That totally cliche description of Denver get your attention? Great. I just signed up for the free version of this site and am trying to determine if this is the right place for me before I commit $9 a month. (I mean, that's 9 dollars less I'll have for coffee. I want to know the sacrifice is worth it. ;) )
I'm looking for a place with a strong community of writers who can constructively critique one another and offer advice on the querying and publishing process. What's the best part about this community? Why is this place better than others?
I'm pretty strapped for time. I'm teaching third grade and I have a toddler, but I'd really like to pursue this silly pipe dream, so I'm checking this place out--window shopping if you will. I appreciate any input.
Rachel
Oh, and if you've had a rough day and need a laugh, one of my students wandered about class today and asked people to lick him because he wanted to know what flavor he was. Just let that sink in.
Welcome, oh Rocky Mountain school mistress.
This place, like the tide, ebbs and flows, and washes up all manner of briny garbage/treasure. It's about like any community, you get out what you put in. The discussions can range wildly, as can the amount of mass participation, but hey, if everyone was on all the time, we'd probably have a lot more mass suicides. Am I right?
So, yeah... again, welcome. They used to give muffin baskets to newbies, but with the whole anti-transfat craze, the lawsuits got too expensive.
Welcome Rachel, LR does have many tools at our disposal, you just have to take advantage of them. Yeah, hang around a bit, post discussions, ask questions see if you get to know anyone. If you like that maybe try the workshop out for a month.
Mostly just read and write and have fun.
Welcome to the pit.
I think it is worth the $9. Welcome.
Hi Rachel,
The questions and such can all be asked and answered for free here in the forums, so you'll always have that.
The critiquing and editing is behind the paywall. Whether or not it's worth it actually depends entirely on you. For people who don't write anything, that's $9 down the drain every month. But for people who write a lot, and are willing to do a lot of critiquing of other work (to earn points toward the next submission), then you get a lot more out of those $9. There's no requirement that you have to submit every month, nor is there any limit (that I know of) for the number of submissions you can make in a month. So really, it depends on how active you are.
Note: if you wait to "feel ready" to be productive enough to do the workshop, you probably won't ever actually do it. I ended up signing up during a dead time in my writing, which spurred me to actually do the writing that I was paying to have critiqued. Worked out pretty well.
Thanks everyone! That's helpful!
Strange Photon, I saw that you're from Fort Wayne, Indiana. That's where I grew up.
Thanks everyone! That's helpful!
Strange Photon, I saw that you're from Fort Wayne, Indiana. That's where I grew up.
Allow me to offer my condolences. I should give you the name of a good therapist who specializes in PTSD. ;)
Haha! I may take you up on that. I left 8 years ago so the scars are beginning to heal.
Just repeat after me: There's no place like home, thank god. There's no place like home, thank god. There's no place like home, thank god...
