It is always easier to criticize than it is to praise. I recognize this in myself and I personally put myself in check each time I start to say something negative. At the very least I try to reword it and say what needs to be said in a non threatening way. Of course, there are times when you don't have the luxury to worry about how it is said - it just has to be said.
This is true for me in my writtings as well. I free write then I rest, pause and reflect. If my writing doesn't sound as if I am talking about an issue as I would in a normal conversation then I redo it. I am not concerned with the politically correct way to say it I just say it.
In my book, "In Iraq they say it's safe inside the wire" I wrote to my reader. I have header a lot of various comments, but the one I like the best was, " It sounds like you are just sitting here talking to me." That was the goal of the tone of my book.
Thanks to all of you who have read my book!
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