Comments on: Intentions http://www.samhilliard.com/wordpress/2010/02/15/intentions/ The Last Track -- Available Now! Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:48:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Writer guy http://www.samhilliard.com/wordpress/2010/02/15/intentions/comment-page-1/#comment-12936 Writer guy Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:08:34 +0000 http://www.samhilliard.com/wordpress/?p=11868#comment-12936 I don't know if I'll ever be able to express what your review, coming from someone who actually pays for books and is very particular about what they like, and wholly unafraid to state her opinion in clear language, meant. Trust me after all the crazy things that happened getting to this point, there's very little that can hurt my feelings. And yes, there will be a number next. There's three high level scenarios I've been kicking around for about two months, and a very early draft of another Mike Brody novel, which involves one of the tangential characters in The Last Track. It was a little too ambitious on the first go-round, but now that I have more law enforcement sources and a good feedback loop, I feel like I can tackle it. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to express what your review, coming from someone who actually pays for books and is very particular about what they like, and wholly unafraid to state her opinion in clear language, meant.

Trust me after all the crazy things that happened getting to this point, there’s very little that can hurt my feelings.

And yes, there will be a number next. There’s three high level scenarios I’ve been kicking around for about two months, and a very early draft of another Mike Brody novel, which involves one of the tangential characters in The Last Track. It was a little too ambitious on the first go-round, but now that I have more law enforcement sources and a good feedback loop, I feel like I can tackle it.

]]> By: Cyndy Otty http://www.samhilliard.com/wordpress/2010/02/15/intentions/comment-page-1/#comment-12925 Cyndy Otty Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:17:56 +0000 http://www.samhilliard.com/wordpress/?p=11868#comment-12925 Critiquing seems to be a difficult thing for many people. I get a lot of "it was good" rather than actual input on how to improve what's there or feedback on what doesn't really work. It's entirely frustrating. And I'd like to say it stems from people not wanting to hurt a writer's feelings, but I think it's more that people really don't know HOW to critique writing. They either don't understand how to spot weakness in text or they don't know how to verbalize what they have read. Also, I like this "writing number next" thing. :) Critiquing seems to be a difficult thing for many people. I get a lot of “it was good” rather than actual input on how to improve what’s there or feedback on what doesn’t really work. It’s entirely frustrating. And I’d like to say it stems from people not wanting to hurt a writer’s feelings, but I think it’s more that people really don’t know HOW to critique writing. They either don’t understand how to spot weakness in text or they don’t know how to verbalize what they have read.

Also, I like this “writing number next” thing. :)

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