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This question illustrates why the forum on the old site was so extremely valuable. There was a long list of editor recommendations archived on those threads. I know Sol mentioned our being able to access them, but I haven't been successful in doing so since the migration. Maybe you can write him and ask?

I think my very first series, at least one I can recall, was the Laura Ingalls Wilder series. I still don’t know why it interested me as much as it did, but her life story fascinated me and I’d never read anything as intimately written.

I went through a fantasy spurt with J. R. R. Tolkien’s two classics, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (which I loved), but when trying to find other fantasy novelists that held half as much of my interest, I stumbled upon Steven King and my fantasy leanings were derailed. I read all but his last few novels, including those he wrote under the name, Bachman. From King I moved on to Koontz and Cook.

In mystery/crime fiction, I devoured anything written by Patricia Cornwall, Robert B. Parker, Lawrence Sanders, Agatha Christie, John Grisham, and on occasion, Sue Grafton.

I never really thought of myself as a devout reader of Literary fiction until I started thinking back through some of the classics I loved.  One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia), Anything by Jane Austen, Orwells Animal Farm, Of Mice and Men, Lord of the Flies, Catcher in the Rye, and To Kill A Mockingbird. Most of those were required reading through the educational system.

Because of my transatlantic upbringing, I also read a ton of Irish Authors like Wilde, Roddy Doyle, Swift, Bran Stoker, CS Lewis, Frank McCourt, Binchy and a ton more. I confess to dabbling with Joyce between other novels, but as brilliant as his writing is, it’s not something I can withstand long haul.

Also, because of my band/music background, I’m also a lover of artist biographys/autobiographies. I’ve read tons, but the two that still stand out to me are; No One Here Gets Out Alive, a posthumous Jim Morrison biography by Jerry Hopkins, and Pamela Des Barres, I’m with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie.

My main writing wheelhouse is romantic fiction of all sorts, most of which have Irish and/or musical leanings. I’ve also dabbled a bit in crime fiction and have completed 2 novels, the last of which is only complete in draft form and I’m hoping to bring to this group. It skirts a Lit Fic line, but at the core it’s plot driven crime fiction.

LeeAnn

Book Baby, who Sol is partnering with, is advertising this writing contest that some members here may be interested in entering. It's not free, but it's not expensive either.

https://readersfavorite.com/annual-book … ontest.htm

And your first entry is dazzling!  Speaking of which, are we allowed to enter more than once?

I like the concept as you first presented. My main concern is that we leave room for the majority of folks around here who have busy lives outside of writing. I wouldn't join a group like this lightly because I am very dedicated to writing, but I'm not a full time writer. I have 2 demanding jobs that run in wild spurts (insanely busy one week, nothing the next) and am also a primary caregiver in my home. As such, as long as all tasks are given a reasonable window of time to complete, working it into my schedule in order to meet a set deadline isn't a problem. But if deadlines are too stringent, i.e. given something today and asked to complete it by tomorrow--it won't be the group for me.

I'm also interested in making sure we're inclusive enough to encourage varied styles & genres. But I do have concerns about how we'll be dealing with varied skill levels. I'd like to think we could encourage novices to take part. But, considering the investment time required to work with someone who is newer to the process is significantly larger, I think we need to address how we'll be handling this to keep the rate of investment as balanced as possible.

I do agree with the point Temple made about the failure of many writing groups. If the goals are too disparate, it never works well. But my own experience with groups like this tells me that we don't need to vest for this prior to inclusion because the dissimilar are most often weeded out via natural process.

As a matter of housekeeping; I mentioned this earlier but I am, as of today, entering my busiest work week of the year. I will be checking in periodically, but for all intents and purposes, I will be on the road from this evening through March 19th.

LeeAnn

We used to have a dedicated thread called MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS that always contained these sort of posts...among other things.

And Corra, I'd love to see you join Memphis' new crit group--you are the queen of the shred!

Janet, I don't recall ever being limited to one, but then, I rarely had more than one WIP around contest time so that issue never entered my radar. This time, I didn't read anything saying we are limited, so I went ahead and entered both of my wips.

Hey all, I'd love to start using this thread so we can help each other with extended feedback on our first three chapters for the contest. I start by saying that after the weekend, I plan on posting the newest 'version' of my first three of Sister Margaret and would LOVE some critical eyes on it. I'll add a posting here once they're up for review.

If I have time to tinker with it, I'll probably submit my newest WIP, Sister Margaret's One Big Lie. I'm also going to submit last years WIP, the second in a 3 part romantic suspense series, Whose Paddy Is He Anyway?

A way to organize--that is a gigantic hit upon the nail head. Giving the UI organization tools would certainly go a long way to solving many of the issues that seem to be cropping up for most of us.

I am so glad to be wrong about versioning!  His post DID generate a listing, and did offer points. I'm assuming the low point count was based on the small size of the test chapter.

Question, would this still work if he doesn't disable his original chapter?