Greetings, fellow Ramblers!

WHAT TO DO:
- RSVP so we know you are coming!
- Check the UPLOAD board for all work that needs to be critiqued before this meetup: https://4142298.xyz/Sun-Prairie-Writers-Group/messages/boards/thread/48687501

WHAT TO BRING:
- If you are a new member: Come a little bit early (ten minutes or so) in order to get the quick scoop on the group, what to expect, help with logistics, etc.
- Existing members: Bring a positive, creative attitude and something you wish to brainstorm with the group!

AGENDA:

Discuss general meeting logistics:
- Message boards
- Voting/Polls
- Keeping the submissions board clean
- Using the Submission Sheets within Google Drive
- Updated Writing Rules document

Creative Round Table hour (details below)

Critique Sharing hour (details below)

Creative round table: 1 hour
Each member will have an opportunity to request specific feedback or ask for brainstorming to overcome some roadblock they are facing. Example: “Several members offered written critiques that indicate my ending is not very strong. What do you think about this alternative ending?”
-An author will receive feedback from anyone willing to provide it, as time permits.
-If the meeting has few attendees, then a full group creative session may occur.
-If the meeting has a larger number of attendees, then multiple groups may be formed (randomly using a coin flip or other random generator).

Rules of engagement within the creative round table:
- Each author will have an opportunity to ask for feedback towards a given topic of the author’s choosing.
- Fellow members are encouraged to offer positive suggestions or thoughts on how to provide what the author has requested—this can and likely will come from brainstorming across the group.
- Extreme care should be taken BY ALL to prevent any subject or idea from spiraling into some form of negative critique session—either about the story itself or any suggestions offered.
- The author will thank the other members for talking the time and offering their thoughts.

Critique sharing: 1 hour (OPTIONAL)
Each member will have an opportunity to receive specific feedback regarding work submitted in earlier meetings or shared otherwise. Basically, each critter will offer thoughts on significant themes or critiques they raised in order to spur dialog form others (to see if other share or disagree on the merits of the crit):
- A member will receive feedback from anyone willing to provide it, as time permits.
-If the work group meeting has few attendees or the numbers of attendees with work to critique is low, then a group critique session may occur.
-If the work group meeting has many attendees or the numbers of attendees with work to critique is high, then multiple groups may be formed (randomly using a coin flip or other random generator).

Rules of engagement on Critiquing:
- Each critiquer will provide an overview of the feedback on the writing (both what worked and what didn't) - taking no more than 5 minutes.
- The author will not attempt to defend or rebut the critique.
- The author may ask questions for clarity and/or offer facts that the critiquer may have missed (but only to determine if those facts were not apparent enough to the critiquer).
- The author will thank the critiquer for talking the time and offering their thoughts.

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