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5 Tips For Finding a Competent & Compatible Critique Partner

By Jody Hedlund @JodyHedlund

I had a lot of great discussion in the comments of my recent post "WHEN Should Writers Get Critiques." I came to the conclusion that writers have a variety of experiences regarding critiques.

Some have gotten critiques on their very first manuscripts and found the feedbackhelpful in pushing them to grow in specific areas of their writing.

Others who got critiques very early in their careers found them devastating and suffered discouragement as a result.

The truth is, no matter WHEN we seek out critiques (whether beginner or multi-published), we open ourselves up to the possibility of harsh criticism.

I think part of the issue of whether we end up having a good critique experience depends upon the WHO of the partnership. In fact, in my recent post several commentors asked me the same question: How do you recruit a good critique partner? How is it best to start such a partnership so that we don't waste time with incompatible people? 

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1. 5 Tips For Finding a Competent & Compatible Critique Partner http://ow.ly/kkKIH via @JodyHedlund
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6. Book Marketing: Creating Your Author Press Kit http://ow.ly/kkycC via @thecreativepenn
7. Less the New More in Book Publishing? (Book-Of-The-Quarter Club) http://ow.ly/kkyub via @DigiBookWorld
8. Notes For The Writer Who…wants to find the theme in her action/thriller http://ow.ly/kkyP1 via Julie Gray
9. 5 Facebook Fan Page Problems and How to Fix Them http://ow.ly/kkz6M via @Socialmouths
10. Notes from Tabor Lane: Today's 18 Links to Writing & Marketing Blog Posts http://ow.ly/kkwbM
11. Using Beats to Bring Your Dialogue to Life: Turn the Beat Around http://ow.ly/kkGjK via The BookBaby Blog
12. How to Make Money Self-Publishing Fiction http://ow.ly/kkGx5 via @PassiveVoiceBlg
13. The Book Marketing Snowball http://ow.ly/kkGKc via The Savvy Book Marketer
14. Use Your Dreams To Be Endlessly Creative http://ow.ly/kkGOE via Write to Done
15. Be a Better Writer: Get Organized http://ow.ly/kkGUV via @KMWeiland
16. Book Layout Made Easy with a Professionally Designed Word Template [Guest Post] http://ow.ly/kkH3q via @duolit
17. Book Reviews Matter: Thank You For Taking The Time http://ow.ly/kkJEb via The Bookshelf Muse
18. Walter Benjamin's Advice To Writers http://ow.ly/kkKxw via @woodwardkaren 

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