Comments on: Critique Partner Appreciation Week! https://joannebischofdewitt.com/critique-partner-appreciation-week/ Christian Fiction Sun, 14 Jan 2018 05:08:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 By: Joanne Bischof https://joannebischofdewitt.com/critique-partner-appreciation-week/#comment-515 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:34:24 +0000 http://www.joannebischof.com/?p=527#comment-515 And we’ve drawn a winner! Congratulations…Kathleen Buckner (via Kelly Harrel). I’m so thrilled to share that you’ve won the Starbucks card and red pens 🙂 Congratulations!

]]> By: Joanne Bischof https://joannebischofdewitt.com/critique-partner-appreciation-week/#comment-514 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 22:02:23 +0000 http://www.joannebischof.com/?p=527#comment-514 In reply to Laura Josephsen.

Hey, Laura!! Isn’t it amazing how a good group of critique partners can make all the difference in our writing?! They bring a fresh opinion and eye to our writing that we could never do on our own. What a blessing to have CP’s along for every stage of your writing!

Our group gets together once a month to critique pages and then all week long, we chat and encourage one another and are all at the ready for whenever one of us has a proposal or an article or even a whole manuscript that needs TLC. The greatest thing about critique partners is the teamwork!

]]> By: Laura Josephsen https://joannebischofdewitt.com/critique-partner-appreciation-week/#comment-513 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:54:31 +0000 http://www.joannebischof.com/?p=527#comment-513 I would be SO LOST without my CPs. I don’t know how people write by themselves without having that support. And every one of them is so unique and brings something different to the table. One of my CPs reads my writing as I go, and I read hers, so we’re both totally up to date on what’s happening in our respective stories and then when we’re lost or we have no idea if what we’re writing makes sense, we can go, “Hey, what do you think about this?” and we can give an answer because we know the story very, very well. I have other CPs who I email or text and who flail and offer encouragement and read the completed manuscripts and pick them apart…it’s just such an amazing blessing.

]]> By: Joanne Bischof https://joannebischofdewitt.com/critique-partner-appreciation-week/#comment-512 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:25:47 +0000 http://www.joannebischof.com/?p=527#comment-512 In reply to Stacy Henrie.

Hi Stacy! Isn’t it fun to get together with your writing pals? And isn’t it amazing how each person brings different strengths!? Our little group has a nice diversity of genres which makes it a ton of fun as well. And I’m with you…I count them as some of my best friends. 🙂

]]> By: Stacy Henrie https://joannebischofdewitt.com/critique-partner-appreciation-week/#comment-511 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:59:57 +0000 http://www.joannebischof.com/?p=527#comment-511 I’ve been with my crit group for more than four years now – and I sure love those three gals. Not only have they helped me improve my writing and brainstorm ideas, but they’re also good friends!

]]> By: Joanne Bischof https://joannebischofdewitt.com/critique-partner-appreciation-week/#comment-510 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:10:26 +0000 http://www.joannebischof.com/?p=527#comment-510 In reply to Gabrielle Meyer.

Gabrielle, I am so excited to hear that you are ACFW bound. You are going to meet so many amazing people and I just know that you are going to have a wonderful time. I wish I could go as well, but alas, can’t leave the baby just yet. But next year!

Very cool that you have a roomie with Lindsay!! And such a blessing that she’s offer to read your chapters. I met one of my critique partners when she offered to read my manuscript long before I had an agent. Her insights into my work were so astounding, that it opened up a whole new world of the writing craft for me. She was honest, yet gentle and super funny, which made her comments sink it all the more easier for a first timer. I truly wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for her and my other amazing critique partners!

]]> By: Gabrielle Meyer https://joannebischofdewitt.com/critique-partner-appreciation-week/#comment-509 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 06:22:18 +0000 http://www.joannebischof.com/?p=527#comment-509 Love this idea, Joanne! I’ve yet to secure a critique partner, but the beautiful and gracious Lindsay Harrel offered to look at my current first three chapters, just tonight! She’s also offered to room with me at the ACFW Conference. I’m thinking the writing world has been blessed by her appearance! 🙂

]]> By: Joanne Bischof https://joannebischofdewitt.com/critique-partner-appreciation-week/#comment-508 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 02:04:36 +0000 http://www.joannebischof.com/?p=527#comment-508 Lisa, wordpress shrunk my comment so I’m moving it down here…

Lol, you’re looking at the typo queen! My semi dyslexic fingers don’t like to obey 🙂 I’m so so glad that you found encouragement in this post and so glad to have met you 🙂

]]> By: Lisa https://joannebischofdewitt.com/critique-partner-appreciation-week/#comment-507 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 01:46:18 +0000 http://www.joannebischof.com/?p=527#comment-507 In reply to Lisa.

*Something I have kept putting of!*

]]> By: Lisa https://joannebischofdewitt.com/critique-partner-appreciation-week/#comment-506 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 01:44:58 +0000 http://www.joannebischof.com/?p=527#comment-506 In reply to Joanne Bischof.

Thank you for the great advice Joanne. I will take it heart. I’m thankful for this post because it reminded me to take that first step. Something I’ve keep putting of!

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