tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927342525988890809.post5992473746487964894..comments2023-09-05T12:58:56.044-05:00Comments on Mary Baader Kaley (is) Not an Editor: 3 Mistakes I Made as a Newbie Critiquer, UnveiledMarybkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12013291291298167627noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927342525988890809.post-36160429653947738962011-07-28T07:03:40.281-05:002011-07-28T07:03:40.281-05:00Thanks, Anita. Yep--when I deleting my story from ...Thanks, Anita. Yep--when I deleting my story from the crit boards, I unfortunately lost all the critiques that went with it. So not cool.<br /><br />YESSS--do your query mistakes. That would be delicious fun. :)Marybkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12013291291298167627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927342525988890809.post-22462976661182228972011-07-27T23:30:54.350-05:002011-07-27T23:30:54.350-05:00Oh, but you're a brave girlie. Airing your dir...Oh, but you're a brave girlie. Airing your dirty laundry. LOL. This was awesome, and I made so many of those mistakes myself (other than the deleting part). But see what an awesome critter you are now? Sometimes those hard learned lessons stick the best. <br /><br />I need to post the mistakes I made when first querying one of these days. Now THAT'S entertainment. HeeAnita Grace Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797870961916148616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927342525988890809.post-42867527944556122372011-07-27T13:51:51.606-05:002011-07-27T13:51:51.606-05:00Handling snark...good one, Jess. Whew. It's ha...Handling snark...good one, Jess. Whew. It's hard enough to handle well thought-out, factual feedback, but the edgier stuff hits like a canon ball.Marybkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12013291291298167627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927342525988890809.post-20624196943533823912011-07-26T22:41:44.443-05:002011-07-26T22:41:44.443-05:00I made all of those, although I never deleted anyt...I made all of those, although I never deleted anything. I suppose another mistake I made was when someone gave me outlandishly foul advice (or mean advice), I'd somehow reciprocate. I call it bitch-mode. Now b-mode is kept in my pocket for when I need snarky bits of dialogue. Advice here is when you get critiques that just miss the mark, just move on. You don't need to dwell on it or catch yourself questioning your critiquer's IQ--just ignore it and move on to something that's worth your effort.<br /><br />That sounded mean. BUT IT'S TRUE. I think it works that way for bad reviews, too. Not sure yet!Jessica Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405267450788581689noreply@blogger.com