Critique Guidelines

 The 3rd Tuesday of each month we will discuss writing that has been submitted by two members for critique

  • Submission word count should not exceed 8 pages, at least not by very much.
  • The submissions should be emailed to Crazy Buffet Critique mailing list by the 1st Tuesday meeting.
  • The writers submitting should include something about what they hope to get from the critique comments.
  • Any member can provide comments. They can email them to the writer, or wait until the critique meeting to give comments.
  • The writers will read their submissions on the 3rd Tuesday, and then the work will be discussed.
  • Before the end of the meeting, the next writers to submit for the next month will be identified.
  • Writers that have submitted the least recently will be considered first.

 


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