tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post1519936178631767442..comments2009-03-06T16:20:11.158-07:00Clint Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07671508034667904543Clint.Gardner@slcc.eduBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-50702980836343884702009-03-06T16:20:11.158-07:002009-03-06T16:20:11.158-07:00I was part of a very small, informal creative writing group, maybe 5 or 6 of us who had met in poetry classes. We met about 6 or 7 times, and the meetings eventually dissolved as egotism and psychosis began leading the discussion, rather than constructive criticism. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, we've been holding weekly creative writing sessions in our WC for some time now. Turn-out isn't always very high, but we regularly have meaningful discussions. <BR/><BR/>I would say a lot comes down to the individuals and their strengths and interests. But you're right that the placement of those individuals (say, in the WC) definitely has a role to play. When the setting is a little more professional, we tend to act a little more like professionals (for better or worse).Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02475394187736511449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-91014059392450390442009-03-04T10:15:03.658-07:002009-03-04T10:15:03.658-07:00nice parallels, Sam. Give Hank and Penny my best. :) Your post made me think of writing groups that are organized/sponsored by academic writing centers. At IWCA last fall, I heard some people describing such groups. Do any peercentered people have groups like this through their writing centers? How much monitoring (or, spray bottle squirting) goes on to guide helpful feedback (with no roughhousing)?elizabethchilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03439744288615544149noreply@blogger.com