tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post6668312078769109820..comments2024-03-27T03:16:57.365-04:00Comments on Girlfriends Book Club: The Magic of CritiqueWriter Wenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730769794553260336noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-86125648981862823692013-11-03T14:54:55.854-05:002013-11-03T14:54:55.854-05:00This is great. One of these days when I get organi...This is great. One of these days when I get organized I want to make a plan for getting involved in one through WFWA!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257812666400667827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-91325457050381803772013-10-31T16:06:58.495-04:002013-10-31T16:06:58.495-04:00No, reading my work to other writers, even now, is...No, reading my work to other writers, even now, is unnerving! I love writing and I grow more comfortable with my voice which each book, but I always want to be better. To write a better book. I know writers are people who can see the parts of the machine and how the whole thing does or doesn't work.<br />Maggie Marrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423567809178142889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-57353301954661832352013-10-31T16:05:21.247-04:002013-10-31T16:05:21.247-04:00Love! Love! Maggie Marrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423567809178142889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-47350068617617551442013-10-31T14:56:20.024-04:002013-10-31T14:56:20.024-04:00Great post Maggie! I never had the nerve for a who...Great post Maggie! I never had the nerve for a whole critique group, but through my local RWA chapter (yay LARA!) I found a wonderful critique partner named Sheila who very patiently, very gently, taught me how to write! Then I entered the LARA mentor program and got paired with the amazing Lynne Marshall...who took me to a whole 'nother school!! And then I got published, which never would have happened w/o my CP and my mentor!Sam Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705518962394643795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-13223469051286450372013-10-31T13:40:14.617-04:002013-10-31T13:40:14.617-04:00Maggie,
There's nothing like reading your work...Maggie,<br />There's nothing like reading your work aloud to other writers, is there? I had that same experience with my local RWA chapter (Chicago-North) -- during the very first read, there were places where I *knew* I was going to need to edit, things I didn't fully understand weren't clear until that very moment. I'll always be grateful for the insights they shared with me that night, and their gentleness, too! Glad you found the experience with your critique group so valuable as well :).Marilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-19524538754385068482013-10-31T13:39:38.377-04:002013-10-31T13:39:38.377-04:00Plus there is the joy of seeing a writer grow over...Plus there is the joy of seeing a writer grow over time. How we all (hopefully) deepen our own unique voice. Sometimes it is our critique partners who see it first and polish it a bit for us with their comments. Maggie Marrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423567809178142889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-84878064623887867102013-10-31T13:38:34.407-04:002013-10-31T13:38:34.407-04:00Thank you, Robena for coming by and commenting! Y...Thank you, Robena for coming by and commenting! Yes, critiquing makes us better readers and writers. Maggie Marrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423567809178142889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-15734228392490782612013-10-31T13:37:49.277-04:002013-10-31T13:37:49.277-04:00Thank you, Lynne! Yes, I am quite certain that cr...Thank you, Lynne! Yes, I am quite certain that critique group is the primary reason I ever got pubbed. Not only did it make me a better writer, but it also made writing a habit. I knew a needed clean pages to take to critique!Maggie Marrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423567809178142889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-14265969153927589072013-10-31T13:36:50.509-04:002013-10-31T13:36:50.509-04:0025 years is amazing! You must know each others wr...25 years is amazing! You must know each others writing -- both bad habits and good habits so well. What a wonderful gift to have in your life.Maggie Marrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423567809178142889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-72040494988229549032013-10-31T11:38:26.859-04:002013-10-31T11:38:26.859-04:00Great post and so true. I think in the beginning, ...Great post and so true. I think in the beginning, it's only natural to approach these things with, "What's in it for me?" But over time, you learn that you get so much more out of critiquing the work of others.Lauren Baratz-Logstedhttp://www.laurenbaratzlogsted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-79616747070908612212013-10-31T11:13:16.658-04:002013-10-31T11:13:16.658-04:00I'd been a member of a LARA critique group and...I'd been a member of a LARA critique group and loved it, but then three of us moved away, many became published, and everything changed. One of the original members moved to DC, she and I continued, and we still critique today. I love her advice, and she knows my voice, and I know hers. I agree with you on the value of critiquing, and seriously, I think I'm a better reader from having been in critique groups. Robena Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389730409379890816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-44948938584053095632013-10-31T11:09:56.415-04:002013-10-31T11:09:56.415-04:00I wholeheartedly agree with you, Maggie! Don'...I wholeheartedly agree with you, Maggie! Don't know if you saw the latest LARA Confidential, but I wrote a little article about the The successful Critique Partnership. I know I would never have gotten published if it wasn't for my critique group.Lynne Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156587180087372120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-60217960467454032432013-10-31T10:04:59.521-04:002013-10-31T10:04:59.521-04:00Our critique group has been together for over 25 y...Our critique group has been together for over 25 years! And it's amazing. Janie Emaushttp://www.inthepowderroom.com/read/me-time/2013-10-my-erotic-halloween.htmlnoreply@blogger.com