tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post6023868022672091542..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Different Types of Writing GroupsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-71180319371522999292009-06-14T21:25:49.251-05:002009-06-14T21:25:49.251-05:00And thank you, Mordena, for your own practical adv...And thank you, Mordena, for your own practical advice through the years. <br /><br />I think our group usually has a good balance of emotional support for the difficult journey through publishing (and life), and incisive advice on what painful things we can do to our manuscripts to make that journey easier.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-40286498930614708442009-06-14T07:39:08.802-05:002009-06-14T07:39:08.802-05:00I still believe the best approach to critique is n...I still believe the best approach to critique is neither too much praise nor "tearing apart" but a neutral and practical attitude of "this could be better if..."<br /><br />and I'd say that's what I usually get from you, John! Many thanks for that.Mordenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13093713858505944734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-26990670349622201062009-06-13T19:10:48.964-05:002009-06-13T19:10:48.964-05:00It's pretty hard for me to overstate the obses...It's pretty hard for me to overstate the obsessive delight I took in all of the Oz books. I was delighted to find your blog. I will be linking to it on my own blog, diamondsandtoads.com. It's a blog about fairy tales, their art, analysis of them, their effect on culture, you name it! It's part of a college course I teach, but it's for everyone. Many of my students are fascinated by Oz and other fairy/fantasy stories.DiamondsandToadshttp://diamondsandtoads.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-19263699387503268302009-06-13T18:42:46.696-05:002009-06-13T18:42:46.696-05:00Sometimes "writers' groups" exist on...Sometimes "writers' groups" exist only so that people who belong to them can say that they are "writers." I dropped out of a leaderless one a few years ago because the most prolific writer did not punctuate correctly or use correct grammar. There seemed to me to be no point, under the circumstances, in discussing whether the heroine's reasoning was realistic or the settings authentic, although others did not see any problem and admired the writer's volume of output. It was a very off-putting experience. <br />I am delighted that you and Mitali seem to approach things differently. It gives me hope.Chauceriannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-21212529433657212762009-06-13T15:03:30.640-05:002009-06-13T15:03:30.640-05:00Okay, John, be prepared for me to tear your next s...Okay, John, be prepared for me to tear your next submission to shreds.mbpbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16081024119047826077noreply@blogger.com