Starting From Scratch
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» humorous_sage - Good
Good article.Don't feel adverse to working with a critique group. Many writers use critiquers to help them spot flaws in their work. Hilari Bell, an established YA writer, and I believe Connie Willis, an award winning SF writer, have their own critique groups.
-- posted by humorous_sage
» feistyfemale56 - Critique groups
Henry, thanks for the information. And you're absolutely right...critique groups are a useful resource for writers...lit.org is just such a place, in addition to those that you mentioned.Thanks again for the input. : )
-- posted by feistyfemale56
» jerrib - I've been writing so long
I haven't really thought about it much. I find online resources are so helpful, and when I need a grammar check I use Reader's Digest Oxford Complete Wordfinder. If it's a technical issue I use the Handbook of Technical Writing by Brusaw, Alred and Oliu. Of course I have my AP Stylebook and my Strunk and White in case I go brain dead!-- posted by jerrib
» Satirie - Critique groups.
In response to message posted by feistyfemale56:Hi! What has helped me most is being a member and Moderator at Writing.Com, where I've found more support than I thought could exist anywhere. Interacting with people of all ages, backgrounds, personalities, etc. who also share a love of writing has actually reinforced a desire to write more myself. I've been there a little over three years and continue to be inspired and amazed. I'm also finding that similar "we're all in the same boat" support here at Suite101. And even though they're both very different sites, that shared support helps tremendously.
Also http://dmoz.org/Arts/Writers_Resources/ and the subcats afterward have been helpful. I'm a volunteer there and we're constantly trying to find quality and informative sites to add.
Signing up for e-zines and e-newsletters is a great resource as well. For example:
writetoinspire.com
writerswrite.com
writersweekly.com
A good editing technique is to read aloud everything you write. A good learning experience is to write something in a genre you haven't tried before. And a good confidence builder is to remember that even the top-selling, best known writers also have to edit and do rewrites. lol
Great topic, Deb! Subscribing to it. :-)
-- posted by Satirie
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