Comments on: Writing Craft for Lone Wolves and Authors on a Budget

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By: Piper Bayard

Piper Bayard — Sun, 10 Jul 2016 19:23:16 +0000

In reply to justinedaredavis. Hey, Justine! Thanks so much for sharing your experience. And as for the social media, It was just my opportunity to make a good friend. :)

By: justinedaredavis

justinedaredavis — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 21:54:04 +0000

I'm way late to the party here, Piper, but let me agree and agree and agree! In the beginning, some 60 books ago, I read the creative writing books. And kept going back to what worked for me until the light went on and I stopped reading them. As for critique groups, never had or wanted one. I've always said that all the stories have been told in one form or another, so the only original thing you really have to offer is how you tell them, IOW your voice. And the more people you run it through, the more diluted that voice becomes.

And thanks yet again for your help with social media, back in the day. 😉

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By: Catherine Dilts

Catherine Dilts — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 20:14:14 +0000

Piper, I did not become published until I became a critique group dropout. Some of us are our own best critics, to rephrase the saying. I do have a select few trusted beta readers.

By: Icy Sedgwick

Icy Sedgwick — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 18:11:37 +0000

Susan Spann is wonderful! She's been really helpful to me in the past. I do go to a writing group but there's no pressure to share work, and I usually prefer the bit at the end when we just generally chat about writing and publishing. But I can see the downsides, because some attendees clearly have an agenda - either they want to show off their own 'knowledge' or they're too keen to be nice and they don't offer anything helpful. I have three trusted beta readers and an editor that I prefer, rather than letting strangers have a look at what I've done. But then I did buy writing books, and I read blogs, so I like to try and offer advice to writers who are just starting out based on what I've learned. There are so many books aimed at people who have been writing a while and want to improve, and even more at those who want to publish, but not as many at those who want to try and don't know where to start. They need virtual hugs :)

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Thu, 16 Jun 2016 17:02:40 +0000

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By: Wendy McLeod macknight

Wendy McLeod macknight — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 09:19:22 +0000

Love this post, Piper! I tend to mostly be a lone wolf, too, and am very picky of who I share my work with before I send it to my agent. Some critiques are more soul destroying than helpful, and sometimes they are the blind leading the blind!

By: Piper Bayard

Piper Bayard — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 04:21:03 +0000

In reply to Calisa Rhose. Glad you enjoyed the post.:)