Thanks, Truman, for explaining what to do with a pile of critiques. NOW I get it!

In fact--BINGO--a little lamp just lit up in my brain and I know I have just gotten a gift! [Linked Image] Wait, where's the smiley with the sunglasses 'cause this is bright! [Linked Image]

Sorry, I'm a little goofy at the moment--but I am serious that this is a light bulb moment and your post is a gift.

It's been really frustrating to read some of the critiques (on another forum) because people have basically rewritten 3/4 of the chorus or something, and what they wrote is, well....they mean well. On the other hand, based on their other comments, the main message of the song has gotten through exactly as I intended, and it has made them feel the way I had hoped--that's a really valuable thing for me to find out about all of my songs, I think. If those two things don't come through the way I intend, the song will require a major rewrite on my part because that is pretty basic to me.

Your short post above has really helped me shift my focus so I know what I'm REALLY looking for in a set of critiques. It's going to be a lot easier to ignore those "helpful" pieces of specific advice that really fall short of....well, like I said, they mean well, and I do appreciate the generous spirit in which the ideas are offered.

I am SO much more relaxed about this now! Thank you for the clarification! --Jean


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[This message has been edited by JL (edited 02-14-2004).]