tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post2829794565723208005..comments2023-11-18T22:19:35.259-05:00Comments on MuseInks: How to Know if You've Got What It Takes to Be a WriterAmi Hendricksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16113842141579251283noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-90732214656411044172011-08-07T13:22:00.811-04:002011-08-07T13:22:00.811-04:00Ava Jae,
I like your tactic of looking at critiqu...Ava Jae, <br />I like your tactic of looking at critiques as a challenge. "In this corner, the Critiqued Manuscript! And in THIS corner, the Audacious Author! Get ready to RRRrrrummmmblle!" :D<br /><br />Jeannie,<br />Good luck on your attack!<br /><br />Keep on keeping on.Ami Hendricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16113842141579251283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-16422090723981383472011-08-05T11:22:32.090-04:002011-08-05T11:22:32.090-04:00This is an excellent post and a timely one as I si...This is an excellent post and a timely one as I sit here with my printed WIP ready to attack the first round of revisions. <br /><br />It's a process.<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849370947985905108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-76852387848363619712011-08-04T18:51:19.534-04:002011-08-04T18:51:19.534-04:00Ok, so I think this post is fantastic.
I've ...Ok, so I think this post is fantastic. <br /><br />I've learned to like getting critiques. They're hard to take, but I look at them as a challenge. It satisfies my competitive nature and makes the whole process easier to handle. :) <br /><br />Giving critiques is a little more difficult. Especially if you've never critiqued the person before, I know I get nervous about how to word things since I don't know how sensitive the writer is. <br /><br />Regardless, there's a lot you can learn from both giving and receiving critiques. It's a fundamental part of the writing process that can't be overlooked.Gabe (Ava Jae)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04778524723148508140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-23990389498421005862011-08-04T15:31:21.981-04:002011-08-04T15:31:21.981-04:00Malin,
Point taken. Still, validation & compli...Malin,<br />Point taken. Still, validation & compliments aren't necessarily one and the same. I think one of the things I need to work on when I Beta read stuff is to focus as much on highlighting when the writer does something that REALLY WORKS as I do on pointing out what doesn't. I fall into the editor's trap of: "If I don't change it, I think it's great." Which too often goes unsaid at the beta-read stage, I fear.<br /><br />Katharine,<br />Believe me when I tell you that You Are Not Alone! Reading critique notes is difficult (for me, at least), because I know how long it took me to write the manuscript. I fool myself into thinking I'm near The End of the journey. Then, in the teeny little amount of time it takes me to read the notes, I realize that I've only just begun and should really stop for gas and a potty break 'cause I'm in for a long ride. :D <br /><br />Here's to everyone that's on the same road! Keep on keeping on.Ami Hendricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16113842141579251283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-69820051349107040602011-08-04T15:17:23.655-04:002011-08-04T15:17:23.655-04:00This is exactly what I needed to hear right now. I...This is exactly what I needed to hear right now. I need to know that I'm not the only one who fights discouragement. My sweet and thorough critique partner has hacked my MS to bits and I've taken it harder than I thought I would. I needed your wisdom today just so I can avoid thinking I'm a failure because I have a little trouble with verb tense. ( I still have a great story, excellent dialogue and dynamic characterization.) You wrote this for me. Thank you.Katharinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993332891476325352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13639087.post-37813179198641216622011-08-04T13:26:40.534-04:002011-08-04T13:26:40.534-04:00Maybe the writer in question didn't seek valid...Maybe the writer in question didn't seek validation at all. <br /><br />I have an old friend (non-writer but avid reader) who always assumes I want compliments when I'm asking for how-to help.<br /><br />Sometimes the hardest thing about writing isn't that you know you need to rewrite, but figuring out HOW. And that is something critters/beta readers can't always help with. At least not if the writer is serious about learning the craft and wants to write the story in their own voice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869145555938203736noreply@blogger.com