Well... I think it's the crit partner's duty to try their very best to help their partner, but you can only do what you can do. If you are working with someone with a vastly different style, say, constantly switching POV or something, and you mention it, and they ignore it, saying they like it that way... you have done your job, and I think it's alright to just move on to other things you CAN help with. Some stylistic choices really rub me the wrong way, but then, that's art. Everyone has to realize their own vision, and all you can do is be honest and say, "This jumping back and forth between people's heads is distracting to me as a reader, I'd strongly urge you to either stay in one head consistently, or write in third omniscient," or whatever.
This is one of the reasons I seek out crit partners who are peers, people at about the same place in their journey that I am in mine. Nothing feels worse than torturing someone with mad skills with your raw manuscript full of grammar errors and bad pacing... well perhaps critting for someone who is offended by every comment. That feels pretty bad too, like you're just being mean-spirited, rather than trying to give true insight, impartially.
Anyways, I have already mentioned how fortunate I feel for the people who have read for me, and I wish that sort of luck on everyone who truly wants to improve as a writer. I've grown in leaps and bounds since I started reading for other people, and have been able to apply a lot of my comments to my own work, as well as having several sets of fresh eyes on books I'd rather like to stab in the face, I've read them so much.
Critique partners are a wonderful resource, and the more you develop that relationship, the more help you can be to each other.
This is one of the reasons I seek out crit partners who are peers, people at about the same place in their journey that I am in mine. Nothing feels worse than torturing someone with mad skills with your raw manuscript full of grammar errors and bad pacing... well perhaps critting for someone who is offended by every comment. That feels pretty bad too, like you're just being mean-spirited, rather than trying to give true insight, impartially.
Anyways, I have already mentioned how fortunate I feel for the people who have read for me, and I wish that sort of luck on everyone who truly wants to improve as a writer. I've grown in leaps and bounds since I started reading for other people, and have been able to apply a lot of my comments to my own work, as well as having several sets of fresh eyes on books I'd rather like to stab in the face, I've read them so much.
Critique partners are a wonderful resource, and the more you develop that relationship, the more help you can be to each other.