After the First Draft - Novelists (MG) • Last activity 19/Nov

We are a group of experienced writers who enjoy the craft and understand critiquing the work and reading similarly published novels will only make our writing stronger. This group critiques the work (not the author) and points to the words/techniques that work great and the pieces/words/techniques that might need a little work because "it stops the reader and pulls them out of the story," or the tense shifted and it didn't appear to make sense, or is this the right point of view character (etc.). This group supports the forward progress of the first draft and the essential need for a rewrite. We are focused on Middle Grade novels.

Genres

Children's

Middle Grade (Contemporary fiction, Historical Fiction, Adventure or Mystery, Low magic/fantasy, Fantasy, Science Fiction)

Young Adult (Contemporary fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Crime, or Thriller, Low magic/fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal, Science Fiction, Horror, Romance)

Goals

Each member will focus on polishing one chapter a month or 2,500 words.

Admissions Policies

Members must have an outline (beginning, middle, end) or a first draft of the novel. Simply provide a quick summary of what you're working on and what you are looking for in a writers group.

What we're looking for in members

Experience with writing and providing productive critiques as well as an openness to have your work critiqued.

Inactivity Policy

No submissions for two months in a row.