Comments on: How to Deal with Feedback https://booksbywomen.org/how-to-deal-with-feedback-by-ruth-sutton/ Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:47:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Ruth sutton https://booksbywomen.org/how-to-deal-with-feedback-by-ruth-sutton/#comment-16169 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:47:41 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=10756#comment-16169 In reply to Elaine M Moore.

Very pleased to read this, Elaine. Put a bit of distance eteeen you and the feedback and assume some of it least will be helpful and it was money well spent. On the issue of POV, have a look at my blog ruthwords.wordpress.com for a longer piece on that

]]> By: Elaine M Moore https://booksbywomen.org/how-to-deal-with-feedback-by-ruth-sutton/#comment-16135 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 23:20:56 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=10756#comment-16135 Having just finished this article, I”m thinking this could be me. I too sought professional feedback for my manuscript only to find the zest and passion slip away as the line “a blizzard of points of view” leapt off the page. Here I am at a Stage three: despair. You have inspired me to pick myself up, dust myself off and venture out into the blizzard once more. I’ve been reminded Stage four is waiting for me, it’s just going to take a little longer to get there. Thank you for sharing your experience, this is exactly the pick me up I’ve needed to spur me on to the end.

]]> By: Ruth Sutton https://booksbywomen.org/how-to-deal-with-feedback-by-ruth-sutton/#comment-16063 Sat, 25 Jan 2014 08:38:02 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=10756#comment-16063 In reply to Christine.

What a good idea, to have someone a little more detached who can mediate between you and the feedback without the emotional involvement that can get in the way. I could certainly have done with that and will think about it for next time.

]]> By: Ruth Sutton https://booksbywomen.org/how-to-deal-with-feedback-by-ruth-sutton/#comment-16062 Sat, 25 Jan 2014 08:35:34 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=10756#comment-16062 In reply to Carol.

I learned a lot too from the editor from one of my education books, about how to write a crisp sentence. Always useful whatever form or genre.

]]> By: Carol https://booksbywomen.org/how-to-deal-with-feedback-by-ruth-sutton/#comment-15985 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 01:33:08 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=10756#comment-15985 Ruth, as a writer, I have learned so much from the feedback of other writers. It isn’t always easy to be open to feedback, but I know I’m a much better writer because of it. And, don’t get me started about how much I learned from a professional editor’s feedback 🙂

]]> By: Christine https://booksbywomen.org/how-to-deal-with-feedback-by-ruth-sutton/#comment-15869 Sun, 19 Jan 2014 21:58:18 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=10756#comment-15869 This resonated with me, as I received evaluative feedback mixed up with some solid descriptive feedback. It helped I had a writing collaborator, who took the first stab at incorporating the helpful feedback into a more solid introduction to our book. And, I did have an objective reviewer who told me in no uncertain terms, “Hit the revision road and get going!”

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