https://writersinthestormblog.com A Blog On Writing Tue, 04 Feb 2025 04:48:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://writersinthestormblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WITS-Logo-150x150.jpg https://writersinthestormblog.com 32 32 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/09/how-to-be-a-good-critique-group-partner/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/09/how-to-be-a-good-critique-group-partner/#comments Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:16:38 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=50453 Sharing writing with others is an act of bravery. Few things bruise a writer faster than a harsh critique. Read how to be a good critique group partner.

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The post The Up and Down Sides of Critique Groups: Is There Value in Finding Your Peeps? first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2019/09/up-and-down-sides-of-critique-groups/feed/ 26 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/02/desperately-seeking-a-writing-team/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/02/desperately-seeking-a-writing-team/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2015 12:07:33 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=17732 Densie Webb I recently read a blog post titled something to the effect “You Don’t Need Support to Write.” I couldn’t disagree more. Writing in a vacuum, without someone to give you honest feedback, occasionally shake their pompoms in your face or send you emails with lots of exclamation points congratulating you on your latest […]

The post Desperately Seeking Writing Support? first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/02/desperately-seeking-a-writing-team/feed/ 49 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2013/07/10-power-tips-for-building-a-great-critique-group/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2013/07/10-power-tips-for-building-a-great-critique-group/#comments Wed, 17 Jul 2013 11:00:54 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=8496 by Jenny Hansen My day job as a software trainer is about building the skills of my co-workers so they can do productive work. And you know what I noticed several years back? There’s TONS of similarity between my training life and my writing life. Case in point: Leadership Freak is a business and leadership blogger […]

The post 10 Power Tips for Building a Great Critique Group first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2013/07/10-power-tips-for-building-a-great-critique-group/feed/ 24 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2013/03/brainstorming-get-more-out-of-what-ifing/ Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:00:30 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=7699 By Sharla Rae Some writers brainstorm on their own, some do it with another writer or a group of writers. My personal favorite is 'what-ifing' with my critique group. Along the way I learned a few things. I think the biggest lesson was that if I walked away disappointed, it was probably my own fault. […]

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The post Beta Readers – Why You Want Them, Why You Need Them first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2012/06/juggling-chainsaws-writing-two-books-at-the-same-time/ Wed, 27 Jun 2012 08:00:04 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=5721 By Laura Drake This is so not something I would ever do. Why would I even attempt it? What made me think I could do this? Deadlines, that’s what. I did it to myself. My editor knew I was already writing for another house, so she let me set the deadline for the Biker-chick book. […]

The post Juggling Chainsaws – Writing Two Books at the Same Time first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2011/10/critique-groups-how-to-find-your-dream-team/ Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:00:13 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=2890 By Sharla Rae I’m very proud of my critique dream team here at Writers In The Storm. We started out liking each other, but we’re now sisters both in the family sense and as professional writers.  Unfortunately, not all critique groups are created equal. We’ve all heard critique group horror stories: unprofessional back-biting, petty jealousies […]

The post Critique Groups: How To Find Your Dream Team first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2011/10/10-power-tips-for-critique-groups-2/ Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:00:38 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=2853 We interrupt our regularly scheduled blog for an announcement: Amy Hahn was the lucky commenter who won a copy of Judy Duarte's new novel, Christmas on Nutcracker Court!  Congrats Amy! Here's our own Jenny Hansen, starting a new series on critique groups. In my everyday life I’m a training coordinator for an accounting firm, focused […]

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