tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post3495996032828589822..comments2024-03-29T05:52:04.253-05:00Comments on Smack Dab in the Middle: Critique Group Turkeys by Laurie CalkhovenHolly Schindlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-65991518403649777162015-11-22T20:23:55.220-06:002015-11-22T20:23:55.220-06:00So true! You've GOT to be open to critique, or...So true! You've GOT to be open to critique, or you never grow. Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-68298758359646977942015-11-22T17:35:17.568-06:002015-11-22T17:35:17.568-06:00Yes, exactly. We need to listen because we sure wo...Yes, exactly. We need to listen because we sure won't get an opportunity to say "...what we really meant" to the reader once our book or article is in print. This is an opportunity to hear what other people see, because we as writers can get tunnel vision at times.Tom Zumwalthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277376200585924311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-50494281432392026042015-11-22T12:52:50.212-06:002015-11-22T12:52:50.212-06:00Most of the turkeys I've met are the unpublish...Most of the turkeys I've met are the unpublished writers. Once we finally get serious about wanting to be published, we quiet our gobbling and learn to listen for ways to improve our manuscripts. Thanks for sharing your turkey story Laurie!darlenebeckjacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521888842216795323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-77390592151045319032015-11-22T09:03:28.632-06:002015-11-22T09:03:28.632-06:00Good point, Claudia. Pressing our own points too f...Good point, Claudia. Pressing our own points too forcefully is also a turkey move!<br />Laurie Calkhovenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962449743249543961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-51084517333044647002015-11-22T07:35:32.605-06:002015-11-22T07:35:32.605-06:00Oh, what a good reminder! I've certainly had m...Oh, what a good reminder! I've certainly had my own turkey-ish moments of self-defense in critique group, or pressing my own critique points too forcefully: 'But can't you SEE that if you don't take my suggestion, it will totally RUIN your book?!" This is not the kind of turkey we want to have in a group - or be ourselves. cmillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128598629089024454noreply@blogger.com