💀Welcome back, Punksters!💀
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🤘 Thanks for sticking around! 🤘
The last vestiges of summer are upon us here in the northern hemisphere. Now that the kids are back in school, it's the perfect time for heat waves and hurricanes. Stay safe wherever you are.
Last round we had some teething problems with the new book. It seems that a lot of the notifications didn't go out about the new round. If you haven't already, add this book to your private reading list to ensure you get all notifications... unless WP is glitching, that is.
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We've had some complaints that members are parroting the same feedback already given by others. We don't like to see this. It's lazy and not helpful or constructive to the writer. If you can't come up with something unique to say, leave it and comment on something else. Give your own opinion. We're all writers here. Don't plagiarize someone else's comments. We've updated the commenting guidelines to reflect this.
ALSO, please tag you team lead only once. Wait until you've read both the Spotlight and your assignment before commenting that you're done.
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In good news this round, MidnightRose55 is heading to Ireland to pursue her master's degree in creative writing! Best of luck to you!
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Our friends at BootcampMentors are hosting another NaNoWriMo Bootcamp. Unfortunately, we won't be partnering with them this year. All those who plan to participate in NaNo are welcome to join them. Even though PIP won't be along for the ride this year, you'll still find many familiar names there. Check out their profile for more info.
No new members this round, but let's welcome back ZuleikaB88 from hiatus!
EmmeMoore86, hannahGE_, JayDEvers, reveriestuck, and TessaYoung5
this will be your second trial round.
Once you've passed your two-round trial, you'll be eligible to join our Discord server and get your sash and book stickers. We'll also be keeping a close eye on the quality of your assignments. If you demonstrate Superior Reviewing Skills™️ for three consecutive rounds, your team lead may nominate you to become a Rockstar!
veelozada is holding on tight to the Crown of Punctuality! Can someone steal it from her this round?
Our other Punsters of Punctuality are: ReneeShantel, DomiSotto, DachetGrival, TessaYoung5, and vykiknighthadley.
SongOfTheNightengale
you have two extra days to complete your assignment.
Strikes will be notified privately.
As always, please make sure you're familiar with our strike and extension policy found in How the Club Works.
The Wheel of Destiny has chosen TeodoratheScholar as this round's Story Spotlight! Congratulations!
Being in the spotlight isn't for everyone. If you don't want to tempt fate and would like to be out of the running for the Story Spotlight, please let your team lead or a club manager know. If you're new to PIP, your book will automatically be added to the wheel after three months of membership unless you tell us otherwise.
Just a refresher on our comment guidelines (PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW THEM!):
💀Read 3 chapters of your partner's book. Prologues under 1K words or a 5-minute reading time (per Wattpad) do not count as a chapter. This is only for prologues. If something is clearly marked as a chapter and is under 1K or less than Wattpad's designated reading time of 5 minutes, then you still read the one chapter. If this is unclear, please ask the club or one of the management team for clarification.
💀Comment at least 2 in-line comments per chapter.
💀Start every single comment with #PIPBK.
💀For end of chapter comments - on each chapter you read - (also known as final review) please don't be generic. Give constructive feedback of at least 5 lines. This does not count as an inline comment. Please mark your end of chapter comments with "Chapter Review" or "Final Review" or any wording to make it stand out from your inline comments. We also have an outline for Final Reviews in the "How the Club Works" section.
💀Make sure to include what you like about the chapter and why -and- what you feel could be improved in your end of chapter review. This will help you achieve Rockstar status!
💀Do not copy or plagiarize feedback given by others. Give your own opinions. Use your own words. We're all writer's here after all.
Story Spotlight comment guidelines:
💀Read 1 chapter of the Spotlight Story. Prologues under 1K words or under 5 minutes reading time (per Wattpad) do not count as a chapter. You can skip the prologue and just read the first chapter if you prefer, despite the reading time/word count. If you've previously been paired with the Story Spotlight, please read the next chapter from where you left off. If you've completed the Spotlight book, please tell your team lead in your 'done' comment. If any of this is unclear, please ask the club or one of the managers for clarification.
💀Leave at least 1 inline comment.
💀 Also leave 1 comment at the end of the chapter, no less than 3 sentences. Just like with your partner's book, this comment needs to be marked as a Chapter Review or Final Review, or any other wording to differentiate from the inline comments.
💀Start every single comment with #PIPBK.
💀 If you are partnered with the Story Spotlight and it's the same book as their assignment book, you are required to read four chapters instead of the usual three.
💀For end of chapter comments, please don't be generic. Give constructive feedback. Make sure to include what you like about the chapter and why -and- what you feel could be improved. Including the 'whys' will help you achieve Rockstar status!
When your assignment is completed, please comment 'Done' next to your name on the team chapter and state which chapters you have read. Remember to tag your team lead! Do NOT tag your team lead in your partner's book. Tag them in the team chapter next to your name. Failure to tag and give the chapter numbers read will result in a strike.
We will mark your name with a ✔ when your comments have been checked. It is your responsibility to see if your name has been marked as completed. If you don't see a check next to your name within 48 hours after you have finished your assignment, check with your team lead.
If you have any issues, message the club or one of our managers, BrittaSwann, AmyMarieZ, and dtaylorbooks_.
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Thank you for choosing Pretty in Punk as your family ♥ We hope everyone is having fun. Please don't hesitate to contact our managers if you have ANY questions. We won't bite... hard.
And now onto our teams...