4 years ago

    The willful sharing of their content, and praise of it, without their actively knowing about it. There is nothing I find more fulfilling and complimentary than stumbling upon someone discussing, sharing, and praising my work without my first having known about it.

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    aketukposted 3 years ago

    From my own perspective, the best compliment is financial, it has a way of motivating writers

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    paradigmsearchposted 3 years ago

    "What is the greatest compliment a writer wishes to receive?"
    
    Getting bookmarked.

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    yoursfloposted 3 years ago

    It's by being recommended or mentioned by another writer who is highly respected and a veteran in the field. For me that's the greatest compliment.

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