Asking others for feedback can be dangerous. Especially if you’re asking for feedback on a book you wrote, a creative endeavor, or something personal. You might even say: “Don’t hold back. I can take it.” Then what happens when they don’t hold back? Can you really take it?
Read MoreSome writers are falling for a myth that advises not to get their work professionally edited before securing a book deal (let alone before finding an agent who excitedly says yes to their query).
Read MoreI listened to everyone else read their work. They were incredible. It dawned on me that what I wrote was shite. I could feel this sense of dread twist and turn in my bowels and claw its way up my throat.
Read More“We excel ONLY when people who know us and care about us tell us what they experience and what they feel, and in particular when they see something within us that really works.”
Read MoreNina and I are both trained in the Gateless Writing methodology. She shared how it shines a light on the writer’s inner genius, giving appropriate and safe feedback. Which is so encouraging to a beginning writer.
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