Critique Groups

Critique groups can help writers strengthen their work, improve their editing skills, and survive the writing process with a little less screaming. These articles explore how to find, join, and participate in a critique group, offer useful feedback, handle criticism, and build supportive relationships with other writers.

Online Critique Groups: A Path to Better Writing, All from Your Comfy Couch

Are you frustrated with your writing progress? Maybe you’re questioning your publishing goals, struggling to finish a draft, or wondering whether your latest chapter makes sense to anyone except you. Writing may be solitary, but improving your writing doesn’t have to be. Becoming an active member of a writing community can provide encouragement, accountability, and the honest feedback you need to make your manuscript stronger. A good critique group gives you all three. Of course, … Read more

Critique Groups: A Writer’s Lifeline

If you are a writer or aspire to write, you soon discover it’s not as easy as it looks. In fact, it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done, and I’ve been writing professionally for over thirty years. It’s a career where the minute you think you’ve mastered the craft, your editor returns a document covered in markups and comments that triples the size of your MS Word file. Hence, writers learn quickly to stick together … Read more

Continue Shopping →
Item added to cart.
0 items - $0.00
Checkout