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Writing Communities, groups, support websites.
Updated on Mar 21, 11
Created on Sep 25, 08
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Seems an excellent community, most of the services onsite (articles, monthly ezine etc) are free without having to sign up, and some good figures on membership for groups. Filmmaking and writing.
authonomy is a website from HarperCollins which promises some interesting dynamics. Part social network, part self-publishing (on the net), the site is setup to let authors publish their manuscripts onto the web, and have these rated by, commented on and read by the authonomy community.
Top rated or supported books are promised that in the future HarperCollins wants to look at these for possible publishing. The site also contains top ranked books on the frontpage, and an active forum.
Authors and readers get together at this social networking site which gives authors the chance to create webpages. Blogs, video-casts, podcasts etc created by authors here.
Online social network and marketplace for writers, literary agents, readers and the media. Amazon authors get a free listing on the WriterFace Bookshop. Members can join various WriterFace groups - there is a WriterFace Facebook group also.
The Poetry In Colour Forum allows for feedback on other's work, poetry, essays, short stories, lyrics and more. Registration is free.
A set of mailing lists (groups) which communicate via Email, open to all styles and genres of writing. There several critiquing and discussion lists to join and participate in.
FanStory is an online community featuring publications of writing work, reviews, user rankings and contests. The home page has featured poems, stories and highly ranked poems and stories from the community members.
Collobarate with one other writer. You write 40 words, then they do, then another part each. The twist is that you only see the last few words of what each of you wrote. After two parts each (a total of 160 words) you can read the result.
The Worldwide Freelance Writer website has a large library of articles written for the new Freelance Writer.
She Writes is a social network for women writers that currently has over 13,000 active members. She Writes provides members with several different ways of interacting, including groups, forums, blogs and chats. Users can blog on their personal She Writes page and some blog posts will be featured on the She Writes blog.
WriterFace is a social networking site for writers, powered by Schiel & Denver Book Publishers. In addition to allowing users to connect with other writers, WriterFace also provides many informational resources about all different kinds of writing, including fiction, nonfiction and freelance writing. Users can find literary agents or publishers on this site, as well as links to writing workshops and software.
WritingRoom.com is not only a social network for writers, but it also serves as a way to help and critique other writers and to get feedback on your own writing. Users can submit work to the site and have other users rate it and comment on it.
Writertopia is focused on professional development rather than just creating a community of writers. All writers are welcome, but Writertopia encourages interaction between writers with similar interests and skill levels rather than general intermingling.
One-Stop Write Shop--a social networking community site for short-story writers
Writers Network is a social network community for poets
15 items | 22 visits
Writing Communities, groups, support websites.
Updated on Mar 21, 11
Created on Sep 25, 08
Category: Others
URL: