19 May Meeting Notes and News for Chick Crits—a women’s fiction critique workshop. #ChickCrits #WomensFiction #WomensFictionCritiqueGroup

Meeting Notes:

In the Critique Coop: Karen read chapters 9–10 of her cozy mystery, OLD FASHIONED MURDER. Jill read rewrites of chapters 1–2 of her historical fiction RACHEL AND THE TROUBLED HOUSE OF LABAN. Seven members: Jill V., Karen, W., Leslie P., Lisa W., Michaele B., Nancy K., and Sherry C. Meetings are held every Wednesday via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. PT. *Michaele, Nancy, and Sherry not in attendance.

Be sure to check-out and utilize the Revisions folder located in the Chick Crits Google Drive.

Reading Schedule

News and Notes:

Informed the group to email Sherry and Leslie if they need to switch dates and we will coordinate the schedule change.

We had a short discussion about the trigger warnings, everyone really appreciated Jill’s sensitivity and willingness to be so accommodating.  I explained that when reading a story with trigger warnings, if anyone in the group had issues with the trigger areas, then those areas aren’t read aloud. If the author has questions about someone’s critique comments (if provided), they can exchange emails to discuss.

We will be posting updated guidelines soon to include the new information about trigger warnings and schedule changes.

Michaele is taking a short family leave from the meetings, but will continue to provide written critiques.

Sherry C. and her cozy mystery, TIME’S UP FOR FATHER TIME, remain in the query trenches. She has a full request out on submission.

Nancy is out of the reading rotation as she’s on a hiatus to take Mark Sevi’s Scriptwriting Class.

Events Announcements:

• Karen will be on a Sisters in Crime panel, Sunday, May 23, with authors Greta Boris, Gayle Carline, and Megan Haskell discussing indie publishing vs. traditional publishers. Reader’s forum at 3 p.m. (PT), panel discussion at 4 p.m. For meeting link and information visit the SIsters in Crime OC website.
• SCWA Happy Hour: every Friday at 4:30 p.m. PT, via Zoom. Visit the SCWA website for more information.
• Writing Sprints with Cozy CRIT-ters: every Friday at 5:00 p.m. PT, via Zoom. Please contact Sherry for details.

Chicks on the Web

Check out the Chicks at their websites: Karen W. and Sherry C.