Joining a dedicated writing critique group can be instrumental in taking your craft to the next level. In this panel session, our own distinguished WGT President Tiffany Seitz , our own Critique Group Leader Ed Wooten, and author Kellie Kate will help us explore the key advantages that critique-focused groups offer writers:
Objective Feedback
A critique group provides fresh perspectives to identify areas for improvement that you may have overlooked in your own work.
Targeted Suggestions
Group members can offer specific, actionable feedback to strengthen elements like character development, dialogue, and descriptive details.
Diverse Viewpoints
A writing group's varied backgrounds and tastes challenge your assumptions and push you to consider new approaches.
Beta Reading Opportunities
Your writing group can serve as a built-in pool of potential beta readers to provide valuable feedback before submission.
Motivation and Accountability
The accountability of a critique group can be a powerful motivator to keep writing and revising.
By embracing the power of constructive critique within a supportive community, you can elevate your craft and take your writing to new heights.
Join us, share your experiences and learn from others!
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Tiffany Seitz (T.A. Seitz) is an occupational therapist with over thirty years of experience working with a variety of diagnoses and specializes in the treatment of hand and upper extremity injuries and disorders.
Tiffany began writing in 2013 and has since independently published four romance novels under the name T. A. Seitz. She has won several short story awards include those from Granbury Writer’s Bloc, Writer’s Guild of Texas, and Writer’s Police Academy. Her first paranormal suspense book of The Tess Corona Chronicles was published in March 2023.
She currently serves as President of Writer's Guild of Texas and Secretary of Sisters in Crime North Dallas.
Ed Wooten is a native of South Carolina, a graduate of Clemson University, a product of the 1960s, and a retired Army officer. He primarily writes historical fiction short stories, but also does flash fiction stories depicting characters and events from conservative, small towns. He has had stories in two anthologies published by the Carrollton League of Writers and the Military Writers Society of America (MWSA) 2023 anthology “Snapshots.”
Kellie Kate did her first NaNoWriMo in 2009 and the next month joined Frisco Writers Meet-Up, which became Frisco Area Writers Network (FAWN) when it moved to Facebook. She is currently one of the admins. Since 2010, she has been a beta reader for novels that have been both self and traditionally published.
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