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Like, fiction-type stuff? Or know of any good places online for "non-professionals" to post and discuss their works? I don't really feel like making a blog. I don't really know too many people, but I wouldn't mind getting feedback from strangers.
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DieRuhe: Like, fiction-type stuff? Or know of any good places online for "non-professionals" to post and discuss their works? I don't really feel like making a blog. I don't really know too many people, but I wouldn't mind getting feedback from strangers.
Wattpad.
1. Google "Writing forums"
2. Pick the bestest looking one.
all the time but I keep it to myself

I have stacks of shit around here
I use scribd to post my works. I don't normally discuss my works with others unless they have read my stories... and usually, it's people that I know who get the links.
I don't have any suggestions in response to your actual question. But if your'e just starting out, I'll mention that I highly recommend the book "The Science Fiction Writer's Workshop" by Barry Longyear. Even if you're not writing sci-fi. I've looked at a lot of those "How to write [genre]" books over the years, and the problem with most of them is that they're written by seasoned authors who've internalized most of the "basics" and skip right to the high-concept world-building stuff. Whereas Longyear pretty much assumes that you've never picked up a pen before, and walks you through the bare-bones "here is how to structure a plot so that it won't suck" stuff that I as a beginner found way more useful.
Absolutewrite.com?
I'm more of a lurker, but there are people who share/offer feedback on works.

They do the same thing at Mythicscribes.com, but that's a fantasy writing community.

There's also nanowrimo.org. It's most active during November (which is National Novel Writing Month), but there's activity the rest of the year.
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DieRuhe: Like, fiction-type stuff? Or know of any good places online for "non-professionals" to post and discuss their works? I don't really feel like making a blog. I don't really know too many people, but I wouldn't mind getting feedback from strangers.
Try www.authornation.com
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http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/
yes - and though ive not used it myself, several friends use Writers Cafe for the more social / discussion side of things. Personally I'm more "old school" like the vctorian / arly 20th century writers and much prefer getting shirfaced down the pub with other like minded souls to talk about our writing, but thats me.
What kind of stuff are you doing yourself?
Will happily give some feedback (though im still owing the colonel just that - eep! -_+
Thanks; I will do some investigating this weekend.

I generally tend to write fantasy, bizarro, and satires.
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tinyE: all the time but I keep it to myself
I have stacks of shit around here
The funny thing is that nobody can be sure whether it's true or another weird sarcastic post of yours.
www.youwriteon.com
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tinyE: all the time but I keep it to myself
I have stacks of shit around here
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F4LL0UT: The funny thing is that nobody can be sure whether it's true or another weird sarcastic post of yours.
I'm being serious but yeah, you are actually right on about that.
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tinyE: I have stacks of shit around here
TinyE, how many times have I told you? Get your ass to the toilet if you need to take a dump!

On topic: I'm actually a non-fiction writer (technical documentation, legal, games manuals and boxprint etc.) so I'm not really going to be much help in this regard, but I've been giving serious thought to the whole fiction gig. Problem is, it's not the eloquence I'm lacking - it's the ideas.
Post edited July 25, 2013 by jamyskis