{"id":9309,"date":"2024-01-27T16:26:36","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T16:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/?p=9309"},"modified":"2024-01-27T16:26:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T16:26:36","slug":"an-aspiring-writer-asks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/an-aspiring-writer-asks\/","title":{"rendered":"An aspiring writer asks …."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hey Marsha! I’ve contacted you before about a book, and decided to write a new one about XXX, this is what I have for now:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0Chapter 1 (page or two of story ….)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My response:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear xxx,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, congratulations on plunging into a story! So many people say they want to write but never get around to actually doing it. But I cannot read your story. If I read every story readers sent me, I wouldn’t have time to write. Years ago, as a solution to wanting to help aspiring writers but not having the time to do it, I created a private online critique group for writers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You would be welcome to join it once you write the first draft of an entire chapter book and you are age 16 or over (I’d want an email from a parent to confirm permission). The critique group is free, but in order to stay in it, you give other participants feedback on their work in exchange for feedback on yours.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, in the meantime, happy writing. I look forward to hearing from you in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

all the best<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marsha<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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