I’ll bet even Ethan Hunt couldn’t do that, but maybe we can do the impossible here. (Not that the submitted piece this week is impossible to critique. Just go with the joke.) 🙂 Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have… Read More ›
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Critique Group – The Ogre Wars
Not yet, Mary, but send it to our group, and we’ll do what we can to make it practically perfect. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about the submission below. Don’t feel like… Read More ›
Critique Group – A Light in the Dark
See we don’t have straw for brains, we can be great editors. Let’s do it! Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about the submission below. Don’t feel like you have to critique the… Read More ›
Critique Group – Cypress
Get it? ApPEALing? You see, they’re both peeling potatoes and … Why are you wincing? Anyway, it’s critique Friday. I hope you find today’s submission appealing. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about… Read More ›
Critique Group – Once Upon a Dragon
Let’s hope a missing comma is the least of our worries. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about the submission below. Don’t feel like you have to critique the whole piece. Even a… Read More ›
Critique Group Friday Submissions Now Open
Submissions for Critique Group Fridays are now open again. I will begin posting them as soon as I receive some suitable entries, though I might not post one every week. We’ll see how it goes. Before you send a submission, be sure… Read More ›
Why You Shouldn’t Fear Making Your Hero Like Jesus – Guest Post by Natasha Sapienza
Yup, I have a hero who is like Christ in character, and unwittingly in power—for now. I’ve heard it often, “don’t make your characters perfect or your audience won’t relate!” This can be true I guess, but then what about… Read More ›
Story Development – Updated Science-Fiction Story
After reading the beginning of the new science-fiction story I posted a few weeks ago, an astute writer/reader friend commented that the focal character (Megan) seemed a lot like some of my other characters, that I should consider altering her…. Read More ›
Critique Group – The King’s Spyglass
If you haven’t seen Edge of Tomorrow, then you might not understand the above photo, but I thought it was amusing. 🙂 Have fun critiquing today’s entry. This will be the last critique post for a while. I am going… Read More ›
The Editing Game – Guest Post by Kaci Hill
From a discussion about Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman came a brief discussion on how much drafts change from start to finish. Ask Bryan, and he’ll tell you that the original version of Raising Dragons did not include Bonnie…. Read More ›