Peer Reviews

Peer reviews are a great tool in improving your writing. It is important to have another set of eyes to look at your work. They may notice something that you did not see. It is also another point of view. Maybe your paper is completely one sided and needs to at least address another point of view. This often helps the reader to make their own decisions on the topic. For me personally, I understand the process and I do enjoy the benefits. Peer reviews can only help you. Take what you want from them and throw back what you don’t. That is not to say that I do not get a little anxiety when someone else reads something that I have written. I have a little fear when I go to open up an email or notes attached to an assignment. I know that is for the best, but I fear it will all be criticism. I care about what people think when it is my work. I have never been the best writer, but I have been able to make it this far. For some reason though, this blog does not bother me. I know that everyone is reading this, but it is more of a free feeling for me. Blogs are less intimate than a journal, but more personal than a tweet, email, face book or text. Right?