One of the things that people ask me quite often in workshops is Why don’t editors give feedback (more often)? And it’s a peril of editing that I feel inclined to waffle about today. But first, a quote to put us all in the right frame of mind: The only thing to do with good advice …
Le Groupe est mort, vive le Groupe*
Yesterday I said goodbye to a poetry group that I've been a member of for the best part of ten years. And I do mean the best part – these guys have taught me so much, seen me through so many writing phases and stumbles and growth spurts and dry spells ... they were my …
CV for a good First Reader?
I was talking to someone about writing the other day, and mentioned how vital a good First Reader was. He had no idea what I was talking about, so I explained – the first person I show a new piece of writing to, for honest (often "brutal") feedback and comment. I'd always assumed the term …
A Dark Feathered Art 