tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post681025654775752533..comments2024-03-27T10:02:56.747-04:00Comments on Fiction University: 8 Tips for Reviewing a Manuscript CritiqueJanice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-53064854437497785982018-06-30T07:47:04.121-04:002018-06-30T07:47:04.121-04:00Oh good!Oh good!Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-11610859953652345872018-06-22T13:10:56.697-04:002018-06-22T13:10:56.697-04:00This post couldn't come at a more perfect time...This post couldn't come at a more perfect time. I just finished editing and revising my book and was wondering where I could find a fresh pair of eyes to go over it. C. D. Monsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741893996193747853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-3956277114200231142018-06-22T06:42:45.788-04:002018-06-22T06:42:45.788-04:00Very interesting. "Beyond common core values....Very interesting. "Beyond common core values." I really like that, and it's so true.Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-55993553137633753802018-06-22T06:41:20.065-04:002018-06-22T06:41:20.065-04:00Absolutely. Good way of putting it. Absolutely. Good way of putting it. Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-43324069345008919142018-06-20T18:07:28.199-04:002018-06-20T18:07:28.199-04:00Excited to hear the Connection is coming back to p...Excited to hear the Connection is coming back to play...great post here with tips that don't ask any author to go beyond intelligent middle ground.<br /><br />Everyone has their own opinions and background info which will affect how they absorb a story. Plus, their perceptions, assumptions and 'common' knowledge belong to their world alone. However, if your story grapples with the most basic good/bad values or views, nearly any reader will sail along unfettered.<br /><br />So, if a critique comment makes you go: whaaaaaa? Then it's time to consider what element in the comment reveals where your material stepped beyond the common core values or didn't make a tight enough connection. Could be your critique-mate has no knowledge of the references you used. Could be you assumed readers would possess certain knowledge.<br /><br />No matter what -- using Janice's tips and setting aside being personally affronted -- you can squeeze the last bit of worth from any critique.<br /><br />Thanks, Janice!Maria D'Marcohttps://www.tigerxglobal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-50795615486108909832018-06-20T10:30:07.003-04:002018-06-20T10:30:07.003-04:00Great breakdown of our options, and what matters--...Great breakdown of our options, and what matters-- of course the real priority is the story, and doing what you can for each reader.<br /><br />I've always told my group to treat each critique like one response in a poll: if someone has a problem with something (no matter how "left field" it is), they represent a share of our readers who will put the same spin on our writing, and we should think about how to satisfy them. But thinking about it also means balancing that change against the harm it might do the rest of the story, and trying to finesse around it.<br /><br />And like a poll, if more people have the same issue with you, it becomes a much bigger priority. But there's still the chance that they're clashing with one of your core beliefs about writing... and then the challenge is still to what what you need to, in a form that brings the readers around.Ken Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732164204232936705noreply@blogger.com