Two writers walk into a bar

[pbray]

Or in this case, a local restaurant. Where we sat down, placed our orders, and then jennifer_dunne began critiquing my most recent chapter, while I sat there in silence.

I'm sure that the waitress thought we were a trifle odd, if not anti-social. But one of the joys of committing to something like the novel-in-90 challenge is that I didn't just sign myself up, I also signed up my critique partner. The more I write, the more she has to critique.

Which, IMO, isn't quite as presumptuous as the time she volunteered to chair a writing conference and then informed me that IF chair IS EQUAL TO Jennifer THEN co-chair MUST BE EQUAL TO Patricia. But still, it's a commitment of time. So hanging out together often means one or both of us is reading & critiquing each other's work.

And because she's a tad competitive, it makes her more productive. After critiquing all my pages she's motivated to produce serious wordage of her own, so she'll be able to give me something to read.

novel_in_90, the gift that keeps on giving.

Comments

[jennifer-dunne.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but that only works if you are willing to read what I write. ;-) How 'bout it? You interested in critiquing the menage-in-a-cave scene I started writing last night?

(Jennifer giggles madly, picturing Tricia's ears turning pink)

[jennifer-dunne.livejournal.com]

Oh... but don't worry. You *will* be given the chariot racing scenes to critique.

Hmm... do we need to rent a copy of Ben Hur?

[pbray.livejournal.com]

You might. I've seen it several times and remember the scenes well :-)

[jennifer-dunne.livejournal.com]

I knew you did. :-)