As much as I love to travel, I also love going home and it’s
time. Dorothy said it best “There’s no place like home.” For me, it’s back to
work and the heat of summer. I hope my tomato plants didn’t burn up in the
greenhouse. L I
guess I’ll know tonight.
I have a pile of manuscripts to critique for a group of
people in Boise, due late August. I gotta get crackin’! I don’t have a regular
critique group, for a variety of reasons, but I try to take every chance I can to
get a critique.
This last week has been a lot of critiquing for me, by several
people. I met with an agent, a writer, or an editor every day of the week, to
talk about my writing. Thank you, David Greenberg, for a great conference! I
learned some new things and had some old things reinforced. And of course, I
was able to meet with agents and editors I would normally never get the chance
to meet. I’m always grateful for that opportunity. You are a perfectly delightful, gracious host beyond compare. :)
I’ve had my share of bumps and ego bruising in my years of
critique, but they’re usually always pointing me toward something better. I do
my best to take the critique in the spirit in which it was intended. It sucks, but you have to take the experience
and learn from it. You’ll know you’re improving when people are having a hard
time finding anything negative to say about a piece. If you keep at, it’ll come; I promise.
Nice. I'm glad that you've kept your writing up. There are so many things we stop doing when we get a little criticism. Good luck with the tomato plants!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much :) The tomatoes would be through the roof if they hadn't fallen over due to lack of support! I have been discouraged and stopped writing many times before, but I refuse to do that anymore. It's not helping me achieve my goals. peace~
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