tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post189248790226634627..comments2024-03-28T02:12:56.114-04:00Comments on Authoress: Friday FricasseeAuthoresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-65940024499224181252017-01-03T17:21:30.628-05:002017-01-03T17:21:30.628-05:00Hi Authoress,
Thank you for the response. I'v...Hi Authoress,<br /><br />Thank you for the response. I've been out of town for the holidays and didn't see it until today.<br /><br /> It would be great if you did host a critique partner dating service. I hadn't heard of something like this until now but I'm looking into it online and it seems like a perfect situation. I look forward to it.<br /><br />Thanks again for taking the time to respond and for everything you do.<br /><br />All the Best,<br /><br />CharlieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-29022284212050009772016-12-12T21:24:11.476-05:002016-12-12T21:24:11.476-05:00Hi, Charlie!
What Anon said below is true -- I th...Hi, Charlie!<br /><br />What Anon said below is true -- I think it's hard to find local groups to rely on for quality critique. <br /><br />I found every one of my main critique partners online, and I hooked up with them only after establishing relationships. I think that finding people to swap work with is one of the benefits of immersing oneself in the online writing community, whether here on this blog or elsewhere on the Internet (there's so much out there!).<br /><br />I spent time bantering with and getting to know these other writers, and as time passed, either one or the other of us said, "Hey, will you read this?" and the rest was history. There were a couple times when, ultimately, the swap didn't work out very well, but for the most part, I've had many of the same critique partners for several years now.<br /><br />I may have to host another critique partner dating service on here again soon, since I do continually hear from people that that's how they found their critique partners. But, truly, I think it's a good idea to plug in, get to know people (twitter is great for writerly banter!), and take the plunge when you find someone you "click" with on a writing level.Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-8647715117745628532016-12-12T21:08:39.793-05:002016-12-12T21:08:39.793-05:00I'm just going to pipe up and say that it'...I'm just going to pipe up and say that it's hard to find a good group locally, unless you live in/near a large(ish) city. I've discovered almost all my best critique partners via online classes. The benefits of online classes: a teacher, lectures, guided critiques (which means the teacher teaches you and others to critique usefully), and you can get a fair chunk of your novel workshopped by a relatively large number of people. I've ended up becoming friends with many of the people I've met at these workshops and at least two that I know of have since become published. The only exception to this is Authoress's own critique partner matchup, which is how I met one of my most favorite partners. <br /><br />But take a look at this: https://www.writingclasses.com/classes/location-type/allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-81765287348622512672016-12-10T19:44:21.873-05:002016-12-10T19:44:21.873-05:00Hello Authoress,
First, let me say that I'm g...Hello Authoress,<br /><br />First, let me say that I'm glad you're still dancing! <br /><br />I have wanted to ask this question for a while but with all your contests and everything you do I wanted to wait until the time seemed right. This post falls in line with that "sort of". <br /><br />How do you recommend finding great objective readers for your novel?<br /><br />I have been in several critique groups for a number of years but unfortunately my partners are as inexperienced as I am. None of us know anyone in the industry in any capacity. <br /><br />Also, it's hard to get these members to be "brutally honest" despite repeated requests to be so. They're all wonderful people and we all offer each other whatever advice we can but they're just too nice to be truly helpful, if that makes any sense. I think my novel is good but it's not that good. <br /><br />I've encountered this problem in every group I've joined and there aren't any other groups in the area. I tried to find people online but haven't had much luck. How do you know if some online stranger knows what they're talking about?<br /><br />You're always talking about how blessed you are to have so many great people to turn to for help and I wish I had that kind of support as well. I know my MS has flaws. I'm even aware of some of them but not how to fix them. I have a really thick skin and would love to have harsh critiques because I feel that's the only way I can grow as a writer. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.<br /><br />Sorry for the long rant but it's so important to me that I improve my craft and I feel like I've hit a limit. Thanks for reading.<br /><br />All the Best,<br /><br />CharlieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com