User blog comment:CinnamonPasta/I'm Sorry/@comment-24410237-20140201045207/@comment-24410237-20140201152138

Not necessarily, some of the best critique I've ever gotten came from friends. A good friend shouldn't just coddle you because you wrote something. If they're a good friend they should rip your story harder than anyone because they trust you'll understand their reasons. Though, it helps to have friends who are published or in the process of getting published so, I may just be an odd case.