Thursday, January 31, 2013

My Saving Grace

I owe a huge debt of gratitude to my Critique Partners.   They've been my saving grace this past month.  When I hit plot wall, they throw me a rope.  When I can't find the right word, they email me twelve different options and a link to the thesaurus.  When I hate my characters, they send me an excerpt from one of my chapters reminding me why I started developing them in the first place.  Without them, I'd suck.  Plain and simple!

So thank you for always reminding me that every day doesn't have to be a good writing day, but I must write everyday.


9 comments:

  1. yup, CPs are priceless. Glad to hear you found people who get you and your writing and can pull out of that funk.

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    1. I did, and I wouldn't be half the writer I am today without them!They are truly invaluable.

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  2. That's awesome! It's important to have a good support system sometimes.

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    1. You are right. I think the support and encouragement is equally important as their feedback. It gives me the motivation to write through that difficult scene when all I want to do is burn the ms.

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  3. I totally agree. CPs always help in times of trouble, whether it's with critiques, advice, or just sympathy. CPs are THE BEST!! :-)

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  4. That's fabulous. I'm so pleased that you've got such great support.

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    1. Support, encouragement, advice, virtual glasses of wine... they share it all!

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  5. Sounds like you have a wonderful group of CPs. :)

    and oooh your blog is so pretty! It's been a while since I visited.

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