This sounds like an exciting opportunity to write, share and receive feedback.
I agree with you that the writer remaining silent in the face of feedback doesn't feel right. Most published work is read with some context---cover art, a back cover blurb, the title of a collection revealing theme---so sometimes handing the goods over straight isn't so straightforward. Explanations can come across as excuses, but often they can help.
This sounds like an exciting opportunity to write, share and receive feedback.
I agree with you that the writer remaining silent in the face of feedback doesn't feel right. Most published work is read with some context---cover art, a back cover blurb, the title of a collection revealing theme---so sometimes handing the goods over straight isn't so straightforward. Explanations can come across as excuses, but often they can help.
Thinking cap on. Thanks, Alison.