i already know about r/WriteWithMe and https://www.writingforums.org/collaboration/ Someone said scribophile.com but i don't know where to find something like that on that fourm. but there's not enough because i have the feeling i'm going to have to go through alot of pepople. When i type in the question on goggle i get a bunch of advertisements for services where you pay people to help you write. And that's not what i'm looking for.
Have you tried local writing groups? Why do you get the feeling you're going to go through a lot of people? What do you mean by that? Maybe you can search the internet for people who write a bit like you. Look up short stories on Wattpad, Medium, Reddit, etc, then contact the author and explain your situation. Would be good if you had some short stories or stories to share with a potential collaborator, so you can both see if you match.
If you are on facebook, you can search for writing groups in your genre (im in one, and they have virtual meetings every other week). Make friends on here, too. Im also in a writing group made up of members from here that i've become friends with. Also, go to NaNoWriMo's website. Its not just for National Novel Writing Month (November). They have active groups year round and will show you a NaNo meeting in your area.
i've been to irl writing groups though i've not found anyone i "vibe" with. Also i'd feel contacting a writer not seeeking out something like this would be a roll of the dice. I'm mainly looking for websites. Like irl writing group would entail me having to ask my dad to drive somehwhere and waiting for a date and all that jazz.
What exactly is it that you're looking for? Writing, for the most part, is a solo act. I understand people seeking out beta readers, but I don't think I would consider that a writing partner. Are you actually looking for a cowriter? From what I understand, that can get tricky. Is there a reason you think you need a writing partner?
What is the size of the writing project you want to collaborate on? If it's a big one, you may want to just pick a place, online or IRL, and start making friends there. When you have shared enough of your writing with a potential partner and they have shared theirs with you, you can get a feel for each other's writing styles and habits. That may get you a smoother cooperation. The reason I suggested you look up other authors was because that may give you some idea as to their style and compare it to yours. If you are on an equal level and interested in the same genre or themes, that may provide a better experience. Nurturing a long term writing relationship is probably a lot like any other relationship, it takes time to build up. Anyway, don't hate me for this, but you could set up a twitter account, start socialising, share some of your work, and see if anyone is interested in collaboration. #collaboration #writing hashtags yielded at least one writer who was looking to collaborate when I just searched for it. Edit: The same search could work on other sites as well, such as Facebook and tumblr.
well my current novel is on a dead computer i sent it to a data recovery place and they sent it to some guy in Britan and it's gonna take 4 -6 months and i'm not even sure if they can get it back. I've already spent to much time no writing and i feel somewhat depressed from not writing as i have no other life goals and feel i am wasting my life. I understand all the pit falls of such a endeavor. I guess i'm looking for a new experience. If i have to rewrite some of the shit that i haven't backed up i'd rather do it with some new skills and lessons gained from a shared experience.
I don't know what size it's going to be, hopefully it's big enough to keep me occupied for at least 4 to 6 months. Also i'm not the best at forming friendships, my plan is to go through a lot of people speed dating style untill i find someone i'm interested in. Which means having lots of tabs open from different websites of which i probaly don't know about yet.
Most of us are here to gain skills and lessons in order to improve. I've learned a lot just from hanging out in here, reading conversations and taking part in them, getting critiques and giving them, as well as reading lots of critiques that had nothing to do with me and my work. And I also discovered a lot of great books through suggestions people have made in here. You can pick up a lot more from a large group of people all gathered together for the purpose of learning than from just one person. What are the chances you'll find just the right person? In a group such as this place there's so much good info floating around all the time you're bound to run across lots of the info you need.
I understand you since am also looking for something between a writing buddy and roleplaying partner. With most people I just haven't clicked. I'm still looking on a bunch of sites, mostly role-playing ones. Roleplaying is a good way to find out whether the person you write with is right, whether it is enjoyable to develop a story with someone.
I don't know how you got "role player" from my request but one time i tried to find a online group to play with in role 20 the group i was interested in rejected me, as for my second choice i was bored to death during session zero and left. i played a game of dnd in my college for one session and it was "mid". I've had disappointing experiences with roleplaying as well.
also i must ask , you've joined this forum on 2010 and yet your title says you are a "new memeber" due to the fact you've only made 4 posts. Is there a story behind that, what brings you back to this forum ?
"I don't know how you got "role player" I didn't. My point was that role-playing leads to finding a writing partner. I've been joining many forums, too many, I think. It would be impossible to be active on all of them. I have a personal reason for coming back here. I didn't intend to post, only to read. It just happened that your post caught my attention and made me say something.
Someday when I figure out the answer, I'll let you know. No matter where you go or what you do, odds are you'll have to go through a lot of people. There are some groups that are formed when people are first starting to learn craft that carry through because everybody knows each other so well. In many cases, the partnerships might not be optimal but it's carried forward because of the preexisting relationship. However, when you're looking later on, you'll tend to want somebody more specific -- be it genre, skill level, writing style, critique style, etc. And there's no easy way to go about that. One of the common suggestions is looking into local writers groups. Unfortunately, most areas either won't have local groups or they aren't publicly advertised. Outside of major cities, your luck will vary tremendously. And oftentimes you might talk to somebody, think that they sound great, and then realize it's not going to work the second you see their writing. Because, at the end of the day, you don't just want "a" writing partner, you want a good match.
Why would you send your laptop to another country??? This sounds very shady. I can relate 150% to this post and how you feel about losing access to your writing and/or losing your writing to a dead computer. I have lost two laptops in the past that held all my work. What was able to be receovered the first time could not open properly later on on my new computer due to formatting issues. Not having access to my files as I please really stunted my work on this project for years and years. Over the last spring when I got back into writing my story and wanted to pick up where I left off my boyfriend (who works in IT) offered me to gather all my old laptops and floppy discs so he can try to retreive them. I had little faith of what we may actually be able to recover but he removed the hard drives and was able to. Most of the really old stuff is not really of any value to me because it was so old, such poor writing and my story has evolved so much since then (we're talking 2001-2003). It was SOOOO devastating to have lost everything-- all those countless hours of work. I hope everything works out for you, I would be livid and just from security stand point incredibly concerned about who has access to my computer if I were you. Best you can do is learn from this as you said and back up and back up and to re-writable discs, flash drives, external hard drives, etc. I am obsessed about backing up EVERYTHING now.
