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the public query slushpile 08 10 09 skip to main skip to sidebar aug 10 2009 query history lessons oxford university freshers quinn foster and jack townshend embark on history degrees at st swithun s college expecting the same things as most oxford freshers academic rigor a world renowned faculty and a lifetime of shameless name dropping they don t expect to discover that a celebrated british general threw the american revolution when the respected brilliant and terrifying professor clifton assigns them a joint research project the two stumble upon the journal of general george padgett lead commander of british forces in the american revolution a guilt ridden account of his role in a plot to depose king george iii padgett s narrative weaves a tale of ambition and idealism gone awry while turning conventional historical scholarship on its head stunned jack and quinn hunt for further proof of padgett s claims before making the journal public but when quinn s best friend is brutally attacked within the secure college walls and the journal is stolen from jack s room they realize that exposing padgett s tale will have consequences reaching far beyond academia someone else knows his story and will stop at nothing to keep it out of history books for good jack and quinn have a choice to shut their eyes to a groundbreaking discovery and get on with life or to continue their pursuit of the truth and risk everything that matters history lessons is complete at 78 000 words i am a 2008 graduate of oxford university with a b a in history my undergraduate thesis focused upon the events leading up to the american revolution and an essay i wrote on the same period was published in the 2005 summer edition of the concord review a historical journal thanks very much for your time and consideration posted by rick daley at 4 29 pm 11 comments labels guess the genre query not her mother s fate a revision of this query has been posted click here to read it not her mother s fate a 90 000 word family drama set in oroville ca between 1978 1983 would appeal to women who have either been victims of domestic violence and or sexual assault or who have known someone who is a survivor amy thompson never expected to find a safe haven from her abusive childhood among the burnouts and party crowd when she accepts a friend s invitation to roommate with the support of friends she is able to heal and when impulsively charming robert crane makes his move she is ready for romance it doesn t take long for robert s alcoholic nature to manifest but the couple are pressured by friends family and church to remain together as robert s drunkenness escalates into violence amy is haunted by flashbacks and nightmares of her childhood and she s determined not to end up with her own mother s deadly fate escape is not so easy however as amy s attraction to his best friend a man who frequently and unwittingly rescues her from the worst of robert s failings becomes a testing ground of friendship love and loyalty a final tragedy forces amy to choose between abandoning both men or making one last attempt at true love thank you for reviewing my project per your submission guidelines please find below the first five pages of not her mother s fate sincerely donna hole posted by rick daley at 2 27 pm 6 comments labels family drama critiquing critiques revision 1 if there are any of you that didn t see my guest post over at nathan bransford s blog here is a re posting don t by shy about clicking over to the original there are many comments with additional advice including some good points by regular commentors here bane of anubis for example had a great follow up comment so did tricia o brien for those who did see it you may notice a few additions in this version critiquing critiques writing a novel is a lonely task sure our characters keep us company but after numerous readings and revisions they transform into red headed step children and we want them to leave us alone that s when it s time to ship them off to boarding school where they are tested under the critiques of our friends and family not all of them graduate as writers we yearn for feedback aside from the chosen few who produce flawless prose on the first draft and can t ever fathom why the query for their masterpiece was rejected by those ungrateful agents we understand that hearing the honest opinions of readers is crucial to perfecting our work however opening our souls to criticism can be daunting giving a critique i recommend the sandwich approach where you start with a positive point give an honest opinion of what doesn t work for you may be multiple points and then end with another positive point or words of encouragement i ve found that the sandwich approach helps put recipients at ease especially if they are hungry it makes people more receptive to constructive criticism and keeps them from getting overly defensive if you are taking the time to provide the feedback you should want the person to actually do something with it be careful if you re write something as an example especially in a query critique a short clause or sentence is one thing but if you start re writing paragraphs you are providing more than advice you are providing voice know your audience and respect the forum if it is public and you are criticizing the work of someone you don t know and extra level of professionalism is warranted some sites that post work for feedback are dedicated to snark and humor some blunt force trauma and some polite but pointed feedback this particular site fits in the latter most category what not to do when giving a critique don t be overly apologetic or you will undermine your own opinions don t hunt for things just because you feel you have to suggest something sometimes the work we review is really good however don t limit your feedback to praise just because you are afraid to hurt someone s feelings paula abdul has cornered that market note this position is open again she s leaving idol but remember there can be only one don t be a ruthless jerk simon cowell has cornered that market don t get upset if someone doesn t run with your advice if you say why did you ask me if you weren t going to do what i said i will answer because i didn t know what your response would be receiving a critique rule 1 don t pout if you hear something negative remember that you asked for the feedback in the first place don t get defensive and don t argue rule 2 wait until all the feedback is in before you seriously contemplate your changes depending on the length of the work in question e g a query vs a full manuscript this may be 24 hours or it may be several weeks rule 3 seriously contemplate your changes take time work through it you never microwave a roast slow cooking always turns out better note what s with all the food references rule 4 look for common threads in the feedback and start there the advice of the many outweighs the advice of the few rule 5 re write if someone provides a re write as an example don t just copy it try to understand why they suggested those changes otherwise you may dilute your own voice and you miss the opportunity to learn something rule 6 ask for clarification if you don t understand something note please remember that this is in regard to critiques not form rejections agents are not critique partners no matter how much we want them to be rule 7 be ready to disregard any feedback that doesn t make sense sometimes people will tell you to say something different but that does not always equate to better some people may give ill advised feedback if it doesn t make sense and if clarification seems unnecessary just disregard it rule 8 thank the people who took the time to offer their feedback and pay it forward by offering a critique to someone else posted by rick daley at 8 55 am 7 comments labels faq general advice submission guidelines newer posts older posts home subscribe to comments atom submit queries here submit queries 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