Everyone says you need betas and Critique Partners, but finding them sometimes feels like the proverbial needle in a haystack. So where can you actually track them down? Join us for a conversation about critique partners and betas -- the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Now featuring Avery's hot new single: "The Technical Issues Song" (Comcast Remix)
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Books and links mentioned in this episode:
The Land of the Beautiful Dead - R. Lee Smith
The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
#CPMatch on Twitter
Absolute Write Forums
(Writevents on Twitter was also mentioned in this episode, but has gone on indefinite hiatus.)
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Drink recipe: Boozy PSL
Since we met most of our Critique Partners through NaNoWriMo-related events, which is in November, we've made a fall-themed cocktail in summer... an iced Pumpkin Spice Latte.
Ep 031: Iceberg Theory
Ep 030 (Mini-Ep): Critique Etiquette
Ep 029: Word-vomit & Zero Drafts
Ep 028 (Mini-Ep): The Dark Side
Ep 027 (Mini-Ep): Surviving the Stress of Querying
Ep 026 (Mini-Ep): Combining & Cutting Characters
Ep 025: Is This a Kissing Book? (Writing Sex Scenes)
Ep 024 (Mini-Ep): AMA
Ep 023: Series & Standalones
Ep 022 (Mini-Ep): Writer’s Block
TRAILER: On Comp Titles
Ep 021: Filler Words
Ep 020: Mini-Ep: Just a Trim--Tips to Cut Word Count
Ep 019: Mini-Ep: X meets Y: Comp Titles
Ep 018: Mini-Ep: Play it Again... Rewrites
Ep 017: Swearing in Fiction
Ep 016: Mini-Ep: Prologues and Epilogues
Ep 015: Mini-Ep: Whoopsie! Our Worst Querying Blunders
Ep 014: Mini-Ep: Morally Grey & Unlikable Characters
Ep 013: ”Dialogue Tags and Action Beats,” he exclaimed!
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