Resources

The Craft & Critique Series

by Ross Lampert

Whether you’re looking for the write—I mean, right—place to take your story to, or you want to sharpen your critique skills, these books are here to help. They’re full of tips, techniques, and tools to help you be a better critiquer—and a better writer too! And they’re available wherever you get your print or ebooks.

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Across the Web... and Beyond: Critique Groups and Sites

If you’d rather not join an in-person, hybrid, or virtual critique group, or there aren’t any near you that seem like a good fit, you have options on the web. Some online critique sites are dedicated to giving and receiving feedback to their members; others offer critique as a side benefit. Social media groups connect their members with alpha or beta readers or critique partners. Colleges, universities, and standalone programs offer courses and classes online.

The buttons below will get you to the right group or site so you can explore them further.

Online Critique Sites

“Critique-primary” sites offer opportunities to give and receive critique as their only or primary function. “Critique-secondary” sites prioritize other things, but offer some opportunities for critique.

Social Media

Looking for feedback on an early draft? Check out the alpha and beta reader match sites. Other sites will connect you with critique partners.

Courses & Classes

Need a quick refresher course on some particular aspect of a writing partner’s work, or your own? Or are you interested in pursuing a formal degree in writing? You’ll find all of that and everything in between here.

Critique Guides

These guides will help you think about how you’re going to evaluate a piece you’re critiquing and then pull together your comments, observations, and suggestions. Each one is designed for a specific type or class of work—fiction and memoir, creative nonfiction, "straight" or functional nonfiction, and poetry—so while there are similarities between them, there are important differences too.

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