1. Published on Amazon? If you have a book, e-book, or audiobook available on Amazon.com, we'll promote it on WritingForums.org for free. Simply add your book to our Member Publications section. Add your book here or read the full announcement.
    Dismiss Notice
  2. Our Vision, Mission, & Core Values as a Community
    Dismiss Notice
Is your book available on Amazon? Promote it for free on Writingforums.org Our Vision, Mission, & Core Values as a Community

  1. Creative Writing

    Threads

    Posts

    1. Publishing

      Discussions:
      2,038
      Messages:
      30,147
      2,038
      30,147
      Latest: FAQs on Word Count jannert, Jun 29, 2017 at 9:47 AM

      1. Publisher Discussion

      2. Query & Cover Letter Critique

      3. Self-Publishing

      4. Electronic Publishing

      5. Marketing

    3. Character Development

      Discussions:
      3,690
      Messages:
      69,618
      3,690
      69,618
      Latest: How do you handle using real people to create fictional characters? jannert, Jun 29, 2017 at 9:52 AM

    4. Plot Development

      Discussions:
      4,118
      Messages:
      52,826
      4,118
      52,826
      Latest: A Tale of Ugliness Iain Aschendale, Jun 29, 2017 at 9:21 AM

    5. Setting Development

      Discussions:
      1,021
      Messages:
      17,277
      1,021
      17,277
      Latest: Implications of a Porn Economy big soft moose, Jun 29, 2017 at 11:42 AM

    6. Word Mechanics

      Discussions:
      3,460
      Messages:
      47,841
      3,460
      47,841
      Latest: Along Homer Potvin, Jun 29, 2017 at 7:09 AM

    7. Research

      Discussions:
      1,791
      Messages:
      23,386
      1,791
      23,386
      Latest: Magical Science Religion Friederich Kugelschreiber, Jun 27, 2017 at 4:09 PM

    8. General Writing

      Discussions:
      9,531
      Messages:
      160,400
      9,531
      160,400
      Latest: Would it be ok to use grammatical errors in typed dialogue? Tenderiser, Jun 29, 2017 at 8:32 AM

    9. By the Genre

      Discussions:
      593
      Messages:
      16,091
      593
      16,091
      Latest: Aliens interested in humans for food...? pyroglyphian, Jun 29, 2017 at 11:33 AM

      1. Erotica

      2. Fantasy

      3. Science Fiction

  2. Applied Writing

    Threads

    Posts

    1. Insights & Inspiration

      Discussions:
      95
      Messages:
      2,731
      95
      2,731
      Latest: My First Rejection RWK, Jun 16, 2017

    2. Progress Journals

      Discussions:
      323
      Messages:
      7,170
      323
      7,170
      Latest: A Glacier's Progress Dracon, Jun 29, 2017 at 11:01 AM

    3. The Art of Critique

      Discussions:
      408
      Messages:
      8,627
      408
      8,627
      Latest: Anxiety About Giving out Critique JPClyde, Jun 29, 2017 at 7:27 AM

    4. Collaboration

      Discussions:
      85
      Messages:
      600
      85
      600
      Latest: Looking to Trade Beta Reads for 95,000 Word Novel! Sigma Zed, Jun 27, 2017 at 4:46 AM

    5. Software

      Discussions:
      204
      Messages:
      4,018
      204
      4,018
      Latest: Does anyone have experience with writing a video game? krishin316, Jun 26, 2017 at 10:59 AM

    6. Success Stories

      Discussions:
      36
      Messages:
      617
      36
      617
      Latest: Crax War Chronicles (Science Fiction) TWErvin2, Jun 27, 2017 at 2:32 PM

    7. Writing Contests

      Discussions:
      1,692
      Messages:
      14,817
      1,692
      14,817
      Latest: Voting for Poetry Contest #288 || Theme: Tell me a Story theoriginalmonsterman, Jun 29, 2017 at 4:28 AM

      1. Contest Archives

        1. "I never believed in hell"

        2. Strong Character Contest

        3. "Consequences" Short Story Contest

        4. 2012 Science Fiction Contest

        5. 10th Anniversary Contest

        6. Image Story Contest

        7. 2013 Science Fiction Writing Contest

      2. Bi-Weekly Short Story Contest

        1. Bi-Weekly Short Story Contest Archives

      3. Bi-Weekly Poetry Contest

        1. Bi-Weekly Poetry Contest Archives

      4. Bi-Weekly Flash Fiction Contest

        1. Bi-Weekly Flash Fiction Contest Archives

    9. NaNoWriMo

      Discussions:
      40
      Messages:
      959
      40
      959
      Latest: Camp NaNo (July 2017) A.S.Ford, Jun 23, 2017 at 11:29 AM

  3. The Writing Workshop

    Threads

    Posts

    The Writing Workshop exists as a venue for members to give and receive reviews and critiques. The purpose of this workshop is to act as a means for constructive criticism to help improve everyone's writing, and is not meant as only a venue to display your work.

    1. Short Stories

      Discussions:
      5,944
      Messages:
      59,184
      5,944
      59,184
      Latest: I dunno, just kinda thought of this Laurus, Jun 29, 2017 at 3:48 AM

      1. Children's Stories

      2. Crime & Thriller

      3. Erotica

      4. Fantasy

      5. Flash Fiction

      6. General Fiction

      7. Horror

      8. Humor & Satire

      9. Mystery

      10. Romance

      11. Science Fiction

      12. War & History

      13. Western

      14. Young Adult

    3. Poetry

      Discussions:
      5,867
      Messages:
      40,967
      5,867
      40,967
      Latest: My telly habit MulberryWriter, Jun 29, 2017 at 6:37 AM

    4. Song Lyrics

      Discussions:
      887
      Messages:
      5,969
      887
      5,969
      Latest: More from Edeneshar rktho, Jun 8, 2017

    5. Non-Fiction

      Discussions:
      539
      Messages:
      4,095
      539
      4,095
      Latest: Why the word 'Addiction' should be banned. agasfer, Jun 26, 2017 at 8:23 AM

      1. Autobiography & Memoir

      2. Essays

    7. Scripts

      Discussions:
      235
      Messages:
      2,615
      235
      2,615
      Latest: Readers Wanted for War Beast Script FlyingGuppy, Jun 28, 2017 at 4:23 PM

    8. Fan Fiction

      Discussions:
      135
      Messages:
      1,196
      135
      1,196
      Latest: The End of an Age - A Star Wars Fanfic Clint Henry Hoyt, Jun 12, 2017

    9. Novels

      Discussions:
      2,918
      Messages:
      32,091
      2,918
      32,091
      Latest: Modern fantasy/ancient evil? archer88i, Jun 28, 2017 at 5:26 AM

  4. Community Interaction

    Threads

    Posts

    Category Description

    1. The Lounge

      Discussions:
      6,408
      Messages:
      378,752
      6,408
      378,752
      Latest: President Donald Trump. NigeTheHat, Jun 29, 2017 at 8:53 AM

      1. Entertainment

      2. Debate Room

    3. New Member Introductions

      Discussions:
      12,487
      Messages:
      77,541
      12,487
      77,541
      Latest: Hello. So glad to find this site. Wendybird, Jun 28, 2017 at 8:38 PM

    4. Role Play

      Discussions:
      433
      Messages:
      118,126
      433
      118,126
      Latest: The Old Kingdom: Darkness Rising (Discussion) Domino355, Jun 29, 2017 at 9:42 AM

      1. Role Play Discussion

      2. Archive

        1. Third Earth

    6. Book Discussion

      Discussions:
      1,633
      Messages:
      33,477
      1,633
      33,477
      Latest: What do you think makes a great novel great? Tenderiser, Jun 29, 2017 at 8:40 AM

    7. Writing Prompts

      Discussions:
      550
      Messages:
      108,904
      550
      108,904
      Latest: First thing that comes to your head HisSweetheart, Jun 29, 2017 at 8:12 AM

  5. Site Information

    Threads

    Posts

    1. Announcements

      Discussions:
      148
      Messages:
      3,579
      148
      3,579
      Latest: Our Vision, Mission, and Core Values as a Community Dr.Meow, Jun 20, 2017

    2. Support & Feedback

      Discussions:
      1,169
      Messages:
      13,315
      1,169
      13,315
      Latest: Character Chat Room big soft moose, Jun 23, 2017 at 9:56 PM

    3. Group Forums

      Discussions:
      14
      Messages:
      27
      14
      27
      Latest: Short story critique group Hubardo, Aug 16, 2015

    4. Articles

      Discussions:
      29
      Messages:
      406
      29
      406
      Latest: Where Do Ideas Come From? I'll Tell You. badgerjelly, Jun 28, 2017 at 7:25 AM

  6. Team Forums

    Threads

    Posts

    Both public, private, and approval-based team forums fall under this category.

Currently Active Members

  1. Anna100,
  2. Arcadeus,
  3. big soft moose,
  4. Mouthwash,
  5. Jupie,
  6. dreamersky1212,
  7. pyroglyphian,
  8. Lemie
Total: 103 (members: 9, guests: 77, robots: 17)

Members Who Have Visited in the Last 24 Hours

  1. 123456789,
  2. 20oz,
  3. 5537 Ferr,
  4. A.S.Ford,
  5. Aaron Smith,
  6. abbie inna,
  7. AdamEvans,
  8. AdiraAugust,
  9. AgentBen,
  10. Ale,
  11. Alex Brandt,
  12. Alex R. Encomienda,
  13. amerrigan,
  14. ame_trine,
  15. anitaex100,
  16. Anna100,
  17. AnonyMouse,
  18. Arcadeus,
  19. archer88i,
  20. ArchSirius,
  21. badgerjelly,
  22. Bewitched,
  23. big soft moose,
  24. Bill Chester,
  25. BillyJBarter,
  26. BogLady,
  27. Cave Troll,
  28. Caveriver,
  29. ChaosReigns,
  30. Charles Gull,
  31. Charley_warlzz,
  32. Cogito,
  33. Commandante Lemming,
  34. Commander Caty,
  35. Corbyn,
  36. Crazy-catfish,
  37. cutecat22,
  38. DAcrazy79,
  39. Damien Loveshaft,
  40. DaveLu,
  41. dbesim,
  42. ddavidv,
  43. Dominique Parker,
  44. Domino355,
  45. Dr. Mambo,
  46. Dr.Meow,
  47. Dracon,
  48. dragonflare137,
  49. dreamersky1212,
  50. DueNorth,
  51. Earp,
  52. EdFromNY,
  53. EFF_FireFly,
  54. ELeFloch,
  55. EmeraldTower,
  56. Erik-the-Enchanter!,
  57. esshesse,
  58. EstherMayRose,
  59. eupnoea,
  60. ExpiredAspiration,
  61. Fernando.C,
  62. FlyingFishPhilosophy,
  63. FlyingGaijin,
  64. FlyingGuppy,
  65. Foxxx,
  66. Francis de Aguilar,
  67. Frostbite,
  68. Gawler,
  69. GB reader,
  70. Genghis McCann,
  71. GH0ST,
  72. grbf09,
  73. H2oDawgs,
  74. halisme,
  75. Helena Dunn,
  76. Henry Obyrne,
  77. Hervey_Copeland,
  78. hirundine,
  79. HisSweetheart,
  80. holer godson,
  81. Homer Potvin,
  82. Hubardo,
  83. Hydraphantom,
  84. I Am Vague,
  85. Iain Aschendale,
  86. Imaginarily,
  87. Infel,
  88. Jacob MIles,
  89. Jacob Rausch,
  90. JadeX,
  91. jakeybum,
  92. jannert,
  93. JE Loddon,
  94. JessWrite,
  95. JLT,
  96. Jonslongs Johnson,
  97. Jose Juan Cortes,
  98. Jose Ramos,
  99. JPClyde,
  100. Jupie,
  101. katie942,
  102. Kazimir,
  103. Kingtype,
  104. Komposten,
  105. ksgwyjy che,
  106. Lady BA,
  107. Laurin Kelly,
  108. Laurus,
  109. LCT,
  110. Lemie,
  111. Lew,
  112. Lifeline,
  113. Link the Writer,
  114. LostThePlot,
  115. Malisky,
  116. mark fyans,
  117. Mckk,
  118. Megs33,
  119. Michael Pless,
  120. Millamber,
  121. minstrel,
  122. mmarage,
  123. Mocheo Timo,
  124. Mouthwash,
  125. mrieder79,
  126. MulberryWriter,
  127. Mumble Bee,
  128. MusingWordsmith,
  129. Myrrdoch,
  130. nastyjman,
  131. Necronox,
  132. newjerseyrunner,
  133. NiallRoach,
  134. NigeTheHat,
  135. Night Herald,
  136. nippy818,
  137. NobodySpecial,
  138. NoGoodNobu,
  139. noralong,
  140. obi-sem kenobi,
  141. Odile_Blud,
  142. OJB,
  143. Oscar Leigh,
  144. OurJud,
  145. outsider,
  146. PatKat,
  147. peachalulu,
  148. Phil Mitchell,
  149. plothog,
  150. pyroglyphian,
  151. Quanta,
  152. Renault,
  153. Riddley Walker,
  154. RikWriter,
  155. rktho,
  156. Ross O'Keefe,
  157. Rumwriter,
  158. Ruyi,
  159. RWK,
  160. Safety Turtle,
  161. samcifica,
  162. Samsonjh,
  163. Scotty455,
  164. Selbbin,
  165. SethLoki,
  166. Seven Crowns,
  167. ShannonH,
  168. Shbooblie,
  169. Sigma Zed,
  170. Silent Lion,
  171. Sixthperson,
  172. Spencer1990,
  173. srwilson,
  174. stefan234,
  175. Stephen1974,
  176. Stormburn,
  177. Stormsong07,
  178. Storysmith,
  179. Stuart B,
  180. Suomyno,
  181. SweetOrbMace,
  182. Tenderiser,
  183. The Arcane,
  184. The Scarred Servant,
  185. theoriginalmonsterman,
  186. thirdwind,
  187. thisisyourend,
  188. Thomas Babel,
  189. Thundair,
  190. ToDandy,
  191. TWErvin2,
  192. U.G. Ridley,
  193. Ulquiorra9000,
  194. Ultimate Zero,
  195. UnderTheMoon,
  196. Vandor76,
  197. Vianca,
  198. Victor Kanu,
  199. Viridian,
  200. Wendybird,
  201. WNP,
  202. X Equestris,
  203. xanadu,
  204. Youssef Salameh,
  205. zoupskim,
  206. zpashley
Total: 206 members (last 24 hours)

(Data updated every 30 minutes)

Forum Stats

Discussions:
75,352
Messages:
1,411,402
Members:
50,970


Usergroup Legend Administrator Staff Supporter Community Volunteer Community Leader Reviewer Contributor Senior Member Active Member Member New Member Banned