I hope you guys empathize.

Into the new group submissions template, I incorporated a third-and-a-half step. This third-and-a-half step involves feedback links. Yes, oh dear—feedback for literary work in a writing community? How unprecedented.

So, to refresh your memory—or if you weren't present for the explanation of why we retired group submissions, inform you—we closeted group submissions temporarily. People got that extra promotion and people even appreciated having their work featured on the group's front page. But the people who wanted feedback specifically would sit waiting patiently for water and sunshine and never receive any.

Oh, to everyone who did offer feedback on group submissions: I appreciate you guys and I encourage you to continue as you are. But for those people—

For those people who wanted feedback specifically—

I incorporated thiis third-and-a-half step.

That's what I decided. If y'all submit for exposure alone, cool. You can skip that third-and-a-half step. I'll tell you what I've got in store for you guys shortly.

So here is the new template:

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In a PM to FurWriters,

1. Post a link to your submission.
2. Express that you agree to have the submission posted in our gallery.
3. State whether or not you would like feedback / critique. (We try our best to offer feedback, suggestions and constructive criticisms to as much artists as possible, however, there are some who may not want this kind of service, if so, let us know.) If not, the comment section of your submission shall be closed.
3b. IF YOU WOULD LIKE FEEDBACK / CRITIQUE, post a link to one submission from the group gallery—OR two literary submissions from FurAffinity—that you have given feedback to in the past three months. (Please do your best; construct feedback as you would like it returned to you! Short responses are fine, but don't say simply, "Good job." What did you enjoy about the writer's work?) Feedback links cannot be re-used for future submissions.
5. Nothing you need to do now. Your art shall be submitted to our gallery.

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Catch that, guys? If you don't want feedback / critique, the comment section of your submission'll be closed. If you do want feedback / critique, the comment section of your submission'll be open; but you gotta give feedback on 1 group submission or 2 FA submissions to ensure that it'll be open.

If you want to comment on a closed submission, you can still do so via the original link.

I know that third-and-a-half step is still a bit clunky in writing. Let me know what you guys think is good, what ain't, the works!

And... YOU MAY BEGIN SUBMITTING! (I'll check the inbox within the next few busy days.)

 Sini