[stylist] posting, critiquing and editing

[Brenda]

Hi Chris
That is a really good idea.  Sometimes I need a specific goal to force 
me to sit down and compose something.  It might be a good idea to put 
something like Christmas exercise in the subject line for quick 
identification.
Brenda

exerOn 12/5/2011 4:44 PM, Chris Kuell wrote:
> Barbara (and others)
>
> One of the best ways to improve your self-editing and writing skills 
> is to critique others work. And don't take critique to mean harsh 
> comments, but rather, how might I make that better? I'm not a poet, 
> and don't feel in the least qualified to critique poetry, but I do 
> enjoy poetry, and I know I prefer shorter poems that are subtle, use 
> symbolism and leave me wondering. I love a strong image that is 
> expressed in a way that has never occurred to me.
>
> I'm more comfortable critiquing prose. I think I have fairly good 
> editing skills in that area, in part because I've been studying others 
> work for years. I know most of the rules, yes, but I also recognize 
> things that don't work, or when a writer overuses a certain word or 
> phrase, or has a POV shift, or has flat, cookie-cutter characters, 
> etc... It's much easier to spot in others work, but it also helps me 
> to see it in my own.
>
> One idea on sparking life into this group is to post and do writing 
> exercises. An example would be to write something--poem, short story, 
> memoir, whatever--about Christmas. Set a deadline and everybody post 
> something, and comment/critique others posts. I believe it would help 
> us all to grow as writers, but when I tried this a few years ago it 
> went over about as well aspickle flavored ice cream.
>
> chris
>
>
>
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