http://www.ninc.com/blog/index.php/archives/doing-the-other-guys-job The international organization of multi-published novelists Fri, 24 May 2013 06:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.ninc.com/blog/index.php/archives/doing-the-other-guys-job/comment-page-1#comment-4413 Elaine Isaak Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:02:44 +0000 http://www.ninc.com/blog/?p=5055#comment-4413 Thanks for reminding me about contests! Judging a contest is a great equivalent for slush-pile reading, with the added consideration of providing scores or feedback that will accurately reflect the manuscript’s standing.

]]> http://www.ninc.com/blog/index.php/archives/doing-the-other-guys-job/comment-page-1#comment-4412 Nancy Cohen Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:18:30 +0000 http://www.ninc.com/blog/?p=5055#comment-4412 Often it’s easier to see another writer’s mistakes and offer ways to correct them than to see those same weaknesses in our own work. I, too, revisit the basics when critiquing or judging contests.

]]> http://www.ninc.com/blog/index.php/archives/doing-the-other-guys-job/comment-page-1#comment-4410 Julie Ortolon Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:21:12 +0000 http://www.ninc.com/blog/?p=5055#comment-4410 Teaching a workshop or judging a manuscript contest always help me revisit the basics and strengthen my own craft.

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