Sentences with phrase «about critique groups»

Lynn Price has some wise words about critique groups.

And here I should issue a general warning about critique groups.

I could do an entire post just about critique groups, but I'll cut to the chase.

You're right about critique groups.

Not exact matches

Fifty years after its first publication, Herberg's critique of pluralism is still impressive, as are his ideas about the importance of group identities and his derision of «the melting pot.»

It provides a good warning to conservatives against falling into the trap of defending the idea of «judicial supremacy» in their critique of the president's statement about a «group» of unelected people striking down a congressional law.

It provides a good warning to conservatives against falling into the trap of defending the idea of «judicial supremacy» in their critique of the president's statement about a «group» of unelected people striking down....

Soft just war theory is characterized by seven key components: a strongly articulated horror of war; a strong presumption against war; a skepticism about government claims; the use of just war theory as a tool for citizen discernment and prophetic critique; a pattern of trusting the efficacy of international treaties, multilateral strategies and the perspectives of global peace and human rights groups and the international press; a quite stringent application of just war criteria; and a claim of common ground with Christian pacifists.

Similarly, when a group of Christians in the Asian American community recently released a letter detailing some of their concerns about common stereotypes and prejudices within the evangelical community, I saw many on social media critique this action as «divisive» and «harmful to Christian unity.»

As a member, you will have exclusive access to my Strength System Facebook Group where you can connect with myself and other Strength System Athletes to chat about all things training, including the opportunity to upload your lifting videos, that I will personally critique and give feedback to ensure you are doing everything correctly.

Considered one of the greatest films ever made, The Rules of the Game (La règle du jeu), by Jean Renoir, is a scathing critique of corrupt French society cloaked in a comedy of manners in which a weekend at a marquis» country château lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haut bourgeois acquaintances.

From there, they'd spend time learning about how to create a culture of critique in the classroom, how to successfully facilitate group work, student presentations, and more.

She shared the writing and illustrations from her insect expert group and critiqued her own work: «What I like about this is the colors because they look beautiful.

After seven years of facilitating critique groups and working closely with writers from a variety of genres, I have learned a lot about the steps necessary to achieve success in this very competitive field.

He's gotten feedback on a few chapters from a critique group, but the revision process can be overwhelming and leave us uncertain about where to start, so he asked:

If Joyce, or Nabokov, or J.K. Rowling had run all their work through a modern critique group, frequented online writing forums, attended writing workshops, and absorbed all the (generally) well - intentioned nonsense talked about beats, the Hero's Journey, plot arcs, adverb use, and character change, it's unlikely they would have ever achieved the fame and status they have today.

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While I don't have a writing critique group, I do have a partner that I swap work with and I think about these problems a lot.

You can find lots of info about the craft of writing, market listings, writers» critique groups, etc. on the Internet.

I've never been a part of a critique group in the real world, but having used several critique partners for my books, I know to think about it when one person says it but really consider making changes only when all or most say it.

My saving grace was I was the only novice and the others in the group understood that and helped me to figure out how to critique in a way that allowed the writer to draw his or her own conclusions about the work.

I've shared this post as well (as your other post about crit groups) with my critique group.

One of my cps had experiences such as you talked about in a «live» critique group.

The neat thing about this group, of about 45 - 60 members, is you often received 20 or so short critiques and then could consider at your leisure what «felt» right and what didn't.

And yes, since we once shared a critique group, I think you know exactly the kind of critiques I'm talking about And oh, don't you hate those perfect Mary Sue characters!

One of the things I like about an in person critique group is reading each chapter out loud.

Lida herself says this about the book: «In these pages you will find writers groups for support and critiques, learn how to submit stories to ezines and polish your craft, send submissions via email and locate an e-publisher for your first novel.»

An author's worst fear can be about getting their work edited or critiqued by an editor, an agent, or even a critique group.

We love them, we hate them, we write funny blog posts about them, but the fact is that a good critique group can be a writer's best friend with literary benefits.

I hope you'll pass on the word about Mount Hermon to your critique group.

Larry Brooks: «Make sure your story comes from a place of passion, that it deals with something important to you, that you have something meaningful to say about it through your characters, and that isn't remotely a storytelling - by - the - numbers proposition that allows you to meet a critique group deadline.

I've sat through so many critique group readings where the only tension is finding out what the % & * @ the author is talking about.

And all the above is not meant to guilt you into more active membership in your critique group, or sign up for Colorado Gold tomorrow, but to encourage you to think about your writing career beyond the page.

-LSB-...] more about the how, read Jane Friedman on «How to Find the Right Critique Group or Partner for You.»

This week Anne is over at her book blog talking about witnessing verbal abuse in a critique group or workshop.

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But what about the ten years of critique groups, ten years of reading writing craft books, ten years of writers conferences.

I am lucky to have an awesome critique group I've been working with for about a year.

I remember writing slowly, I remember taking chapters to critique group, I remember having no particular thoughts about publication.

Then I began a second book, and about the same time, joined my first critique group.

And I could add to the advice about producing a quality product before publishing to run your work past some savvy beta readers or a discerning critique group to catch any parts that drag or are confusing, etc., then it would be best to get a professional edit from a reputable freelance editor who reads and edits your genre.

Here's how I got a reality check about group critiques: when my first was book accepted by a small press in England, my editor sent it back bleeding with red - pencilled edits.

Yes, I also had read the earlier post about why we should ignore most of the advice of your critique group.

I wrote about why to ignore most of the advice from your critique group here on the blog in August of 2014.

Yes, there's a great article on edittorrent (a blog run by two editors) about why agents / editors might not love what your critique group loves, and one of the reasons it mentions is this same issue.

I especially wanted to thank you for including resources about beta readers as although I've been part of online and in - person critiquing groups and continue to be in one, I find there's a lot of demand for something to facilitate easier connections between beta readers and writers.

I've never encountered a rude writer in person, but I was once accidentally copied on an email in which a writer was condescending about my application to a critique group.

Having actually finished THREE manuscripts, stories, possible books, future fame and fortune endeavors, I then thought about edits and rewrites followed by my critique group.

I no longer have access to a live critique group, and I've never been able to work up enthusiasm for joining online groups where I know no one — or more importantly — know nothing about anyone's writing skills.

I was going to write about the latest payout numbers from the Kindle Unlimited Program today — and I will get to it shortly — but a member of my critique group asked a question Sunday that had me sit back and think.