Don’t Let ‘Em Get You Down: Tips for Surviving Writing Groups
Recently, I wrote a piece on writing groups for Inside the Pod, and it got me thinking about how we can sometimes be our worst enemies when it comes to both giving and receiving critical advice. Since I’ve been fortunate enough to belong to quite a few writing groups–academic and “real world,” professional and just-for-fun, [...]
Confession
Confession time. I haven’t written anything of any real substance in God knows how long. Yes, I’ve edited a couple of chapters of a novel, played at plotting the same novel, and journaled a couple of times, but as far as producing anything decent, anything I’d show to anyone other than my dogs (they have [...]
Update: What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peas, Love and Understanding?
The Ninja Peas have been busy, as evidenced by all the activity over at Inside the Pod. In a move that can only make me question their sense and taste, however, they’ve asked me to write a guest piece for next week. Today, though, they’ve put up a Game Pod Creation, where they each wrote [...]
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