Walter Bowne
Aug 26, 2023

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So much to agree with here. Writers here are not really here to become better at craft with feedback. It's not like a Creative Writing class or a Writer's Group. I've been in those groups, and I have been an editor on Medium (an excellent pub, but some real fragile egos, and I think I was gonna get burned, but not in effigy). It wasn't paid, so I was like, Why do I need to deal with this? So I don't offer feedback, unless wanted, but then, it's like, Whoa, maybe not. "I thought excess of passive voice made the work stronger. Uh, what's passive voice again?" lol. No real gatekeepers here, which is awesome and awful, and that may be okay.

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Walter Bowne
Walter Bowne

Written by Walter Bowne

This “trophy husband” writes fiction, poetry, narrative non-fiction, travel essays, music essays, book reviews, and essays about his belly button.

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