A ritual I’ve adopted since reigniting my writing journey is attending a monthly peer critique workshop for writers to give and receive feedback on each other’s work. Roughly two weeks before our meeting interested participants are encouraged to send in a piece of work for everyone else’s review and when we show up we share…… Continue reading AITA? Being a Constructive Member of a Writer’s Group
Author: Brienne Daugherty
The Importance of Getting It
It’s not an accident that I gravitated toward a life dream that’s often associated with solitude. Certainly not a coincidence that 95% of the work of writing can be done alone in an office. And if I’m honest with myself I do try to keep it that way, preferring the click clack of my keyboard…… Continue reading The Importance of Getting It
Book Review: One of us Knows
Many of the bibliophiles I know like to plan their reading. Sometimes that means a month at a time, sometimes it means for the entire year, but always it’s a carefully curated selection of titles they are excited to embark on. One of my favorite things happens to be planning out my reading list and…… Continue reading Book Review: One of us Knows
Book Review: The Auctioneer
Rarely do I get to enjoy the feeling of reading something that feels like a hidden gem. Book marketing is a huuuuuge business so by the time I know about it, so does everyone else. That doesn’t say anything about the book’s merit, but it definitely feels cool to be able to introduce people to…… Continue reading Book Review: The Auctioneer
Book Review: A Creature Wanting Form
You ever read a book that truly makes you stop and examine the world around you? Luke O’Neil’s, A Creature Wanting Form, really did that for me. This was my first short-story anthology this year and it didn’t disappoint. You could say the theme is apocalypse – both pre and post end of the world…… Continue reading Book Review: A Creature Wanting Form
The Hunt for Validation
I was recently on a Zoom call discussing edits and suggestions for one of my stories. I was explaining to my friend that the number of rejection letters I’d received lately was feeling like a lot and was the reason I hadn’t done more writing. Let me be frank – I don’t like talking about…… Continue reading The Hunt for Validation
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