Discover an empowering process for requesting writing feedback, receiving it with grace, and implementing it to unlock your full writing potential. 

By Julie Tyler Ruiz

CONTENTS:

• How to ask for feedback
• How to receive feedback with grace
• How to implement feedback with confidence 

Requesting writing feedback is unique opportunity to gather diverse responses to your work-in-progress, find out what inspires people, and discover opportunities to develop your work further. A good critique partner, editor, or book coach can help you peer into your blind spots and uncover the hidden potential in your writing.

There's no thrill quite like finding out what someone has to say about your writing. To navigate this moment with ease, you have to be vulnerable and humble, adopt a growth mindset, and remain open to both praise and constructive suggestions.

Hear from a member of my writing community, the Author Exchange: "Receiving feedback about...

Discover the qualities of a good critique letter and explore an example to elevate your critique process.

By Julie Tyler Ruiz

CONTENTS:

• What is a critique letter?
• How to write a critique letter
• Critique letter example
• Additional resources  

What is a critique letter?

A critique letter is a type of writing feedback you compose to help a writer improve a piece of creative, professional, or academic writing. Critique letters are used by many people in the writing world, including developmental editors, literary agents, book coaches, critique partners, and beta readers to communicate writing advice.

Their unique format is part of what makes them particularly useful. Unlike delivering verbal feedback or marking up a manuscript with comments, writing a critique letter means you can deliver a polished, structured message to a fellow writer about their work's strengths and opportunities for improvement. 

How to write a critique...

Explore writing feedback examples from real writers and get inspired for your next critique.

By Julie Tyler Ruiz 

CONTENTS:

• Overview
• Women's fiction feedback example
• Philosophy essay feedback example
• Historical fiction feedback example
• Nutrition nonfiction feedback example
• Final tips

Overview

Exchanging feedback with other writers offers you a valuable opportunity to improve your work and support others in their writing process. Gathering a range of opinions provides insight into how readers might respond to your work and helps you make informed decisions about how to revise. Crafting useful feedback on others' work raises your own awareness of craft and strengthens your relationships in the writing world.  

In conjunction with my article, "How to Give Writing Feedback Authors Crave," I've put together four writing feedback examples to help you recognize what good feedback looks and sounds like. With permission...

Explore the craft of giving writing feedback and how this process can elevate your writing and the work of others. 

By Julie Tyler Ruiz

CONTENTS:

• What is writing feedback?
• What are the benefits of giving feedback?
• Elements of a good writing critique 
• How to give writing feedback: 7 steps
• Love giving feedback? Here's how to do it more often 

What is writing feedback?

Writing feedback is the art and craft of reviewing a written work-in-progress (WIP) to identify what works and what doesn't and then delivering your impressions in a way that helps the author improve their work. As we'll explore in more detail, writing feedback can take the form of verbal or written commentary addressing a WIP's strengths and areas for improvement. For example, when reviewing a piece of creative writing, such as a novel or short story, you might praise the author's compelling cast of characters, while alerting the author to plot points that need development. 

Critique vs...