Author In Progress by Therese Walsh

Author:Therese Walsh [Walsh, Therese]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2016-11-02T00:00:00+00:00

How to Get in Your Own Way, Method 17: Believe You’re Entitled to Your Readers’ Time

Do you know what a hassle it is to critique a manuscript? By definition, early drafts have loads of problems. Your critique partners have better things to do than reread your 160,000-word epic fantasy for the third time. Like write their own manuscript, which, by the way, could use a fresh set of eyes.

—Bill Ferris

Obviously, the Internet is not the only vehicle via which writers can connect. Many writers meet regularly in critique groups or in larger, more formal organizations that focus on a particular literary genre. But not everybody lives near a local chapter of the Mystery Writers of America, nor can everybody afford to fly across the country to one of the giant annual conferences held by the Romance Writers of America. However, nearly all writers have access to the Internet, which in turn gives them access to each other.

The reason I’m harping on the Internet is that it has allowed me to form connections—and in some cases, deep friendships—with writers whom I never would have met face-to-face. But by interacting and communicating with them online, I’ve had some amazing “you show me yours and I’ll show you mine” moments. (Hey, I’m talking about manuscripts. Get your mind out of the gutter.)

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