User blog:TheMaximumMatt/Something I Should Say

I posted this on deviantArt a while back, but I feel it needs mentioning here:

One type of comment that annoys me a little are those comments that go "can you change this scene to [X]", "please add [X] to your story", or "can you make [X] happen in the next part of the story"? Not naming any names, but I used to get these kinds of comments every now and then on some of my older fanfics, and trust me, it really bugged me.

Now, I know these people don't mean any harm. I get that fanfic writers, unlike TV writers with episodes, have the power to make edits to their stories whenever they can, but it's really annoying when someone who has had no part in making your story tries to get you to change the story to make it their way instead of yours. Pointing out small things like grammatical errors I'm perfectly fine with, but telling me to add/change entire scenes of dialogue just because you don't like how the story is... not so much.

If you want to give me criticism, even if it's negative... just give me criticism. I'd much rather have someone tell me they didn't like a certain scene in a story and why they didn't like it rather than someone outright forcing me to change my story.