reviews. I know what you're thinking, just when the firestorm has died out, here I am blowing on the embers.

But it's something different.

You may be aware that over in the forum (link above) there is a workshopping section, with subsections for various genres. Some very active people there, talking to each other about work in progress.

In the process of discussing ground rules and expectations, the subject of critiquing came up in general terms, and then the idea of a subform to discuss the review process, or critique process or feedback -- whatever you want to call it.

This would be a place for people to post reviews of books or films and then to discuss what the review accomplishes, or fails to accomplish.

The workshop forums are for members only, but if you are intrested in participating in any of them (fiction, poetry, reviewing, etc etc) you just need to be a registered member and then drop me a pm or an email asking to be given access to the workshops.

I personally don't have much time to participate in the workshopping, but I check in now and then. Just to be very clear: this isn't about me teaching anybody anything. Not how to write fiction or how to write a review. This is a community of writers offering help and support to one another.

Just fyi.