Jason Boyd
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How did it go, Jason?
My story's up until Wednesday, but it's gone fantastic thus far. The critiques have been honest, constructive, and helpful.
However, I haven't posted anything in SYW yet, so I can't make a comparison (still working toward 50 posts, and trying not to be spammy about it).
The thing I do like about it is that people critiquing can't see the other comments so there's less worry about any 'bandwagon' effect and when each person points something out, it's definitely something that needs fixing.
This is definitely my favorite part. I could see where all the comments were coming from, because all were well explained, but it felt glorious when they overlapped. Now, I have things I know need to be fixed. There's always the worry that if you change something you might make it worse in a third reader's mind. This kind of eliminated that revision doubt for me. Once I earn my way into SYW, I'll probably still use Critique Circle as a final test after revisions. Like a focus group.