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They said my dialogue was stiff. My pacing was too slow. My characters weren’t relatable. There wasn’t enough conflict!
They even wanted me to change the genre!
Argh!
Are you struggling with harsh feedback on your writing?
In this video, I tell you my story of the writing critique from you-know-where, then I’m going to tell you how I survived it. Pay attention about halfway through as I have a trick that saved me!
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They said my dialogue was stiff. My pacing was too slow. My characters weren’t relatable. There wasn’t enough conflict!
They even wanted me to change the genre!
Argh!
Are you struggling with harsh feedback on your writing?
In this video, I tell you my story of the writing critique from you-know-where, then I’m going to tell you how I survived it. Pay attention about halfway through as I have a trick that saved me!
Find the book I'm talking about in this video, "Loreena's Gift":
amazon.com/Loreenas-Gift-Colleen-M-Story/dp/1938103475
Or get FREE chapters of all of my novels here:
colleenmstory.com/story/newsletter
For more free tips, sign up for the Master Writer Mindset newsletter here:
masterwritermindset.com/newsletter


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