Comments - Mentors - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T21:13:02Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=537324%3ABlogPost%3A182759&xn_auth=noI think mentors are still out…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-02-17:537324:Comment:1827842009-02-17T18:46:18.049ZDana Kinghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
I think mentors are still out there, just not so formalized as they used to be. I have people I go to for advice, and I try to be as helpful as I can to those who are just now getting to where I was a few years ago. There may not be as much of a one-to-one relationship as before, but writing is rich with people who are willing to help out with advice from their own experience, much more than any other group of people I've been around.<br />
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Your comments about time are well taken, but I think most…
I think mentors are still out there, just not so formalized as they used to be. I have people I go to for advice, and I try to be as helpful as I can to those who are just now getting to where I was a few years ago. There may not be as much of a one-to-one relationship as before, but writing is rich with people who are willing to help out with advice from their own experience, much more than any other group of people I've been around.<br />
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Your comments about time are well taken, but I think most writers, when appraoched with some condsideration of their time constraints, will help in areas in which they feel they have expertise. I'm glad to help members of my writrs group with ideas about submissions (I've done that, and had some success at the short story/agent level), but I shy away from marketing recommendations, as I've no experience there.