tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post6195502094549587820..comments2023-10-15T03:16:44.927-06:00Comments on Suspense Novelist: What Do You Need?Peg Brantleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-57408710174218943922010-05-07T19:41:18.785-06:002010-05-07T19:41:18.785-06:00I think it's a little like a tender shoot. We ...I think it's a little like a tender shoot. We need to be pampered and sheltered and encouraged until we get a foothold. After we've learned a bit, become established, we'll grow stronger only if we're exposed to the elements.<br /><br />We're expecting a freeze here in Colorado tonight, so some plants are covered while others are expected to survive . . . and thrive.Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-14651271973657563722010-05-07T19:33:48.663-06:002010-05-07T19:33:48.663-06:00Figuring out how to gauge feedback is one of the b...Figuring out how to gauge feedback is one of the biggest lessons we can learn as writers--and it continues from the earliest days of critique groups all the way through (I am told) getting reviews and working with your editor.<br /><br />But knowing at the outset what you're looking for is an angle I hadn't thought about before, Peg. I think all of my trustys (as I call them) are of the bring-it-on! school of thought. Which, as you say, is good for my writing. Can be hard on the heart.Jenny Milchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410805792044518458noreply@blogger.com