I love this. You're inspiring me to envision a small writing group. I think I've felt hesitant to get early feedback in the past—and also for many years my writing has been "marketing" emails to my list, which I've only recently stopped belittling myself for and embraced the fact that those transmissions are also creative writing. But several months ago I read a piece in progress to some friends and got some really great feedback that helped clarify the direction.
Do it! If you find the right people, you won't regret it. Getting early feedback is nerve-wracking (and it still is for me, even with these friends), and I'm 100% sure there are situations where it's not the answer, but I've found it makes my writing stronger.
I totally get it, the key is to find the right people. There's a bit more on who they are in my other post that I link to up top, but one of them I've never met in real life! We're all now friends who talk all the time (remotely, everyone in different time zones)
I love this. You're inspiring me to envision a small writing group. I think I've felt hesitant to get early feedback in the past—and also for many years my writing has been "marketing" emails to my list, which I've only recently stopped belittling myself for and embraced the fact that those transmissions are also creative writing. But several months ago I read a piece in progress to some friends and got some really great feedback that helped clarify the direction.
Do it! If you find the right people, you won't regret it. Getting early feedback is nerve-wracking (and it still is for me, even with these friends), and I'm 100% sure there are situations where it's not the answer, but I've found it makes my writing stronger.
I'm totally sold. Thanks for the inspo!
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I totally get it, the key is to find the right people. There's a bit more on who they are in my other post that I link to up top, but one of them I've never met in real life! We're all now friends who talk all the time (remotely, everyone in different time zones)