Sentences with phrase «critique group because»

I knew I needed a critique group because I hadn't written in such a long time.

Currently, searching for a new critique group because my second novel is not ready for the beta group I joined.

They differ from a critique group because they usually read a whole manuscript in a few sittings rather than hearing it over a period of months or years.

Feedback from Beta Readers differs from what you get from a critique group because Betas generally read your whole manuscript in a week or two rather than over the span of months or years.

I'm a fan of workshops and critique groups because they can be a free and helpful way for a new writer to learn basic writing skills.

I've met people who refuse to go to critique groups because they've had an awful experience with a group — with members who needed to stroke their egos by tearing other writers down.

Not exact matches

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.

Because of that structure, critique groups are often better with writing craft issues on a smaller scale (clarifying sentences or paragraphs, scene goals, immediate motivations, dialogue passages, etc.) than on a story - sized scale (character development, plot flow, story goals and motivations, themes, emotional arcs, etc.).

Even when you've found a wonderful critique group that seems knowledgeable, helpful and kind, they can sometimes steer you wrong, simply because of the nature of the group set - up.

One thing critique groups can't do well is help with story arc, because we look at things chapter by chapter.

I've never been a fan of critique groups, possibly because I think of myself as a solitary writer.

As Anne mentioned last week, some critique groups tend to focus more on line - by - line issues than big picture things, especially because critique groups / partners often see just a chapter or so at a time.

Because I live overseas I'm in an online critique group.

Input from your critique group or beta readers, while valuable, is limited because they already know the plot.

I'll continue writing technical manuals because the pay is great, and I'll continue critiquing manuscripts because that's what critique group members do, but at least I've cleared enough space on my roster to find time to write this post, so that's something... right?

Because writing is my therapy and my critique partners my support group.

The online critique groups are great because it's easy to leave if the first one is not the group for you.

An opinion I respect in my critique group said I wrote some of the best dialogue ever because he could take out the tags and still know which character was speaking.

Because your critique group knows your book, they may unintentionally fill in holes.

At the end, he had some general author comments and pretty much his critique group said to take the description out because it was boring, so he did.

I scanned through it a few months ago, and even cleaned up the first chapter for submission to my critique group, but I haven't read the synopsis or even the scene list / outline because I want to read the manuscript with fresh eyes.

From the critique groups, to the free Saturday programs and even the yearly conference, my writing skills have improved because of my membership in RMFW.»

My problem now comes in that one man in my critique group mentioned I should change the POV to 3rd person limited because Editors will not purchase anything from a first - time author not written in that POV; and that once I have my first publication I can choose which ever POV I want.

Because a good critique group can make a huge difference in how well and how quickly you grow as a writer.

It all worked out... I think... mostly because of my excellent critique group.

Her critique group nicknamed her «The Red Pen of Doom» because of her «take no prisoners» editing style.

Does your critique group consist of your mom and your spouse because you only want to hear that your manuscript is fabulous?

Because that's what we're seeking by being part of a critique group, right?

First, finding a critique group of like minded writers is invaluable because, as you wrote, «it's tough to achieve objectivity» about your own writing.

And that's the profound difficulty of psychoanalysis and group relations, and also of institutional critique, because then one must deal as well with the conflicted nature of that participation.