tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707499826148891568.post4233253872424002986..comments2024-01-22T09:17:31.157-07:00Comments on defcon's defunct delirium: Critiques on Published WorksAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05073344742586893980noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707499826148891568.post-76206503674055537112012-04-21T04:48:02.840-07:002012-04-21T04:48:02.840-07:00You can learn a lot from good critiques of publish...You can learn a lot from good critiques of published works as they can help make your next book much better.Martin Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05605554706836638988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707499826148891568.post-62007057287980671432012-04-20T23:23:04.528-07:002012-04-20T23:23:04.528-07:00Ahh yeah, I remember that one. It's good to he...Ahh yeah, I remember that one. It's good to hear you didn't take offense to the critiques. :)<br /><br />Part of my reasoning that drove me to post this was because someone jumped down my throat for posting a critique as response on a story. There seems to be this real stigma against critting a story once it's out there--but yet, we crit novels and movies all the time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073344742586893980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707499826148891568.post-42845973777226898812012-04-20T14:41:05.441-07:002012-04-20T14:41:05.441-07:00In the case of my story "Stone in the Sky and...In the case of my story "Stone in the Sky and Bread Below" @ <i>EDF</i> early this year, folks REALLY hated the absence of contractions. So when the rights reverted to me and I released it along with 11 other tales for Kindle readers, guess what I did? That's right. I added contractions. =]<br /><br />Every story can be improved; I don't care if it's already been published. Critiques make us better writers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com