COMMENTING PERIOD: October 13 - October 19, 2017, 11:59 P.M. Central Time

MODERATOR: SapphireAlena

MODERATOR'S TIP: You only need to tag your first comment in each chapter with the #WayfarersBC tag. It helps us find where to start.

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST ENFORCER:

Michael will help check comments each week. Remember, we are looking for thoroughness, kindness, and encouragement.

COMMENT TOPIC OVER EACH CHAPTER ASSIGNED THIS ROUND: A metaphor in writing compares a concept, feeling, or experience to an unrelated theme, thing, or object. Characteristics common to the two make the metaphor. For example, the "black sheep" stands out from the herd as distinctive and unique, similar to the outcast of a family. Consider the author's use of metaphors in the book in each chapter this week. Min. length: 3 sentences each chapter. Please post each response in the corresponding chapter.  

META ANALYSIS (Each chapter, in-line comments):

^ 👍 or THUMBS UP—Elaborate why you think so. (at least one time each chapter—[1 MANDATORY per chapter])

^ ☕ or NEEDS CAFFEINE—Elaborate why you think so. (at least one time each chapter—[1 MANDATORY per chapter])

^ 💓 or HEART RACING (feeling excitement) [OPTIONAL]

^ 😥 or TEARS (crying or feeling very emotional) [OPTIONAL]

^ ❤ or HEART (love something, more than a thumbs up) [OPTIONAL]

^ 😵 or CONFUSED (don't understand something) [OPTIONAL]

^ 😂 or LAUGHING (made you laugh) [OPTIONAL]

GENERAL COMMENTS:

Keep your tone friendly. You will be with your partner for many weeks. Focus on encouraging your partner to continue writing.

Suggested areas for general comments: on characterization if it was well-done. Did a plot twist get you? Did something pull you out of the story? Most of all, if you're enjoying it, say so and say why. Refrain from giving editing advice, including grammar, phrasing, and story elements.

Please tag them as "GC" or "GENERAL COMMENTS" for ease of enforcing.

ASSIGNMENTS:

Member - Partner - Partner's Book - Chapters

ENFORCER: SapphireAlena

AlexisBeard: KellyJBurke Road Kill: Book One 7.1, 7.2, 8.1 

AmericanBruja: Echo4Echo The Witches Bottle Character #1 Analysis   [See below for instructions.]

aqsamustaf: ZonderZorg Unknown Diners 10, 11, 12

Arveliot: FanyPi Canton Chronicles: Rising Power Dreams Epilogue (37)

Athaja: FayLane The Myriad Chronicles: The Reader 27, 28, 29

ChuckDonahue: GarrettMock Flux Character #5 Analysis [See below for instructions.]

FanyPi: Arveliot The Dragon Chase 26, 27, 28

FayLane: Athaja Marooned Part 2 Chapter 4 

ENFORCER: MichaelHoliday

TigerBlam: MichaelHoliday Chasing Immortality 8.2, 9, 10.1

GarrettMock: ChuckDonahue The Long Walk to Dawn Character #5 Analysis [See below for instructions.]

henry_scott: painebook Paine - Time of Anarchy 39, 40, 31

JimInfantino: mackeywriting The Doppelganger Scenario Chapter 14-2, Chapter 14-3, Chapter 15

JWCMaher: Twin_Cities This Is August puzzle muteson (23), speak brother (24), evael (25)  

KellyJBurke: AlexisBeard Biography of a Terrible Man Chapter 5 (Part 1), Chapter 5 (Part 2),  Chapter 5 (Part 3)

KevinHog: TheDeadPlace Cracked Coffins XV (3700), XVI (4500) 

mackeywriting: JimInfantino The Wakeful Wanderer's Guide to New New England & Beyond Spiral (34)  & Character 1 analysis (see instructions, below)

SapphireAlena: ShellyLeonn The Ghost and the Wolf Character #1 Analysis  [See below for instructions.]

ENFORCER: AmericanBruja

Echo4Echo: AmericanBruja American Bruja: The Los Angeles Cauldron 4.1, 4.2  

MeiSummer: Sara_Raztresen In Her Shadow Character #3 Analysis [See below for instructions.]

MichaelHoliday: TigerBlam Worn Skin 13, 14, 15

painebook: henry_scott Revenge 36, 37, 38

Sara_Raztresen: MeiSummer A Room for My Pretend Love Good Intentions (28), About Time (29), Home (30)  

shellyxleonn: SapphireAlena Star Wars: The New Jedi Order 49, 50, 51 (She read ahead & I renumbered)

TheDeadPlace: KevinHog The Terror 16, 17, Coma (18) 

twin_cities: JWCMaher The Final Countdown Season I Episode 3, Part 6, Episode 3, Part 7, Episode 3, Part 8

ZonderZorg: aqsamustaf You Call This Fate? 9, 10, 11

NEWEST MEMBERS:

black_hole_survivor: RonASewell Finding Linda 1, 2, 3 [Enforcer: SapphireAlena]

RonASewell: black_hole_survivor The Artist's Skill 1, 2, 3 [Enforcer: AmericanBruja]

New members and members starting a new book should use this Comment Topic for this week, not the other one:

FIRST CHAPTERS COMMENT TOPIC:

First chapters are extremely important. They need to set the tone and entice the reader to read the rest of the book. Comment on the level of your engagement throughout the chapter. Did you find yourself skimming at times? Or were you hooked the entire way through? How was the author able to keep you engaged and/or how did the author lose you? Min. length: 3 sentences each chapter. Please post each response in the corresponding chapter. Please identify with the prefix "COMMENT TOPIC" or "CT."

CHARACTER ANALYSIS INSTRUCTIONS:

After finishing reading a book, you will spend the following five weeks analyzing the five major characters. (If the book does not have five characters, please inform the moderator for the week.) Taking a character each week (starting with the protagonist), analyze the character and his or her arc. Identify the character's strengths and flaws. Indicate how they have affected the outcome of the plot. Examine the character's dialogue. Specify which chapter or chapters were the best-written for the character. If something did not work, make sure to point it out kindly and with at least one suggestion on how to correct problem. Minimum length: 15 sentences. Please post the character analysis in the last chapter of the book.

REMINDERS:

When you have seen your assignment, comment on this page that you have done so.

When you finish your assignment, create a new comment on this page that you have done so.

Enforcers will be checking all comments for quality and tone.

Questions? PM WayfarersLamppost