tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863109092100606623.post3235695470469497769..comments2013-09-17T14:39:21.162-04:00Comments on Sarah Garrigues (SAIR-ah GAIR-eh-guse): The Painful Value of CritiquesSarah Garrigueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14718079454353620031noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863109092100606623.post-49615093298756335942009-04-02T14:46:00.000-04:002009-04-02T14:46:00.000-04:00Sarah,I saw your post on Verla. You also recently...Sarah,<BR/>I saw your post on Verla. You also recently responded to my post regarding a critique group. I live in Concord and am still looking to fill an opening for my on-line critique group. If you are interested, please contact me at nikiofware at carolina dot rr dot com and I'll tell you all about it. I am not opposed to meeting for lunch and going over manuscripts or publishing ideas. I also belong to another group that meets in the area once a month. We sometimes host schmoozes and work shops that you might find interesting. Let me know. You're blog is great.Niki Schoenfeldthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732768791387582546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863109092100606623.post-49263678126042808412009-03-29T14:20:00.000-04:002009-03-29T14:20:00.000-04:00Sarah,I read your response to my post on the blue ...Sarah,<BR/>I read your response to my post on the blue boards. I have partnered with someone, but if you are interested, you can let me know your e-mail addy, or see if the moderators will let you PM me on the boards. We can further discuss our writing goals and see if we can work out a swap arrangement. Thanks!<BR/>Writermuttwritermuttnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863109092100606623.post-58778032131631701592009-03-29T12:46:00.000-04:002009-03-29T12:46:00.000-04:00Sarah, that is an excellent question and one I ask...Sarah, that is an excellent question and one I ask myself on a consistent basis. You would think we'd want to get the feedback first, but it's hard... <BR/><BR/>I saw your other comment and I'll check out your query sometime over the next couple of days on The Public Query Slushpile for sure.ND_Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06641381503249317673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863109092100606623.post-47426497168935644932009-03-28T21:27:00.000-04:002009-03-28T21:27:00.000-04:00I hear you. That's why I keep a detailed database...I hear you. That's why I keep a detailed database on what agents I have sent which manuscript draft, when I sent it, and what was the response. We live and learn, don't we? <BR/><BR/>It takes a lot of trust to submit work to a critique group. Why is it easier to send it off to an agent who could reject it without hesitation than to give it to others whose only goal would be to make it better?Sarah Garrigueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14718079454353620031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863109092100606623.post-77282980447546331832009-03-28T14:33:00.000-04:002009-03-28T14:33:00.000-04:00Painful value indeed. It can sting, but it is rea...Painful value indeed. It can sting, but it is really valuable to have others question the choices you make in your writing. My manuscript has evolved immensely since I started submitting it to others for critique. I'm liking it more and more all the time. Just wishing I hadn't wasted queries to so many agents on the first incarnation...ND_Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06641381503249317673noreply@blogger.com