Over the past 30 odd years, I have the greatest fortune to come under the BEST & the WORST Critique Partners EVER!

Any writer worth their salt will have a TRUSTED CP.

That Trusted CP will be a combination of :

Best Friend

Worst Enemy

The Proof Reader from Hell

The Editor on methanphetamine

The Greatest Supporter EVER

The Most Eagle-Eyed

The BIGGEST ASSET you could ever wish for.

A Writing Critique partner plays many roles. What they NEVER do is :

Blow Smoke Up Your Arse

Don’t even bother spending the time to read your work but will expect you to spend hours reading THEIR report.

Tell you to QUIT now because you are total crap

Refuse to reply

A Truly Supportive Critique Partner has the ability to be HONEST about your “mistakes.”

To provide their own suggestions but with the proviso that they are just that…suggestions.

To NEVER, EVER leave out a POSITIVE and AFFIRMATIVE statement about your humble offer.

I’ve been through some truly gut-wrenching negative critiques and some totally life-changing, harsh but loving ones too.

Nowadays everyone crumbles at the first voice who criticises them. They go into Therapy or set out on a long path of vengeance and destruction.

Ahem. No one… NO ONE IS PERFECTLY PERFECT!

Live with it :o)