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Getting Your Critique On

I only know one way to critique a manuscript, and that’s with a nervous heart. Critiquing is a serious, sometimes tricky, business and shouldn’t be taken lightly. If someone trusts you enough to show you their work, consider it a privilege. Give the task the same level of respect you afford your own writing, and […]

The Entry Where I Thinly Disguise Myself to Make a Point

Feedback is important because no writer works in a vacuum. Not really. We have day jobs, families, significant others, pets, friends, and obligations. A writer won’t necessarily worry that much about feedback, or shouldn’t any way, but will keep on going until it becomes obvious it’s time to stop. That time is usually when no […]