Tag Archives: critique groups

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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