Sugarbabes Round Robin Reading Group [Closed Group]

👻 Assignment 27

Hope you all enjoyed your reads this week and are ready to dive into another week of reading/partnering! 📗

Please direct your attention to this important new rule: 

Effective immediately, If you don't post that you've finished your prior week's reading by Monday at 6:00AM EST, you'll be removed from the subsequent week rotations until you make up your reading. This is to keep people from falling behind, but also to make sure fairness rules above all else. If this sounds like you, please let the moderators of the group know once you've completed your reading and if you would like to be put back into rotation. 

At present, we have a couple people who have been moved to Hiatus, but can be switched to active if they complete their reading by the deadline listed above (given the way this is working out, it's likely "late" readers would be paired together if it works out that way). If you are having other issues you'd like us to take into consideration, please just ping us! 

NOTES

💥WRITING SPRINTS ARE STILL ACTIVE ON DISCORD!💥

They are a joy so please, when you get a chance, participate or even start one! Funny how people seem to start them when a certain person is at work...🤣🤣

🐦#PitDark Twitter Pitch Event occurred 10/20/22 - A pitch event for Dark 👹 Fiction!🐦

@KitCatK8 pitched Fallen's First...and got THREE agent "❤️"s, which is a direct invitation to query them! One of these agents was from a major agency with major clients, and she's hyperventilating a little bit. 

The next major Twitter Pitch event is #MoodPitch on November 3rd. Please go to www.moodpitch.org to see further details and KitCatK8 has volunteered to walk anyone through the Twitter pitch process, or Twitter as a whole! 

More information on Discord as well! 

Any notes we've missed, please let us know.

🎺(Blaring Horn!) And now, the pairings!

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Constructive criticism is a helpful way of giving feedback that provides specific, actionable suggestions. Rather than providing general advice, constructive criticism gives specific recommendations on how to make positive improvements. Constructive criticism is clear, to the point, and easy to put into action. Some might want more general things, like is it interesting and others, much more detailed IF the reader is so inclined.

Please check for things your assigned partner is looking for below:

*HIATUS

*@BlameSaiki - Would like to know if the story is enjoyable and if the reader would like to go deeper. If not, what turns people away? What is the story missing?

*@freya_inkwell- Writes fantasy but currently joining the group as an extra reader.

*@EliP56 - Because of my past experience, I realize that I become so obsessed with editing that I stop writing (XD) The focus has changed. I'm looking more for thoughts on the characters, plot, and plot holes. Not necessarily looking for grammar or deep/rough editing-type comments.

*@Shannara2 - I'm looking for a reader who will be able to pinpoint grammar mistakes, punction marks, and redundancy, without changing the main theme of my story. I don't want a skimmer, I want a genuine reader with genuine comments and not negative criticism

ACTIVE READERS

@DelaneyBrenna - Would like her partner to keep an eye out for repetition with information/descriptors.

@aditibalaji100 - What I'm looking for: I'd love to get input mainly on the characters and the world-building. I'd love to know both, what's working and what's not. I'd also appreciate help with rephrasing stuff to make it sound sharper and easier to read.

@RogueWriter55 - Would like to know if the story is interesting, clear, and concise. PLEASE, point out any typos or parts that sound like an IKEA manual written in Swedish. (Translation: it's not clear) I'll take any advice I can get.

@KitCatK8 - Requests any and all feedback, no need to pull punches. Any suggestions on wording, grammar, and spelling are always welcome. Does the story hold your interest? Why or why not? What are your thoughts/theories/feelings about the characters and their relationships/interactions with one another? If something evokes an emotional response (laughter, cringing, tears, fear), I want to know!! Opinions are welcome on what would make the story better.

@juliecotewriter - Would love any kind of feedback/editing with an eye toward feedback on the worldbuilding. Mainly things in the genre of, does it make sense and feel realistic, or are there places that should be explained more, or things that seem to contradict.

@PVChan01 - Would like partners to comment about how engaging and enjoyable they find the story and characters. Please keep an eye out for repetitiveness or awkward sentences. Look out for any big grammar mistakes like misspelled words.

@RodrickLR- I'm looking for readers that would like to share their opinion about the plot and characters. Is the story engaging and the action thrilling? Are the protagonists well-rounded? Is the world understandable? But most of all, my primary goal is to provide the readers with an enjoyable story, so I would sincerely appreciate all their honest opinions, corrections, and suggestions.

@SGSchumpertWrites - Wants to be critiqued on everything. Tear it apart (kindly :). If a character is unrelatable, if the dialogue sounds off, if you're getting bored, or feel like the plot is structured strangely, if something doesn't make sense, please tell me. I also tend to overwrite, so if you could help me trim down and cut out unnecessary bits/scenes, which would be lovely. I request no critiquing on grammar/spelling errors since a computer can point out those. Thank you so much for your time and thoughtful consideration. I look forward to working with y'all!

PAIRINGS

📕 Remember to comment by your group, so we know you're done!

📗Minimum is two chapters, four inline comments, and a few lines at the end of the second chapter on what you thought, impressions, etc.

KitCatK8 (Fallen's First) - SGSchumpertWrites (Paint Me a Sinner, Pain Me a Saint)

 DelaneyBrenna (The Golden Arrow/The Hunted) - PVChan01 (The Wildcard's Queen)

aditibalaji100  (The Pox Ridden) - RogueWriter55 (The Clearing)

 RodrickLR (Outset, an OverWatch 2 Story) -  juliecotewriter (Wanderlust)

 As always please contact, KitCatK8 or RogueWriter55 with any questions, problems, comments or changes in status. 😁

HAPPY READING!