Comments on: Does a Writer Really Need a Professional Development Plan? https://booksbywomen.org/does-a-writer-really-need-a-professional-development-plan-by-ann-otto/ Wed, 08 Feb 2017 15:13:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Ann Otto https://booksbywomen.org/does-a-writer-really-need-a-professional-development-plan-by-ann-otto/#comment-48342 Wed, 08 Feb 2017 15:13:23 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=17728#comment-48342 In reply to Iola.

Great point! And asking for and getting honest feedback is one of the hardest things to do-and sometimes difficult to accept.

]]> By: Iola https://booksbywomen.org/does-a-writer-really-need-a-professional-development-plan-by-ann-otto/#comment-48334 Sun, 05 Feb 2017 06:48:12 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=17728#comment-48334 Despite 20+ years spent in human resources consulting, an individual personal development plan for writers isn’t something I’d thought of … yet it makes so much sense!

In addition to your excellent points, I’d add the importance of 180 or 360 degree feedback – getting input from someone further along the writing track to identify areas of improvement. We are not always the best judges of our own achievement/progress/proficiency.

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