tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20983136.post114383826498395707..comments2024-03-27T09:30:03.123-07:00Comments on The Cellophane Queen: What's NewCellophane Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08166797508899835493noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20983136.post-1144626216647470252006-04-09T16:43:00.000-07:002006-04-09T16:43:00.000-07:00Shell or Bloom (not Michelle, I know):Yes, EotW di...Shell or Bloom (not Michelle, I know):<BR/><BR/>Yes, EotW did seem to have a certain charisma to it.<BR/><BR/>At the end, I was put off by one member deciding to slash at me for being "too easy" as a critter. I think I'm still feeling a little down on that last, negative send-off. Let's just say, I will avoid any site that has that particular person on it.Cellophane Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08166797508899835493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20983136.post-1144625816413387732006-04-09T16:36:00.000-07:002006-04-09T16:36:00.000-07:00EotW closing was sad. I must admit I miss the coma...EotW closing was sad. I must admit I miss the comaraderie. Fantastic for that kind of thing.<BR/><BR/>All good things must come to an end, or so they say.<BR/><BR/>:o)Emmy Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348320835897735088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20983136.post-1144246385388800122006-04-05T07:13:00.000-07:002006-04-05T07:13:00.000-07:00I know it's hard to find a group where one feels a...I know it's hard to find a group where one feels at home. EotW was really good that way.<BR/><BR/>I just doesn't seem likely that either Gene's or Will's tries are going to work out. We simply do not have enough people on either site.<BR/><BR/>There is always Rob's group (Critical Mass), but I don't feel too welcome there. Not because the people aren't nice, but the general feel of the group is both British and running more toward horror, lit fic.<BR/><BR/>At Scrawl, you can actually get some decent crits and the people there are fun, but they only have one short story thread to toss every genre in. I don't feel my kid's stuff would work very well there.<BR/><BR/>I am evaluating Critique Circle. It's much more structured and you are guaranteed to get crits because critting is how you earn points that allow you to post. It takes 3 points to post and you can get 1 point for each crit. And, they have structured crit templates to use, which I think work fairly well.<BR/><BR/>www.critquecircle.comCellophane Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08166797508899835493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20983136.post-1143903861122297892006-04-01T07:04:00.000-08:002006-04-01T07:04:00.000-08:00With East of the Web no more and it's members scat...With East of the Web no more and it's members scattered across the internet universe, I feel your pain. There is nothing like it. However, it's forced me to be more active in my own writing. Without the fantastic group, I'm learning to depend more on my own abilities and read my own work through a critical lens. I've been critiquing other published work, writing in the margins, but it doesn't feel the same. We use to help one another and the feed back was a two-way street. Marva, if you find a good group, let me know. Let all of us know.Bryan Cathermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082796273870828871noreply@blogger.com