[Critique Group 2] Additional questions and answers

[Tuchyner5 at aol.com]

Hi Groups 1 and 2,
 
Kate has given me permission to forward some issues and questions she has,  
along with my responses. Another e-mail from me will follow changing one of 
my  responses.
 
Leonard
 
Leonard  Tuchyner
Licensed Professional Counselor
"Writing for Healing &  Growth" Workshop Facilitator
Columnist for Dialogue Magazine
Author  of A Journey to Elsewhere: Poetry Through the Seasons of Life  
Available on Amazon  

 
In a message dated 7/16/2016 2:07:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
Tuchyner5 at aol.com writes:

 
Hi Kate, 
You’re right about notes. These notes should be focused  mostly on what you 
like and what you might do differently or otherwise improve  the piece. 
Questions are also fair game, but since we don’t want to engage in  too much of 
a back and forth, questions could invite too much engagement from  the 
author and that can turn into a lengthy discussion. So I recommend that  
questions be held to a minimum and that they are very easy to answer without  
inviting debate.  But the writer  does not answer any questions during the 
critique. After everyone has given  their critique, the writer will have an 
opportunity to comment if he or she  wants to. He or she may choose not to answer 
any questions put. The author is  there to listen and to use anything he 
finds useful. He doesn’t have to say  what that might or might not be. In fact, 
it’s usually better if the author  does not say very much about whether he 
liked a critique or found it useful or  not.  I rarely comment on those  
things when I am critiqued.  
I hope people who need 5 minutes would be able to have  that much time. It 
depends on how many people participate. The more people we  have, the less 
time for each critique. Some people may only need one minute,  and then we 
will have more time for others. That is why the critics need to be  prepared 
and organized in their presentations. When sighted writers meet in  person, 
they take a lot of time preparing their comments by scribbling on a  copy of 
the submission. So these groups go on for a long, long time sometimes.  In 
our case, we will have the manuscripts in advance and will prepare our  
comments in advance, so we won’t need as much time when we meet on our phones.   
Sending a copy of critics' notes to the authors is a  great idea. I would 
like to have such a thing. In fact, that was the original  plan. However, it 
turns out that our sessions will be recorded a_nd any member  can access the 
recording and fast forward to their own critique. So these  copies you 
speak of might be redundant. I still think it is a good idea to  send them.  It’
s up to  you. 
Great questions, Kate. Would you mind if I send a copy  of your e-mail and 
my response to both groups at large because others might  have the same 
questions? 
Leonard
 



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In a message dated 7/15/2016 7:50:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
kathryngc at juno.com writes:

Okay.  If I understand the system: group members are to read the  submitted
story/essay; make notes about changes or questions; then, bring  them up
during the 5-minute time frame for each critiquer; the writer  answers
questions, but, doesn't "defend" her/his choices. Correct, so  far?
Could or would these notes then be e-mailed to the writer for  more
in-depth thought by the writer?
Kate  Chamberlin
kathryngc at juno.com
"Dream it. Write it. Read  it."
www.katechamberlin.com


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