You Need Feedback On Your Novel, Memoir, or Story

Yes, you do. Here’s where to find it — and how to prepare.

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Writers work alone. In a vacuum. When you spend months or years on a piece, you get totally immersed in it. And when you are totally immersed in your writing, you can’t critique or judge it yourself.

Because you’re just too damn close to it. You might not think you are, but trust me, you are. You’ve likely fallen in love with your characters. And you’re certain your descriptions evoke your setting brilliantly. And your plot? A page turner to be sure!

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Conversely, maybe you suddenly decide everything you have written ever in the history of the world sucks. Big time. You’re the worst writer ever. For sure. I’m almost 100% sure this is not the case, but it will behoove you to find out. Or at least learn the areas you do need to improve.

But you will not know this for sure until you get fresh eyes on your precious words. You’ve worked hard on this story, and you’ve rewritten and revised until it is shiny like a precious jewel. Or, so you think.The time has come to get…