Hey, everyone! I wanted to tell you about our process at a typical meeting of the DFW group. We’re not formal, tend to giggle a lot, and have a great deal of fun. Here’s how our critique process goes.
We have a Yahoo group, set to be private so that we can critique each other’s work without fear of copyright issues or our work escaping into the net. Every Wednesday or so, we delete old files and upload new files. This way, no one has to print out their entire story or hand out copies. We try to keep the word count to a reasonable amount, depending on how many people are in the group at the time, so no one has too much work to do.
Then, when we meet on Sunday, we share written critiques of the chapters or stories. Written critiques are preferred so the author has something to take home and refer back to, and because writing a critique tends to be more thorough and helps with tact. At the meeting, we discuss the critiques, answer questions and generally talk about the writing.
After that, we have a tendency to spend a lot of time talking about things in general and socializing!
We meet at Panera Bread, in Stapleton, which allows us to spend whatever amount we want to on food and drinks–they have inexpensive pastries all the way up to full meals. The atmosphere is laid back and comfortable, without any glares if we stay too long.
Hope to see you there!
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