Purple Prose [08/01/11] 

  • What the @#*!? (or Dealing with Critiques)

    How many of you have beta read for someone and received a thank you from the person even though your suggestions caused her to do massive rewrites? How many of you received, instead, a nasty email telling you how wrong you are?We’ve all heard the sage advice that you should wait at least three days before responding to a critique.…

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