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  • 05-12-2012 11:57PM
    #1
    ItAintMeBabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 532 ✭✭✭


    Hi Everybody :)

    I'm a long time lurker on this forum but this is my first post! I've just started to write my first novel and I'm very happy with my progress so far. I've just been wondering though, do those of you who have written novels already find it helpful to get feedback from people after you've written two or three chapters? I have one or two friends whose opinions I trust greatly and I'm thinking it might be beneficial to get some feedback as I go along???

    Thanks in advance for any replies :)


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  • #2
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,280 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    It can go either way. If you've just started and you get bad feedback it can put you off completely. If you've written a good chunk you might find it hard to get honest feedback from people you know. I'd say write enough that you're confident you could finish (maybe even a whole first draft) but don't leave it too long or you may waste months writing somewhere that an objective eye can see is going nowhere.


  • #3
    ItAintMeBabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 532 ✭✭✭ItAintMeBabe


    Thanks for the reply Pickarooney! I think I'm going to finish the first six or seven chapters and get my friend to have a read of it then, I'm very thick skinned and have huge respect for this particular person so I think I'll be able to take all criticism in a constructive way. Thanks again :)


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