# A good message board for writers? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 23, 2014, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-message-board-for-writers/686781 "2014-04-23T15:52:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LibrarySpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@LibrarySpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LibrarySpy)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-message-board-for-writers/686781/21 "2014-04-26T13:54:02Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > A lot of potential buyers will regard anything posted in a thread here as already published and never touch it. For this particular publisher, that is absolutely not true. I’d love to read what people have to offer, even if they’re just workshopping it on a message board. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-message-board-for-writers/686781/22 "2014-04-26T14:38:51Z")
> [@jackdavinci](#): > > I’m fond of [http://www.writerscafe.org](http://www.writerscafe.org) Thanks. Interesting format, that one. Not a traditional forum. Maybe that keeps the sniping and grudges to a minimum? I submitted a short segment of my work-in-progress. So far 14 views and two spam solicitations to be very special friends 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-message-board-for-writers/686781/23 "2014-06-26T12:48:51Z")
I still haven’t found a good message board, but I did find a beta reader with a lot of very pertinent and helpful thinky-thoughts. I’ve also released a second title–a novella this time. I’ve got it on a free promotion on Amazon for a few days here. Starting tomorrow, the novel will be free for a few days also. Gimme a PM if you want the info on them. I made a pretty radical improvement between the two works. I’m also pretty sure that I managed to squeak out the novella without any typos… none that my professional editor of a beta reader caught, anyway… ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-message-board-for-writers/686781/24 "2014-06-26T15:23:44Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > Thanks. Interesting format, that one. Not a traditional forum. Maybe that keeps the sniping and grudges to a minimum? > > I submitted a short segment of my work-in-progress. So far 14 views and two spam solicitations to be very special friends 😉 Feel free to friend me there. I think to get a lot of feedback you have to spend time in the groups and forums, or else invite people you already know (there’s a Facebook connect function too)… ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-message-board-for-writers/686781/25 "2014-06-26T15:42:28Z")
I go to the [forums on NaNoWriMo.org](http://nanowrimo.org/forums) when I’ve participated. Speaking of which, Camp NaNoWriMo starts in a couple days, I’m thinking of doing it. > [@](#): > > [National Novel Writing Month, shortened as NaNoWriMo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanowrimo) (na-noh-RY-moh),[2] is an annual internet-based creative writing project that takes place during the month of November. NaNoWriMo challenges participants to write 50,000 words of a new novel from November 1st until the deadline at 11:59PM on November 30th. The goal of NaNoWriMo is to get people writing and keep them motivated throughout the process. To ensure this, the website provides participants with tips for writer’s block, local places writers participating in NaNoWriMo are meeting, and an online community of support. The idea is to focus on completion instead of perfection. NaNoWriMo focuses on the length of a work rather than the quality, encouraging writers to finish their first draft so that it can later be edited at the author’s discretion. [3] NaNoWriMo’s main goal is to encourage creativity worldwide.[4] The project started in July 1999 with just 21 participants, but by the 2010 event over 200,000 people took part – writing a total of over 2.8 billion words.[5] ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-message-board-for-writers/686781/26 "2014-06-26T21:59:33Z")
Ooh, NaNoWriMo is a good idea. Especially in November… I’d kind of shied away from it because stonking out 50K words during one of the busiest months of the year never seemed like a good idea. Then again, that’s what first drafts are for… and you’re right, I bet the forums are hoppin’ year round. ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-message-board-for-writers/686781/27 "2014-06-27T00:00:16Z")
NaNo is great for just plumping out reams of first-drafty stuff for me, which is good. I’ve never been able to participate in Camp NaNo, because I’m ears-deep in summer reading at the library, and working on costume for upcoming conventions. Maybe someday. ---
**Author:** ![franz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@franz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/franz)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-message-board-for-writers/686781/28 "2014-07-01T11:37:34Z")
absolutewrite - it is what you are searching for. ---
**Author:** ![civvi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@civvi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/civvi)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-message-board-for-writers/686781/29 "2014-07-01T19:41:46Z")
Fan [fiction.net](http://fiction.net)? would that be ok? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-message-board-for-writers/686781.md?page=1)