tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post8510320336165426558..comments2024-03-28T02:34:34.041-07:00Comments on Rachna's Scriptorium: How Critiquing improves our WritingRachna Chhabriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-69794008072996037502012-10-18T22:27:12.567-07:002012-10-18T22:27:12.567-07:00I am very happy to read your articles it’s very us...I am very happy to read your articles it’s very useful for me,and I am completely satisfied with your website.<br />All comments and articles are very useful and very good.Your blog is very ttention-grabbing. I am loving all of the in turn you are sharing with each one!…<br /><a href="http://sitadevihospitals.com/mammcare/preventive-care.html/" rel="nofollow">Women Health Care Experts India</a>Traffic Pulse Indiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564036978734837138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-26796833292708718372012-10-04T18:59:43.731-07:002012-10-04T18:59:43.731-07:00I definitely like to get feedback on my writing. I...I definitely like to get feedback on my writing. It's super important! And yes, learning to critique others helps you improve your own skills. Great post!alexiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122487552931794871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-35681763673035604372012-10-04T10:08:46.313-07:002012-10-04T10:08:46.313-07:00I definitely need critiques. Other people bring di...I definitely need critiques. Other people bring different strengths to the table, and a fresh perspective--so helpful!<br /><br />AngelaAngela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-60522741477579005162012-10-03T21:32:36.783-07:002012-10-03T21:32:36.783-07:00Critiquing definitely improves my writing. I criti...Critiquing definitely improves my writing. I critique as I read books too--it never stops!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-72272175730518122062012-10-03T18:56:51.225-07:002012-10-03T18:56:51.225-07:00I enjoy critiquing and I definitely need my critiq...I enjoy critiquing and I definitely need my critique partners. I'm so blind to my own work.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-36983329823712790532012-10-02T13:37:02.829-07:002012-10-02T13:37:02.829-07:00It's useful when a fresh pair of eyes read you...It's useful when a fresh pair of eyes read your work. It is same with my editing as well.<br /><br />All the best!<br /><br />NasRomance Book Havenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01268150556737773533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-12472005389540593512012-10-02T09:44:23.872-07:002012-10-02T09:44:23.872-07:00I learn so much when I critique someone else's...I learn so much when I critique someone else's work--I recognize my own mistakes and wow does that open my eyes!Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-3658411538876978822012-10-02T08:52:30.027-07:002012-10-02T08:52:30.027-07:00Good point Rachna. Yes I can see the mistakes in o...Good point Rachna. Yes I can see the mistakes in others' stuff more than my own. It does help to improve my writing if the other person is at a similar level or better than me. If they are novices then they may not be grasping the basics so well, but I guess it's worth reminding myself of those too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-51133947259594827702012-10-01T23:38:00.289-07:002012-10-01T23:38:00.289-07:00You are right, ma'am. But sadly, most people a...You are right, ma'am. But sadly, most people are not open to point out the mistakes of others. My blogger friends rarely do it. When it comes to me, I do it mostly. Nice post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-83418430246217647792012-10-01T16:13:36.683-07:002012-10-01T16:13:36.683-07:00It does help me become a better writer. When I see...It does help me become a better writer. When I see things that I also do, that I now realize don't work, I can fix that in my own writing too. :DStinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-14386180478137540192012-10-01T10:05:59.839-07:002012-10-01T10:05:59.839-07:00I cannot over-sell the benefits of critiquing. Whe...I cannot over-sell the benefits of critiquing. When we write we become so familiar with our words that we cannot judge them with 100 percent effectiveness. Silly spelling or grammatical errors pass unnoticed. Continuity errors, or things that make no sense, fly under the radar (if you can excuse the pun). And just as a fresh pair of eyes can spot those errors in our work, so can we spot them in another. Whilst we are critiquing another writers work we also learn what does and does not work. So, it's a win-win situation!Ellie Garratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03731071128348213067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-69507108846887793112012-09-29T23:00:29.651-07:002012-09-29T23:00:29.651-07:00I think Critiquing other's work or Author'...I think Critiquing other's work or Author's work helps us in many ways.Yeesi7https://www.blogger.com/profile/11467144973125434745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-90381686858285930732012-09-29T15:58:53.731-07:002012-09-29T15:58:53.731-07:00Critiquing each other's work helps everyone in...Critiquing each other's work helps everyone involved.writing and living by Richard P Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814139767151989286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-16711307521229066422012-09-29T04:03:09.502-07:002012-09-29T04:03:09.502-07:00I agree 100% with the thoughts expressed here, but...I agree 100% with the thoughts expressed here, but do find the critiques of my work by others equally valuable, though maybe not in quite the same way. A valuable post. Thanks for.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-76489183565216219362012-09-28T23:02:09.639-07:002012-09-28T23:02:09.639-07:00Hi friends, critiquing is something that is an imp...Hi friends, critiquing is something that is an important part of a writer's life:both reading another writer's work and getting our work read and reviewed. While we are being critiqued we do feel naked and vulnerable, but our writing benefits in a big way.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-34149071464459064382012-09-28T17:03:17.160-07:002012-09-28T17:03:17.160-07:00Critiquing is a great way of giving back to the wr...Critiquing is a great way of giving back to the writing community.Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18059559142070140041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-21875509071681749612012-09-28T17:00:33.262-07:002012-09-28T17:00:33.262-07:00You hit the nail on the head! I learned so much on...You hit the nail on the head! I learned so much on my very first critique on a full-length novel, because I recognized the same weaknesses from my own novel. I learn so much each and every time I critique a CP's novel. Like you said, it's just like looking in a mirror. Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-2409754880413788692012-09-28T16:42:24.982-07:002012-09-28T16:42:24.982-07:00I agree, critiquing others' work is so good fo...I agree, critiquing others' work is so good for our writing. I don't even know how much we purposely overlook in our own as much as we just don't see it with the same eyes as when we look at another's work. I know I can be oblivious to a repeated word in something I wrote until my daughter (and one of my critique partners) points it out. Like you said - fresh eyes and perspective make all the difference!Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-38040952575307022372012-09-28T14:08:06.429-07:002012-09-28T14:08:06.429-07:00Very true, Rachna. One of the things my creative w...Very true, Rachna. One of the things my creative writing professor did at university to teach us how to write was to make us critique each others' work. We learned so much from it - what to do and what not to do. Techniques, tension, point of view, atmosphere, humour, style, voice. So many things. Characterisation was one of most important ones, I think.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-48874247542637140142012-09-28T10:04:55.746-07:002012-09-28T10:04:55.746-07:00Yes! I totally agree! Sometimes I hear certain wri...Yes! I totally agree! Sometimes I hear certain writing rules, but don't know exactly how to apply them - and then I critique someone else's work and see exactly how they did (or didn't) apply the rule. Take setting, for example. As writers, we can see our scenes, setting and all. But it takes a critique partner to come along and say we need to put more in. And when you are said critique partner, then you see how much setting is really necessary.Caryn Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338655819410392107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-87589508770510637182012-09-28T09:39:33.225-07:002012-09-28T09:39:33.225-07:00Agree. I would request you to critique my post eve...Agree. I would request you to critique my post every time you read one...I promise to take it in the right spirit. Coming from you, criticism will help me.....I wish to move beyond NICE POST kind of comments by other bloggers.<br /> Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-86562697862116814312012-09-28T04:02:16.224-07:002012-09-28T04:02:16.224-07:00I lose perspective at some point in my own work so...I lose perspective at some point in my own work so having a critique partner is essential. And I learn so much from their writing too. <br /><br />My husband definitely has the being critical gene. There are days I wish we could get rid of it. Ha!Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-57448754615093878992012-09-28T02:07:38.896-07:002012-09-28T02:07:38.896-07:00I definitely think critiquing others makes your ow...I definitely think critiquing others makes your own writing better.<br /><br />moodmooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-22013327216406297712012-09-28T01:14:04.421-07:002012-09-28T01:14:04.421-07:00I like to receive all kind of comments/ critiques ...I like to receive all kind of comments/ critiques and these help in improving own style of writing:)Rahul Bhatiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690287853990880735noreply@blogger.com