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Post by ruthmadison on Sept 24, 2012 14:18:09 GMT -5
How will we know which stories we're supposed to be reading? (I mean if we get a lot sent to the email address)
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Post by Ximena on Sept 24, 2012 14:19:40 GMT -5
I'd say maybe just do it on a first-come, first-serve basis?
Maybe try to limit the # we tackle for each workshop?
How often did we want to try to do these? Monthly?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2012 14:46:52 GMT -5
Monthly would be cool, or bi monthly. I think that we should discuss at the meetings who has something they want to review as someone may have something burning on their computer that they would like us to look at. I will probably have something for the next one after the first. I could handle a word limit like up to 40k for a submission as we could get into a story of that length. I think that is just a small M&B length. I really hope that some good pieces actually come out of this group, it is quite exciting when you think about it. Weekends are best for me, personally or Mondays but that doesn't have a very creative ring to it.
There is only one story on the email at the moment. So plenty of room for more. I think next we should set a date.
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Post by Ximena on Sept 24, 2012 15:06:48 GMT -5
Depending on how many submissions we review each time, 40K is a lot. That's probably just under 200 manuscript pages. I'd say try to keep it under 20K, and if someone has something longer, maybe we can focus on just that piece for the workshop. What do other people think?
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Post by ruthmadison on Sept 24, 2012 15:28:43 GMT -5
Oh gosh, I was thinking a chapter. Like 20 pages or so!
So the idea is that we would set a date and go into the email and read every story submitted before that date...?
Then for the next time every story submitted from that date to the next date.
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Post by tabbiecat on Sept 24, 2012 15:30:46 GMT -5
Well if it is monthly we can have longer projects. But I bow done to experience. And this is Tabby on a new account cause sheeee is stoooopid and deleted her account by accident. boooohoooo
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Post by Lena on Sept 24, 2012 15:30:46 GMT -5
My piece in question is about 4'000 words, 9 pages... I could submit that now but I have almost no possibilities to join in any discussions from Fridays to Sundays.
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Post by Inigo Montoya on Sept 24, 2012 20:31:26 GMT -5
So... if you want the password, PM me. If you feel like you NEED the password in a huge hurry... PM Inigo.  I am totally putting her on the spot, but I think she can handle it. I can totally handle it! Do you have any instructions? lol |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2012 21:20:32 GMT -5
I'm thinking this first time around we limit it to say, 5,000 words. A chapter. Include a summery of the story in general (character descriptions perhaps) and then the chapter that you are interested in shopping.
That way we can cover several stories the first time around, while everyone is so gung-ho. Then as we get this workshop thing under our belts we can do fewer, longer segments.
My thoughts anyway.
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Post by janewheeler on Sept 24, 2012 23:06:47 GMT -5
Maybe we could set up a format of something like Top 3 things we like and Top 3 things to work on... I'm making that up a bit, but it might be nice to sort of define the length of a critique a bit.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2012 1:43:06 GMT -5
When are we setting a date for the first one? It may encourage more submissions.
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Post by Ximena on Sept 25, 2012 6:40:40 GMT -5
I'm thinking this first time around we limit it to say, 5,000 words. A chapter. Include a summery of the story in general (character descriptions perhaps) and then the chapter that you are interested in shopping. That way we can cover several stories the first time around, while everyone is so gung-ho. Then as we get this workshop thing under our belts we can do fewer, longer segments. My thoughts anyway. I think that's a good idea. |
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Post by Inigo Montoya on Sept 25, 2012 10:09:00 GMT -5
0o0o0, I gave it my phone number and got in. Can others as well? I think the issue is prolly all the different IP addresses. And possibly me giving it the pretty cherry blossom theme. (sorry!)
I don't access PD at work. But if someone wants to work on the google docs thing and needs email stuff, I'll check from my phone. If not, I'll try to work on it tonight... if someone wants to be my guide, I'm game.
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Post by Ximena on Sept 25, 2012 10:25:55 GMT -5
I could do it, but I don't have the email pw.
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Post by ruthmadison on Sept 25, 2012 13:29:05 GMT -5
What about a Google group? My friend in my other writer's group set one up for us. Everyone gets access to the page and the emails go out to the whole group whenever something is posted.
(Google is weird about logins. Very tricky!)
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I am totally putting her on the spot, but I think she can handle it. 