Glorious Criticism!

I urge all of you aspiring writers out there to have your work critiqued by at least two assertive poeple whose opinions you trust. I cannot begin to tell you how helpful it was to have my work critqued in a workshop last week. At first, it was painful. However, after thinking through everyone's verbal and written comments, I was able map out how I wanted to rewrite my first chapter. In fact, I was able to decide on the overall structure of the novel and map out the first six chapters. Other people's opinions were more inspirational than a whole listening library of classical music. So do not be shy and have someone read your work.