tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post1316740926069670070..comments2024-01-19T22:01:50.746-05:00Comments on Three Wicked Writers Plus Two: Critique partners? Beta readers? Yay or nay?Cari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-42883468719097542782010-04-08T11:56:06.781-04:002010-04-08T11:56:06.781-04:00Very true!Very true!Judith Legerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02997747703670815073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-71702503706022696592010-04-08T11:15:39.956-04:002010-04-08T11:15:39.956-04:00You and I have talked about this so much! LOL I ha...You and I have talked about this so much! LOL I have beta readers. They are sooooooooooo valuable to me. I would NOT want to try to write without them. They mean that much to me.<br /><br />I've wanted a crit partner. But I'm uncertain how to go about finding one with the same needs as me. I'm limited on time and I wouldn't want someone who could donate a great deal of time to me,Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-22162851652167034942010-04-07T16:56:44.093-04:002010-04-07T16:56:44.093-04:00I have found some excellent critiquers on the curr...I have found some excellent critiquers on the current critique group that I've been with online for some years now; I was part of a much larger one devoted only to sf-f-h and the calibre of critiques was excellent; I think that ultimately, I've looked for beta readers with which to exchange novels but I've had a lot of difficult finding one, but I do value the process immensely, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-50257755317761680312010-04-07T16:13:05.149-04:002010-04-07T16:13:05.149-04:00I have to great beta readers. One pushes me to wri...I have to great beta readers. One pushes me to write, write, write and send her the next chapter, whilst the other one keeps trying to guess the upcoming plot twists and keeps me honest.<br /><br />I can bounce ideas off both and those exchanges really, really help develop the story.<br /><br />I love them both.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14334868800229104051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-34317353113376281702010-04-07T14:09:07.170-04:002010-04-07T14:09:07.170-04:00I have two critique partners who write very differ...I have two critique partners who write very different stuff from me. And I have a variety of beta readers who also read for me. Often, the entire group will have radically different opinions so after I evaluate everyone's input, I make my decisions.Anny Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305873753916213970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-39691110629540441522010-04-07T12:08:43.371-04:002010-04-07T12:08:43.371-04:00My beta readers just rock too. They've helped ...My beta readers just rock too. They've helped me SO much.Madison Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866919030956287067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-21163422934776798142010-04-07T12:02:22.846-04:002010-04-07T12:02:22.846-04:00God, yes! To both. They are absolutely invaluable....God, yes! To both. They are absolutely invaluable. When I've poured blood, sweat and tears into a story, I'm far too close to it to be truly objective. I'm sure most - if not all - writers are. Even leaving the story to one side of a length of time doesn't really work. It needs those outside perspectives.Chris Quintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027832272069515770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-4070124255290969392010-04-07T11:34:25.760-04:002010-04-07T11:34:25.760-04:00I love a good beta reader as well as a good critiq...I love a good beta reader as well as a good critique partner. But I love them both when they are honest. I want to hear if something doesn't work or made them throw up their hands. If I'm armed with that kind of feedback I can look at those issues with new eyes. But there is no way I want to send a manuscript in to a publisher or agent without a good reader looking it over first.Pat Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08824114343214016153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-56046203675557556862010-04-07T11:20:15.755-04:002010-04-07T11:20:15.755-04:00I LOVE my critique partner, who does both for me r...I LOVE my critique partner, who does both for me really, but it's not really a choice. If you want to be good, you need feedback on what works, what doesn't. And sometimes just the encouragement.Valerie Douglas aka V.J. Devereauxnoreply@blogger.com