tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815177632976559450.post2040972317734625765..comments2020-11-03T14:03:16.945-08:00Comments on Chronicling Reinora: Family vs Peers, who should read it first?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01064898080332547311noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815177632976559450.post-29864192771235259952011-10-24T11:28:34.461-07:002011-10-24T11:28:34.461-07:00Congrats :) The hardest part is finishing right? ...Congrats :) The hardest part is finishing right? So that's a good giant step forward.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01064898080332547311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815177632976559450.post-32766845656739270122011-10-24T10:35:16.312-07:002011-10-24T10:35:16.312-07:00Yeah that's what I'm doing now. Once the ...Yeah that's what I'm doing now. Once the book is finished (very soon!) I'm going to print the entire thing off for each alpha reader, bind it, and give it to them.<br /><br />Then I start working on something else (book 2 or my sci-fi short) until they're done.<br /><br />-RickyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815177632976559450.post-74223026100041088032011-10-23T15:44:26.293-07:002011-10-23T15:44:26.293-07:00If feedback's part of the problem maybe wait u...If feedback's part of the problem maybe wait until you're done and do the whole thing at once. That way you can sit down and do it in one sitting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01064898080332547311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815177632976559450.post-11726949025617901752011-10-23T15:17:07.005-07:002011-10-23T15:17:07.005-07:00Well, I guess you gotta make sure to give it to pe...Well, I guess you gotta make sure to give it to people who have an open mind and get that they don't have an appreciation for the genre.<br /><br />Obviously you don't give it to any old random bloke for feedback.<br /><br />Feedback is tricky though, one of my issues has been people taking a long time (think a month or so) to get feedback to me. This is okay right now since I'm writing the book at a more slow pace, since I am working at the same time, but in the future I can see that vexing me a lot if I'm writing faster.<br /><br />-RickyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815177632976559450.post-54612369661884750672011-10-21T14:11:27.658-07:002011-10-21T14:11:27.658-07:00If you feel that's a benefit then I'm glad...If you feel that's a benefit then I'm glad, but I've had such bad experiences with people who don't "get" it and rip it apart as a result that I do feel it's better simply not to give it to people who don't read the genre. But I've had some pretty bad experiences with critique groups.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01064898080332547311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815177632976559450.post-5949714527525142082011-10-21T12:07:16.174-07:002011-10-21T12:07:16.174-07:00I do think there is some benefit in having people ...I do think there is some benefit in having people who don't necessarily read the genre read it too. Sometimes love for a genre can eclipse the simple question of "is it a good story?"<br /><br />For example, I LOVE good magic systems. If there's a magic system I really enjoy, my love for its cleverness and coolness can eclipse other stuff.<br /><br />So while my mom isn't really a fantasy person, I'm still having her read it just to give me feedback on the goodness of the story.<br /><br />-RickyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com