The topic of writing groups came up, as it will, this week. I'm of mixed mind on them. I've been involved with very good ones, but also very bad ones. It seems when I talk to writers who've been around for a while, like me, that they have seen similar things. Writer's groups who were... Continue Reading →
The Dangers of Critiques: A Blast from the Past
(I am hip deep in edits and my brain isn't focusing on anything but those. So here's a post from December 2016 about critiques. I'll add a few additional comments at the end.-- ASG) As writers, we are going to see our work critiqued, whether we want to or not. Most of the time we... Continue Reading →
The dangers of critiques
Let me start by thanking everyone for their well-wishes and blog ideas last week. Sorry I didn't get back with a real post but the headache and sinuses laid me low. Since you guys were so great with blog suggestions, I spent a few minutes this morning going over them again and am going to... Continue Reading →