I'm potentially interested in a Fantasy group, since that's almost exclusively what I write.

I'm finding time an issue, though. Two jobs and this forum aren't helping me actually write very much...

Also, my work is a mixture of fantasy and serial killer thriller. At the moment, most of it is fantasy, but once I get a bit further down the track more of the action will take place in the real world. Does this still fit?

Okay tchernabyelo, very funny. "Aligned". BTW I got your re-write and I'll get back to you ASAP. I most likely won't have much to say since I liked it so much the first time.

I'm up for whatever, and I could really use an excuse to get moving on my novel.

I could create us a phpBB for the crit group & then on an agreed basis, our members get chance to post their section for review on the board. We can all leave our crits under the persons post. That way, we dont have to do too much repetition & can argue other folks's crits if required.

I'll give it a couple of days incase anybody else has any better solutions & then start on getting it organised. I dont want to feel as though I'm stepping on anybody's toes though.

I suppose the main thing to agree will be the submission schedule once we've identified the members of the group.

phpBB is the bulletin board s/w that nearly all online forums use (I dont think this one here uses it though).

The board would only be private and only viewable by authorised members, so it wouldn't count as being published as far as I know.

Hatrack is not a phpbb.

I'm going to start a topic with some group organization guidelines, based on what I used to tell groups when I was doing the organizing.

Anybody with preferences please speak up so we can suggest a possible starting point.

If you are all eager to go, you can try doubling up (if you all have time to do it faster), or you can go alphabetically by username.

It shouldn't be too hard as we can all get each others email from the email link. All we have to do is decide when we want to start and who wants to go first. And also, to realize one month, one person may be early, and another late, which may work to their advantage.

http://ccgi.benskia.plus.com/phpBB2aa/

and sign up (taking a slight liberty here, but I feel that Kathleen will let this one slip by).

I'll sort out permissions to hide the subjects etc once we've got a group together. But for now, the forum is open to view by everybody.

I've added a poll in the Polls section to get some early feedback on what type of critiquing system the members may like best. Vote away.

Also, I think this is going to be aimed at longer works of speculative fiction. But I'm sure we'll welcome a change now and again and like to read a short story or too.

If you want to join, you may also like to tell us about yourself and a synopsis of the work that we will be critiquing in the relevant section.

Due to careing for two motehrless pups, I still don't have chapter one finished, and they won't be going to their new homes for another week.

I am not ready yet to post, but if anyone wnats to go ahead and post theirs, I will read it, it just might take me a few days to critique it.

That's cool if we're going with the board I setup. Nice one.

I notice that we've only got 3 votes as to which style of critique schedule is preferred. Please cast your votes and post a bit about yourself in the synopsis section, if you're still interested.

Well, it wont be long now until I'll have to start reporting progress etc over there to stop annoying other Hatrack visitors with our posts.

But for now, anymore takers, please feel free to sign up.