tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post7224916339725709504..comments2023-07-25T10:16:53.355-05:00Comments on Confessions of a 40-County Driver: Blog Chain: Critter-patedthelongroad2heaven.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13201333091163940413noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-24887331831658819012009-04-10T22:17:00.000-05:002009-04-10T22:17:00.000-05:00I believe first drafts are for the embarrassing cr...I believe first drafts are for the embarrassing crap you don't ever, ever want anyone else to see. Because from that sometimes comes the shiniest gems...Carolyn Kaufman | @CMKaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07715666518147779502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-23746423343905616922009-04-08T10:25:00.000-05:002009-04-08T10:25:00.000-05:00Yes, the thick skin is so necessary! It is never ...Yes, the thick skin is so necessary! It is never easy to receive a harsh crit, but in the end they only make your writing better!Kate Karyus Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581176126578915929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-4868821210377215022009-04-07T23:27:00.000-05:002009-04-07T23:27:00.000-05:00Excellent blog post, Kat. I liked the link to Rach...Excellent blog post, Kat. I liked the link to Rachelle's blog too. And you're so right about so many things. Being in a crit group, how to grow thick skin, all of it. Great job!Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-81205596544725032492009-04-07T19:55:00.000-05:002009-04-07T19:55:00.000-05:00Great post, Kat! I also prefer it if I can read a ...Great post, Kat! I also prefer it if I can read a project as a whole, or have someone read my project in its entirety.Annie Loudenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13008836459417708235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-38432976469240176022009-04-07T09:52:00.000-05:002009-04-07T09:52:00.000-05:00Great thoughts, Kat!I've grown so much in my crit ...Great thoughts, Kat!<BR/>I've grown so much in my crit groups!<BR/>Love this post!KM Wilsherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11250774015974420209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-46857106437957924892009-04-06T22:31:00.000-05:002009-04-06T22:31:00.000-05:00I'm in a critique group and I can definitely tell ...I'm in a critique group and I can definitely tell that their feedback has helped me improve my craft.About Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011023963327391019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-58357839348916589562009-04-06T18:16:00.000-05:002009-04-06T18:16:00.000-05:00Great post Kat; I love your tribbles reference at ...Great post Kat; I love your tribbles reference at the end...cracked me up ( I know, I know - I just exposed my total geek nature didn't I ;) )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-65126018160151546942009-04-06T16:57:00.000-05:002009-04-06T16:57:00.000-05:00Thanks for the link to Rachelle's article! That wa...Thanks for the link to Rachelle's article! That was posted before I had even heard of her,and months before I signed on with her, so I had missed that one.<BR/><BR/>Here's the funny thing: I've belonged to two successful crit groups in which we all do some line editing, contrary to Rachelle's advice about "no line edits for the first draft." We *also* do big picture feedback, but my partners and I have always appreciated the line edit suggestions. We don't always implement all of them, but we like getting them. Personally, I find proofreading to be a major pain, so if my crit partner catches a double period, I am SO grateful.<BR/><BR/>I would qualify that by saying that crit partners have to be capable enough to do good line edits, which is pretty rare. The writer also has to be secure enough in her own voice to know which line edits are acceptable to her voice, and which aren't.Rosslynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08960682130549455526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-55245471336102234272009-04-06T16:46:00.000-05:002009-04-06T16:46:00.000-05:00I have to admit that one of the drawbacks of OWW i...I have to admit that one of the drawbacks of OWW is the inability to crit an entire novel at once. Even if you find crit partners who will follow you for an entire novel, it often takes months to post all of the chapters. Although you could always swap novels through e-mail, you don't earn OWW credit for that. If I had time to do Critters, I'd try that.Sandra Ulbrich Almazanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365908651235829765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-86255272486963164992009-04-06T15:53:00.000-05:002009-04-06T15:53:00.000-05:00Thick skin is definitely necessary if you want to ...Thick skin is definitely necessary if you want to be a writer :) I am mortified at the amount of people (friends and family) I proudly sent my first book to - after going through it maybe once or twice myself. I shudder when I think of that version. I do like to send a couple pages if I'm in brainstorm mode to a few trusted critters, but yeah, I try to polish as much as possible otherwise :)Michelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-58514347756395975452009-04-06T15:28:00.000-05:002009-04-06T15:28:00.000-05:00Great post. You know what, I didn't know about cri...Great post. You know what, I didn't know about crit groups at first either. <BR/><BR/>OH boy. I wish I had known about them earlier. <BR/><BR/>They are such a blessing! Yea, even when they shred my writing...they are a blessing. <BR/><BR/>I've grown so much as a writer through my crit groups, i can't even describe it. :-)<BR/><BR/>Great post, today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com