Comments on: Do You Have a Psychic Vampire Critique Partner?

By: What Type of Critique Partner are You? | My Literary Quest

What Type of Critique Partner are You? | My Literary Quest — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 16:01:25 +0000

[…] Psychic Vampire – (Thanks Kristen Lamb!) This critique partner has no interest in helping you with your story. They want your undivided […]

By: Raani York

Raani York — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 22:36:04 +0000

I have to admit: I’ve got the most wonderful and supportive partner a writer can have!! Who is actually sucking my enthusiasm and stamping it into the ground is my mother… but I have learned just not to talk about her anymore about my writing… I’m getting sick of her comments.

By: Gale Albright

Gale Albright — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 17:59:47 +0000

Reblogged this on Visions and Revisions.

By: 1weaver

1weaver — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 06:25:00 +0000

i consider this post – and your next – great advice for Any one, writer or not. great stuff.

By: alicamckennajohnson

alicamckennajohnson — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 18:57:21 +0000

I love my critique partners. It took two different groups, one on line and one in person group to find this one. And thank goodness, even when they tell me I need to re-write something I always leave group feeling inspired.

By: Charla J Schneider

Charla J Schneider — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 15:09:09 +0000

Years ago I joined an online writing site called “Poetry-Free-For-All”. It really is a fantastic site where people who are serious about poetry go to give and receive feedback. (For every poem you post you must offer three critiques before you can post again) I joined because poetry is very difficult to write well and I thought working on poetry would improve my writing in general. One of the critiques I got on my first poem posted was “Read a thousand poems before you attempt to write another one.” Ouch. That stung but looking back I think his comment was a huge gift to me. My writing has come a long way since then and I remember that as being a bit of a wake up call, you know, a shift in thinking when I began to consider “hmm maybe good writing takes some work….”

By: mandasiefert39

mandasiefert39 — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:17:34 +0000

In reply to swiveltam.

thank you for answering……….

By: Author Kristen Lamb

Author Kristen Lamb — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 02:12:07 +0000

In reply to sharonhughson. Well, if you ever need to feel better about your writing, my first novel is chained in the garage...eating the sheetrock.

By: sharonhughson

sharonhughson — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 01:48:21 +0000

In reply to Author Kristen Lamb. You crack me up. When I'm having a rough day, I know reading your blog will make me laugh, so I look forward to it. As for the critique: Sometimes, a butt whipping is all that will help us *shrugs*

By: Author Kristen Lamb

Author Kristen Lamb — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 01:41:01 +0000

In reply to sharonhughson. You did GREAT, just made the same noob errors we all do. If you want a good laugh I can send you the first fifteen pages of my first novel (but I like you, so that might be bad juju :D).