Sugarbabes Round Robin Reading Group [Closed Group]

🕯 Assignment 29

Greetings to our group, the last week of reading before our two-week break! Hope you all enjoyed the week's reading from the spectacular 📘Book of the Month by our talented RodrickLR. I totally want a glove just like Aren and Winston... you da man!

Remember, to qualify as 📘Book of the Month, you must be in good standing, i.e. not skipped reading a past BotM (unless you were on hiatus), and be an active reader for at least two weeks.

If anyone has any questions, or comments, or needs to know their standing, contact us. We tried to enact certain measures to increase fairness across the board because we want all of your masterpieces to get their time to shine.🎇🎇🎇

And now, THE NOTES! 🎺 (Blaring Horns... oh wait. 😣 I don't have any.) Well, I'll just recycle some old ones...

THE NOTES

Remember: The group will be taking a two-week break from November 20 to December 3, 2022. We'll come back with our last Book of the Month for the year!

💥WRITING SPRINTS ARE STILL ACTIVE ON DISCORD

Just a reminder: If you don't post that you've finished your prior week's reading by Monday at 6:00 AM EST, you'll be removed from the subsequent week's rotations until you complete your reading.

🎺 (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.

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

ACTIVE READERS

@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. For Wanderlust: looking at feedback on how the relationship is progressing and the character growth of the main characters.

@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) - RogueWriter55 (The Clearing: Origins)

SGSchumpertWrites (Paint Me a Sinner, Paint Me a Saint) - aditibalaji100 (Pox Ridden)

RodrickLR (Outset, an OverWatch 2 Story) - KitCatK8 (Fallen's First)*

PVChan01 (The Wildcard's Queen) - juliecotewriter (Wanderlust)

*RodrickLR will read two chapters of Fallen's First, KitCatK8 and RogeWriter55 will read one chapter each of Outset, an Overwatch 2 Story (I'm coming back for you, Aren!)

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

HAPPY READING!