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The Hidden Value of Critique Groups

August 14, 2026 by Kelley Lindberg Leave a Comment

When you think of critique groups, you probably assume (hope) that they’ll give you some constructive feedback to improve your scene, chapter, or story. But did you know that’s only half of the benefit you can gain from a critique group? And it’s not even the most important half. I’m blogging about this over on […]

Filed Under: writer's life, Writing Craft Tagged With: critique, critique groups, editing, education, revising, revision

Are Your Settings Fading into the Background? – On the RMFW Blog

April 22, 2026 by Kelley Lindberg Leave a Comment

In your stories, settings can and should be doing more for you than just establishing time and location. Settings can help enhance your characters, set the atmosphere and tone of a scene or entire book, and ratchet up the tension and conflict. I show how on the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers blog this month, in […]

Filed Under: Writing Craft Tagged With: atmosphere, character, conflict, location, mood, revising, revision, settings, tension

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