Hi,
Despite a very promising start with a large amount of work uploaded, to a universally high standard, and a lot of good feedback given; the IC group is suffering from a bout of inactivity verging on humiliating death through inertia and disinterest.

I think that would be a shame, frankly. Like most of us, I have had a prolonged and frustrating battle with the world at large to get honest, constructive and useful feedback which, despite the limitations of a web forum, I have found the IC group has given me more of that than anything that I haven't paid for...

As you may know from my previous posts on similar subjects, I consider a larger group to be preferable to a smaller group - more members means more uploads means more critiques means more value. I also believe that it is important to spread critiques so that _all_ work within a group gets reviewed and nobody is ignored - so I applaud and hope to maintain the aspiration of at least three crits from three different members per piece uploaded.

More controversially, I have an utterly unanswered question on how to get useful "big picture" reviews of larger sections of a novel - not dotting and crossing the i's or t's, but a rather less detailed review simply stating "I couldn't follow the subplot about X" or whatever.

So, I am calling for new members who are specifically interested in getting in depth critique and I have also started a thread here http://www.writewords.org.uk/groups/146_328741.asp to request any thoughts on how that can or should or might work.

Gaius

Gaius - if you're still looking for new members, I'd like to join the group. Please let me know the terms.
Thanks
Michael

Hi Michael,
Yes we are and you'd be very welcome;
http://www.writewords.org.uk/groups/146.asp

No terms, just aspirations;

We try to give detailed, honest, useful feedback - even if or especially if something doesn't work. (I typically read through a couple of times at least in the course of a crit, and I don't think I'm alone in that.)

We aim to review at least three other pieces for each one we upload. (No upper limit! )

We aim to get every piece reviewed by at least three reviewers.

Oh and, we accept that there is no right or wrong, just honest opinion and that even (or especially) robust feedback is well intentioned...

G


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Ps it's worth reading through some of the existing feedback also to get a feel for the culture / style of what we do.

IC group? Can you name it please, cos I can't think....

Thanks!

Sorry!

Intensive Critique.

Thanks!