Comments on Blog: Writing Groups

Writing is a tricky thing, it can be created so fa...

2009-12-14T10:03:34.324-08:00

Writing is a tricky thing, it can be created so far in the peace and quiet of the authors mind but if you don't get feedback you won't grow and you'll be left wondering why your work isn't selling or improving.

Getting the basic's right (or perhaps write) is key to any successful project and whilst Im not saying you can't get there on your own it can take a lot longer to figure out what you do well and where your writing has problems.

A feedback group will sort a lot of that out pretty quickly and if something is stolen your writing group will generally back you if a law suit is issued.

I wouldn't be the writer I am today or the one...

2009-12-11T07:21:55.125-08:00

I wouldn't be the writer I am today or the one I'll be someday without my writing group. They're gold. Pure gold.

I love my writing group! Until I found my on-line ...

2009-12-05T11:07:06.652-08:00

I love my writing group! Until I found my on-line group, I had no one to give me feedback on my writing and feedback is crucial to good writing. As a writer, I'm too close to my story, too inside the story itself, to see any problems that may exist. And, yes, it is a commitment of time. But my fellow members are commiting time to me too. All in all, a very fair exchange and one I wouldn't think of doing without.

I have been in three different writing groups. The...

2009-12-05T06:40:56.979-08:00

I have been in three different writing groups. The OWG was the first. After that I was part of a group sponsored by the local library, and later still three of us from the library group formed our own group. I was never afraid that my work would be stolen, but I was afraid of totally negative critiques, LOL! That didn't happen within any of the groups.
DianeG

I've pretty much outgrown the group I was in until October of this year. And, while I'd consider joining another group, there isn't one that fits my needs. Thank goodness I have a friend and fellow writer who will occasionally give me critiques - and very good ones, they are too.