tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903386787317265543.post2789313304436134254..comments2023-09-20T10:23:05.510+01:00Comments on With ink from the pink pen: StuffColette McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00383068332228040704noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903386787317265543.post-24669679720792477282013-10-02T06:36:39.658+01:002013-10-02T06:36:39.658+01:00Teresa - it is hard when you're close to somet...Teresa - it is hard when you're close to something creative - it feels like a baby.<br />Captain - my "date" was brill thanks you. I have a friend who would make an ideal "ideal reader" because she commissions creative work for a living and is used to critiquing and I know from bitter experience that she wouldn't let 40 years of friendship stop her from being honest.<br />Debbie - I should join a critique group really. I'll look into it.Colette McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383068332228040704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903386787317265543.post-86440917015673457102013-10-01T23:02:20.481+01:002013-10-01T23:02:20.481+01:00You need to find a critique partner. I belong to a...You need to find a critique partner. I belong to an e-critique group for YA and am finding this very useful.Debbie Coopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05935744781017341500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903386787317265543.post-6216792631308790872013-10-01T16:57:25.255+01:002013-10-01T16:57:25.255+01:00The series thing is tricky, isn't it. I've...The series thing is tricky, isn't it. I've several projects that would fit nicely into serials, but nowhere to submit them. Very few magazines (in my genres) accept series or serials. Oh well, back to the novels for now…<br /><br />I'm surprised you don't have an <i>ideal reader</i>, as Stephen King calls it. Someone to read your work and whose opinion you value. Someone who will evaluate your writing on its merit and not just gush about how great it is because of their emotional connection with you (e.g. as a family member might do).<br /><br />Are there any local writing groups you might join? Or perhaps an on-line one?<br /><br />I hope your "date" went well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903386787317265543.post-84766920784800650262013-10-01T09:42:57.773+01:002013-10-01T09:42:57.773+01:00It's a good sign that when you came back to it...It's a good sign that when you came back to it, you loved it :-) It's very difficult when you're so close though isn't it.<br /><br />I hope you enjoy your day out with Himself - you certainly deserve it :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.com