He then led me to
a wonderful critique group only weeks after I learned what the phrase meant.
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.
Not exact matches
I've seen a number of
wonderful writers pummelled by misguided
critique groups.
Refusing to join a
critique group: If you're convinced you don't have time to participate, or if you believe it's all about your work and nobody else's (and you don't want to «waste time» working on someone else's novel), you're going to miss out on some
wonderful connections and a truck - load of editing opportunities.
My
critique group plans this
wonderful writing retreat weekend and what happens?
When the manuscript for my novel A Reason to Live was ready to move from
critique groups to professional editing, I was lucky enough to land the
wonderful Alison Dasho (nee Janssen), a former editor for Bleak House Books and Tyrus Books [visit her at http://www.alisonedits.com/].
Thank you to my
wonderful research assistant Steffanie Bevington, to Eric Christiansen and Susan Rutberg for their helpful comments and cheerleading, to Ellie Margolis and Kristen Tiscione for their insightful
critique, and to the Golden Gate Scholarship Support
Group for providing a forum for me to share my ideas and receive encouragement.