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How to respond to a critique

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

You say “thank you.” That’s it. You remind yourself that this person took the time to (a) read your work, (b) give it enough thought to formulate comments, and (c) took the time to share those comments with you. You … Continue reading →


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The best critique I ever received

Posted on September 18, 2009 by

Recent posts by Kristin Nelson and Josh Olson (via Janet Reid) got me thinking about this. At age 15 my writing abilities were far above those of my peers.  Any essay I turned in, no matter how vapid, met universal … Continue reading →


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