Christine's Favorite Critique Bloopers
His manhood filled the carriage.
-- JENNA MINDEL
Signet Regency Author
(Reading at critique about the hero entering a carriage.)
She lifted up her dress and said, “Here’s something to remember me by.”
-- AMBER SCHALK
(b. 1963-d. 2003)
Reading at critique about the heroine leaving a party.)
He was leaning against his wife’s headstone downing a bottle of gin when he saw her, the lady doctor, walking up the path. “Don’t bother me,” he said. “Can’t you see I’m busy?”
-- AMBER SCHALK
(b. 1966-d. 2003)
“James walked through the courtyard. When a chicken got in his way, he casually pushed it away with a booted foot.”
-- GAYLE CALLEN
From what became “A Knight’s Vow”, Avon Books.
(Poor James became known as a
“chicken kicker” ever since.)
(used with permission of the Packeteers Critique Group*)
(*1991 founding members: Ginny Aubertine (short stories & magazines), Laurie Bishop (Signet Regency), Gayle Callen (Avon
Historicals), Lisa Hilleren (agented by Diedre Knight), Amber Schalk (who is truly missed),
Jenna Mindel (Signet Regency) &
Christine Wenger (Silhouette Special Edition) )
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