tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post344772039250653966..comments2023-11-21T03:24:50.235-05:00Comments on Here be Magic: Genre WorkshopsJody W. and Meankittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733607365443126784noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-35730991973964054192011-03-07T22:39:46.060-05:002011-03-07T22:39:46.060-05:00Critique partners are invaluable, as long as you&#...Critique partners are invaluable, as long as you're able to find the right combination of supportive cheerleader and bust-your-balls taskmaster. Someone who believes in your talent and loves your writing, but also won't be afraid to call you out on the things that don't work.J.K. Coihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890728169343650544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-3246599051001495132011-03-04T23:21:09.132-05:002011-03-04T23:21:09.132-05:00Wonderful post! Critique partners and crit groups ...Wonderful post! Critique partners and crit groups are fantastic. Also writing workshops online and writing books.Nicole Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01535088964454920083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-56385157838895487572011-03-04T16:14:06.798-05:002011-03-04T16:14:06.798-05:00I started by writing a really bad novel. I took th...I started by writing a really bad novel. I took that really bad novel (300 pages) to a class at THE LOFT, a literary center in Minneapolis. The class was a beginner's class on how to write romance fiction. My 300 page novel was reduced to 185 pages the first week. The bulk of what went was . . . back story! Hah! I've been working with critique partners ever since, and those of you who remember my post about that, I've hooked up with someone who writes the same genre that I do, so I'm happy.Barbara Longleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07845828716261403038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-55370287724530978122011-03-04T13:54:05.166-05:002011-03-04T13:54:05.166-05:00Great post, Evey! I think informed feedback is cri...Great post, Evey! I think informed feedback is critical even after publication. I can't think of any author I know that doesn't send their work to at least one person for a read-through. And many of us still work with a whole crit group as well as exchanging work with other authors. It's a big part of the process, I think, and mulitple pairs of eyes will see things you never will. I have NEVER (ever) gotten back a ms from a CP that said "WOW, this was perfect. MISTAKE FREE! You are a SUPERHERO." It just doesn't happen, so I love my CP's and so do my editors O_OChristine Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13813598045501650461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-22138770977148439982011-03-04T11:40:43.126-05:002011-03-04T11:40:43.126-05:00I agree that critique partners are invaluable. I w...I agree that critique partners are invaluable. I was a member of the OWW for a while too. What I found worked better for me was a smaller group where we were more likely to critique each other from one chapter to the next. (With so many people, I found it harder to make connections on OWW. On the flip side, you get more varied opinions that way...)<br /><br />I also found a non-writing-group critique partner who is amazing. We've kind of "grown up" with each other over the past couple years. <br /><br />Another option I'd like to mention is something like the Brenda Novak auction. Authors new and old donate critiques to help raise money. Some of them can get really expensive, but feedback from a professional is feedback from a professional.Seleste deLaney/Julie Partickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346934576672398786noreply@blogger.com