Not submissive enough for submission forms! Have been interested more in repartee and zingers- am trying to build a cast of voices and catch the rhythm of other speakers for dialogue.//I am not a professional- have always given stuff away- even art that someone wanted to buy. Guess that puts me in the diletante class!
On Jul 8, 1:47�am, Ian Pollard <[email protected]> wrote: > 2009/7/8 rigsy03 <[email protected]> > > > > > But we are talking about writing, aren't we? I would take it to > > someone who had some critical skills and judgement. You might look at > > it differently and let your friends review your work. I wouldn't. BTW- > > forgot idea/inspiration. Anyway- good luck! > > I think this may be the only thing about professional writing that Rigsy and > I actually agree on. Seek encouragement from your close friends and family, > but don't necessarily expect the kind of criticism you really need. Unless > you're very lucky. > > If you don't have any contacts to call upon to critique your work, then look > for a local writing group, or a creative writing class (even if the class > isn't much help, the contacts/support will be). If you're a hermit for > whatever reason, there's plenty of writer groups on the Internet. One of the > better ones is Hatrack, which is part of Orson Scott Card's website. > Whatever you think of the man -- and I personally don't think very much -- > his writer's forum is very good and very active. > > http://www.hatrack.com/writers/index.shtml > > Make sure you follow the submission rules, however. It's all quite strict. > > Ian --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
