Respect the writer and the work.
Critique the page, not the person. Avoid insults, pile-ons, mockery, and feedback designed to prove superiority.
Code of Conduct
Keep the room brave, useful, and welcoming.
The club can be playful and snazzy without becoming careless. This page sets the tone for critique, events, workshops, submissions, and online portal behavior.
Be specific.
“I got lost here because…” is more useful than “this does not work.” Name where momentum, clarity, tension, or emotion changes.
Make room.
Do not dominate conversations. Let quieter members speak. Share the table, the mic, and the workshop attention.
Do not steal work.
Member drafts, ideas, titles, pages, pitches, and unfinished pieces belong to their writers.
Respect boundaries.
Memoir, personal essays, identity, family stories, trauma, faith, politics, comedy, romance, and genre work can all be sensitive. Handle them with care.
Keep it friendly.
The name is weird and memorable. The community should feel safe, funny, encouraging, focused, and useful.
Moderation
Future admin tools.
The backend version should support reports, member roles, warnings, event host notes, submission moderation, and private admin review.
Workshop Rule
Leave with one next step.
Every critique should end with a usable next action: revise a scene, cut a page, clarify a want, submit a piece, or write the next paragraph.