Behind Sally's Books Mark 2

  Thanks to Skye for another intriguing blog hop challenge! This time, it’s about whether or not we work with a critique group or partner.   Over my sixty-plus years as a writer, I’ve had varied experience with critique partners.   My first experience came in Grade 4 at school when my teacher, Mrs Ting, went above and beyond in her response to my stories. She not only marked spelling and grammar but put little comments in the margin and actively encouraged me to write at home as well as at school. I used to bring in my “home” stories and she’d mark them for me. My handwriting was terrible, so that was pure dedication.   My high school English Expression teachers, Mrs Collis and Mrs Rockliff, were equally engaged so I was very lucky.   At home, I had my elder sister, who is also a writer. She knows my writing inside out, and always puts her fingers on my chief weakness which is a general avoidance of drama. Decades on, she remains my best critic.  ...