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Excerpt Critique: “A Good Day,” Literary Fiction

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Please welcome today’s anonymous aspiring author, ready for a peer critique. Take a moment to read the excerpt, then please leave some thoughtful feedback in the comment section below. Note: If you are a writer whose excerpt has appeared anonymously on Write It Sideways, and now you’d like your name to appear on your piece,

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5 Keys to Giving Constructive Writing Critiques

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I have a friend who writes. Though we get together often and talk about our writing, we haven’t exchanged pieces of writing for feedback until recently. Last time we got together for coffee, the friend handed me her novel manuscript, and I handed her a short story (because my novel isn’t complete). Although I haven’t

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Excerpt Critique: “Lord of Smuggler Cove,” Romance

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Please welcome today’s anonymous aspiring author ready for a peer critique. Take a moment to read the excerpt, then please leave some thoughtful feedback in the comment section below. Note: If you are a writer whose excerpt has appeared anonymously on Write It Sideways, and now you’d like your name to appear on your piece,

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Excerpt Critique: ‘Her Mother’s Lie,’ Women’s Fiction

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Please welcome today’s anonymous aspiring author ready for some constructive criticism. Take a moment to read the excerpt, and please leave some feedback in the comment section below. Note: If you are a writer whose excerpt has appeared anonymously on Write It Sideways, and now you’d like your name to appear on your piece, please

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How Cliched Is Your Writing? Take the Test

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We’ve all heard the expression, “That’s so cliche!” But what does it really mean, and can it mean more than one thing? A cliche can be described as: A trite or overused expression or idea ~The Free Dictionary A hackneyed theme, characterization or situation ~Merriam-Webster Dictionary Something that has become overly familiar or commonplace ~Merriam-Webster Dictionary A person

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Excerpt Critique: “Help In Ages Past,” Sci-Fi

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Please welcome today’s aspiring author Laurel C. Kriegler, with an excerpt ready to be critiqued. Take a moment to read the piece, then please leave some feedback for this writer in the comments section below. Help in Ages Past Science Fiction The dome appeared to be made of white tiles, with some bright blue bonding between them;

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