Let's Read: Book Club #9

[Sarah_Kerrigan]

Just Some Regulations:

• Please follow all site OOC rules to the letter.
  
• Format can be whatever you’d like providing that you follow these rules.
  
• This shouldn’t need to be said, but please be respectful and offer positive comments. Negativity in any form is highly discouraged. While pointing out all the errors may seem useful – to you – it certainly doesn’t make that person feel good. There are ways to help someone improve without nitpicking. As a rule of thumb try to have 5 Positives for every 1 Negative (courtesy of resident teacher protoman).
  
• The above doesn’t mean you can’t criticize, but there’s a way to do it without being negative. For example, make suggestions – don’t say something about the topic is ‘wrong’ or poorly written. Maybe point out a confusing section and suggest revising it for instance, or even offer what you think may have worked better in that situation. Additionally, you could offer to proofread a member’s next post for them – be helpful instead. Positive reinforcement will keep people writing and reading here.
  
• While you’re free to develop your own way of critiquing and commenting – I wouldn’t recommend making a ‘scoring’ scale. This isn’t competitive and you’re not grading topics. Instead, only offer advice and comments in whatever format you wish. Maybe offer directions the Plot can go from there (whether that is into a new topic or not).
  
• As there is a flat rate of 100 OM for participating, I feel I need to include this: please do not skim, thoroughly read before posting. If you skim – especially the wordy topics – you’re likely to miss a lot. In addition, please put actual effort into your written responses. I don’t want to have to put up a word count requirement for these; so please don’t make me question whether or not you have actually tried to help a fellow member, or if you’re just trying to get easy OM.
  
• OM is a nice incentive but if this starts to be abused – I doubt it will continue to be a reward. Do not abuse this for easy OM. I highlighted that above already, but it deserves a separate bullet. Seriously don’t. Please.
  
• As a final point – yes you can offer suggestions as to what topics you would like to be included here next. I have no problem with that if you happen to be dying to read a given topic but need some excuse to do so.
  
• These regulations should be copied and pasted into every new Book Club topic (in case I don’t do it for some reason).

This Club’s Options:

• Monster Meets King
  Gilgamesh the self-proclaimed King of everything is making a vye for power within the Dunes. His rule will not be disputed and his Kingdom is open to everyone. A utopia that can’t be denied - since anyone that halts his progress will be put to death.
  
• Cinnabon Isle Arc
  Catch up with Luffy and his merry band of fellows in this ‘swashbuckling’ adventure. Also there’s pokemon - everyone loves pokemon. Feel free to read the entire topic if you want, but the linked post is where to start as it is the first post since the topic was last featured in the book club.
  
• Between the Velvet Lies
  Attend a Masquerade hosted by the one and only Dio. By orders of the Count the Party invites those of significant status (primes) to a manor deep within the Pale Moors. There is no limit on the number of guests allowed in, but all must be donned in the proper attired and wear festival masks. To set all of this up though, some sacrifices - mostly on the part of the servants - had to be made. So enjoy your time at the Masquerade but be wary of what lurks in every shadow. This is an Open topic meaning anyone can join and I’m sure Dio would love some participants in additions to any comments below.

Bonus: This option will be available for 4 weeks. The two weeks of this Book Club and the 2 weeks of the next book club.

• The Emperor’s Jubilee II
  The first and only ‘event’ held within the confines of the dataverse. A terrorist group by the name of the Copper Eye is attacking the servers of Coruscant and the Empire. Primes are sent in to disband and deal with the growing chaos before it is too late to save the Emperor’s celebration.

That’s all happy reading~