Please read Beth’s great advice about giving feedback and comments.
https://hubpages.com/literature/feedbac … ing-groups
Thanks for posting this. I saw it on my feed and wanted to send a comment to Beth, but was unable to use my usual means of a direct email to the writer. This is a very helpful article, which includes a lot of positive and constructive suggestions. I had a friend who ran a writing group. In the UK, U3A often has them in its list of groups available for people to join.
Some of you know I've been on here for some years now, and some also know I've written a series of historical novels based around the time of the Norman invasion in 1066. The books were written from the standpoint of a Danish kinsman of King Harold and began hours before he took on his 'other nemesis', the Norse king Harald Sigurdsson, 'Hardradi' ('Hard Ruler'). I was part of a local writing group when I began to write the stories, and we shared some of our work. Some 'flak' came my way and I revised part of the story line as well as how I wrote. There was some support from the other members including one I'd 'pipped' to the post in a local writing competition of 1,000 words connected to the London Borough of Newham.
We need to be vigorous if we want to offer criticism, but not to the point of rudeness or unnecessary harshness. And we need to understand what others' viewpoints are. No use lambasting someone if you haven't a clue about the basis of their writing, why and how it was written. And we have to be constructive, offer some hints on sentence construction if asked, some guidance on historical perspective if needed.
I have a neighbor that has been a participant in a writing group. The advice to be specific and hand out as many compliments as criticism appears like sound advice to me.
by arrrgonaut 14 years ago
Some people need support to keep their creativity flowing; some people view the writing process as private. I'm really interested to see who here is for or against sharing work with a writer's group.And how do you find a writing group that really clicks with you?
by Skyler Parker 10 years ago
Who wants to create a writing group?I need six other writers. The plan is to have each person write one article a week for an amount of the Sudanese revenue. phtechparker@gmail.com!
by Kimberly Lake 4 years ago
Do you approve or deny negative feedback that includes insulting comments on you HubPages?
by Keith Schroeder 11 years ago
Do you belong to a writing group to further your skills?What advantages did you gain from a writers group? Any new skills?
by Simon Cook 11 years ago
It would be interesting to be able to see the Hub Hop ratings on my hubs - this will help me understand what areas I need to work on and which areas I am doing well on....
by LegendaryN8 12 years ago
I put this in the "answers" section and it actually should've been posted here.Many of us may be not performing to our fullest potential because we haven't taken a critical eye to each others' content. I would like to offer you some constructive criticism. If you have a hub or...
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