Below you will find a list of Frequently Asked Questions, or just things we wanted to clarify in a section outside of the information section.

P.S. If you're looking for the password, be sure to read all of this.

---Are you open to new members?

Yes! We are open to new members :D Just be sure that your book fits the club rules outlined in the Information chapter. Guilds does currently have a maximum of 12 Guilds (for a total of 48 members). If the Forms chapter is not visible, it will mean that the club is full. If you'd like to be updated on when a space is open, add this book to your library and you'll receive a notification when the Forms chapter is republished.

---What are outlines and inlines?

Outlines are comments done outside of the story. As in at the bottom of the chapter or the space where you open up all of the comments to be scrolled through. That is where you put your overall comment that is mandatory for this club. If you prefer placing your outline on the last paragraph of the chapter so it doesn't sink into the abyss, please designate it as your outline comment.

Inlines are comments done inside of the story. You can see numbers beside each paragraph, and if there isn't already one at a specific paragraph, holding down on a word will allow you to highlight a section of the paragraph or the entire paragraph and open up a spot for you to comment beside it. On mobile, that is. On desktop, you just move your mouse slightly ajar from the paragraph on the right and it will pop up an icon for you to click to see the inline section.

---Why must comments be so long?

We used to have a lot of people who left comments akin to: This is really great! Your grammar is good. I only saw a few mistakes, but otherwise, I enjoyed it! Keep up the great work :D

Seriously, who wants that? So we decided to make this club more serious and extensive because people are actually supposed to benefit by being here. Don't like it? We have many other clubs.

---My guild member's chapters are much longer than mine. Do they read more for me or less for them?

No, that is not how this works. You read the same amount for each other. The only time we may make an exception is when someone's chapters break into the 10k+ amount. Sometimes the other person will have long chapters. It's a risk with book clubs. We try to make our clubs a fair as possible, but making it personalized based on word count... We would go nuts.

---Do we leave comments at the end of every chapter we read?

Yes. You read two chapters, therefore you will have a total of two outline comments, one on each chapter. Unless, of course, you read more than the weekly minimum.

---Do I have to leave a tag at the top of my comment?

It is not required, but it does help your admins find your comments and it advertises the club. You can use any tag you want as long as it points back to this club. Could always use something like #dlg or #dlguilds. If you'd like to be extra fancy, you can use your guild name.

---Do I have to vote on chapters that I read?

No, you do not. Voting should only be if you enjoy it.

---What if the Book of the Week has content I am uncomfortable with?

Keep in mind -- ideally, you only have to read the first chapter. If, however, you are extremely uncomfortable with the content, shoot me a PM. We can try to figure out a compromise, or if worse comes to worse, have you make it up the following week. Keep in mind: this does not extend to genres you do not like.

---Why do we tag a user every time we do a report?

We understand it may be a bit annoying for the other person if they are tagged often, but we do this because it's very tedious for admins to back out of your reports to go to the user whose book you read to get to their book to check the comments, then come back and find your reports section again and say you're done. Just to then do it over again if you read for multiple authors.

---I see you have other clubs on your profile and I'm not sure I want to join this one or another. How can I decide?

Each book club has a page called Information that explains what the club is about. You can check those to see which club works best for you if you aren't sure this one does or just want to join more than one. But if you want an in-depth description of each and an extensive pros and cons list all in one place, look at the Dreamland Community book's chapter Book Club Guide.

---I don't feel like I'll ever be Book of the Week. Do I have to do it?

Yes. Book of the Week is set to be a reward for those who have been working hard to help their fellow Dreamers in their writing journey. They are being rewarded for actually caring. If you feel like you'll never be Book of the Week, perhaps instead of not wanting to do the work, you think about your priorities with this club. We understand everyone has different amount of time, and that's fine, but do not take from those who dedicate what free time they have to help the betterment of others.

---There is a trial member in my Guild. Do I read for them?

You are not required to read for trial members in your Guild. Should they become your guild member partway through the month, you will then need to read for them.

---I got a PM about receiving 4X. What does this mean?

When we calculate strikes, in our sheets we put 4X. This means that the user must go 4 more updates before their strike goes away. We will walk you through the type of instances you may see:

4X: you must go 4 updates (ex: Dream 41.1, Dream 41.2, Dream 41.3, Dream 41.4) before the strike goes away.

2X4X: you must get rid of the newest strike (the 4X) before the other strikes will start going away again.

X: this strike only has a single assignment before it goes away

---Why do you not see Teen Fiction as a genre?

Well, it's not really in the publishing world. Wattpad fabricated the genre of Teen Fiction to encapsulate Young Adult Romance and Young Adult Coming-of-Age/Slice-of-Life/Fiction. There was just too many complications with the genre, and getting rid of it allowed us to push for people to also give their audience for their story, which further helps us pair people.

---What timezone does this go by?

I've answered this but people still seem to forget, and this is so important I actually am deeming it worth repeating. We go by EST. This is the eastern part of the US. New York time if that helps. We have five hours behind England, so GMT -5. Also, if you are looking for the p a s s w o r d, it is to write a word that begins with the last letter of your username. If your username ends with a number, your p a s s w o r d is that number written out.

---Man, my Guild members haven't done their work yet. Should I not do my assignment?

I won't lie -- a lot of people wait until last minute. Others are just busy and cannot get to it until near the end. No matter what, though, you can only control one person in your Guild, and that is you. You do your part to the best of your ability. If they do not, we will handle their punishment. We understand it sucks when you do the work for little in return, but know these members cannot stay in the Guild until they finish their work for you. So, either they do it, or they never return. We've created the Slayer and Silvertongue titles for those who work hard but don't have their Guild fully backing them. With enough work, there is also the option to switch to a Guild more to your liking.

---I would like to change my book in the club. What do I do?

We have a form called Book Swap Form. Use it.

---What counts as a chapter?

Any part with actual, substantial story content. Prologues do, but if they're, like, 300 words, I suggest not counting it because you're 100% bull crapping to get yourself to the line limit, and we will see it and it will not help your Silvertongue chances. Summaries, Author Notes, Character Bios, all that extra stuff--they are not chapters. They do not count.

---What is the discord, and what benefits do I get joining?

Discord is a free app/website where you can make an account as long as you have an email. Imagine a group chat in PMs/messenger where you had different channels for different subjects and you pretty much get discord. The main benefit is getting a community of kind people who will be quick to be your friends and help you grow however you can. Also... Your admins will answer way faster on Discord XD

In addition to those fun benefits, joining the Discord is mandatory to participate in this club. With the removal of Wattpad's DM feature, Discord is the only way we have to privately communicate with you about information like strikes. (=

---What makes a good comment/commenter?

Okay, I saved this one for last because it's going to take the longest.

A lot of people want to be Silvertongue. A lot of people want to leave good comments. Doing it, though, is hard. Why? Because you have to put in the extra effort to go above and beyond the minimum we require. Yes, we believe a "good" comment is even longer than our "extensive" comments.

A good commenter explains the good things that someone did in a chapter. A good commenter points out the bad and offers constructive ways to fix the errors. You are a Dreamer trying to help another Dreamer reach the best of their abilities. This doesn't mean you cannot enjoy the story by any means. In fact, we encourage it, and letting the writer know what you enjoyed and why is essential. But if you see a weakness in the writing and think you can suggest a way to fix it, do it.

Here is some simple guidelines that we supply people with what to look for and think about when writing their comments.

How did you feel about the characters?

What did you think about the plot progression?

Was there any specific moment in the chapter that really stuck out to you?

What is something the author could have perhaps done better?

How did the chapter make you feel?

Just general, overall things. We do highly recommend putting specific fixes into inlines (grammar mistakes/typos are probably better not in the outlines).

-- Help your Guild mate where their mistakes may be. If you see a grammar, character, or writing weakness, inform them kindly, and supply reasoning and improvements.

Example would be if your Guild member writes this: "Your a real punk." he said.

Example of an okay comment: Your should be you're. The period after punk should be a comma.

Example of an amazing comment: I think you have a small typo with your. It should be "you're" since it is a contraction of you are. If you're ever unsure, try seeing if you can change the word to "you are" (<-- only really helpful if they often make the mistake).

Also, you have a small punctuation slip with your dialogue. Whenever you have a piece of dialogue that would end with a period, if you follow it with a dialogue tag (he said, she said, the teacher replied, etc), you put a comma instead :) So it would be "You're a real punk," he said.

^^^ This shows the mistakes and offers a solution while being kind about it. If a mistake happens often, you can be briefer with the correction or simply rely on them to apply the rule. Keep these similar ideas in mind when critiquing any other mistakes. Character does something weird? Explain why it's weird and how to improve.

--- Provide feedback on what the writer is doing well. It is very easy to point out mistakes, but it is very beneficial to the other if they know what they do right. It can make them aware of their strengths and provide the confidence that, yes, we do need.

You can do this with simple reactionary comments, or you can do this with an in-depth explanation of why things affected you in a certain way. Honestly, there should be a decent balance of this and critical help.

--- Analyze their work!

This kind of goes with the above, but books tell a story using various elements that intertwine. You can just spew ten sentences of analyzing how the chapter is so effective because of something that the person did in a previous chapter. Talk about the world and how it all comes together, or how you particularly related or felt for a certain character event.

---Most important note: care.

These Guild members are also people who write with love and just want to improve. Comment for them like you'd want commented for, and do it with a genuine intent of helping them grow.

---Rambling is cruel.

We know five sentences seems huge for some people, but that does not mean you just ramble for five short sentences to meet the requirement. We put it at five because if you are actually offering constructive feedback, five should be just fine.

But overall, as long as your main thought in the comment is that you want to benefit the writer, you're being a good commenter. There are just some things that make someone superb at it, and it does take a while to learn how to do that.

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