tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175299018581644634.post63678073201142927..comments2024-03-12T15:59:16.193-05:00Comments on Full Moon Dreaming: If you can't stand the heat, you're not going to make it as a writerJulie Lynn Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03574029767523627749noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175299018581644634.post-60053042836537448592011-05-19T21:01:13.783-05:002011-05-19T21:01:13.783-05:00Jen B - The trick is to find a crit partner that y...Jen B - The trick is to find a crit partner that you both like and respect. I have two and I value their opinions highly.Julie Lynn Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574029767523627749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175299018581644634.post-34596226130410696912011-05-19T20:59:46.498-05:002011-05-19T20:59:46.498-05:00I don't know how I would handle the advice of ...I don't know how I would handle the advice of a critique partner. I tend to be pretty sensitive about my art. On the other hand, I don't mind sharing it even if I know it's not great because it was the best I could do at the time. I will have to contemplate this one a bit more.<br />jepebATverizonDOTnetJen B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04737375224830943067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175299018581644634.post-60762704684301126152011-05-19T10:19:40.673-05:002011-05-19T10:19:40.673-05:00Absolutely, Edward! Or more than one! Join a crit ...Absolutely, Edward! Or more than one! Join a crit group - I love mine to death! They see things that I don't, and they aren't attached to some of the things that I think I am. In the film trade, it's known as "killing your darlings". Same thing for books. Also, you have to know how to edit yourself, don't expect others to do everything, or they'll tell you eventually not to bother them if you can't be bothered yourself!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, Edward, and for entering the contest!Julie Lynn Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574029767523627749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175299018581644634.post-61898340388641345592011-05-19T10:16:45.176-05:002011-05-19T10:16:45.176-05:00Editors, critiquers (which apparently isn't a ...Editors, critiquers (which apparently isn't a real word LOL), even reviewers, are the people who can lead a writer towards a better 'product', because a book is a product, IF they're willing to listen. My advice, based on my vast experience of having one book published (and three accepted) so far *G* is get a beta reader you trust to be honest with you before submitting and listen to them. It'll make a world of difference. - E.Edward Kendrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15069960986925545672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175299018581644634.post-22473785325638818572011-05-19T10:07:12.715-05:002011-05-19T10:07:12.715-05:00Hi Angel!
I agree, you can couch your criticisms ...Hi Angel!<br /><br />I agree, you can couch your criticisms diplomatically, although with some young ones, they'll still go off like a Roman candle, no matter how you word it. Fragile egos need strengthening if they're to survive, and a lot of that is internal. But we veterans can help too. Mentoring a young writer (and I mean young in experience not necessarily years) is a very good thing. Giving back without expectation of recompense other than the joy of doing!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to follow the blog and leave a contact email so you'll be entered in my contest!Julie Lynn Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574029767523627749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175299018581644634.post-80011845068855349792011-05-19T09:57:20.539-05:002011-05-19T09:57:20.539-05:00Hi Julie - wish the kitchen was mine, too!
You m...Hi Julie - wish the kitchen was mine, too! <br /><br />You make an important point - critique is necessary to growth and vital to every serious author's work vitality and continued success. I've dumped crit partners faster than a hot brick when all they could say was "Wow! This is great!" If I needed that, I'd hire a few sycophants. No - I need a crit partner to tell me what didn't work.<br /><br />Now, that said, I've been critting a long time and there are ways to critique which will help encourage the young writer and help them actually hear the critique. If it feels like a blast from a double barrel, young writer will turn off and refuse to listen.<br /><br />To have the message received, the good with the bad always helps. Young writers tend towards hubris, as you say, but it's usually supported by a fragile ego, which need not be crushed (though it's somteimes tempting.)Angel Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083874247515480776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175299018581644634.post-63066979613537775372011-05-19T09:55:45.917-05:002011-05-19T09:55:45.917-05:00Teresa K - you are so right! Just being able to kn...Teresa K - you are so right! Just being able to know and admit that makes you a stronger person, one who will be able to deal with situations as they arise - which they will. Good luck on that law degree! Thanks for stopping by and entering my contest! :)Julie Lynn Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574029767523627749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175299018581644634.post-23186654768907457112011-05-19T09:45:34.859-05:002011-05-19T09:45:34.859-05:00Julie,
I'm not a writer, but I'm an avid ...Julie,<br /><br />I'm not a writer, but I'm an avid reader and yes I do write reports and other projects.<br />I go to Law school and I swaney I have one of the toughest Law Professor's I've ever come acrossed.<br />When I'm turning in briefs or other legal papers for him to go over I've left there so frustrated and have actually cried. I just wanted to smack him. He ripped my papers to streds. After doing a three page brief, they may be two paragraphs left.<br />The funny thing about it I had another lawyer help me who was practicing.<br /><br />I went back to him, my friend who was a practicing attorney and he said; "I don't know what the hell your Professor wants. So really discouraged I'm ready to quit and give up. However I've come to far to quit. I only have four classes left to graduate.<br />So what do you do. You sit back and really think about what your Professor is telling you, or in my case what he's not telling me. After I calm down and really think the Light bulb goes off and I sit down to write one of the best briefs ever.<br /><br />So we must take criticism with a stride and remember it's to help you improve not tear you down. It's to strengthen your writing process.<br /><br />Teresa K.<br />tcwgrlup41(at)yahoo.comTeresa K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02924374150166433414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175299018581644634.post-18062671478112004182011-05-19T08:37:16.822-05:002011-05-19T08:37:16.822-05:00Thanks, Rawiya! The more you can improve your wri...Thanks, Rawiya! The more you can improve your writing, the better your chances of publication, right? And that's what most of us, if not all of us, strive for!<br /><br />Sure, it's hard to hear at first, but it gets easier. Just remember, it's not personal!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Julie Lynn Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574029767523627749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175299018581644634.post-39237527897557893522011-05-19T08:35:07.654-05:002011-05-19T08:35:07.654-05:00A great blog indeed.
I'm part of ERWA where ...A great blog indeed. <br /><br />I'm part of ERWA where I've had several people critique me. Some being helpful, others being downright mean. Thats the thing, crit with consideration and respect. <br /><br />Put yourself in someone's spot and see how you would handle the comment you are baout to make that person.<br /><br />If you wouldnt like it, then change what you are about to say.<br /><br />I love hearing other authors telling me somethings wrong or out of place. One less thing my editor has to do and makes the story or book closer to perfect. <br /><br />Great blog Julie!S.Lirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17787307019842983456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175299018581644634.post-41431255134445882222011-05-19T08:30:59.474-05:002011-05-19T08:30:59.474-05:00It is a nice kitchen, Mags, wish it was mine! Cupp...It is a nice kitchen, Mags, wish it was mine! Cuppa coming right up! I've learned to appreciate the value of hot tea over the years and have even come to enjoy it!<br /><br />I get bad reviews too. The ones that bother me are from people who admit they quit reading a few pages in! Seems a bit odd, but whatever. I just pass on to the next thing, no sense in worrying about it.<br /><br />Criticism just comes with the territory. If you're not being reviewed, you're not getting noticed!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, Mags, have a seat in my virtual kitchen. And thanks for the contest entry :)Julie Lynn Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574029767523627749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175299018581644634.post-76542349533720609042011-05-19T08:27:02.090-05:002011-05-19T08:27:02.090-05:00Nice kitchen. I'll have tea please. I used to ...Nice kitchen. I'll have tea please. I used to get upset at people crit when i first started out. Now i get cross if they DON'T pick things out that are wrong. <br /><br />I just got a reall horrible review for one of my books. Do I care? Well, sort of. No one likes to hear that a person hated the book your wrote. But will I lament over it for hours. Nope! It's only an opinion, not an unexploded bomb!! So I agree with julie. If you can't take the heat, work in soap factory. I've heard it's cooler in there.Margaret Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13719830854358035869noreply@blogger.com