Mark L. Van Name's Blog, page 292
March 4, 2010
If you want detailed critiques on your work
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Learn to live without it.
I say that because for most new writers, the people who are willing to give you detailed critiques are not competent to do so, and the people who are competent to do so won't do it.
In the first group are most of your friends, family, and...
Learn to live without it.
I say that because for most new writers, the people who are willing to give you detailed critiques are not competent to do so, and the people who are competent to do so won't do it.
In the first group are most of your friends, family, and...
March 3, 2010
The Top Five Things I Didn't Enjoy Seeing Today
5. My face in the bathroom mirror, where my Yeti-like untrimmed beard reminded me that I have still not finished Children No More.
4. The roach that ran across my fingers a few minutes later as I was doing the morning email catch-up.
3. The self-centered jerk driving the white stretch limousine who turned right from the far left turn lane and thus blocked three lanes of traffic, including me and all the other people waiting to turn left, so he could make a right turn.
2. The email message in w...
4. The roach that ran across my fingers a few minutes later as I was doing the morning email catch-up.
3. The self-centered jerk driving the white stretch limousine who turned right from the far left turn lane and thus blocked three lanes of traffic, including me and all the other people waiting to turn left, so he could make a right turn.
2. The email message in w...
March 2, 2010
On showing your work to trusted readers
I've participated in a couple of conversations lately about showing works in progress to friends before you show it to an editor. Many writers like to give their work to friends before they send it to an editor. They may want someone who cares about them to give them comments before an editor weighs in, or they may be seeking reassurance, or perhaps they don't feel ready to officially submit a piece. I'm generally not a fan of this approach, but if you are going to do it, the most valuable se...
