Sentences with phrase «hear in critique groups»

Never take what you hear in critique groups or workshops as gospel.

I do still encourage the use of critique groups and beta readers as a first step in learning the ins and outs of the craft and business of writing, but keep in mind that most of what you hear in a critique group needs to be taken with a grain of salt.

Not exact matches

Self - published writers frequently hear that they need to pass their books by beta readers or critique groups first before sending the stories on to freelance editors (fewer corrections in a book means a less expensive editing process).

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.

To me, it's no different than when I sit in critique group and hear what didn't work for my crit partners.

One submission has been made and I've read and critiqued it, but I haven't heard from anyone else in the group about an online conference to actually discuss the submission, or anything else moving forward.