Critiques: A How-To Guide
By far, one of the most useful tools in a writer’s arsenal is the critique. But what is a critique? What makes a good critique? And how do I critique…
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Writing Groups Part 2
…what you’re looking for in a writers’ group. Motivation, accountability, advice, feedback, critique, support—you name it, there’s a group for it, or at least other folks looking for the same…
Writing Groups 101
…you have little control over who critiques your publicly posted work, or over how they give their feedback. However, if sheer volume is your goal, an online community can supply…
Writing With Confidence
…my article on critiques: Critiques: A How-To Guide Likewise, articles on writing have limitations. In fact, the whole internet has limitations. Hell, written words have limitations—ones we strive to overcome…
Knowing When You’re Ready to Publish
…writing now. Your critique partners and beta readers (and if you don’t have these, you should get them, like, yesterday) should be noticing your improvements as well. Stagnating in the…
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Making It Worse for a Character: The How and Why
…working with a new critique partner, and one of her favorite things to ask me was, “How can you make this worse for your character? How can you make these…
Write More, Care Less?
…weirdo wouldn’t) but try to care less about getting your feelings hurt or ego bruised. Most people who critique are giving good advice and if you bottle yourself up because…
Cover to Cover IV: Learning to Love Editing
…think in the end I made the right choice. It’s hard to really know for sure until you get your book in front of critique partners and beta readers. In…
Real World Issues and Fantasy Literature: Police Forces
…that the critique is of our society as it currently regards itself. And another panelists suggested that it might be interesting to explore these questions from a person of color’s…