Sunday, July 24, 2005

Critique Groups

Living Well

I've been in critique groups for years now. When everybody is motivated, they are terrific vehicles for helping each other write well.

Yesterday morning one of my critique groups met at the local library. When I woke up, I didn't want to go. I figured I'm so far behind in my writing, I should stay home and write.

With a little self-urging, I went. I was glad I did. We were missing one member, but the four of us did a lot of work. They gave me some terrific ideas for tightening up my forensic mystery and I got caught up on their work.

If you aren't in a critique group, think about joining one. You can find them online (I'm in one of those, too), or start your own at your public library.

Keep writing...and reading,

If you want to live well.

Carolyn

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Carolyn, your critique group sounds great. I've been in online groups but nothing beats face-to-face. If I ever get settled here in my new home, I'm going to look for a local group. BTW, many thanks for linking to my blog. Now tell me how to link to yours!
What's the code? Hmmmm ... remember that flap with Dan Rather who supposedly was mugged in NYC and went around mumbling, "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" So what's the frequency, Carolyn? Joking, joking ... Regards, Pat Browning