Writing Groups for Support and Feedback

A small group—three people is a good number—finds a regular meeting time that everyone can protect from all other distractions. You commit to taking turns from one meeting to the next to receive feedback on the latest installment of your writing, which should be precirculated 48 hours before the meeting along with a note about the kind of feedback desired (see Elbow and Belanoff 2000). The groups are free, of course, establish additional forms of support beyond feedback on writing.

Reference

Elbow, P. and P. Belanoff (2000). Summary of kinds of responses. In Sharing and Responding. Boston: McGraw-Hill: 7ff (summary available at http://www.faculty.umb.edu/pjt/elbowresponses.html; viewed 9 Jul 2010)