I’ve been thinking about manuscript critique and revision a lot lately.

A LOT, a lot.

I’ve been working on a young adult thriller that feels like it has taken forever to pound into shape. As one of my critique partners mentioned more than once, “You don’t have to write 95,000-word manuscripts with 4 point-of-view characters. There are easier stories to write.”

True enough. And I’m extremely lucky to have wonderful critique partners (CPs) who will read my 95,000-word monstrosity and help me make it better.

As I revised on my own and then with notes from CPs, I spent a lot of time thinking about manuscript critiques and. . .
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