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The dangers of asking for feedback too soon
I had an email from someone who had read my "Your Writing Coach" book and said it had inspired her to start writing again. She said she'd written the first 400 words of her book and asked whether I...
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Time to write: Reward honesty
If you ask somebody for feedback on your writing, make it clear that you want their honest opinion. If you don’t want their honest opinion, don’t ask. This is a time-saver because if people humor you...
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Stay motivated with small servings of feedback
Completing a large project like writing a novel or screeplay without any feedback is daunting. It's all too easy to start wondering whether you've chosen the wrong story or the wrong structure or even...
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What should you look for (and avoid) in getting feedback on your writing or other project? Max Brooks, author of World War Z, said this in an short collection of tips on Publisher's Weekly: "I’m very...
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