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Surviving Critiques

October 06, 2022 • Sonja Dewing • Season 1 • Episode 20

Critiques and reviews can hurt. So I’m going to hopefully get you thru the hard stuff so you can get on with the business of writing.

If you listened to episode 2 I talked about the power of a review group for your novel, I mentioned that being part of a review group was where I’ve learned the most about being a better writer.

But you’ve put your heart and soul into writing a story and hearing critiques feels like someone is critiquing you as a person.

So, I want to encourage you to go into this with a different mind set...

Find show notes on my website at https://womensthrillerwriters.com/blog-2/