Caleb: Noted, thanks. I'll see what other people think after this week. And remember, if you're having trouble you don't necessarily have to critique everything that comes through each week, or do it right away.
I certainly haven't been getting to things right away.
I know I don't need to hit everything. Still, looking at and critiquing other people's stories is kind of like weight-lifting for that part of my brain. I'm working on the belief that practicing at critiques will allow me to do it better, probably more easily, and hopefully to my own work as well as other people's. For now, I'm stretching myself by looking at all of the submissions and evaluating them, at least a little. Then once I've read it and have some ideas for feedback, it would be a shame not to share it.
That said, I'll probably pare down my part at some point in the future, either in numbers or in depth. Hopefully I'll learn to get right to the biggest items I'd like to say, instead of being longwinded.
Hmm. Which is where this post is headed...
I'm glad we're getting so much traffic right now.
I agree with this also. Having too much traffic is a wonderful problem to have.