Granting and accepting constructive feedback, though, does take work. It is a learned art. But it is how most people get better at anything. Even LeBron James gets coached. Since a coach observes detached, while a writer (or LeBron) is attached to the act.
Click here for an article on the art of feedback. The article's author received certification in the Asking Coach managerial model while working at a Fortune 100 firm in the 1990's.
Critique Groups Associated With Rust Belt Writers
In-Person: Cleveland Writer's Press Finishing Group
A decade-old MeetUp group meeting at Cleveland's Burke Lakefront Airport on the first Monday of every month. Meetings run as follows.
(Information accurate as of 01/03/2016)
- Meet and Greet
- Marketing -- if a book falls in the woods an no one reads it, did it fall? Usually presented by the publishing and book marketing experts at Cleveland Writers Press.
- EVERY person who shows up can read about 1,000 words and get feedback.
Online: G+ Cleveland/ Rust Belt Writers Critique Group
This is an online Google Plus (G+) group for writers seeking feedback on works in progress only. No marketing pitches for a your published novel. To participate...
- You need a basic Gmail account.
- Upload the section you want into the Google Docs format (see tutorial).
- So group can read and comment. enable sharing & commenting (see tutorial)
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