I have just come across this website (www.crayne.com) which I think would be very useful to everyone who is writing Novels or even Short Stories. It gives you good advice as well as a better understanding of how to look at your own work from a critics point of view. Look it and I bet you will not be disappointed.
That's kind of interesting. I looked at her(?) rundown of how to critique a story and it's almost exactly the way I myself used to critique, even if I wasn't consciously focusing on specifics (like, instead of thinking, "Plot, conflict, characterization, etc...." I thought of it as a whole, but did focus on specifics when needed). Well, nice to know I was doing it right. The way some writers reacted I thought I was doing it wrong!
inpieces - Your welcome hope you enjoy tehuti88 - Also welcome! I'm glad it was useful to you in regards to confirming the way look at your work!!