The Care and Feeding of Critique Partners
Dates: February 18 - March 3, 2007
Instructor: Beth Burgoon and Tawny Weber
Cost: FREE to FTHRW
members; $15.00 for all others
Registration Deadline: February 14, 2007
Course Description:
THE CARE AND NURTURING OF THE CRITIQUE RELATIONSHIP: How
to start, nurture and maintain this unique partnership on
your way to publishing success.
(Monday) Day one: Introduction, class overview
(Wednesday) Lesson One: Critique Partner relationships --
Finding what works for you. Agreeing on the CP relationship
-- A test period, how will you work together, what do you
expect from the relationship. Growing and maintaining your
CP relationship -- Are you in it for the long haul? Career
pace and jealousy.
(Friday) Lesson Two: Plotting/Brainstorming and setting goals
with a CP -- Two heads are better than one, how do you plot/brainstorm
with a partner? Do you want to? How to use the CP relationship
to help you achieve your goals.
Week 2 -- Mon, Weds and Fri -- broken down into daily samples
& homework
Lesson Three: Nitty Gritty of critiquing -- Meshing voices,
giving and getting feedback. Voice and how nurture your CP's
style. What kind of feedback is useful, what's not. Ways to
word your suggestions so they don't come across as orders,
learning to read between the lines in emails and critiques
(and when not to).
About the Instructors:
Three time Golden Heart finalist, Tawny Weber is usually
found dreaming up stories in her Northern California home,
surrounded by dogs, cats and kids. When she's not writing
hot, spicy stories for Harlequin Blaze, she's testing her
latest margarita recipe, shopping for the perfect pair of
boots or drooling over Johnny Depp pictures (when her husband
isn't looking, of course). Her alter ego, MOM, also spends
a lot of time homeschooling, scrapbooking and playing in the
garden. Tawny's debut Blaze, DOUBLE DARE, will be a May 2007
release. You can check her out at www.tawnyweber.com
Double Golden Heart finalist, Beth Burgoon writes
emotionally intense romantic suspense with just a hint of
snark. As a PRO member of RWA, she's volunteered in numerous
positions before her Critique Partner became overwhelmingly
demanding and took over her spare time. Beth writes full time
from her home in northwestern Pennsylvania with her supportive
husband and children. When she's not writing or critiquing,
she can often be found working on her newest addiction: making
bead jewelry.
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