Let's Read: Book Club Vols #2, 4, 5, 7, 8

[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 50 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 Week's Topic Options:

• Perhaps I made a Wrong Turn
  Things are heating up between two of the latest arrivals to the Multiverse. From inherently different source origins the banter between the two is interesting to say the least, while they both try to work through the confusion that entrance into the Omniverse always brings.
  
• Lex and A Soul Uneasy
  In order to understand some of the nuisances in the first couple posts of this topic, I think it is important to take a read of Lex’s history in his character profile – as it is simply well done. His intro is likewise quite fascinating with the internal conversation between himself and the first Spectre he contained.
  
  
• Twice Chosen
  The introduction of the Chosen Undead into the Omniverse. I happened to like how he unlike other Primes whom just appear with their weapons in toe took the time to summon both Sword and Shield before venturing off into the vast unknown. Considering his origins, yeah going without a weapon or a means of defensive would probably be akin to suicide.

Book Clubs will last for two weeks from now on.

That’s all happy reading~