tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post6981970769517869478..comments2024-03-28T02:22:42.358-06:00Comments on The Bluestocking Blog: The Critique MindsetBluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225973854788421827noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-49199421566594727842011-10-28T04:13:10.976-06:002011-10-28T04:13:10.976-06:00I think there's one more stage, #6: "I no...I think there's one more stage, #6: "I no longer critique because it stopped helping me learn." I started out as a four, and I learned a great deal about my writing with it. I zoomed past five and landed in six, suddenly realizing I wasn't getting anything out of critiquing. I'd learned what the critiques could teach me, and it was time to pay attention to writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-43808465634459969522011-10-27T17:06:32.543-06:002011-10-27T17:06:32.543-06:00Sometimes I'm at #4 but I mostly stay in #5 st...Sometimes I'm at #4 but I mostly stay in #5 stage :-) <br />Great post. I'm your newest follower here and on Twitter.Author A.O. Pearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09522726537375775560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-22574352875665637402011-10-26T15:27:27.907-06:002011-10-26T15:27:27.907-06:00UGGGHHHH I'm always recovering from #3...I'...UGGGHHHH I'm always recovering from #3...I'm even considering rewriting my entire WIP because of a method I recently read. sigh...Sophia Changhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946233873722107937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-84670962569227566422011-10-24T14:25:02.169-06:002011-10-24T14:25:02.169-06:00I think I'm at #5 now. I WAS at #4 for a while...I think I'm at #5 now. I WAS at #4 for a while, but you're right that critiquing is a lot of time and effort and the WAY I critique also affects that b/c I look at everything. It's very hard for me to turn off my internal editor at the minutiae.Lori M. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858438789496971734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-60596627472283088302011-10-21T18:38:38.934-06:002011-10-21T18:38:38.934-06:00Susan, that's a great point. I'm not there...Susan, that's a great point. I'm not there yet, but I know I've benefited from others at that stage. Thanks so much!Bluestockinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01225973854788421827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-32705871756478488772011-10-21T11:56:18.787-06:002011-10-21T11:56:18.787-06:00I think groups (and people!) go through all these ...I think groups (and people!) go through all these stages. There's one more (the pay it forward stage) where I feel like it's important to help people (including kids) early in their journey (like stage 1!). I'm teaching a teen writing class at the library and it's just a joy to see these young minds starting down the path!Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-25959857981768784482011-10-21T11:08:36.600-06:002011-10-21T11:08:36.600-06:00I've been through all of these stages! So true...I've been through all of these stages! So true!Laura Paulinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503090226508079501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-15735118609038397062011-10-20T16:09:37.927-06:002011-10-20T16:09:37.927-06:00Steph -- That's a bummer. I'm glad I haven...Steph -- That's a bummer. I'm glad I haven't had that problem. I guess you'll just need to read really good books to counteract that tendency. Constant vigilance!<br /><br />Gail -- That's where I'm at too. I really enjoy critiquing, but I'll catch myself getting annoyed at typos and other obvious fixes in some people's work in my local group that pulls in members with a wide range of experience levels. I just have to remember we all start somewhere!<br /><br />Anonymeet -- I'm a huge believer in the benefits of critique! It's time-consuming, yes, but I think it's worth it.Bluestockinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01225973854788421827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-72591348049467838302011-10-20T10:52:18.663-06:002011-10-20T10:52:18.663-06:00Uh, yeah, definitely! But I love the point about u...Uh, yeah, definitely! But I love the point about using a critique of another's work to spot holes in your own.<br /><br />An often-underrated but great effect of being a critiquer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-32878151811832999692011-10-20T10:14:56.449-06:002011-10-20T10:14:56.449-06:00I'm somewhere between 4 and 5 now. I find I...I'm somewhere between 4 and 5 now. I find I'm much slower to respond to requests for critique because I'm so busy with my own work. I do get to it eventually, and I love reading other people's fiction (particularly if they're fairly far along). So I don't ever plan to give it up entirely.Gail Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998497900316232330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-30797335155244152272011-10-19T17:21:10.442-06:002011-10-19T17:21:10.442-06:00#5 rang really true. Except for me it was also tha...#5 rang really true. Except for me it was also that reading work from someone just starting out actually started to make me write those old mistakes back into my writing without realizing it. I kinda hate myself for it because whatever I happen to reading (be it academic or fantastic) always finds a way into my writing next time I sit down to do it. Errors and all.Steph Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00975939582442193113noreply@blogger.com