Critiquecircle Reviews

Especially great for Indie authors

When I came on here to leave a review I have to say I was surprised this site got negative reviews because it is excellent I put several excerpts in for critique and the feedback has been invaluable - in particular as to how others might interpret my work and it s also good for picking up the minor stuff too People would get the best out of it if they spend some time working out how the site works in the first place there is an extensive page of FAQ s plus places to ask further questions if they read a lot of other people s stories and critiques before submitting their own story and if they are prepared to accept that not everybody is going to love their story as much as they do It s run on a tit-for-tat system you give feedback on other people s stories and they give you feedback in return so you have to put a bit of effort into leaning how to do useful critiques yourself But that can be a learning experience that helps with your own writing too Overall for those that intend to be professional writers there isn t anything to lose except a bit of pride and if you don t want to use the extended features which I don t it s all for free

A great hangout for writers

Critique Circle is a phenomenal place for writers to improve their skills The community is welcoming and there are some brilliant writers there

Rip off

Just joined Spent almost a whole day of my life critiquing a story that promised 2 points Clicked submit and what do you know I got 0 5 points This is a ripoff of your time Don t use Note this wouldn t have been such a big surprise if the rules were clear But the FAQ doesn t say dear user you do this on your own risk and you might not get any payoff out of it because that s just how we roll No you re left to find out at your own expense And there s the option to go bed a moderator maybe you get your points So you need to work more and spend more time and ask nicely for what you were promised in the first place Bait and switch it s what this is called and in a world where businesses are regulated it would be illegal

Hostile community

I received a wildly defamatory victim-shaming critique and then a hurl of insults from Patricia Padden a k a Jerseygirl Not only did the admins allow her review to stand refusing to take it down they reprimanded and belittled me and made me stand out as the difficult one This is anything but a supportive community and I strongly advise against joining such a hostile environment I m considering suing them for defamation

Much better writing websites out there

For the most part the website is a waste of time The forums are toxic The members who do frequent them are very hostile There s a reason most of their customer s are dissatisfied with them and its ranked only 67 out of 100 writing websites Oh and unsurprisingly the admins show favoritism to paid subscribers

Pretty women wonder where my secret

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies I m not cute or built to suit a fashion model s size But when I start to tell them They think I m telling lies I say It s in the reach of my arms The span of my hips The stride of my step The curl of my lips I m a womanPhenomenally Phenomenal woman That s me I walk into a roomJust as cool as you please And to a man The fellows stand orFall down on their knees Then they swarm around me A hive of honey bees I say It s the fire in my eyes And the flash of my teeth The swing in my waist And the joy in my feet I m a womanPhenomenally Phenomenal woman That s me Men themselves have wondered What they see in me They try so muchBut they can t touchMy inner mystery When I try to show them They say they still can t see I say It s in the arch of my back The sun of my smile The ride of my breasts The grace of my style I m a womanPhenomenally Phenomenal woman That s me Now you understandJust why my head s not bowed I don t shout or jump aboutOr have to talk real loud When you see me passing It ought to make you proud I say It s in the click of my heels The bend of my hair the palm of my hand The need for my care Cause I m a womanPhenomenally Phenomenal woman That s me

Terrible Experience

I regret singing up for this service A complete waste of money The community is strange and the moderators are terrible

They banned me

They banned me After 4 years of my entire family using multiple accounts on our one computer they banned my account They emailed my relative about multiple accounts and she assured them it was one computer and the families accounts After that they banned me I have emailled them and have yet to hear back My writing was on that website and now I can t access feedback because they won t believe me and my family are separate people on one computer Terrible customer service Edit to reply to critique circle That s what I m complaing about My family had an account each on one computer and you merged them so now we don t have an account each I can t just use another family members account to write my stuff on It wouldn t make sense to any critters