Writing a Novel

Critique Group – A Light in the Dark

See we don’t have straw for brains, we can be great editors. Let’s do it! Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about the submission below. Don’t feel like you have to critique the… Read More ›

Critique Group – Cypress

Get it? ApPEALing? You see, they’re both peeling potatoes and … Why are you wincing? Anyway, it’s critique Friday. I hope you find today’s submission appealing. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about… Read More ›

Critique Group – Once Upon a Dragon

Let’s hope a missing comma is the least of our worries. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about the submission below. Don’t feel like you have to critique the whole piece. Even a… Read More ›

Critique Group Friday Submissions Now Open

Submissions for Critique Group Fridays are now open again. I will begin posting them as soon as I receive some suitable entries, though I might not post one every week. We’ll see how it goes. Before you send a submission, be sure… Read More ›

Story Development – Updated Science-Fiction Story

After reading the beginning of the new science-fiction story I posted a few weeks ago, an astute writer/reader friend commented that the focal character (Megan) seemed a lot like some of my other characters, that I should consider altering her…. Read More ›

Critique Group – The King’s Spyglass

If you haven’t seen Edge of Tomorrow, then you might not understand the above photo, but I thought it was amusing. 🙂 Have fun critiquing today’s entry. This will be the last critique post for a while. I am going… Read More ›

The Editing Game – Guest Post by Kaci Hill

From a discussion about Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman came a brief discussion on how much drafts change from start to finish. Ask Bryan, and he’ll tell you that the original version of Raising Dragons did not include Bonnie…. Read More ›

Critique Group – The Dragon Tamer

All right, “Anger,” go ahead and vent some steam, but no bad words, please. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about the submission below. Don’t feel like you have to critique the whole… Read More ›