The Draft Goes to the Writing Group
Does every piece have to have perfect periods before it comes to the writing group? Not at all. What comes to the writing group is an early draft, usually a first draft. Nobody writes a perfect first draft.
As far as I can tell, in the writing group, no one notices the mistakes. An author, when reading their work aloud, reads it the way they meant to write it. They pause and take a breath where it makes sense, whether or not there is a period to guide them. Sometimes a particular part of their work can be so confusing that even they cannot make sense of it. Sometimes they keep on going past that rough spot, and nobody says anything. Sometimes they pause, figure out what they meant to say and read it that way. I say, “Good proofreading!”
Later, every learner will choose their favourite sentence from each piece to read aloud. When looking for their favourite sentence, they always avoid the parts that are confusing; they look for something that makes sense and is easy to read.
