writingcritique

The Gatecrashers read first-page submissions and offer comments and critiques. 

Amanda Luedeke is literary agent and Vice President at MacGregor & Luedeke, where she has agented since 2009. 

Charis Crowe is a marketer and freelancer who spent nearly ten years at the gates of publishing before deciding to launch her own self-publishing career.

What is the purpose of critique and how can we give and receive it in order to serve up our best writing to the world? IN this week's episode, Nicole offers a metaphor for understanding the process that takes us into a place where she finds critique delicious: her kitchen.

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Creative Ways Podcast hosted by Emma Isaacs Episode 52: Find Your Tribe https://www.emmaisaacs.co.uk/podcast-1/episode/1feb2313/find-your-tribe 
• Previous episodes about this topic:
• • Episode 6: Critique Ready https://stopwritingalone.com/2019/02/28/episode-6-critique-ready/ 
  • Episode 70: The 5 Writing Group Types You Can Join or Begin Today https://stopwritingalone.com/2020/05/21/episode-70the-5-writing-group-types-you-can-join-or-begin-today/ 
  • Episode 78: Nancy Canu | Author, Editor, Critique Partner https://stopwritingalone.com/2020/07/16/episode-78-nancy-canu-author-editor-critique-partner/ 
• Books on Writing by Walter Mosley
• • ELEMENTS OF FICTION https://bookshop.org/a/10928/9780802147639 
  • THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL https://bookshop.org/a/10928/9780316065498
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