Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I'd like to introduce you to some wonderful people who have helped me by critiquing my novels. The dedication it takes to critique a novel is no small thing. Novels take time to critique -- hours and hours of precious time. So I want to give a special shout-out and huge THANKS to some people who have helped me along the way.
I'm very fortunate to be part of two critique groups. One is for writers of middle grade and young adult fiction. The other is a group of writers, all over age fifty, who met on the NaNoWriMo message board in 2007. The two groups are very different, but both very precious to me.
Time to introduce you to all these writers who helped me so much!
The Novels
These are the novels that my groups have critiqued for me.
The Scribe of Irohila
...first draft finished in 2001
This novel is currently being submitted to agents.
River Girl
...first draft finished in 2003
This novel is currently being revised for the fourth time.
My Critique Pals
These are those amazing writers who gifted me with their time and editing talents.
Norma
Thank you for helping me with my novel! You're a great critiquer!
Norma is one of the founding members of the Silverweb critique group. She was part of the group when I joined several years back. Norma is working on a young adult fantasy novel that I believe will be spectacular. Her writing style is very mature -- I love her voice and the details and descriptions she adds, so very naturally, to her fiction.
Nancy
Thanks so much; your critiques helped me a lot!
Nancy - known professionally as N.A. Sharpe, is another fantasy writer who has created an entire world for us to explore.
She created The Destineers, and is co-author of The Destineers' Journal of Fantasy Nations which was published in February 2009. She also has a picture book, If Wishes Were Fishes scheduled to be published in March, 2010. Nancy is working on a fantasy adventure novel series for teenagers.
The Destineers Journal of Fantasy Nations
by N.A. Sharpe (my friend, Nancy) and Bobby Sharpe
The Destineers' Journal of Fantasy Nations
Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 11/30/2009)
Beverly
Thanks so much for taking the time to read and critique my novel!
Beverly Stowe McClure is a published author of novels for young adults. She must have a great work ethic because she's writing them one after another -- and getting them published too.
Beverly is a retired schoolteacher living in Texas. I had the honor of reviewing one of her recently published novels, Rebel in Blue Jeans.
Books by Beverly Stowe McClure
Listen to the Ghost
Amazon Price: $16.95 (as of 11/30/2009)
Rebel in Blue Jeans
Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 11/30/2009)
Secrets I Have Kept
Amazon Price: (as of 11/30/2009)
Jennifer
Thank you! I very much valued the critiques you gave me!
Jennifer Porter is no longer a member of Silverweb, and I regret that because her critiques were very thorough and helpful! One of her short stories was recently published at Stories for Children Magazine, Lost: Space Monkey.
Gisele
Thanks for the chapter critiques you gave me way back when.
Gisele LeBlanc founded the Silverweb critique group, but has left to focus on another type of writing for children. She's currently the Assistant Poetry Editor at Stories for Children online magazine. She's also done a lot of writing -- including children's poetry, stories, and young adult novels.
Kai
Thanks ... your critiques have helped me quite a bit!
Kai Strand is a multi-published writer of short stories for children and teens, and I find her stories to be clever and compelling. She's also been working on some novels, though I'm not at liberty to tell you much about them. She has a talent for putting contemporary children in extraordinary circumstances!
Her blog is Strands of Thought.
Daniel
So glad you're in our critique group!!
One more person I want to give special mention to... Though Daniel Chase is the youngest member of Silverweb, he's also already had one book published, a memoir he wrote for and with his neighbor, Rachel Van Meers. You can find out about the book they wrote together at their website, Lost In The Fog.
Lost in the Fog: Memoir of a Bastard: A Belgian Recalls the War, the Nazis, Her Fractured Life
Amazon Price: $12.44 (as of 11/30/2009)
Jean
Thanks so much for helping give the final draft the polishing it needed!
Jean Limongello is my friend from the other critique group who read the final draft of The Scribe of Irohila and made some helpful suggestions. I've been reading and critiquing one of her novels too! Besides writing suspenseful mystery novels, she writes articles and publishes the newsletter for her local chapter of Compassionate Friends. I met her in 2007 when we were both writing NaNoWriMo novels, and I'm so glad I did.
More links to sites owned by members of my critique groups...
I love and appreciate all these people very, very much!
Some of the writers in my NaNoWriMo-writers critique group are fairly private people who might not want me mentioning them; also most don't have websites. However I'd like to mention websites for all those in the group who do have them.
Even though they aren't mentioned on this lens (yet?) I want them to know I love them all very much. Oh well... I think they already know that, but it never hurts to mention it again.
- I CAN do dinner!
- Janet Pieterse is a talented gourmet cook living in the Netherlands.
- The Heathrow Injection Diet
- Janet's site about the Heathrow Injection Diet. She lost a lot of weight with this and always makes food look so perfect!
- Janet Pieterse - at Helium
- Janet Pieterse is also an author on Helium writing about food, computer technical issues, and more.
- Margaret Mair - at Helium
- Margaret Mair is also a Helium writer. She's an expert on sailing but writes on other topics too.
- Margaret Mair
- Margaret is also a talented artist.
- Travels of Into The Blue
- This is Margaret Mair's sailing blog, named for her boat, Into the Blue.
- Marcy Luikart - Helium
- Marcy is another novelist in our group who write articles at Helium.
- Lori B. Lives Here
- The amazing LoriB is a talented San Francisco singer-songwriter who writes novels in her spare time.
- Val Bonney
- You can find Val right here at Squidoo!
- Greenham Hall
- An amazing Bed and Breakfast in Greenham Hall, close to the Devon/Somerset borders. Someday we will all meet here. One of the members of our group, Caro, is the owner, along with her husband of course.
- Ann Miller - Helium
- Ann is another writer at Helium... she is a nurse and often writes about health issues.
- Jim Hutchins - Helium
- Check out this short story by Jim Hutchins.
Any comments are welcome...
...as always...
Let's hear it for critique groups!
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- Frankster Frankster Aug 4, 2009 @ 9:10 pm
- Beautiful acknowledgment of your critique group. Bear hugs, Frankie
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- Christopher_Scott Christopher_Scott Aug 3, 2009 @ 9:48 pm
- Thanks for making this lens and supporting our work for A Day of Hope.
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- Nancy Sharpe Nancy Sharpe Aug 1, 2009 @ 4:13 pm
- Linda, thank you so much for your kind words. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your work and can't wait to see it published - I definitely want to purchase a signed copy! The folks in our critique group are amazing - each very talented - and I feel blessed to be part of this wonderful group and appreciate the friendship and support everyone offers. I look forward to reading more of your work and seeing it in the bookstores!
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- normaj normaj Jul 31, 2009 @ 6:59 pm
- Thanks Linda. You are such a classy Lady! Like Bev, I only hope to be reading Scribe in hardcover :)
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- rms rms Jul 31, 2009 @ 11:23 am
- You've got some really wonderful and gracious critique friends!
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- Beverly Stowe McClure Beverly Stowe McClure Jul 31, 2009 @ 9:12 am
- Thank you, Linda, for your kind words. The members of Silverweb are fantastic and supportive. Your advice on my work is invaluable. Someday soon we'll be reading Scribe, a lovely story that I'm honored to have read. Best of luck to you in all your writing.
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