Which Way Do I Go? Critique Groups, Critique Partners, or Beta Readers

Hey, SE Readers. Happy 2021. Joan here today. No matter if you’re a beginning writer or have been writing for years, you’ve probably heard the terms critique groups, critique partners, and beta readers. Since the onset of indie publishing, critiques and beta readers are more important than ever. Traditionally published authors can benefit from these …

These Two Sources of Help Strangely Compliment Each Other

Hello to all the Story Empire readers! Happy Monday and thanks for stopping by the blog today. A few weeks back I wrote about obtaining help from some alpha/beta readers regarding one of my WIPS. Two of these readers were Story Empire's own Staci Troilo and Craig Boyack who read the first part of a …

See the Forest & the Trees

There's an age-old idiom which we still use today and which goes something like this: "You cannot see the forest for the trees." The meaning for most of us is plain; we tend to be too close to a problem to actually grasp the scope of it. Shakespeare played on this saying somewhat in Macbeth …