tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444226917491515772.post367107113890196472..comments2023-09-16T03:50:43.805-07:00Comments on The Book in the Drawer: WorkshoppingBabette Fraser Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801971149305731956noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444226917491515772.post-57100518122057712082006-09-27T15:44:19.815-07:002006-09-27T15:44:19.815-07:00The thing I always think is that actually, most pe...The thing I always think is that actually, most people find a first meeting in a group hard. My only trick is to smile; it’s hard to ignore a smile, and it usually gets one back. It is doubly hard that people are going to be critiquing your baby but they won’t be thinking about what you said nearly as much as you are; they will all be thinking about themselves. It is human nature so stop kicking yourself. <br><br>I am anyway sure it wasn’t as bad as you think. Try not to take that critical voice into the next workshop, the one you are criticising yourself with I mean, be thoughtful about the comments you make about her writing, because that is what she will remember! <br><br>It is such an achievement to write a book, that you are happy with it is the main thing. A friend of mine took her play to a workshop and someone made some really mad comments about it, really not getting it at all, luckily the playwright running the course took her under his wing and the play got better. Getting it put on is another matter …Helen Sparkleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07259620346455472748noreply@blogger.com