The Good Enough Writing Workshop — Peer Feedback &c.
PLEASE READ OUR NOTES TOWARDS A "GOOD ENOUGH" WORKSHOP HERE
The Good Enough Workshop is an online group for sharing and getting peer feedback on poetry and fiction. Other literary forms are welcome, such as narrative nonfiction (memoir, etc.), scripts for stage, film or TV.
The meeting is organized on the Good Enough Writing Workshop — Peer Feedback &c. Meetup.com page. To post and read texts, request access to the Dropbox by contacting me. If either is an obstacle or you are having trouble, let me know.
HOW THIS WORKS:
SHORTER TEXTS: Most texts should be not longer than about 1000 to 1500 words. (Longer texts can be serialized week by week or saved for a “longer text” session.) Writers can read their text to the group but a copy should be in the Dropbox. Most presentations and discussions are limited to fifteen to thirty minutes all told (at the discretion of the organizer).
Once the group gets more established, we'll share some longer texts. Each week one writer will take a turn to go long and present a text of up to about 5000 words. To qualify for this, you need to be a regular member, participate in the discussion of other longer texts, and get the okay from the organizer. The text must be in the Dropbox by the time of the previous meeting and the writer must be in attendance at that previous meeting. The writer can read a very short selection from the text but should assume everyone has read it over the course of the previous week. If the text is an extract from a novel or longer work, please post the work from the beginning and give us a short and unique phrase we can search for (e.g., "she pulled the dagger out of her heart and ran after her attacker"). If it is important to the understanding of the project, you can also include a short "dust jacket blurb" to orient your readers.
MID-LENGTH TEXTS: As of January 2024, we are trying out having semi-scheduled 2500-word texts, with authors volunteering week-by-week.
SHARE and READ the texts ahead of time (as is possible). Be sure to give to the group as much as you take from it.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: The writing that each writer shares with the group is their own; it may not be kept, passed on, reproduced, or appropriated in any way without the express written permission of the author.
DROPBOX: The texts are shared on Dropbox. Look for the dated folder and put it inside. If you can, post a comment on Meetup when you've put your text in the Dropbox.
WHERE'S THE DROPBOX LINK? If you do not have the link for the Dropbox, please send Andrew a message here with the email address you use for Dropbox. If you don't have Dropbox, you can sign up for it with this link. (Note that you want "Dropbox Basic" which is completely free and below the button for the free trial; if you're having trouble, contact Andrew.) The link to Zoom is also there, in a text file in the root folder.
VISITORS and newcomers are very welcome! Please know that SHARING is OPTIONAL and EARNED! Several of our most beloved members help by giving thoughtful comments but do not (as yet) share their texts. This helps make the group work. If you’re new or occasional, do not assume you can share your work when you first join us. Pay it forward!
DONATIONS: Organizing these meetings takes time and energy (and money for the Meetup site). If you want to support these efforts, please see my about me page to help support these efforts.
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