?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Critique+groups+%3A+a+technique+for+the+author%E2%80%99s+toolbox%3F&rft.creator=Barry%2C+Lisa+Jane&rft.subject=peer+assessment+learning%2C+critique+groups%2C+PAL%2C+romance%2C+romance+writing%2C+critique+partners%2C+romance+novels%2C+peer+assisted+learning&rft.description=With+a+lack+of+places+to+gain+an+education+in+the+craft+of+romance+writing%2C+novelists+have+few+places+to+turn+to+gain+real+feedback.+This+paper+investigates+an+alternative+to+textbooks%2C+conferences%2C+and+workshops+through+an+examination+of+the+role+provided+to+the+writer+by+critique+groups.+How+these+groups+work%2C+how+they+benefit+an+author%2C+and+the+critique+groups+as+a+whole+are+discussed.+This+work+studies+the+form+of+Peer+Assessment+and+Learning+(PAL)+and+compares+the+technique+used+by+educational+institutions+all+over+the+world+with+the+practice+of+author+groups+critiquing+their+own+work.++The+research+shows+how+a+critique+group+can+assist+a+writer+to+learn%2C+grow+and+develop%2C+helping+to+enhance+the+writer%E2%80%99s+skills+through+constructive+feedback%2C+which+gives+them+confidence+to+sell+their+work.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2009&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F32148%2F1%2FLisa_Barry_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F32148%2F2%2FLisa_Barry_Citation.pdf&rft.relation=Barry%2C+Lisa+Jane+(2009)+Critique+groups+%3A+a+technique+for+the+author%E2%80%99s+toolbox%3F+Masters+by+Research+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F32148%2F&rft.identifier=Creative+Industries+Faculty