tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post5379222374918236425..comments2024-03-28T09:00:44.576-04:00Comments on YA Authors You've Never Heard Of: The Critiquee’s CharterChristine Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05657651210128892443noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-37098218465704934202010-10-04T20:49:01.553-04:002010-10-04T20:49:01.553-04:00Yeah, I think you have to go with your gut when yo...Yeah, I think you have to go with your gut when you can, but sometimes, we just have to trust the numbers.Jon Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17531988211651589497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-3143306807902894672010-10-04T16:34:14.544-04:002010-10-04T16:34:14.544-04:00I use the rule if more than a few mention a simila...I use the rule if more than a few mention a similar issue with my story, then I go back and rework that part. Same goes with rejections from agents. More than a few that use similiar comments or just a form 'no', means I need to revisit story.Kim Baccelliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05304806976633973536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-46424336817696064842010-10-04T07:22:38.149-04:002010-10-04T07:22:38.149-04:00Good point, Kim, though if we get a few people say...Good point, Kim, though if we get a few people saying the same thing, I think we need to look to #8 :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-46981691398958742362010-10-04T07:19:59.503-04:002010-10-04T07:19:59.503-04:00Re: #1's a show off
Lol, it does seem to want...Re: #1's a show off<br /><br />Lol, it does seem to want a lot of attention :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-76096603611163729872010-10-04T07:16:14.696-04:002010-10-04T07:16:14.696-04:00"The point of a critique is not to tear apart..."The point of a critique is not to tear apart a manuscript but to point out strengths and weaknesses, and encourage the writer in making the piece stronger." <br /><br />Absolutely :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-35396048845598858792010-10-04T00:13:07.026-04:002010-10-04T00:13:07.026-04:00Hmmm, I think I'd have #12 to remember this is...Hmmm, I think I'd have #12 to remember this is all subjective. Sure someone might not get your story but that's just one opinion.Kim Baccelliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05304806976633973536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-44524847826961478412010-10-03T20:05:40.688-04:002010-10-03T20:05:40.688-04:00Wow, that #1 sure makes it's way through the o...Wow, that #1 sure makes it's way through the other numbers. What a show off. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-89899083200398593892010-10-03T19:37:33.591-04:002010-10-03T19:37:33.591-04:00I discussed critiquing in my posts last week, too,...I discussed critiquing in my posts last week, too, and I think my conclusion was something both parties need to remember: "The point of a critique is not to tear apart a manuscript but to point out strengths and weaknesses, and encourage the writer in making the piece stronger."Carol J. Garvinhttp://careann.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-8765433331666877672010-10-03T17:23:02.187-04:002010-10-03T17:23:02.187-04:00Thanks, Susanne :)Thanks, Susanne :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-44516175143967721462010-10-03T17:21:01.651-04:002010-10-03T17:21:01.651-04:00Good one, Karen :)Good one, Karen :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-89061967714397450512010-10-03T16:06:05.282-04:002010-10-03T16:06:05.282-04:00I found this very interesting. Don't know wha...I found this very interesting. Don't know what I would put as #12, but I do like what Karen suggested.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-61061913095274765922010-10-03T14:02:30.818-04:002010-10-03T14:02:30.818-04:00For #12, how about this:
If I really need to vent...For #12, how about this:<br /><br />If I really need to vent, I will do so in private; I will never, ever, post anything online that impugns the critiquer's intelligence, ancestry, or intentions, because I know that will make me look a lot worse than him/her.karen wester newtonhttp://karen-w-newton.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.com