I Think I'm Subverting My Critique Group

[emeraldsedai]

Until I came along, my new critique group was just four nice ladies copy-editing each other's draft chapters.

Well, I've been languishing for years on that turd-polishing plateau, and fixing a troubled novel doesn't happen there. Sure, that's where I put in my 10,000 hours learning to wield the language, but I should have moved on ages ago. This

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[frozen_delight]

Thanks so much for the link, this sounds really interesting!

[emeraldsedai]

It's a very good resource. Not, ironically enough, particularly well-written, but I've forced myself to concentrate on it, and it's paying off.

I've looked at a hell of a lot of writing-help books, blogs and presentations, and 80% of them seem to be about polishing, without any consideration of whether the thing being polished has any structure.

The 20% that delve into structure are all over the map, and this one--for my type of brain and personality, anyway--has been the most helpful.

[karen_jk]

I want to be in your critique group! :)

Thanks for this great resource.

[emeraldsedai]

If we didn't meet in person here in Portland, I'd totally invite you!