Comments on: On critique partners http://mdbenoit.com/blog/blog/2009/06/04/on-critique-partners/ Reflections on reality in fiction and fiction in reality. Book Reviews, art, oddities, and comments on life from Science Fiction Mystery Author M. D. Benoit Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:17:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jodi Cleghorn http://mdbenoit.com/blog/blog/2009/06/04/on-critique-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-24205 Jodi Cleghorn Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:26:18 +0000 http://mdbenoit.com/blog/?p=726#comment-24205 I've never really given much thought to the title "beta reader". I too am lucky enough to have two wonderful friends and writing colleagues who go through my work here in Brisbane, as well as having Annie, Paul and Dan on line. And another friend Catherine who I can also call on. I guess what throws me about the idea of a 'beta reader' and it is probably my own narrow immediate definition of it "just one reader". It is interesting your quote about envy. What I like most about my writing circle is we all write very different fiction to each other and we are all at different stages in our writing career. Edwina has her first YA novel hitting the shelves in the US in Sept and has had a number of short stories published. Marion is an ex-uni lecturer turned writer in retirement. I figure cutting it as a writer is hard enough without trying to tear each other down - though I'm certain they exist (I had the "joy" of hitting on at uni when I was 18) I’ve never really given much thought to the title “beta reader”. I too am lucky enough to have two wonderful friends and writing colleagues who go through my work here in Brisbane, as well as having Annie, Paul and Dan on line. And another friend Catherine who I can also call on.

I guess what throws me about the idea of a ‘beta reader’ and it is probably my own narrow immediate definition of it “just one reader”.

It is interesting your quote about envy. What I like most about my writing circle is we all write very different fiction to each other and we are all at different stages in our writing career. Edwina has her first YA novel hitting the shelves in the US in Sept and has had a number of short stories published. Marion is an ex-uni lecturer turned writer in retirement. I figure cutting it as a writer is hard enough without trying to tear each other down – though I’m certain they exist (I had the “joy” of hitting on at uni when I was 18)

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