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Authors, both new and seasoned, benefit from early critical assessments of their work. Members of an online writing group honestly evaluate each other's manuscripts.

Choosing whether or not to join a critique group is a decision most writers face. Knowing the pros and cons of being a member of a writing group will help.

Input from other writers can greatly improve an author's' work. Here are suggestions for forming a critique group and working together to provide positive mutual support.

Forming a critique group is a great way to meet other writers, generate ideas and get feedback on your work.

Does your book need a doctor? When your manuscript needs a little extra help, what should you look for in a professional editing service?

To pick the right genre writing critique group for you, weigh your writing goals against the mission, scope, participation requirements, and quality of the workshop.

Writing can be a particularly solitary career so if the area doesn't already have an established critique group then why not start a new one!

To write a book and then sell it, writers need to develop high-quality writing skills. A good critique group can speed authors on the way to publication.

Writing groups are a great way to introduce your work and to get feedback on your writing, but they could be holding you back as a writer too.

Guidelines on starting a critique group: organization, finding members, submission policies, etc.

Critique groups are an invaluable tool for any writer. Why should you join a critique group? What can you learn? What do you have to offer?

Beginning speculative fiction writers have a number of options -- including books, online courses, critique groups, and workshops -- to help them get started.

Writing a book or two is one thing--making writing your sole source of income is another. Ask yourself these six questions before you quit your salaried job.

For a writer one of the most difficult tasks is editing their own work.

A writers group can focus on critiques, marketing and networking, or simply be a social support group. What kind of a group are you looking for, and how do you find one?

If you have joined a writing workshop group but aren't sure how to get started with critiquing another writer's work, here are some pointers to help you out.

Every piece of writing can be improved through sensitive and intelligent comments from gentle readers.

Writing is a solitary business but opportunities to make solid business contacts abound. The tips below will show writers where to find networking opportunities.

For science fiction, fantasy and horror writers, it's crucial to find a critique group that understands their genre. Several such workshops thrive online today.

Online writing groups offer valuable feedback for novelists, and give writers the opportunity to learn by critiquing the work of others.

All writers know how important it is to get quality feedback. This checklist focuses on six essential areas of feedback that will help authors to polish their technique.

The North West Regional Co-Ordinator of the British Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Stephanie Williams and her alter-ego Boo Irwin talk to Suite 101.

Critiquing a manuscript presents a delicate balance between praise and criticism.

Thomas Phillips talks about his new book ' Molech Prophecy', and offers advice for the aspiring author to improve their craft and discusses the importance of Faith in art

YA novelist Janet Lee Carey talks about what she learned from her fifth-grade teacher, why rewrite requests from editors are good, and how she approaches revisions.

Access how-to articles, writer's markets, discussion boards and more, created especially for children's writers through SCBWI.

Here are tips for developing writing skills, improving craft, and taking advantage of resources inexpensively.

Many aspiring writers join a critique to have their work polished. But, editing words of other's, more objective than self-editing, also improves a writer's own skills.

There are plenty of ways of editing and everyone has their own preferred method.

Here are some tips for identifying when a novelist "tells" instead of "shows" and how to fix it.

Tree House in a Storm was inspired by the author's experience during Hurricane Betsy in 1965.

Picasso's birthday marks a day of celebration for artists all over the world. International Artist Day is a grassroots campaign to bring awareness to the fine arts.

Janet Woods, an Historical Romance Author talks about the benefits of joining writing groups, her favourite historical romance writers and which books she is reading now.

A few minutes spent making a fold-out timeline will help any author keep the story on track. Enter the main plot events and turning points, then amend as the story grows.

There are many tactics you can use to sell your book that don't cost a lot of money. Selling books just takes some imagination, and lots of hard work.

Anna Jacobs talks about how she became a published writer, the writers groups she belongs to, and her inspiration for her historical, contemporary and fantasy novels.

Sometimes writing when you have kids feels impossible, but it isn't. Here are some tips on how to be successful both as writer and a mother.

Use the following writing exercise to create, build, develop, and learn about your fictional characters.

Here is a bio paragraph from a real query letter from an author who was unpublished at the time.

When a writer receives negative feedback turning it into something positive is crucial.

MIT offers many past courses online for free review through OpenCourseWare. Writers can take advantage of these university courses and the supplemental reading materials.

Mystery writer Jeff Shelby talks about how he writes, including getting his first novel published and tips for writers.

Suite 101 talks to North West Regional Co-Ordinator of the SCBWI Boo Irwin about her Young Adult Novel The Wayfinder Chronicles.

Research, organization, and practice will help a writer make the most of treasured face-to-face editor meetings.

8 New Year's Resolutions to improve your writing and start the year off right!

Nora Roberts (Also writes as J.D. Robb) is a publishing phenomenon, enjoy her thoughts on writing and her creative process

Author Christie Craig has never forgotten what it means to be an aspiring romance writer. Now a published author of seven romance novels, she shares what she has learned.

The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators is the most important source of information for those working in the children's publishing industry.

If a writer wants to progress in the highly competitive publishing industry they must learn to take criticism and direction.

What writer doesn't dream of a quiet, comfortable retreat at the beach, a perfect place to hone that novel or compose poetry, stories, or a memoir?