When I write, I generally don't "open the door" to readers until I'm finished with a certain paragraph or section of my writing. I do this mostly because I like to keep the flow of my writing and don't like to stop in the middle of an idea, especially when there's someone there to give me more to add. I'd rather have someone criticize me when I'm done, so I know I can always ignore what they're saying and keep writing if I need to because it's already finished. However, when I finally “open the door” to a section of my writing, the first people I usually ask are friends I've made in whatever class I'm writing something for. But these people are sometimes not so helpful because I suspect they don't want to be mean or critical, so I ask my teacher if he can proofread my work for me. In English last year, Mr. Biggs was very helpful in being a good critic, and he was really helpful because he had more experience as a writer than one of my classmates. I really trusted him to read my writing because I knew he would help me if my thesis was really weak, and he wouldn't let me tell myself that it was. It suggested several ways I could improve it, which would ultimately make my essay or writing much better. Personally, I'd rather hear all the things that are wrong with my writing than all the things that are amazing. Hearing that something is good doesn't help me as much because it's probable