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A few years ago, I belonged to a fan fiction site where people contributed their own work in the style of Janet Evanovich, who writes the Stephanie Plum series. Tt was incredible fun, working on my own pieces, and reading what others had come up with. I grew out of the series, and hadn’t found anything like that group since. I’ve checked out a few groups for writers and most were, well, pretentious. A few considered writing a blog to be akin to writing romance novels, so people like me were persona non grata. You know, because writing about my LIFE isn’t real writing. :eyeroll:
This writers circle at http://www.mywriterscircle.com/ isn’t anything like that. It’s in a message board format, where you can contribute and read as much or as little as you’d like. And it is active? Whoo boy, is it ever! How about Forum 94429 posts, in 9187 topics, contributed by 4904 members? The board features separate sections designed to help writers perfect their craft. Topics include:
- Grammar - is it “Me and Jim” or “Jim and I”?
- A place where you can post an excerpt of your work for review
- Writing games and challenges to inspire you
- Writer want ads
- And even a place for off topic, non writing related chatter
I’ve always wanted to write a book - maybe these are the people who can get me pointed in the right direction!
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soundslike a cool site. I will have to check it out. Another you may want to check out (sounds like this one is along the same lines but I am not sure), is http://absolutewrite.com/forums/index.php
Thanks for the info.
BD
Hey - good for you for searching for something that works for you! Joyce only wrote 8 words a day - I bet you’ll do more than that!