Questions to consider when offering feedback

Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash

Think about captions for this photo …and post in comments? Maybe: “Am I in chapter three? and where’s my treat?”

Below, I’ve pulled together the questions and thoughts a number of you shared when I asked this a couple weeks ago, along with my own thoughts on this, and more. Pick and choose what works for you, and what might be useful with whatever piece of work you’re reading. It’s a mix. Some here might provoke thought about your own WIP.

You might think of more and if so, please post in the comments—this can be its own WIP. Thank you for participating!

• And remember, to access the workshop space, just go to your “settings” and click “yes” to receiving posts to the Workshop Space (which you can see at the top of our Home page: “The Unschool WORKSHOP Space”).

And of course, do let the writer know what is working AND why/how it is working; what have they done, and what/how does it evoke for you. This is significant. For some writers, this is what they need to hear, and it’s enough.

Feedback to writing tends to comes in these forms:

1. Questions

2. Statements

3. Suggestions