The Value of Critique Partners – Part 1

The Value of Critique Partners – Part 1

When it comes to writing, I never had any formal training beyond high school English classes and the requisite one or two semesters in college. I was a Psych major, a Biology minor. I taught junior high school science. I never aspired to be a writer.

Once I started toying with writing, I took advantage of a local critique group, the Pregnant Pigs (long story—has to do with stupid Florida legislation), and the other members were enrolled in a local colle...