Fears of Students of Writing Group

• Hate reading aloud - want to fix it so it's right
• Feels scary - vulnerable
• Reading stumbles - make mistakes as you read
• Tone/inflection - reading aloud could make it seem better or worse
• Don't read out loud well
• Might argue the point, instead of reading the paper
• Feel pressure to take notes while listening, getting all the information
• Take awhile to develop rapport
• Not coming prepared
• Not participating
• Finding problems (am I right? do I show ignorance?)
• Get bad advice from peers
• Will they be honest if you write an awful paper
• Feel like they're overly critical
• Unable to resolve conflict