General Chat

Rose, you can 'nitpick' as much as you like with mine, be honest. That's what I want. It's all useful to me.

*grits teeth and bites bullet....go head Rose.....

I was going to with you anyway Teresa LOL...because I know that you are 'writing to be read' elsewhere so to speak.... ;)

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I WANT to be critisised!! pmsl.....I just don't want to critisise in return!

BC, I am sorry but I am putting my criticism of your piece below ........

*faints

Criticism isn't necessarily negative. It's not about saying 'you did this wrong and you did that wrong'

But its more about, ' you could make it even better if you did.....'

I tried BC , I really did ...read it 4 times really slowly...


but it was flawless. I couldn't even find an out of place apostrophe! lol It was 'complete' in and of itself...beginning , middle and end.

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Maggie , i am going to send you a piece of prose that i converted into a poem..i could have just as easily done it the other way round.. have a look it may help you...

See? I said much the same, I tried my best to find something to improve and there was nothing. And BC accused me of being 'kind' *tsk*

*marvels....4 times! Why thank you Rose! lol BCXX

Oh God i think I don't like this lol..I do hope no one is going to be offended or think I am too picky :(

I am just going to say what I would say about my own... and I DO , I am my own worst critic, thats why I am going to send out the work quickly, or I will just bin it! lol

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Get on with it Rose, bite the bullet. I want to read what you have to say about mine so I can use it...either in the piece or against you (just kidding lol)

I am waiting for the next episode of Miriam's Second Chance lol
I want to know who she is ringing.

Away you go BC.

*tries to remember who she was ringing....lol.....

Well it could be ...... or .......or ........!!!! still waiting lol

Sorry folks - been a long day at work and here I am "messing about" in GR when I should be finishing my "piece".

Look, I'm not the "boss". I just co-ordinated the start of this thing and it will run (and run and run) hopefully. So things will change and shift as we go along and so long as we're all happy that's what counts. I'm quite happy to co-ordinate stuff etc but if it wants to go in a different direction then we won't argue with that!

I personally would like to see what others have said about the work they've read. And I think if you're a bit nervous about giving feedback then seeing what someone else has said about a piece of work will help you and you will gain confidence from that.

Negative criticism - do try and avoid it - at least until we know each other better and trust each other. And even then it doesn't have to BE negative - it can just be helpful.

I still haven't read any pieces as I want to finish mine and hurl it round, but if you're all raring to go with your next pieces then, hey, start the ball rolling. Some of us will take a little longer now and again. And you will all have times when you just can't produce something. Eagerness is a good thing.

Just write! (quoting Natalie Goldberg "Writing Down the Bones")

Jill

I think I've commented on individual work as I've received it. So I hope I got round to everyone, if not please let me know.

Well I think Miriam is phoning the hairdresser. But I want to know why she wont burn the wedding photo.