Comments for Angela Quarles | Geek girl romance writer http://angelaquarles.com Geek Girl Romance Writer. Browncoat. Austenite Wed, 22 May 2013 16:20:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Dealing with Critiques and Reviews – the 40-20-40 Rule by Isabella Norse http://angelaquarles.com/2013/05/22/dealing-with-critiques-the-40-20-40-rule/#comment-7362 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:20:04 +0000 http://angelaquarles.com/?p=3796#comment-7362 Excellent post! The first writings that I ever posted for public viewing were fanfiction. Even though my focus is now on original works, I still write fanfics. I recently had a reviewer give a pretty harsh review to a chapter. As always, I thanked her for taking the time to leave an honest review. She then provided a detailed list of why she didn’t like the chapter. It turns out that in her mind, those characters wouldn’t react the way that they did whereas to me, it was perfectly normal. We are still having a running dialogue about my story and the video game that it is based on!

]]> Comment on Dealing with Critiques and Reviews – the 40-20-40 Rule by barbarabettis1 http://angelaquarles.com/2013/05/22/dealing-with-critiques-the-40-20-40-rule/#comment-7361 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:49:30 +0000 http://angelaquarles.com/?p=3796#comment-7361 Love the post, Angela! I’d never seen this applied to writing before, but it makes perfect sense. The trick is to learn to disregard those lower 40 comments.;)

]]> Comment on Dealing with Critiques and Reviews – the 40-20-40 Rule by Amber West http://angelaquarles.com/2013/05/22/dealing-with-critiques-the-40-20-40-rule/#comment-7360 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:57 +0000 http://angelaquarles.com/?p=3796#comment-7360 “If you have a unique voice or your characters’ voices are interesting and unique, that means some people are not going to like it. It’s just not their thang. And that’s okay.”

I think more writers need to hear (and believe) this.

]]> Comment on Dealing with Critiques and Reviews – the 40-20-40 Rule by Jessi Gage http://angelaquarles.com/2013/05/22/dealing-with-critiques-the-40-20-40-rule/#comment-7359 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:16 +0000 http://angelaquarles.com/?p=3796#comment-7359 Love this rule, Angela. It sounds so like “You can’t please all the people all the time,” but it has math in it, so I get it so much more clearly, LOL! I hadn’t heard that before. Whether the percentages are 40-20-40 or 30-40-30, whatevs. The concept is the same–what are you going to do to secure the votes in the middle? It’s like Lincoln, the movie, LOL!

]]> Comment on Dealing with Critiques and Reviews – the 40-20-40 Rule by lbjred http://angelaquarles.com/2013/05/22/dealing-with-critiques-the-40-20-40-rule/#comment-7358 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:33:09 +0000 http://angelaquarles.com/?p=3796#comment-7358 CPs . . . ah, CPs. Yes, there are some books that could have used a really good Critique buddy to help guide the story. But when it comes to CPs, I’m not sure what statistic applies there. I have writer friends who love their critique partners. Others who only got hurt. They had to turn to free-lance editors, who gave professional and knowledgeable assessments. I have my editor and a beta reader that I love and trust, and I feel very lucky to have both. I do try to recommend critique buddies, especially to new writers, but I always try to say that if it’s not a right fit, then leave. Be civil, of course, but just leave.

]]> Comment on Dealing with Critiques and Reviews – the 40-20-40 Rule by Angela Quarles http://angelaquarles.com/2013/05/22/dealing-with-critiques-the-40-20-40-rule/#comment-7357 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:55:47 +0000 http://angelaquarles.com/?p=3796#comment-7357 CPs are so invaluable! They’ve helped me so much with mine, and I know I’ve read indie books where I know they’d skipped this vital step and it’s a shame, really.

]]> Comment on Dealing with Critiques and Reviews – the 40-20-40 Rule by ellaquinnauthor http://angelaquarles.com/2013/05/22/dealing-with-critiques-the-40-20-40-rule/#comment-7356 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:53:28 +0000 http://angelaquarles.com/?p=3796#comment-7356 Recently I posted chapters that I thought were ready for critique only to discover that I was not getting the thrust of my characters personalities and goals throught to my reader. I ended up pulling them and re-writing. Now everyone understands what my characters want. Concerning critique groups, I ended up forming one that was only historical. Tweeted.

]]> Comment on Dealing with Critiques and Reviews – the 40-20-40 Rule by Angela Quarles http://angelaquarles.com/2013/05/22/dealing-with-critiques-the-40-20-40-rule/#comment-7355 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:24:27 +0000 http://angelaquarles.com/?p=3796#comment-7355 Very cool!

]]> Comment on Dealing with Critiques and Reviews – the 40-20-40 Rule by silverlining09 http://angelaquarles.com/2013/05/22/dealing-with-critiques-the-40-20-40-rule/#comment-7354 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:23:09 +0000 http://angelaquarles.com/?p=3796#comment-7354 i was referring to Pareto rule that we all can apply into whatever aspect but when I rad this blog post, it’s like a stepping stone to understanding the Pareto Principle.

]]> Comment on Dealing with Critiques and Reviews – the 40-20-40 Rule by Angela Quarles http://angelaquarles.com/2013/05/22/dealing-with-critiques-the-40-20-40-rule/#comment-7353 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:17:51 +0000 http://angelaquarles.com/?p=3796#comment-7353 Oh, just looked it up, and yep, I guess this 40-20-40 is breaking the 80 into two segments, but the lesson is the same–concentrate on the 20%

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