tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post9089743087592928287..comments2024-03-05T22:12:23.918-08:00Comments on Karen Woodward: Writing A Critique: Reading CriticallyKaren Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-84538830390789290412015-01-04T08:59:37.054-08:002015-01-04T08:59:37.054-08:00Thanks Sarah! I suspect that after a person reads ...Thanks Sarah! I suspect that after a person reads a lot, writes a lot and critiques a lot, they pick up on how stories _feel_, on their rhythms. Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it. :-)Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-79040887868323425422015-01-03T23:11:55.454-08:002015-01-03T23:11:55.454-08:00I love this breakdown of a crit. I've been in ...I love this breakdown of a crit. I've been in a online critiquing group for seven years now, and I know critiquing is a skill just like writing. I had to learn how to write a crit that was any help for the writer and it took sometime. I wish I had your checklist back then. <br />But hey, I think I sorted it out eventually. And I'm very happy I did, because I think I learned as much from JazzFeathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08650512457155395633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-43979164807776297502015-01-03T08:43:00.308-08:002015-01-03T08:43:00.308-08:00Thanks Michael! And thanks for your recommendation...Thanks Michael! And thanks for your recommendation, I'll put Tourist Season in my TBR list. :-)Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-5595127091066878962015-01-03T04:38:45.157-08:002015-01-03T04:38:45.157-08:00Hi Karen - another high quality post!
A great exa...Hi Karen - another high quality post! <br />A great example of the multiple POV novel where one character does emerge as the most central is Tourist Season by Carl Hiaasen (which I happen to be reading right now). The story opens with other characters introducing the story and background, but eventually Brian Keyes clearly emerges as the pivotal character and (as you can imagine in a Hiaasen bookAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01086228037314913493noreply@blogger.com