Storytelling and related miscellany
From Rick: This week’s post is going to be short and sweet. I’ve put together some tidbits and tips that I hope readers will find of some benefit. In a recent Kris Rusch blog post, she hit upon one of
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Caveat critiquor, or how to stand your ground against criticisms
guest post by Lance Taubold (reposted with permission from 13Thirty Books and with minor edits) Writers, like most artists, are by nature, insecure. We want everyone to like what we’ve written. Let me correct that. We want everyone to love
Read moreCritique groups, beta readers, or editors–Which is best?
From Rick: Someone in a large online group that I belong to recently asked, “How many beta readers should one use?” The answers varied: 2-3, 5-7, a dozen or more, but the consensus was that too few may not give
Read moreWhat writers don’t want to hear…
…but need to listen to. From Rick: As a follow-up to Scott’s discussion last week, I’m going to use a real example. In one of the chat groups I belong to, author X complained about getting yet another 1-star review
Read moreEditing in a writers’ group setting
From Scott: For the next blog in our series on quality control, I’d like to discuss editing in a group setting. Writers’ groups offer a major advantage over an editing process where you, the author, are the only person who
Read moreGood Book, Bad Book
From Rick: Since this is a blog about writing well, let’s discuss what differentiates a good book from a bad book. I’ll start with what I look for in a good book: a great story, great characters, and great writing.
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