Tag Archives: critique groups

Live from Milford 2021 – Day #5

Posted on 16 September 2021 by Jacey Bedford

Jacey Bedford: Whoo-hoo! We’ve finished all the critiques. At the beginning of the week, when it all stretched before us, it seemed as though we had so much to get through, and now it’s all behind us. Where has the … Continue reading →

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Live from Milford 2021- Day 1 – by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 12 September 2021 by Jacey Bedford

At last we’re back in North Wales at the start of another Milford writers’ week. Along with so many other events Milford 2020 was cancelled, so we’re doubly pleased to be here. Our venue, Trigonos in the tiny village of … Continue reading →

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The Art and Craft of Critique

Posted on 22 October 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Jacey Bedford The Milford Conference each September is a full week of peer-to-peer critiquing. Fifteen writers sit down each afternoon to critique each other’s work, but always with the aim of helping the writer to improve what’s on the page. … Continue reading →

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How I Crit – by John Moran

Posted on 6 October 2019 by Jacey Bedford

For me, critting depends a lot on the thing being critted. I’ll tackle a piece of literary flash fiction differently from a romance novel and a romance novel differently from a hard science fiction story. More than anything else, I … Continue reading →

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The Milford Report, 2019, by Russell Smith

Posted on 1 October 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Good day, and welcome to a special edition of The Milford Report, covering the release of 15 authors on to a rural environment in north Wales with nothing but their wits, several bottles of booze and all the pesto they … Continue reading →

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Live Blogging from Milford #3

Posted on 16 September 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Jacey Bedford It’s Monday, but somehow it feels like Wednesday. Time doesn’t run quite straight here. Timey-wimey, wibbly-wobbly and all that. I’m preparing for another afternoon of critiquing. Four crits to deliver. I’ve read and critted all the pieces, but … Continue reading →

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How I Crit – by John Moran

Posted on 10 September 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Milford 2019 begins on 14th September, so it seemed like a good time to ask several Milford ‘old hands’ how they tackled crtiquing a piece of fiction. This is what John Moran had to say… For me, critting depends a … Continue reading →

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Northwrite SF Writers Group by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 2 July 2018 by Jacey Bedford

Inspired by our enjoyment and appreciation of Milford’s annual conference and unable to sign up to a specialised SF critique group in our own area, a few writers based in the north of England decided to form a small critique … Continue reading →

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