User blog comment:Justindavid23/How harsh criticism can help/hurt the writer./@comment-24974354-20140806192821

i don't know. personally, i think it's not helpful and rather unbecoming to simply point out all the things wrong. constructive criticism should really point out what a writer did well as well as what they did wrong or need to improve on.

simply coming along and pointing out a ton of mistakes makes you seem like a nitpick who has no life outside of looking for little errors and the wrong things, and most of the time it does seem very... negative and discouraging. however, if you also mention what the writer did well or what you liked, then not only are they more likely to continue writing, but also recieve the critique better because they're in a better state of mind.