millymollymo
Automaton in disguise
Finding your crit partners is a process you tailor for yourself to fit how you work, and your personality - which then works into your writing.
Every writer I know uses a slightly different approach. There is no "wrong" only what works for you.
Like Jane, I tend to keep my writing to myself until I have an outline, an arc and I have identified all the things I know how to. That's usually several drafts beyond first.
I've beta'd for others and shared my own work. and used online writing groups. Time is a necessity and luxury in being able to do this. My life is not that generous at the moment.
I do go to a RL group, who are more tuned in to understanding fantasy than anything in space. So I have to be aware of this "filter" when considering how to use their feedback. I also go for the "grown up, away from keyboard" aspect of a writer's needs - that often gets missed out. I've picked up crit partners from attending cons, specifically Edge-lit.
Good Luck!
Every writer I know uses a slightly different approach. There is no "wrong" only what works for you.
Like Jane, I tend to keep my writing to myself until I have an outline, an arc and I have identified all the things I know how to. That's usually several drafts beyond first.
I've beta'd for others and shared my own work. and used online writing groups. Time is a necessity and luxury in being able to do this. My life is not that generous at the moment.
I do go to a RL group, who are more tuned in to understanding fantasy than anything in space. So I have to be aware of this "filter" when considering how to use their feedback. I also go for the "grown up, away from keyboard" aspect of a writer's needs - that often gets missed out. I've picked up crit partners from attending cons, specifically Edge-lit.
Good Luck!