Wednesday’s Word: critique Wat’s it mean?

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

Critique – /kri teek/

MSWORD’s definition: give review of
– to discuss or comment on something such as a creative work, giving an assessment of its good and bad qualities

Sentences:

My critique partner is Susan Carlisle, writer of medical romance.

I’m a member of The Rebels, a group who critiques drafts of our various writing projects.

A good critique of writing includes praise for the strong elements and honest, but gentle notations where improvement can be made.

A critique is an opinion, one person’s assessment of the strong and weak elements of a work.

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Bittersweet Obsessions: New top rating review

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

I was surprised to open my latest Giga Alert e-mail and discover that Bittersweet Obsessions had a new top rating review. (Small break for Snoopy dancing here!) I don’t remember submitting it, or when I might have done so, but I’m grateful for it all the same. This one is by Crystal at Romancing the Book.

Here are a few snippets from the review:

“This was a really touching story.”

“…all in all this was a wonderful story and very heart felt. The author did a wonderful job with everything.”

Romancing the Book’s rating system follows the blooming of a rose, with the best being Rose that Rules All. I was honored to see Bittersweet Obsessions had captivated the reader enough to award it “Rose that Rules All: Magnificent!!! I loved it and forever will!”

Thank you Crystal at Romancing the Book for taking the time to read and review my work.

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Remember that 5-star review?

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

Remember me posting about a recent 5-star review? Because of that, Phantoms & Fantasies is now in a contest for July’s book of the month. I’d really appreciate it if you’d vote in the poll found in the TBR sidebar. Pretty please?

Thanks!

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