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I'm ready for any first drafts now, too. But mine is not quite ready for prime time yet. 8) leslie Posts: 391 | Registered: Jul 2008
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After 3-4 months of catching every bug and virus around and suffering general letheragy during which even writing a few sentances was difficult--and getting my internet connection problems sorted out--I'm excited to get back into this and get critiquing again. I've got a story on the brink of being finished and am happy to start taking stories for critique as soon as they are ready, so send them my way.
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I finally got my story finished. It seems early but it was my story from last quarter so it's actually late. I'll send it to those who said they were ready. Anyone else?
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My story is moving like molasses in January. Hopefully I'll be able to apply some non-tired BIC this week and move it along.
I feel pretty good about my story but it is something different for me. It hasn't grabbed me by the collar and dragged me along. It seems to be a more cerebral exercise than an emotional one. I hope it works.
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Finally sat down and got some story out. 3k last night, which was pretty average pace. Looks like this one might end up pushing the 68 page limit though. My 10-11k stories hover around 50-55 pages, and I'm thinking this story might hit 14k. Ugh. What to do? Nothing but write it and see how it comes out. Posts: 599 | Registered: Sep 2007
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Hello! I have received and edited one story. The other I received I am holding off on for some last minute edits per writer's request. If anyone else has sent me their story, I didn't get it so send again. If Sarah hasn't gotten my comments, please let me know so I can resend them.
I sent my story out to everyone. I expect that no one will edit it for at least a week, but I needed to get it out so I would stop obsessing over it and work on something else for a bit.
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Got it Sholar...thanks! I will be taking a look at it this week and try to get it back to you before the rest of them start flowing in.
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I just got it tonight. Thanks Sholar, I was in the middle of responding when my husband interupted me and talked me into playing a video game with him.
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No hurry on reading it. I just need to work on other stuff and sending it out makes me stop obsessing over it. I am also a little neurotic about checking e-mail. hotmail account e-mails tend to end in spam folders a lot. At some point, I am going to switch to my gmail account for hatrack, but then I need to reregister and all that. I don't want to be a noob again.
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Eh, you're only a noob for 9 posts, and you can do that in one day, can't you, sholar?
The real problem as I see it is that you also need to pick another username (unless you want me to delete your old registration--which I can do--and then your old username will be available again).
Email me if you want to do something like that, so we can co-ordinate.
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I'm going to be a little late getting my story out, but it is finally moving forward. Hopefully it'll be done in a week or so.
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I've been working diligently on my story and it's nearly ready to send out. It's finished, but I got back an early crit which I'm working the ideas/revisions into the MS.
Thus, it will be a few more days for me.
Tami/Scholar was nice enough to send her story to everyone in one e-mail so when the time comes I'll just hit reply all and out it goes.
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I'm ready to do any crits. I sent out my draft a little bit ago to those who said they were ready.
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Hey everyone! Put me on your lists for crits. My story won't be ready at best until Sunday, April 18th (just started writing it last night but I have it all outlined), but I'll look at your stories now. I'm good at playing catch-up
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Aw, recovering cynic, now hitting reply all to my e-mail won't get everyone. ;-) Send me yours as soon as your ready.
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So, I'm going to propose something at this point because I'm kind of hesitant about having to crit 13 stories in the next few weeks. Especially if very many of those are long ones.
We currently have 14 people in the group. I'd like to split up into two groups of 7 each for the first round of crits. Then when the second round comes along, we can switch the groups up. This way, there are fewer crits to give in each instance, and it allows for new readers on the second round of crits.
Thus, here's my suggestion on the split up:
Group 1: WriterDan genevive42 Dark Warrior Axeminister Satate alliedfive Owasm
Group 2: Kitti shimiqua Sunshine Sholar LAJD darklight recovering_cynic
If anyone has major reservations about this, please voice your concern. I'm thinking that for round 2, we'll swap 4 people from each group to the other one. That way, there will be 3-4 NEW crits for each author's story. We'll be able to see if the things that the first readers mentioned as problems are "fixed" by what the new readers say.
If anyone is starving for more stories to crit, you're welcome to offer your services to those not in your group anytime you wish. I just wanted to make the requirements for being in the Hatrack WotF group a little less daunting AND also allow for new eyes during the second round of crits.
Hope this is okay with everyone. Luck with your stories.
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Well, I have already done 2 crits for people in group one and been critted by 2 from group one as well (one person overlaps). I am good with doing more crits and getting the two extra crits, but that could be a concern if others have similar numbers like that. Oh, if alliedfive wants a crit from me, I would be happy to do it (since he has already crited mine). Right now, I am in between everything and have a bit of time and have no crits waiting. Of course, if I get 10 68 page stories, I will regret saying that.
ETA- just to clarify- I don't have any problem with the split setup. I got extra crits from the system and I don't mind giving crits at all, so I am very happy.
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Sounds like a plan. Also, it's nice to mix things up a little, so those of us who keep submitting quarter after quarter don't get too familiar with each other's works and become slacker critiquers :-) .
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I need more people to send me crits. I have critted everything I have received. So, if you haven't gotten a crit back from me, that means I didn't get it.
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I got my first draft sent out to Group 2. I'm out of the country and the email is a bit flaky so let me know if you do not get it. It may come from a gmail account. Leslie
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OK, I think I have now critted everything that was sent to me/scratch that/ I have received so far. If I have not responded to you and you sent some thing to me leslie@atfore.com, please let me know.
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I currently have nothing to crit, so anyone in either group who wants a crit can send to me. I can't believe I have done everyone's in my group, but I am too lazy to go figure out whose I have read and haven't.
-sholar
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I have four more scenes to write and then of course, a polishing run. I really hope to have mine out by the end of the week.
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My story has been ready to send out for two weeks. I keep putting it off and I don't know why. Maybe its because while I was writing it, I thought it was great but now it's finished, I think it's utter rubbish.
But I promise to get it out to Group 2 in the next day or two...
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Kitti, I got yours, I just got a cold and didn't do anything but sleep and then I had to catch up on all the stuff I didn't do because I was sick. I hopefully will get to it this weekend though. Monday at the latest. Posts: 232 | Registered: Apr 2010
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My computer is sick so I may not get my story out until Monday. Though I am also doing a switchover on my internet Monday so if that doesn't go smoothly...
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I just sent my first draft out this past Sunday so obviously I'll be a little late to the second round.
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