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I’m Still Here

Feb 26 0

Some crit groups you dread. Some you look forward to. The one I’m currently in is very interesting, and I’m not using “interesting” as a pejorative euphemism. We could not be more different from one another in style. We are a classic snapshot of the writing experience continuum. This is one of those crit groups […]

The Critique Group Manifesto

Aug 01 0

After my bitchfest in yesterday’s post, I dusted off my eight-year-old source file for The Critique Group Manifesto. My goal was to review what I had written, cut a lot of the blabber fat, and add a new chapter about dealing with a new generation of common crit group issues and problem people. (Which is […]