tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463170686978757118.post9084384892362017898..comments2023-12-18T06:44:07.102-08:00Comments on Lisa D. Writes: The art of critiquingLisa Desrochershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15179219851085181641noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463170686978757118.post-6675339372823875642011-03-29T08:29:56.281-07:002011-03-29T08:29:56.281-07:00I'm going to try writing via the jigsaw method...I'm going to try writing via the jigsaw method. It sounds like it would suit my style better because I have some amazing scenes and overall gist of the story but not necessarily all of the connecting pieces just yet. So ... what are some of the pitfalls I should look out for doing it that way. Also, at what point do you submit your work to your crit partner - at every step along the way or only after you have enough written??Jessi E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15106758044105449908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463170686978757118.post-3553606846146860492011-01-26T11:25:35.986-08:002011-01-26T11:25:35.986-08:00Thanks for all your great pearls of wisdome. Defin...Thanks for all your great pearls of wisdome. Definitely voice is and investment in the characters is important, but remember, I critiquing Andrea, so that goes without saying :pLisa Desrochershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15179219851085181641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463170686978757118.post-75452469412661013352011-01-26T10:26:34.827-08:002011-01-26T10:26:34.827-08:00Great post! Critique wise I seem to follow the sam...Great post! Critique wise I seem to follow the same guidelines as your first commenter, Kourtney. I need to either connect with the protagonist by either: genuinely caring what happens to them, loving to hate them or being intrigued. And these things can be achieved by great voice. It's what really draws me in. And of course to pull me in completely and guarantee I finish is the hook. Then I point out what you do, anytime I skim, read over, jarred out of the scene and/or I am no longer imagining the world. (show vs tell)Amanda Milnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07582468814920761586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463170686978757118.post-44716382182668798012011-01-26T03:52:19.889-08:002011-01-26T03:52:19.889-08:00Great points! And King's ON WRITING is the bes...Great points! And King's ON WRITING is the best book "on writing."Karen Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522178275164058849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463170686978757118.post-55594588492036000422011-01-25T18:22:53.997-08:002011-01-25T18:22:53.997-08:00Andrea--No pressure! *hides under a rock*Andrea--No pressure! *hides under a rock*Lisa Desrochershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15179219851085181641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463170686978757118.post-15648736802883884242011-01-25T13:45:19.667-08:002011-01-25T13:45:19.667-08:00Way to bring the pressure! Just kidding - this is ...Way to bring the pressure! Just kidding - this is a wonderful post and demonstrates exactly why I'm the luckiest girl on earth to have a crit partner like you :)Andrea Cremerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326332737401772239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463170686978757118.post-80008939130562215622011-01-25T10:51:38.238-08:002011-01-25T10:51:38.238-08:00Excellent breakdown Lisa! My biggest problem, espe...Excellent breakdown Lisa! My biggest problem, especially when revising on my own before it goes to crit group, is remembering what I've already cut, and what parts of the story were only ever in my head. <br /><br />Being the author, the dreamer if you will, I know so many details about the story and the world it takes place in that could never fit in a MS that sometimes it gets really hard to remember that the reader does not know all those things.<br /><br />These kinds of problems always require a different set of eyes than my own, so thank god for CPs!Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463170686978757118.post-80498284244235369842011-01-25T10:27:27.658-08:002011-01-25T10:27:27.658-08:00I love Stephen King's On Writing! This was ex...I love Stephen King's On Writing! This was excellent advice, Lisa. Thank you. :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463170686978757118.post-30595899725265998112011-01-25T09:11:58.685-08:002011-01-25T09:11:58.685-08:00This is a wonderful post!!This is a wonderful post!!brandileigh2003https://www.blogger.com/profile/01669251993917961293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463170686978757118.post-42838258384248811192011-01-25T08:55:22.629-08:002011-01-25T08:55:22.629-08:00I tend to be big on redundancy. The more I write, ...I tend to be big on redundancy. The more I write, I'm finding the less I need to explain myself. Then again sometimes I don't explain enough. <br /><br />It's a toss up back and forth between the above points. If I'm using a few words in a different language I tend to forget not everyone knows the translation. I fine comb those sentences to see if they can figure out the meaning from what else was said, or if I need to somehow point that out. <br /><br />Last but not least is run-on sentences. As you said when you write, you just want to empty the story out of your head. That's usually just a matter of changing up a few words and punctuation. (Hugs)Indigo<br /><br />P.S. This is of course, critiqueing my own work before I send it to a beta. I haven't tried to do likewise with someone else.Sage Ravenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143502548162174269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463170686978757118.post-64395105358288705422011-01-25T08:20:33.064-08:002011-01-25T08:20:33.064-08:00Great post on critiquing!
In the beginning, I'...Great post on critiquing!<br /><br />In the beginning, I'm focused on protagonist relatability, voice, and hook. Because if those aren't strong off the bat, the work will lose my interest regardless of how cool the plot is. <br />I try to find inconsistencies in the story as I go along too. For example, if someone has a broken leg, they can't be running in terror. Another thing on my list is to try to strike out all redundancy. You know those sections where an author is trying to say something and doesn't quite get it right so they say it four-five different ways in the span of one-three pages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com