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Hello everyone! Welcome to the April edition of the XROADS BOOK CLUB, sponsored by PepsiCo.
We've gathered up some suggestions from you lovely people and we're dropping 'em below. The following threads are yours for the reading and the reviewing. But before we get into it, there's some ground rules:
That being said, your threads are:
You can review one, two, or all of these threads, and your Token reward at the end of the month will match accordingly (+20 Tokens for all, +3 Tokens per every thread you review). Reviewing 3 of the threads will waive your Token costs to submit a thread for next month's Book Club.
Happy reading!
We've gathered up some suggestions from you lovely people and we're dropping 'em below. The following threads are yours for the reading and the reviewing. But before we get into it, there's some ground rules:
- If you're reviewing a thread, please read the whole thread! There are a lot of reasons for this -- you might get a better idea of the whole arc, someone's writing may grow from start to finish, etc. Just as a basic rule, try to read the whole goshdarn shebang if you're gonna give comments.
- Please make sure to keep your comments constructive! This doesn't necessarily always mean positives (though please do give positive notes when you have them!) but just make sure that you aren't giving people notes like "your grammar sucks." What's a place in particular you can give kind advice on? Also -- keep in mind that there's no reason to come in and rip someone apart.
- In general, when giving critiques, the most important thing for me to hear from someone is how something makes them feel. If your review is just a paragraph about what emotions the character's journey dredged up in you, that is so helpful to me as a writer. Was it what I intended? How did it differ from what I thought I was doing?
- Lastly, just a numbers note: try and make sure your reviews are at least a full paragraph of six to ten sentences (or more!). Ostensibly you're getting a 20 token reward if you do all of the threads, so try and put some thought into your feedback. Book Club, at its core, is about helping us all come together as a community and work together to create a world, improve ourselves, and enjoy others' work. Keep that in mind as you approach it.
That being said, your threads are:
“Different World, Same Psycho” - written by Lilith
“A Crisis of Aesthetics and Pride” - written by King Ghidorah
"Alliances Among the Stars" - written by Marcus Wright
"This Place is a Warning" - written by Dr. McNinja
You can review one, two, or all of these threads, and your Token reward at the end of the month will match accordingly (+20 Tokens for all, +3 Tokens per every thread you review). Reviewing 3 of the threads will waive your Token costs to submit a thread for next month's Book Club.
Happy reading!