So, the time has come to get some feedback on your writing. You've worked hard on this novel, committing to a regular writing schedule to get it done, and you've rewritten and revised until it is shiny like a precious jewel. Or, so you think. But who can be sure until your cherished gem has […]
A client mis-interpreted a suggestion I made for her this week, and it got me thinking about some of the critiquing terms I use, which at times are slightly odd. And since this is a blog about writing but most of the time I write about mindset, motivation, and inspiration, I thought it might be […]
On Friday, I wrote about the writing process, and talked about the importance of allowing yourself to write a rough or discovery draft. A question that comes up, and I've had quite a discussion about this lately with my separated-at-birth-sister Candace, is what happens if you are in a critique group and working on a […]
And for the next victim person who has volunteered to have her work critiqued, welcome Jessica Baverstock. You may remember Jessica from her wonderful guest post here a few weeks ago, or you may know her from reading her great blog, Creativity's Workshop, in which creativity herself speaks. Jessica is a writer who recently moved […]
For our second critique volunteer, today we have J.D. Frost, who bravely submitted to my eagle eye, even after reading the first Friday Mini-Critique. J.D. is a loyal and long-time blog reader–thanks, J.D.! He's also a mystery author, in case you hadn't guessed from the following excerpts. Visit his website here. Excerpt #1 Opening: […]
So, last Friday I wrote about the death of Festive Fridays and invited guest posts. I also invited comment on what my Friday feature should be and it turns out a fair number of you wanted examples of good and bad writing. But I can't do that. I can't do that because I don't look […]
