Comments on: Of Writing Groups and Writing Prompts http://giveagirlapen.com/exercise-in-writing/of-writing-groups-and-writing-prompts She'll write a book to go with it... Sun, 13 May 2012 21:55:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Annarkie http://giveagirlapen.com/exercise-in-writing/of-writing-groups-and-writing-prompts/comment-page-1#comment-1341 Annarkie Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:22:52 +0000 http://giveagirlapen.com/?p=2075#comment-1341 Critique groups can be great if you have at least a few writers with similar genres and experience levels. I was in one once where all the other writers were self-pubbed and no writers anywhere near my genre. The result? Besides a few opinions on the basics, no one knew what to say. I was in another where the writers were just doing it as a hobby and none seemed all that serious about it as a career. The result? Everything that everyone wrote was "Awesome!" The one I'm in now is great with honest criticisms and compliments. But we hardly meet so I suppliment my needs w' writing buddies, blog critiques, betas. I think critique groups can be very rewarding as long as you shop around until you find one that suits you and your work best. Critique groups can be great if you have at least a few writers with similar genres and experience levels.

I was in one once where all the other writers were self-pubbed and no writers anywhere near my genre. The result? Besides a few opinions on the basics, no one knew what to say.

I was in another where the writers were just doing it as a hobby and none seemed all that serious about it as a career. The result? Everything that everyone wrote was “Awesome!”

The one I’m in now is great with honest criticisms and compliments. But we hardly meet so I suppliment my needs w’ writing buddies, blog critiques, betas.

I think critique groups can be very rewarding as long as you shop around until you find one that suits you and your work best.

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