How to Find the Perfect Person to Critique Your Book - WritersLife.org

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We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello Peter here again from writers life coming up today how to find the perfect person to critique your book one of the most important things that any rights you can do for themselves is get some feedback on that word it might be scary and hugely daunting to let someone else read what you've written however the sooner you get initial feedback the better writers who choose not to share their work with anyone run the risk of writing an entire novel only for someone to point out a fundamental mistake we are often so immersed in our stories that we can't see the flaws that may be apparent to other people getting feedback also helps the writer understand what they need to work on where they might need to rethink plot points whether their characters are working and what the good and not-so-good bits are of course you don't have to take every point on board but without getting someone to critique your work you can't be sure you are heading in the right direction but who should you choose it's effortless not to mention convenient to pick a person who you know will give you a glowing report your best friend your mom that person that you know has a massive crush on you someone who owes you a favor however getting feedback about your writing is pointless unless you know it's a genuine an honest review of your so here's how to find the perfect person to ratite your work first someone who knows you there's nothing wrong with asking someone who knows you to critique your work but if you do need to do that make sure that your relationship with that person doesn't get in the way of how they honestly feel about your work if you know that they are the kind of person that couldn't bear to hurt your feelings then there isn't really any point someone who knows you will want to like your book and we'll look for positives and words of encouragement and there is nothing wrong with that as long as they can constructively and point out where you need to change things to a next a stranger finding someone who doesn't know you to see your work can be a way of knowing for sure you're getting an honest opinion a person who doesn't know you has nothing to lose by telling you the brutal truth about your book there are many writing forums out there where writers can exchange their work and give one another feedback of course most have rules about giving criticism only if it's constructive so you don't have to worry about someone being too cruel simultaneously be prepared to hear perhaps things you don't want to next a professional getting a professional editor to receive your work is ideal they have the experience knowledge and skill to give you a thorough and in-depth review of what needs to change what works and what doesn't however unless you happen to be connected with someone in the industry you're likely to have to pay service annexed a group joining a writing group can be hugely beneficial for so many reasons one of them is that you get to share your work with a group of fellow writers who know exactly how to give useful feedback then you can choose to take on board or not joining a writing group also means you get several different options which is always helpful to a next your readers if you already have an established readership an email list or fan base why not test out your new work on them they'll be more than happy to give you their opinion and are worth listening to as they are the ones most likely to buy your book after all whoever you choose to critique your book make sure that you do it early on and don't just do it once either the more feedback you get the more you can rest assured that you are on the right track that there is a readership out there and ultimately that you are giving your book the very best chance of success and don't forget if you're struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published through access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now please give us a thumbs up if you like this video and subscribe to our channel for more I'm Peter and I'll see you next time