I like the concept/rules as have been discussed here. I particularly like the idea of having members submit work in any genre they please. My other thought is that we try a kind of practice round, where we complete one full cycle (three weeks), i.e., one piece of work, before starting a second cycle, so that we all get a sense of how things will work from start to finish in this particular setting. The idea of reviewing the reviewers comments is new to me. I see that as potentially helping us all improve our ability to review; it also has the potential to provide a deeper analysis of the piece of work being reviewed in that cycle, which seems a key point to the whole process. I am interested in how this will play out. I think in this initial stage if we tried to start a second and third cycle while the first cycle is ongoing, some of us may lose track of things because most of us may be new to this particular format. Once we get a better sense of how things work, how best to organize ourselves, understand the time factor and the process, etc., and we have another go at tweaking things, we could then (in this scenario) start a normal rotation (either starting a new cycle every week or every two weeks or whatever is decided--probably based on the amount of work in the queue at the time). Here's a copy of that initial foundation:
I would like to be part of a group of from 12 to 15 members that adapted the basic structure of the in-person group to fit TNBW’s capabilities.
I see the reviewing to be conducted as follows:
1. During week 1: 14 members receive a work with 5 of the members assigned to review it.
2. During week 2: 5 different members review the work and review the reviews submitted by the first 5 members.
3. During week 3: 4 remaining members and the author review all the reviews and all the reviews of the reviews. And the author thanks the reviewers by telling them what waves the stones they had cast into his pond caused.
The groups of 5 would revolve each week and a new piece would enter the spotlight each week. The spotlight would shine on the pieces in the order they were received.
