And in case you haven't heard this secret before--the big surprise when you become a published author is how little it changes things, as you can see from my LJ posts. You'll probably find that you react to critiques the same way you did before--just now the critiques will be coming from an agent or editor rather than a critique circle. That's why I advise writers to develop good habits from the start, because they're going to have to serve you over the long haul.
BTW, in virtually all cases the critiques (and revision letters) were never as bad as I feared. Of course if they were all positive I'd suspect that the editor hadn't actually read the manuscript, and be equally disappointed, so....
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And in case you haven't heard this secret before--the big surprise when you become a published author is how little it changes things, as you can see from my LJ posts. You'll probably find that you react to critiques the same way you did before--just now the critiques will be coming from an agent or editor rather than a critique circle. That's why I advise writers to develop good habits from the start, because they're going to have to serve you over the long haul.
BTW, in virtually all cases the critiques (and revision letters) were never as bad as I feared. Of course if they were all positive I'd suspect that the editor hadn't actually read the manuscript, and be equally disappointed, so....
Sanity. It's for people who aren't writers.