u/ArchivistSTB

Critique group/partners

Hi everyone,

I’m looking to see if anyone would be interested in starting a small critique group or is looking for a regular critique partner.

There aren’t many writing groups or workshops in my area, and I’d really like to connect with a few other writers who are serious about improving their craft. I’m less interested in one-off beta reads and more interested in finding people who want to trade chapters or scenes, give each other thoughtful feedback, and have regular conversations about writing and our works in progress.

I’m currently working on the first draft of an upmarket psychological thriller and would especially love to connect with writers working on thrillers, horror, crime, speculative fiction, or other darker character-driven fiction, though I’m definitely open to other genres.

Ideally, I’d like to find someone at a similar stage who wants to build an ongoing critique relationship where we can learn each other’s work and grow as writers together.

If that sounds like something you would be interested drop a comment or DM me.

P.S. Mods I hope this post is okay, I know there is the beta reader mega-thread, but I wasn’t sure this was appropriate for that thread.

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u/ArchivistSTB — 8 days ago
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Feedback for the first chapter of my WIP

Hi everyone! I am hoping to get a critique on the first chapter of my latest WIP. A literary psychological thriller, working title B.R.i.D.G.E. Trigger warning, this novel does deal with domestic violence abuse.

I’d love to hear any feedback you have, some things I would love feedback on are:

Is the first-person PoV working? I know it’s not for everyone, and want to see if I am pulling it off or not.

At any point were you confused in a non-intriguing way?

Did you find yourself skimming at any point?

What emotion (hopefully some emotion) did the ending leave you with?

Would you continue on to chapter 2?

Thanks in advance!

P.S. sorry if there are any issues with the formatting, I copied it from my scrivener doc to Google Docs in order to share it, I gave it my best shot to clean it up but there is a chance I missed something in the formatting in Google Docs.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VIAlcxKPbnmzer1wH3FKb7hhJ8L9u\_4QmtHp4FKlZ1Q/edit?usp=drivesdk

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u/ArchivistSTB — 2 months ago