When I started writing first, I came across a couple of writers groups that were a little exclusionary and hostile. I'm glad to say that other than that, everyone else has been so nice and supportive.
I got some great feedback from the query blog hop, so thanks to Alicia Gregoire for that. The advice was spot on, I have a heart of my novel and I need to emphasise that in my query. Also, while my novel is about ordinary people and their lives, what makes it special is its voice, so I need to write the query in that register. My comments were nice yet constructive. Seriously, it never fails to overwhelm me that people take time out of their busy lives to help each other out. If I ever manage to sell a book, it'll be partly because of the support of the online writing community. You're all fantastic.
Broadband man is coming tomorrow, so I can return to my blog to its usual level of verbosity. Which will save my husband's ears :)
I'm glad you felt like you got good feedback! I belatedly added my two cents--yesterday ended up a mess schedule-wise, but I am trying to make up for it a bit today!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the blogfest helped you out. I received tons of feedback that I have to go through as well. Thanks again for participating!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you will have the internet back. I always feel so lost without it.
ReplyDeleteIt's great to have constructive criticism to help with writing. It can be extremely frustrating to only give negative comments that are not helpful! I'm glad that you have received some positive help and that your internet will be ready soon!
ReplyDeleteI think constructive criticism can be really encouraging.
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