Caldain he/him Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) Hey folks, So the topic of forming a writer's group came up in a thread about Brandon's 2014 lectures so I've created this thread to coordinate things without derailing the other thread. So far we have 4 people who are interested. I think we want to keep the number to around six but depending on the interest, it's possible that several groups could form. The people so far: Caldain Megalodon Limelleth Talenelat So we would have room for two more members in this group. If anyone else wants to join up, please reply to this post. As far as the means of communicating, Limelleth mentioned using Google Drive which has a very cool comment section for people to make comments. I've already taken the liberty of creating a folder on my google drive that I can share with people. If you have google plus, you can message me on here and will add you. I think it's probably the easiest way to coordinate and centralize things. But if anyone else has a different idea, feel free to speak up. This is a judgement free zone! We're writers looking to share our art with other writers and to gain new perspectives. More importantly, we're looking to grow in our craft. So if that interests you, post below. Thanks folks Edit: A good point, Limelleth. I should have thought of that. It's not my primary email account but still a good idea. Anyway, I've since edited that out. Edited February 22, 2014 by Caldain 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmingly he/him Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 Huh. I'd ask to join, but I write very infrequently. Would you be open to a guest dropping by from time to time to review or submit things? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbereth she/her Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) That sounds fine, though you might be more suited to Reading Excuses. We're just forming this because we want a slightly smaller group, more like Brandon does for his writing classes. Also, Caldain? You might not want to put your email up in the forums unless you want to get really spammed. EDIT: I sent you a pm with my email so you can add me to the folder. Edited February 22, 2014 by Limelleth 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talenelat he/him Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 Sent a pm with my email to you Caladin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 I'm interested What does a writing group involve exactly? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbereth she/her Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 If you want to see Brandon talk about it, that's in Lecture 1 of his lectures. They've ben uploaded in another thread. Basically, it's when a small group of writers gets together and submits about 1000 words each week. The group then critiques that work, usually without the input of the original writer. That brings up a question. When will the submission date be? (I vote Monday/Tuesday, because I tend to write more on the weekend, but I don't really care.) And when will we get together to discuss the pieces? I mean, comments are nice, but it would be great if we could use the chat on each piece to talk it over with each other. Are we okay with 1000 words? I would be willing to do more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldain he/him Posted February 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 If you want to see Brandon talk about it, that's in Lecture 1 of his lectures. They've ben uploaded in another thread. Basically, it's when a small group of writers gets together and submits about 1000 words each week. The group then critiques that work, usually without the input of the original writer. That brings up a question. When will the submission date be? (I vote Monday/Tuesday, because I tend to write more on the weekend, but I don't really care.) And when will we get together to discuss the pieces? I mean, comments are nice, but it would be great if we could use the chat on each piece to talk it over with each other. Are we okay with 1000 words? I would be willing to do more. Yeah, I just finished watching lecture #1 and it is definitely worth watching if you've never been involved with a writer's group (which I haven't). The point of offering feedback to provide your perspective of the piece. What worked, what didn't work, how the story made you feel...things like that. As far as the submission day, I would say Monday would work fine. As far as the amount of words, my feeling would be that we should have at least 500 words but no more than 1,500. Everyone has different amount of available time to write and read other people's work so we just need be cognizant of that. And yeah a group chat would be great, I haven't done one yet but I'm pretty sure we can do a Google hangout where everyone hops on at a predetermined time and discusses the previous weeks submissions. As long as we do it an orderly fashion, we spend 5 to 10 minutes on each person's story and then move on to the next, it should go well, I think. But that raises a question about where is everyone from around the world because we could be looking at three people in midwest america, one in japan and another in the UK. So we'd need a day/time that would work for everyone. I'm EST and am usually available in the evening. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbereth she/her Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 There's a built in chat feature for any document in Drive, if we want to go that way. I'm also often available in the evening, as well as on the weekends. Evening for me (say 4-9) is 7-12 for you, Caldain. Allowing a couple days to read everyone's pieces, Wednesday or Saturday/Sunday works best for me. I mean, we could do it Monday or Tuesday and switch the submission day. The only days that aren't good are Thursday and Friday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 Sounds really intresting Unfortunately I'm in the UK, so time difference for group chats might be tricky 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbereth she/her Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 (edited) Well, it just depends when you're available. For example: Take a Saturday. I'm often available from around 9 am to 8 pm. For EST, that's 12 noon-11pm. For UK, that's 5 pm-4am. So would evenings work for you? Edited February 23, 2014 by Limelleth 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 (edited) Huh. I'd ask to join, but I write very infrequently. Would you be open to a guest dropping by from time to time to review or submit things?I'm in the same boat here. I'd *love* to join but just dont have the time.How does the Reading Excuses forum work? The long numbers before the titles intimidate me. Edited February 23, 2014 by Delightful 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmingly he/him Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 (edited) I'm in the same boat here. I'd *love* to join but just dont have the time. How does the Reading Excuses forum work? The long numbers before the titles intimidate me. I think those are dates. Not barcodes or anything scary like that Basically, the forum is just for critiques; the actual works that are being critiqued are distributed by email. Edited February 23, 2014 by Swimmingly 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Lindberg he/him Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Sent a PM with my email as well; really looking forward to this. I'm in US central time, and mostly free evenings and weekends, except 12-4 Sat and 12-1 Sun. I've used Google Hangouts before for various activities, and I think they would work great for this, if we could find a time. I'm also open to >1000 words per week, because I usually write considerably more than that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 I think those are dates. Not barcodes or anything scary like that Basically, the forum is just for critiques; the actual works that are being critiqued are distributed by email. Oh, ok then So if I wanted to get feedback on my sporadic writing, is there somewhere on here I could post it? Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbereth she/her Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 (edited) Currently the group seems to be most available (in terms of timezones, at least; please speak up if you have a conflict with your schedule) 11 am to 3 pm. So... How's 11 am Saturday for everyone? EDIT: Oh, ok then So if I wanted to get feedback on my sporadic writing, is there somewhere on here I could post it? Thanks! That would be reading excuses. Just go to the end of the 'Submission Dates' thread and ask if you can submit next time, then read the post on how to submit. Edited February 23, 2014 by Limelleth 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmingly he/him Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Oh, ok then So if I wanted to get feedback on my sporadic writing, is there somewhere on here I could post it? Thanks! Or just put it in the Creators' Corner, if you don't mind everybody getting a look and a word in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbereth she/her Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Yep. Though, if you do, say that you want feedback at the beginning. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Awesome, thanks so much! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talenelat he/him Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 I could do 11 am PST on Saturdays, but that would mean changing the submissions day to Thursdays or so, right? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldain he/him Posted February 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 I can't do 11 am Saturdays unfortunately. I typically write at a local library from 10 am to 3 pm and I'm able to get a lot done during that time. Sundays around that time I could do with the exception of once a month where I'm busy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 I could do 11 am PST on Saturdays, but that would mean changing the submissions day to Thursdays or so, right? What time is that GMT? If you agree on a time, I'll see if I can join 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbereth she/her Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Caldain, it wouldn't be 11 am for you. It would be 3 pm for you. So if we moved it back 15 minutes... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Lindberg he/him Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 11 am PST on a Saturday is 1 pm for me, in central time. I work until 4 (my time), so that would definitely count me out. Any time after that (give me 15 minutes to get back), and I should be good. Sunday afternoons also work, as long as it's, say, 2 or later in central time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talenelat he/him Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 I am off on Saturdays & Sundays, but if necessary I could make the time on any weekday evening between 6pm-11pm PST (11pm to start, as long as I can go to sleep by midnight). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 I've just worked out I probably can join the writing group, if you don't have to many members already? Also, I'm Australian and I'm not sure how the time zones will work out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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