April 17 – O – OFFER TO HELP ANOTHER WRITER
In keeping with the A-Z theme that’s running around the
blogosphere right now, today’s post begin with the letter O, which in this case
stands offer to help another writer.
Writing can be a lonely endeavor, especially in the
beginning when we’re doing it all by ourselves. I remember when I found my
first writing buddy, who used to come over on Friday nights. We’d exchange what
we’d written and comment and then write some more. When I started blogging, I
found other writing friends, and one of them became my first and very awesome
critique partner. We started exchanging our work and oh boy, I can’t tell you
how helpful her comments were. And not just the good comments. The bad ones
helped, too, helped me see where things weren’t working. I am eternally
grateful to her for taking the time to reach out to me and for her friendship.
I’m a better writer because of her and because of her I’ve reached out to
others to offer my help. Heck, that’s why Unicorn Bell is here! Because a few
us got together and said, hey, let’s create a place where we can offer lots of
helpful stuff to other writers.
Have you reached out to another writer? Had one reach out to
you? How has it impacted your writing?
4 comments:
It's great to have someone read and give actual feedback. Too many friends will say, "Oh, that's nice," when you know it isn't but need help making it better.
It can be hard for sure to know what to say to new authors.
I always want to be honest and yet not crush any hope. I still enjoy it immensely.
I also met my CP through blogging.
My writing changed when I decided I was not going to live long enough to finish/edit/finish/edit...
That was very freeing for me. Writing short stories, flash fiction, observations..has always been I enjoyed most about writing.
Not every writer will achieve a book. But every writer should enjoy the thrill of writing.
...oh, and thanks for your comments on my site.
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