tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506851291302692937.post7849697535518415803..comments2014-03-05T10:03:36.108-05:00Comments on Denise Golinowski's Gambol: JRWC12 Tidbit #3 - The Value of Critiques & Self-EditingDenise Golinowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646310909366020757noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506851291302692937.post-6986227564301887762012-10-27T18:03:48.425-04:002012-10-27T18:03:48.425-04:00Hi Tracey! Thanks for dropping in and you're s...Hi Tracey! Thanks for dropping in and you're spot on! It's a matter of chemistry. Not finding a group of yes-men, but a group that gets your writing/genre and then shares constructive info. Thanks for pointing that out.Denise Golinowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646310909366020757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506851291302692937.post-59743132142648423602012-10-25T18:04:58.127-04:002012-10-25T18:04:58.127-04:00Critiques are hard, but very valuable. Just as you...Critiques are hard, but very valuable. Just as you should vet an agent or editor, don't just join the first group you come to. Great, constructive advice can help your work immensely. But bad advice, by people who are hurtful or not knowledgeable, can be damaging.Tracey Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05065166995511006017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506851291302692937.post-2029332802854102462012-10-25T09:49:13.365-04:002012-10-25T09:49:13.365-04:00Hi, Tina! You've hit a good point about the ne...Hi, Tina! You've hit a good point about the need to explain. Sometimes we forget that our readers are NOT as intimately involved and knowledgeable about our world as we are and we won't be there to answer their questions when they go "huh?"Denise Golinowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646310909366020757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506851291302692937.post-3631575706731321332012-10-25T08:51:48.834-04:002012-10-25T08:51:48.834-04:00Thanks for sharing, Denise. I think it is hard for...Thanks for sharing, Denise. I think it is hard for people to hear criticism about their work; and part of writing has to be the writer being able to "hear" what a non-biased party is saying. I've learned that if you have to explain something to someone after they've read it, then you probably need to go back in and make sure those points are valid. Tina Glasneck, USA Today Bestselling Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05981233678758852704noreply@blogger.com