https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/getting-feedback/w/peer-reviews/7405/the-importance-of-honest-critiques-in-improving-your-writingen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/getting-feedback/w/peer-reviews/7405/the-importance-of-honest-critiques-in-improving-your-writingFri, 28 Jun 2019 18:20:49 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:ccea2f43-ba2a-4219-9eae-c309d6898347Neil V. Younghttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/getting-feedback/w/peer-reviews/7405/the-importance-of-honest-critiques-in-improving-your-writing#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Peer Reviews by Neil V. Young on 6/28/2019 6:20:49 PM<br /> <div class="asl-wikipage-summary"> <p>Neil V. Young, author and technical writer, believes the key to landing a publishing deal may be finding honest critique partners. Agent or publisher rejections are often vague, rarely detailing for the writer why a book is being rejected. For Young, the process of searching for an agent and publisher is comparable to searching for a job. And it can be a long and frustrating process. Young says that one of the best things a writer in this situation can do is step back and ask, &ldquo;What am I doing wrong?&rdquo; Honest answers can be painful to hear, but you need truthful, unbiased feedback for your manuscript or query letter&nbsp;to get your work into the best shape possible.&nbsp;Local writing groups are a great place to start to find critique partners. Your go-to group shouldn&rsquo;t include family or friends because they tend to hold back the truth, afraid of hurting your feelings. Listen to the clip below to learn why subpar work may be keeping you from finding an agent or publisher!</p> </div> <div class="asl-wikipage-media"> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-85/TheImportanceofHonestCritiquesinImprovingYourWriting.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../TheImportanceofHonestCritiquesinImprovingYourWriting.mp4</a></p> </div><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, Subscriber, video</div> https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/getting-feedback/w/peer-reviews/7405/the-importance-of-honest-critiques-in-improving-your-writing/revision/1Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:04:45 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:ccea2f43-ba2a-4219-9eae-c309d6898347Neil V. Younghttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/getting-feedback/w/peer-reviews/7405/the-importance-of-honest-critiques-in-improving-your-writing#commentsRevision 1 posted to Peer Reviews by Neil V. Young on 6/28/2019 5:04:45 PM<br /> <div class="asl-wikipage-summary"> <p>Neil V. Young, author and technical writer, explains how to find a publisher by finding honest critique.&nbsp;&nbsp;Young compares a search for a publisher to a search for a job. Preparing and sending out a query letter can be a frustrating process. While publisher rejections are often kind, they rarely tell writers why they&rsquo;re being rejected. Young says that one of the best questions a writer can is &ldquo;What am I doing wrong?&rdquo; This can be a difficult question to ask because honest answers can be painful to hear. But you need to get a manuscript and a query letter into a critique group that can give honest feedback. This group shouldn&rsquo;t include family or friends, because they tend to be afraid of hurting your feelings. Listen to the clip below to learn why you may be struggling to find a publisher and how to fix that!</p> </div> <div class="asl-wikipage-media"> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-85/TheImportanceofHonestCritiquesinImprovingYourWriting.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../TheImportanceofHonestCritiquesinImprovingYourWriting.mp4</a></p> </div><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, Subscriber, video</div>