Do you use/Have you used any other sites to practice your writing and get critiqued?

mklynds · 07-01-2009, 05:45 AM

Howdy,

I have enjoyed reading since I was very young. I have also enjoyed writing. I am not the best with grammar, my skill, if it is such, lies in telling the story. Making the story all consuming and emotionally expressive.

My quest is this: I am looking for some more web sites (forums) that I can join to post some writing and get some peer critiquing! I am looking to find sites that I can join to use to progress my writing skills. I will most likely not get involved overly much in the community. I am hoping some of you might be able to point me in the direction of some good quality sites. I would prefer these referrals to random google searched sites.

Thanks for your time. I do plan to start involving myself in the writing community here. I only worry that with so many professional authors here, I will embarass myself. Oh well...

carld · 07-01-2009, 05:15 PM

Two that I have used are: Critters Writers Workshop which has a schedule and crit requirements, and the Fantasy Writer's Group (If you write Fantasy or Sci-Fi) at Yahoo, which is less structured. Both seem to work pretty well. Critters is more polite, and there are rules in critiquing, while Fantasy Writers will be brutally honest if that's what you ask for.

Good luck with the writing.

mklynds · 07-01-2009, 10:44 PM

Thanks for the advice carld. I am looking into those sites shortly!

halljames · 07-06-2009, 09:07 AM

How about www.writerscafe.org

mklynds · 07-06-2009, 02:54 PM

Thanks Halljames!

stevenharper · 07-06-2009, 09:18 PM

I've heard good things about Critters, too, though it's a "the more you put in . . . " thing.

07-01-2009, 05:45 AM	#1
mklynds That guy, no not that guy Posts: 337 Karma: 2846 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: PRS600 Red	Do you use/Have you used any other sites to practice your writing and get critiqued? Howdy, I have enjoyed reading since I was very young. I have also enjoyed writing. I am not the best with grammar, my skill, if it is such, lies in telling the story. Making the story all consuming and emotionally expressive. My quest is this: I am looking for some more web sites (forums) that I can join to post some writing and get some peer critiquing! I am looking to find sites that I can join to use to progress my writing skills. I will most likely not get involved overly much in the community. I am hoping some of you might be able to point me in the direction of some good quality sites. I would prefer these referrals to random google searched sites. Thanks for your time. I do plan to start involving myself in the writing community here. I only worry that with so many professional authors here, I will embarass myself. Oh well...

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07-01-2009, 05:15 PM	#2
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Two that I have used are: Critters Writers Workshop which has a schedule and crit requirements, and the Fantasy Writer's Group (If you write Fantasy or Sci-Fi) at Yahoo, which is less structured. Both seem to work pretty well. Critters is more polite, and there are rules in critiquing, while Fantasy Writers will be brutally honest if that's what you ask for. Good luck with the writing.

07-01-2009, 10:44 PM	#3
mklynds That guy, no not that guy Posts: 337 Karma: 2846 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: PRS600 Red	Thanks for the advice carld. I am looking into those sites shortly!

07-06-2009, 09:07 AM	#4
halljames Zealot Posts: 116 Karma: 463 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Newcastle, UK Device: Apple iPad	How about www.writerscafe.org

07-06-2009, 02:54 PM	#5
mklynds That guy, no not that guy Posts: 337 Karma: 2846 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: PRS600 Red	Thanks Halljames!

07-06-2009, 09:18 PM	#6
stevenharper Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 530142 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southeast Michigan Device: Kindle 2	I've heard good things about Critters, too, though it's a "the more you put in . . . " thing.

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