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Q&A How do I know when my work is ready for critique?

I run a critiquing group once a month and I've had several of my members say they aren't sure how to tell when their work is ready for critique. I'll be covering this in a workshop tomorrow night, ...

4 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Jerenda‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:52:58Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/25854
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Jerenda‭ · 2019-12-08T05:52:58Z (almost 5 years ago)
I run a critiquing group once a month and I've had several of my members say they aren't sure how to tell when their work is ready for critique. I'll be covering this in a workshop tomorrow night, but I figured I'd toss the question to you guys as well. How do you know when your work is ready for critique?

Note that I don't expect anyone to be submitting perfect, polished, ready-to-publish pieces (say that five times fast). It's fine if they still need some work; if they didn't, what am I critiquing it for? But where's the line between the first draft and ready for critique?

Update: I compiled most of these answers into a single document and presented it to my critique group as a workshop. We had a good conversation and I think we all learned a lot. Thank you! If you're interested, the document (and some subsequent notes) can be viewed [here](https://www.dropbox.com/s/f6r9j0pum4tfymm/How%20do%20I%20know%20when%20my%20work%20is%20ready%20for%20critique.docx?dl=0).

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-01-04T21:42:09Z (almost 8 years ago)
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