Sentences with phrase «use of critique groups»

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

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.

The New York City Campaign Finance Board on Wednesday issued a blunt critique of a nonprofit closely linked to Mayor Bill de Blasio that has used unlimited donations to advance his political agenda, denouncing the group's behavior while clearing it and the mayor of any campaign finance violations.

The value of this experience is enhanced when students share individual plans in group sessions, brief the group on their purpose, revise plans if the critique brings forth acceptable suggestions, report to peers on progress made after following the plans for a period of time, and evaluate the plans using self - designed criteria.

The best use of an editor is to polish a book that's already been workshopped in a group or critiqued by several beta readers.

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.

I'm not familiar enough with the history of the term to know the timeline of who used it when, but Anne's right that fanfic always used that term * rather * than anything like «critique partner / group.»

So the schoolmarmish know - it - all in your first critique group who told you in a nasty tone of voice that only terrible writers use the word «was» may have trapped you forever in the mindset that «was» is a taboo word.

And using Amazon or Goodreads customer reviewers as your critique group is one of the worst ideas ever.Anybody who thinks they're going to learn anything from online reviews hasn't read them.

Recent group exhibitions include Year of Cooperation, curated by Christabel Stewart and Anke Kemkes, Broadway 1602, New York and Critique & Clinic, Berlin Film Festival, Berlin (2012); British Art Show 7, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham and Hayward Gallery, London (2010); Asking, Not Telling, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia (2009); You have not been honest, Museo D'Arte Contemporanea Donna Regina, Naples (2007); Art Now Lightbox, Tate Britain, London (2006); Archaeology of Today, Els Hanappe Underground, Athens (2005); Revolution is Not What it Used to Be, S1 Artspace Sheffield (2004); Manifesta 5, European Biennial of Contemporary Art, San Sebastian (2004); Emotion Eins, Frankfurter Kunstverin, Frankfurt am Main (2004); Fresh and Upcoming, a project with Luke Fowler at Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt am Main (2003) and Old Habits Die Hard, Sparwasser HQ Berlin and Norwich Gallery (2003).