A word of advice A hater is vague A critic is specific A bully is personal

He forgot to mention blocking and banning people on social media

"She sobbed tears from her shimmering blue eyes that shimmered like the shimmering sapphires of shimmerness" Such poetry

You could also make your main character female, then call all haters sexist (regardless or gender)!

"Have YOU ever wrote a book? Made a movie? Created a video game? Composed a song? I don't think so! So shut up!" is my favorite response to criticism.

If a critic tells you that your work is rubbish without elaborating, their opinion is not worth listening to. If a critic tells you why they think your work is rubbish, then their opinion is worth listening to.

My mom once said that one of my characters was "too boring" to have as the protagonist of my planned ten book anatholoy series. So I put her in a coma! THAT'LL teach her to criticize my genius :)

If all else fails just rely on the age-old trick. Tell them that if they don't like or value your work, then don't read/ look at it! It's a foolproof way to defeat all criticism!

You forgot vague comparisons to Hitler. Internet arguing 101.

0/10 not enough love triangles Edit: Holy crap, 1000 likes already.

_"They're_ the ones who are _reading_ it wrong!" YES! Finally someone who gets it! And _furthermore,_ the fact that such a large portion of my audience is apparently misinterpreting my work should in _no_ way give rise to doubts or otherwise reflect poorly on my simultaneously Byzantine and poorly-edited writing style! NEVER IMPROVE, MY BROTHERS! ONWARD! THEY'RE AAALLLLL JUUUUST JEALOOOOOOUS!* *Other acceptable battle cries include: "Don't like; don't read!", "It's _my_ story!", "Let's see _you_ write something, then!", and variations.

'Readers are only there to praise you work' sounds like tumblr

I remember reading someone's writing, and I said "I love the story and your idea. However, you should double check your spelling and grammar before posting to make for easier reading" or something to that affect. I got blocked, reported, and hate messages from that person's friend. And I actually liked their content. It was literally a practical issue I critiqued.

Terrible Writing Advice for Anti Heroes?

Why is this exactly Yandere”Dev”? The only diference is that its not writing but making a game

"Wait just a minute! I figured out why everyone hates my writing! Why didn't I think of this before? In my writing I'm telling the absolute truth and there's a conspiracy to shut me down, they want to silence me! But I'll show them!!!"

You know what's the best way to deal criticism is? You sue them for abusing free speech!

*cough cough* Derek Savage

That Troll Hydra may be the most accurate thing I have seen all year.

0:38 before the internet, more specifically social media, if you hated someone you had to write a letter. You had to put pen to paper then put it in an envelope the. Go to the post office and mail it. I bet the majority of people would get halfway through said letter and think “Dude, what the hell am I doing?” Then stop and throw the letter away and go on with their life. If you got hate mail, that person really hated you. Now anyone can just write out a quick tweet or comment and not have to think twice about the vitriol they spit

"Such an overwhelming negative reaction to my work must be there for a reason." Yes. Clearly, your work is so good that a group of rivals has mounted an organized campaign to slander you, and all of the critics are either conspirators or their sockpuppets. Just tell them you're onto their scheme; that should demoralize them.

There couldn't have been a better metaphor for reacting to trolls than that Troll Hydra.

i've just realized no-one cares about my art and stories enough to even critique it-

“She gazed forewarning into a mirror at their perfect figure. “I hate the prophecy!” Angsted Mary Sue. “For it states that I must choose between Jeff and Steve!” She *sobbed tears from her shimmering blue eyes that shimmered like the shimmering sapphires of shimmerness* Bootiful

Well, to be fair... The KZfaq comment section isn't exactly anyone's ally.

You think you can take criticism well? Alright, then. Your videos are to good, they keep me from sleeping. Stop it.

"I hate the prophecy!" Angsted Mary Sue "for it states that I have to choose between Jeff and Steve!"

you forgot racism and sexism accusations. happens all the time when you criticize people.

I have to pause two out of three screens just to get all the text jokes. As funny as your delivery is, the text jokes are gold ^_^

"Writer's groups and Beta Readers are only there for one reason! To tell you how great and awesome your writing is!" Sad part is that I once knew a guy who took a writing class that was exactly that...

I’m convinced Derek Savage watched this full video without ever even realizing that it was meant to be sarcastic. He honestly hit every note perfectly.

2:07 exactly the situation I've been in with a co-worker. The main character intro was just her screaming at her class for not being good enough at dancing. When I finished my coworker asked, "Isn't she a bad ass?" I tried to explain as delicately as I could that that wasn't the impression she was leaving but I was told, "I have to show how tough she is." I just gave the compliments she wanted so I could get back to work. I'm an illustrator and I'm constantly given terrible writing by people who want me to do all the art for free or after royalties or that we because we both aren't famous yet but will be after this awesome novel series comes out. Please don't do this to your friends that do art.

What if someone tells you that your story SHOULD have a love triangle?!

Also remember that something is immune from criticism if it is available for free or if you label it it beta or early access.

I submitted a piece of a Sonic fanfiction I'm writing for people to read, and I only got one response and the person said it was pretty good but could use some more scene description. And you know what happened next???!? I recognized the problem, agreed with the person and aim to fix it. I want this fanfic to be the best it can be, so I'll take constructive criticism over false praise any day. It's not hard, folks.

2:41 "She sobbed tears from her shimmering blue eyes that shimmered like the shimmering sapphires of shimmerness." My sides.

Just make your main character gay and if anyone criticizes your shitty writing just call them a homophobe it works wonders.

The Epci Journey of Mary Sue! She gazed forewarnly into a mirror at her perfect figure. "I hate the prophecy!" Angsted Miry Sue, "for it states that I must choose between Jeff and Steve!" She sobbed tears from her shimmering blue eyes that shimmered like shimmering sapphires of shimmerness. "Why must I choose between love while also inheriting the magical power of pure beauty and the ability to melt people with a mere thought. Whoa is me! I guess I will go stop the dark lord now with the power of true love, and maybe with a side of the power of friendship."

0:16 It’s Ego the Living Planet

Daddy Dereck, Onision, YandereDev, the writer of Empress Theresa, take your picks people. All are valid.

Forget love triangles. You need love pentagons.

2:50 "What idiot keeps telling people to shoehorn love triangles into their stories?" LMFAOOOO 😂😂

“There were no mean people before the internet..” Adolf hitler: *laughs in dictator*

Sonic the hedgehog fanfiction writers watched this and actually took it to heart.

I think the true issue of criticism (that obviously only arises once you've come to the conclusion that not all criticism is a personal attack by imbeciles) is separating valid and invalid criticism. One person might say that they didn't understand what was going on in this one part of the story even though it was stated multiple times if only you do some basic reading between the lines; in other words the person in question might be used to the spoonfeeding variety of exposition. Another person might say that the exposition is too blatant, but really they're just really used to stories with obscure narratives that expect a lot of detective work on the reader's end. And then finally you might have a person who says that the exposition was fine, but the protagonist was too quick to figure stuff out, this person being valid as you accidentally informed your protagonist more than you should have since you already had all the info in your head before writing it down. So the real challenge of criticism is knowing when they got fair points and when they genuinely just don't understand your work or for other reasons present flawed criticism. Which is tricky, because you gotta choose this based on personal preference, making it easy to fall back on the "All criticism is bad and all praise is good". When my friends review something I've written I often feel that it's justified to point out that their criticism is flawed and the things they're complaining about is actually not present, and this always makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong. Even though I'm well aware they might be wrong too, I don't like dismissing criticism.

Don't forget: if everyone thinks your work is bad, you must work even harder to convince everyone else their work is worse.

I once tried to give feedback on a story my friend was writing, and they responded with, “Well, it’s just a rough draft.” The problem was that the grammar was so bad, I literally had no idea what the story was even about.

>Devoted wiki page >Considering trolls fans Are you referencing Chris-Chan I swear to god if you are

You know, I actually wish I had people that read my short stories and commented on them with criticism? They assume I'm fragile or something and just give positive remarks, but I just want honest criticism so I can seriously improve my work!

As a Anarcho-Neo-Vegan-Cyborg, I find this video offensive.

"How to handle criticism" : * Proceeds to stab people with a pen * I like where this is going already (^^)

I see where YandereDev gets his notes from

You know what's worse then a bad writer attacking criticism? A bad writer using his/her/it/whatever the fuck unearned fame and "experience" to try to destroy good writers. Especially startup indies and such just because they can make better work. I'm not even joking, there are actual writers that are envious of others better work.

that throne of pencils was beautiful

Criticism often sucks. Not because people are telling you what’s wrong with your work, but because they’re not. I’ve given my friends some of my stories before and most of them say either: “it’s good” or “it could use some work” that’s great and all, but what part was good? What was I doing wrong? What was I doing right? That’s the part where taking criticism gets hard. When they won’t explain their opinion.

I joined a writing group on Facebook once where you were supposed to put up blog posts you'd written so others could critique them. When I joined, I saw that nobody was reading each other's work and commenting, so I commented on a few suggesting some structural improvements. Got reported and kicked out. Good times.

Love triangles are old & stale. My question is where are the love tetrahedrons?

A general tip to any writers watching this: You should also be wary of the writers groups you join. I'd say around half of them are just circle jerks for egotistical writers looking for validation. To find a real good one, make sure that the people criticizing your work can also handle *you* criticizing their work. If they can't handle it, then their critique might just be retaliation for their hurt feelings. Being able to separate good advice from bad is a skill all writers need if they're going to improve.

Looks like YandereDev watched this video and decided to listen to this advice.

Why do I feel like this is him low key calling out Yandere dev

"The purpose of the story isn't clear enough." "You just don't get it."

I have been procrastinating writing all year probably because I am afraid of my own criticism.

Everyone please repeat after me: "The more important my story is to me the more willing I should be to receive criticism. If I really love this story I should want to make it the best it can be so the readers can love it too. Constructive criticism isn't hate, it's help.

Finally, some anarcho-neo-pagan vegan cyborg representation!

I really enjoyed this video and anyone who didn't is factually incorrect.

Can "The Epci Journey of Mary Sue" be a real thing?

Norman boutin viciously taking notes.

It’s good to keep an argument balanced fairly. It’s quite hard for some writers to change their style of writing when they think it works. Some people can overly praise somethings without looking at it logically, and some people can be overly hateful, without taking in and understanding what can be improved upon, and just mentioning the bad stuff for an angry and passionate view. It is good to listen to criticism for improvement and understanding, but only those ones that seem valid and deal with both good and bad aspects.

Could you do a episode of Terrible Writing Advice on the climax, final battle, or ending if a book?

"This is a battle of endurance" lol basically any internet war.

Internet trolls being a Hydra is the most perfect thing I've ever seen.

I could only think of Chris-Chan and Norman Boutin when I watched to this episode.

Change the cannon on twitter to appease the new social movement

Also, say that anyone who doesn't like your work is racist and sexist, and ignore all the successful works that had plenty of diversity.

Also remember you can win any argument by saying "no u"

I swear KZfaq must be cataloging my brain waves, in bed last night I'm just thinking to myself "I don't take criticism well, I should get help" I wake up, watch KZfaq, first video I get for my recommended is this video

where my Anarcho-Neo-Pagan Vegan Cyborgs at

way too many people on the internet are represented in this video

I used to be this type of person. Taking even one single bad review of my work as a personal jab at my entire state of being until eventually, it stopped bothering me all together. Realized I'm not perfect, I need to improve and no one is more blind to my own flaws that myself and getting a fresh opinion is a good thing, even if it hurts some times

"Whenever nature leaves a hole in a person’s mind, she generally plasters it over with a thick coat of self-conceit." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Encyclopedia Dramatica. Documenting internet drama for years.

PENCILS FOR THE PENCIL THRONE!

Send this to yandere dev now.

"A pen is mightier than the sword if the pen is very sharp and the sword is very short." - Sir Terry Pratchett

Ah the video I've been waiting for

War Stories should not be represented with gruffy old men, you need a love triangle!

yandere dev watched this before making the game.

How to take criticism! Remove the dislike button! Too many dislikes can pressure the creator, therefore we must remove the button. It's not like it has any use to critize your video to tell if it's actually bad or not whatsoever! Not like the viewer would like to know whether a popular video is controversial or not! Oh yeah and let's make the dislikes visible to the creator, thus rendering the whole thing about "Not pressuring them" useless!

You should take advantage of dualism and make this same video from the opposite perspective: "How to give criticism"

"She sobbed tears from her shimmering blue eyes that shimmered like the shimmering sapphires of shimmerness." 10/10

Somebody: *writes The Epci Journey of Mary Sue* Me: Oh whoa is me

I like how this advise can translate to all arts. A lot of people have the same problem in other arts, especially musical works. The only wrinkle is that there, interpretation between person to person differs to either save or sink a work.

This kind of behavior is really common in so many spheres beyond just writing.... sadly.

Terrible Writing Advice on Adapting Mythology. I have no idea where to go with this topic, and I'm kind of at a loss here.

"No, Yandere Dev, this video isn't supposed to be taken seriously, god damnit!"

Woah, I didn’t know Thomas Astruc was the creator of TWA! I instantly recognized Astruc’s technique. How incredible to see the logic behind the master explained at last.

Last time i was this early i made original and relevant jokes

Unfortunately...this has become true because people now think that all criticism is automatically valid and thus try to control writers and creators to a disgusting extent and when they don't get their way, they just say the creators can't take criticism even as the criticism is implemented and shown.

When stabbing someone with a pen or pencil as shown at 0:46, don't hold it by the end like he does, hold it in the middle so that you have more control over where it hits, while at the same time can reach deep enough to harm vital organs.

Its 2020 and this topic still relevant to this day