Not sure if this is the right place or not...
I need opinions, ASAP.
I went to a conference recently and won a raffle prize: a critique of the first ten pages of my wip from an editor. I got the chance to meet said editor and asked him which one of my wips he'd like to critique. He said he liked the premise of wip 1, so send that one. This exchange was very brief and casual. (I didn't want to creep said editor out by hanging around like a stalker.)
Here's my dilema: WIP 1 is "finished", but I'm not happy with the first ten pages AT ALL. (Read into this, I'd like to overhaul the entire book.) WIP 2 is not finished, but the first ten pages are better work. They're more exciting. You get most of the premise right away, yadda yadda. I feel its a stronger representation of my writing ability at this moment. (I've improved a lot since writing wip 1.)
Would you send wip 1 because he asked for it, and hope that his critique will help "fix" (or at least guide you in the right direction of fixing) some of the issues...
OR would you send what you felt was stronger and more interesting despite the fact that he wanted wip 1? Said editor probably won't remember the exchange at the conference anyway... Still, I don't want to give the wrong impression by asking him what I should send and sending something else.
*tear hair smilie here*
I know I won't get a book deal or partial request out of a critique. It's "just" a critique. (Though, one I value since I'm no where near a critique circle that I could meet regularly.) I'm a realist. WWYD?
I need opinions, ASAP.
I went to a conference recently and won a raffle prize: a critique of the first ten pages of my wip from an editor. I got the chance to meet said editor and asked him which one of my wips he'd like to critique. He said he liked the premise of wip 1, so send that one. This exchange was very brief and casual. (I didn't want to creep said editor out by hanging around like a stalker.)
Here's my dilema: WIP 1 is "finished", but I'm not happy with the first ten pages AT ALL. (Read into this, I'd like to overhaul the entire book.) WIP 2 is not finished, but the first ten pages are better work. They're more exciting. You get most of the premise right away, yadda yadda. I feel its a stronger representation of my writing ability at this moment. (I've improved a lot since writing wip 1.)
Would you send wip 1 because he asked for it, and hope that his critique will help "fix" (or at least guide you in the right direction of fixing) some of the issues...
OR would you send what you felt was stronger and more interesting despite the fact that he wanted wip 1? Said editor probably won't remember the exchange at the conference anyway... Still, I don't want to give the wrong impression by asking him what I should send and sending something else.
*tear hair smilie here*
I know I won't get a book deal or partial request out of a critique. It's "just" a critique. (Though, one I value since I'm no where near a critique circle that I could meet regularly.) I'm a realist. WWYD?
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