There is no such thing, right?
Last February, I found a local writer's group. They're awesome - smart and dedicated and incredibly helpful. We meet once a week. Those of us who are working on projects read a few pages out loud while everyone else marks up the copies that we've distributed. Then the critiquing starts. On some days, they tell me that my writing is great. On other days, I feel like I should have brought a shot of tequila before my turn.
The best part is, a few of the members agreed to read my book in its entirety. We met at my house last week to discuss their feedback. I made lunch-grilled chicken, salad, Black Thai rice, sweet potato kale quesadillas-and of course cookies for dessert. The feedback was...constructive. Second half of the book was really good. First half needed some work (I'm being nice to myself.). I took notes and nodded a lot. Yes, it was a good idea to put some limits around Kailee's capabilities. No, I wasn't getting rid of the Kabbalah, just because one guy in my group can't stand paranormal anything.
I typed everything up using One Note (my new favorite writing tool-it's awesome) and now I'm working hard at the edits (except right now, while I'm typing this). My goal is to be done by the end of the year. Wish me luck.
Last February, I found a local writer's group. They're awesome - smart and dedicated and incredibly helpful. We meet once a week. Those of us who are working on projects read a few pages out loud while everyone else marks up the copies that we've distributed. Then the critiquing starts. On some days, they tell me that my writing is great. On other days, I feel like I should have brought a shot of tequila before my turn.
The best part is, a few of the members agreed to read my book in its entirety. We met at my house last week to discuss their feedback. I made lunch-grilled chicken, salad, Black Thai rice, sweet potato kale quesadillas-and of course cookies for dessert. The feedback was...constructive. Second half of the book was really good. First half needed some work (I'm being nice to myself.). I took notes and nodded a lot. Yes, it was a good idea to put some limits around Kailee's capabilities. No, I wasn't getting rid of the Kabbalah, just because one guy in my group can't stand paranormal anything.
I typed everything up using One Note (my new favorite writing tool-it's awesome) and now I'm working hard at the edits (except right now, while I'm typing this). My goal is to be done by the end of the year. Wish me luck.
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