When I brought this piece to Writers Guild, people encouraged me to experiment with the formatting, which I tried to lean into, since I’m not always the most experimental when it comes to layout and visual appearance.

The feedback process was invaluable. To me, art (and writing, of course) are all about communicating something to other people. The feedback I received let me know what was coming through, intended or otherwise. Checking in with another person helps me hone the message that I’m conveying.

I submitted these poems as part of the final collection for my first poetry workshop class last quarter. Riley O. reviewed my work and their feedback was so generous and kind on an area of writing I was quite unfamiliar with. Initially, I was nervous to first share these poems but Riley made the process simple by offering genuine, reader-based marginal comments on each draft. As a result, some of my poems took new directions even I wasn’t expecting.

The feedback process was invaluable. To me, art (and writing, of course) are all about communicating something to other people. The feedback I received let me know what was coming through, intended or otherwise. Checking in with another person helps me hone the message that I’m conveying.

It was great to get feedback in Guild! That pointed out some things that were a bit confusing or unclear that I would not have noticed otherwise. 🙂

I was very happy to attend a meeting of the Writers Guild and hear feedback for my piece. I was grateful to hear honest feedback from other writers on ways to improve my poem. I didn’t take every suggestion that was given but I did take most of them. The major changes were structural, making sure my punctuation and line breaks were consistent throughout the poem. I feel that what I submitted to the Orange Couch was a much more solid piece of writing than the first draft I had workshopped by fellow writers.

Writers Guild was very productive! The feedback was particularly helpful in understanding different ways some of the lines in the poem were interpreted and offered a lot of insight as to how I could improve upon it.

The feedback was very informative! I was interested to see how this piece was perceived and was pleasantly surprised at the varying responses. I’m glad it retained a ‘spooky’ sort of vibe reminiscent of the title.

The Writing Center is a wonderful resource for writers to share their work. There are so many peers and advisors who are eager to read, revise, and encourage fellow writers. Matt Osuch was extremely helpful in reviewing my work and encouraging me to reflect on my creative process. Through a fresh reader’s perspective, I was able to clarify and refine my work to convey my intentions even better. Matt also asked what my specific concerns were so that he could address them as a priority. It was refreshing to collaborate with an editor whom I felt supported and validated by….

The feedback process was invaluable. To me, art (and writing, of course) are all about communicating something to other people. The feedback I received let me know what was coming through, intended or otherwise. Checking in with another person helps me hone the message that I’m conveying.

People wanted to know more about the viewpoint these observations were coming from, essentially who the speaker was. Also, people suggested using the title as a way of providing more context for the reader.

Everyone at Writers Guild was so receptive of my work and took their feedback seriously. I received really helpful and varied feedback that made my revision process a lot easier. I love that I have a community of writers at the Guild who I know have my back!

I really enjoyed this Writing Center Appointment; it pushed my writing in new directions and also alerted me to what my writing was doing “right.”

I submitted these poems as part of the final collection for my first poetry workshop class last quarter. Riley O. reviewed my work and their feedback was so generous and kind on an area of writing I was quite unfamiliar with. Initially, I was nervous to first share these poems but Riley made the process simple by offering genuine, reader-based marginal comments on each draft. As a result, some of my poems took new directions even I wasn’t expecting.

Feedback for this was very helpful too. I reworked some of the comparisons so that they’d have more context and be less abstract. I think after having it reviewed and edited it’s a lot more easy to read.

I received some lovely feedback from my peers on this piece. I was recommended to focus on the middle section of this piece, which was not nearly as developed as it is now! Hope you enjoy.

The faciliators and attendees of writers guild gave me great insights as to how this piece felt , like a surrealist painting. I refined it punctually and added a bit more grounded language, as per the suggestions.

I submitted these poems as part of the final collection for my first poetry workshop class last quarter. Riley O. reviewed my work and their feedback was so generous and kind on an area of writing I was quite unfamiliar with. Initially, I was nervous to first share these poems but Riley made the process simple by offering genuine, reader-based marginal comments on each draft. As a result, some of my poems took new directions even I wasn’t expecting.

I wanted to keep this piece short, but I still felt like something was missing. Hearing other people’s feedback at the Writers Guild meeting helped me reflect on my writing and figure out what my next steps should be.

Ava O’Malley gave me feedback on my short story. She helped me revise for setting, placement, and wording. For example, she suggested that I add details on the setting and edit out redundancy. Based on her suggestions, I also reorganized some sections of the essay and added details to clarify some terms I use. While I tried my best to follow all of her suggestions, the suggestions on reorganization were the most difficult to follow because this essay follows the disjunctive essay format spearheaded by Michel de Montaigne. The nature of this type of essay is intended in its nature…

People found this piece funnier than I anticipated and were overall encouraging, even though I wasn’t sure how it would be received, so that was definitely reassuring!

This is one of the older pieces in my collection-in-progress (the date I probably started receiving feedback was in November of 2019!), but I’ve had additional feedback on the poem since then, and I know that Writers Guild will always be there to look at subsequent drafts. The writing process is always a joy when there’s a community to share it with!