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Bob and I are working on a critique group guide for writers. I'm curious to what all you of you find useful when it comes to critique.
I think I have been involved in every type of critique group know to writers at some point over the last 10 years and while I learned a fair amount about writing (passive versus active, dangling modifiers, etc) there has only been form of critique that has really pushed my writing to the next level and that was a weekend retreat I took with Bob a few years ago.
I was a reading a bunch of different threads on the boards where we were all talking about feedback, both positive and negative. I've talked to a lot of writers who get frustrated with critique groups. I've also talked to a lot of writers who have great critique groups.
So, my question is what makes a critique group successful? What do you look for? Do you use them? Only use Beta Readers? Any insight would be helpful.
I think I have been involved in every type of critique group know to writers at some point over the last 10 years and while I learned a fair amount about writing (passive versus active, dangling modifiers, etc) there has only been form of critique that has really pushed my writing to the next level and that was a weekend retreat I took with Bob a few years ago.
I was a reading a bunch of different threads on the boards where we were all talking about feedback, both positive and negative. I've talked to a lot of writers who get frustrated with critique groups. I've also talked to a lot of writers who have great critique groups.
So, my question is what makes a critique group successful? What do you look for? Do you use them? Only use Beta Readers? Any insight would be helpful.