A Parallel Strategy

Posted on February 11, 2003 in Writing Groups

I’m getting nervous about the feedback that I will get from the writing group in two weeks yesterday. My gut tells me that I am on to a well-crafted story. Most writers, I find, cannot accept a success from another. There are a few in the group who I think will not do this, but they’ve not been showing lately. I feel jealousy, antagonism, and egotism in some of those who remain.

Given the outrages that are scheduled to happen to me in these next two weeks, I don’t know that I will have the strength — or they the mercy — to give a constructive review.

Like too many people, they want all the questions answered. I like a few mysteries.

So I have asked some online friends to read it, too. If I hear the same criticisms from both, then I feel I can trust the remarks. If not, I dare say, that I will lean to the opinion of the friends (unless it is absolutely uncritical.)

The writing is two thirds finished. It is my goal to have it complete and ready for a last edit by next week.