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Q&A Has self-publishing killed the in-person critique group?

I belonged to an excellent critique group for many years. More than one member of that group went on to commercial publication of the works that they refined in that group. But since we moved a cou...

4 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Mark Baker‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Amadeus‭

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Q&A What things should one highlight as good in beta reading feedback?

When I read people's manuscripts to provide feedback, I can easily identify areas worth improving. However, feedback isn't all that helpful if it makes the writer give up, so good news needs to be ...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by J.G.‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How does one avoid imposing one's own voice and preferences in critiques?

When critiquing another's writing I find myself making suggestions that are clearly biased toward how I would write the work. This effect seems particularly prevent for poetry, where suggestions ar...

2 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by Paul A. Clayton‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A On offering feedback to stories/novels/poetry

Very often, I happen to have to offer my feedback on friends' short stories or novels or poetry. However, I find it very difficult to give a throughout feedback on this kind of writing which is not...

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I evaluate an unwritten plot/story?

I'm working on a full, detailed outline of my planned book series before I have much of it written down. I'm not a pantser, I must have a clear idea where I'm going before I can get far. In the pr...

4 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by Travis Christian‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Combatting Excessive Familiarity Of Writing

Since writing my last question, I've been able to write a handful more items and have tried to nail down some more specific items I can ask about improving my writing. This issue became readily ap...

2 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by Glenn1234‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it more advantageous to have an excerpt or a plot summary critiqued?

I'm considering opening up my current work in progress to critique. In the past I haven't had very much luck with the local writer's group, but I'm willing to try again. Maybe not with them, but de...

3 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Jed Oliver‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do you cope with rejection?

I know that Bradbury was rejected about 800 times. I know the famous JK Rowling story. Yet the question is lurking in my mind, becoming stronger and clearer with each rejection: what if? What if I...

4 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by kom‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Criticizing long fiction. How is it different from short?

I recently asked about criticism regarding short pieces of fiction. What about longer works like novels? Surely no one can sit down and agonize over individual word choices in a larger work the way...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by AGirlHasNoName‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Sci-fi change: Too much or Not enough

I am in the process of editing a short story. It is science fiction of the "if this goes on" kind: I take a social trend I see, and paint its event horizon - a troubling future. 1984 and Fahrenheit...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Galastel‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Are "non-readers" useful beta readers?

In my opinion, the best beta readers are fellow writers, partly because they may have insight others don't, but partly also because you can agree to trade beta-reading responsibilities. (This is fa...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by J.G.‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I judge the quality of a translation?

I'm advising a translation project, translating some short stories from a foreign language to English. What I'm advising about isn't the translations themselves -- but seeing the translated stories...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Standback‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A what are some specific criteria for evaluating a piece of fiction that can be used repeatedly?

Can you provide list of specific items you use to evaluate whether or not a piece of fiction is good or bad? For example, if you really had to explain why a piece of fiction were terrible what cri...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by raddevus‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Complimenting on solid structure with no major flaws

When reviewing fiction, there's a certain quality that's very important to me, which I can best describe as being "solid." By which I mean: the story is well thought-out, well constructed; it flows...

2 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Standback‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Does this convey that I recommend the anthology I'm reviewing?

Here's a snipped-up version of a review of an anthology I wrote a while back (full original review here). Most of the stories were pretty good, a few were superb, and there were a few poor ones. Fo...

1 answer  ·  posted 13y ago by Standback‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Methods for writing a code review

I currently spend a good deal of time over at Code Review and I would love to improve the quality of the reviews I write. Can you give me any insight into the structure or approach you use when wri...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by AGirlHasNoName‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What is in scope for criticizing technical writing

I'm not well versed in technical writing. I'm probably not going to be in a position to give anyone feedback for some time, but I would like to know how to approach it when I get there. I would als...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by AGirlHasNoName‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A When to ask for constructive criticism?

I have 40,000 words of a novel and I am not sure at what point to ask for constructive criticism.

3 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Mandy Russell‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I indicate a superfan review vs a social-criticism essay?

I occasionally write short essays about classic films, and have been thinking about converting them into video essay for YouTube. What I observe are 2 very different types of essay – I'm not sure ...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by wetcircuit‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What weight should be given to writers groups critiques?

I joined a writers group that meets every three weeks. I submitted the first eighteen pages of my work and also sent the same file to a publisher at AuthorHouse. The writers group had varied opin...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Rasdashan‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Critique strategies to help improve someone's writing

How can I smooth the transitions in this text? I feel like the POVs are changed quite a lot which makes it fairly confusing for readers to understand. To elucidate your points, please feel free t...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by pard‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Approaches to criticizing short fiction

What is a reasonable scholarly approach to breaking down short pieces of prose? Is it word choice? Is it structure? Is it themes, and how well they are used? Use of symbolism and its efficacy? Mete...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by AGirlHasNoName‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What to look for when criticizing poetry?

A recent question got me thinking about how to criticize poetry well and I realized I am not very good at it. I can do themes, and that's about it. And I'm not even sure that should be covered unle...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by AGirlHasNoName‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Critique vs nitpicking

During an in-class activity for my AP Lang class, each student did a cold read of a piece they chose, then all the students provided critique out loud and written on their own copy of the author's ...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by weakdna says reinstate monica‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Am I using too much exposition here? [closed]

Lillia usually arrived to school on her own. The other girls from her hometown got a later train more often than not. She purposefully arrived early to be able to complete homework she had n...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by klippy‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Where to go to get my story critiqued?

I have recently completed a short story work of mine. I have published it on Wattpad, and I've sent the Google Docs link of it to several friends. I am kind of new to writing in general, and Wattpa...

0 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by B.fox‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to get past the cringe factor of reviewing my earliest writing attempts?

I’m currently working on a novel that I’m remodelling from an old fanfiction novel I wrote around 6 years ago. That was the first thing I’ve ever fully planned, written, edited, and completed. I’ve...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by sudowoodo‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is there a YouTube for writers? Basically a way to share manuscripts on social media

The title explains it. I'm looking for a place to post my writing and easily share it onto Facebook or Twitter. I know there are A LOT of websites, but it seems like there are too many. I'm look...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by 00Saad‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Interactive feedback - is it a good idea?

I am writing an adventure story, adding one chapter weekly. This is the third story posted on that specific site, and I have followers, some of which post comments after each update. I was very pr...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Ekaterin Nile‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Approaches to finding critique group for creative nonfiction

How does one go about finding and joining a critique group for nonfiction? I'm writing two different non-fiction books: A collection of pieces written by a relative, collected and edited by me. ...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by aparente001‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Difference between Analytical Writing and Critical Writing

I have been spending time online since yesterday trying to understand the difference between analytical summary writing and critical writing. I intend to write an analytical summary essay on the t...

0 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by Cipher‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is there a resource where I could find myself a checker and critic, or check somebodies else text to exercise?

I need a checker and some kind of beta-test editor and critic. Is there a resource out in the web, where I can find myself one?

0 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Daniel Ganiev‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭