Knowledge Base: Friends Edition
Having the day off I am in a writing mood, paticularily since my wife doe not share the holiday where she works. I hope to get a chunk of wordage completed on my WIP, and well as post a few things here and there.
So, my question is: is it an imposition to ask for advice often from a mutual friend list?
Nearly everyone on my list is a writer. A couple are from my primary on-line group, most are authors fom shared ToC, and a few are successful authors that I admire and read their blog because quite often they post really neat things about the craft. However, I hate to impose. That's what your regular crit group is for, right? Besides, if anyone is too busy then they are too busy.
I have a story I'm planning, but it will best need a mother's viewpoint. In my group there is only one woman (Hi, Kelly!), and although I treasure her advice, still a couple or more viewpoints would be best for a crit. A few of the lady authors on my Friend list have families, or so I gather from their blogs, but I hestitate to bother them. I was brought up that it is impolite to impose. So it's hard to just jump into something like that.
On the other side of it, anyone who has placed me on their list can ask me anything anytime. I can't guarantee a knowledgeable answer or even being able to reply very fast, but I'll help if I can all do so. So, on my side, if you found me interesting enough to friend then I'm touched.
That might not be the same for everyone though.
Anyway, back to the mundane life of being interrupted my by wife when she isn't even around, to have me run an errand. Ah, well.
So, my question is: is it an imposition to ask for advice often from a mutual friend list?
Nearly everyone on my list is a writer. A couple are from my primary on-line group, most are authors fom shared ToC, and a few are successful authors that I admire and read their blog because quite often they post really neat things about the craft. However, I hate to impose. That's what your regular crit group is for, right? Besides, if anyone is too busy then they are too busy.
I have a story I'm planning, but it will best need a mother's viewpoint. In my group there is only one woman (Hi, Kelly!), and although I treasure her advice, still a couple or more viewpoints would be best for a crit. A few of the lady authors on my Friend list have families, or so I gather from their blogs, but I hestitate to bother them. I was brought up that it is impolite to impose. So it's hard to just jump into something like that.
On the other side of it, anyone who has placed me on their list can ask me anything anytime. I can't guarantee a knowledgeable answer or even being able to reply very fast, but I'll help if I can all do so. So, on my side, if you found me interesting enough to friend then I'm touched.
That might not be the same for everyone though.
Anyway, back to the mundane life of being interrupted my by wife when she isn't even around, to have me run an errand. Ah, well.