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Posted by Dmfitzgerald (Member # 2570) on :
 
I would like to form a group covering fantasy novels where we all help critique the first three chapters of each others novels, a small bit at a time.

If your interested email me at:
Dmfitzgerald@hotmail.com

Thanks

David
 


Posted by Frederic Civish (Member # 1471) on :
 
David, I don't know if you got a Fantasy Novel group like you wanted, but if not, DON'T give up.

If you want to join a critique group, OR FORM ONE, then I suggest you look on this board, and the other similar boards (Hatrack Groups), and contact each AND every one of the other people who have posted here, asking about groups.

This means you should contact each other, and put in the effort to make it work. DON'T just depend on people to come looking for you.

I have found that members in most functioning groups do not spend time looking around here. They are too busy writing. So, if you want things to work, you have to MAKE it work for yourselves.

I posted here and nobody answered me. So, I took the time to go through the posts and contact each person that I could.

I found a few groups that were functioning, but no longer in need of new members.

I found groups that had gone defunct and whose members weren't interested in continuing, for now.

AND, I found one group that wasn't exactly looking for members, but who were happy to have me join (and another person I had contacted from here, who came in with me) so now we have 6 members.

I also STARTED a new group, consisting entirely of people I contacted here and people who THEY brought in, so our new group now has 7 members. None of these people had been in a group before.

Do not bother to contact me on this, the two groups I am participating in (yes I am doing two) do not need any more members now. However, THIS is how you should go about finding or starting groups, in my opinion.

If you are interested, TAKE THE INITIATIVE.

DO post here, so that others, who are doing the same thing, can find you. But take it a step beyond that.

Good luck,

-=- Fred
 




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