How to Start a Writing Group Online
Writing groups are great for writers of all stripes. All sorts of writers look to writing groups to find inspiration, make friends, network, find more work, get advice and receive critiques. Online writing groups help many writers get through writer's block and continue working on their books, poems, articles and anything else the writer might be working on. Writing groups online also allow writers to get together and discuss ideas for books, articles and more. Starting a writing group online can also help writers of all genres talk about great clients and publications, as well as warn others of troublesome clients or publications. Start a writing group online and get writers working and communicating with one another.
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Set up some rules before you start a writing group online. You will come up with more when you run into some problems, so keep that in mind when creating your list of rules. No matter where you start your writing group online, you will run into some problems with members and touchy topics. Some good starting rules are no spamming the group, no name calling, etc. A big rule is how you will handle those that break the rules. You could say, for example, you will give one warning and then ban them if another rule is broken. Or you could simply ban them when a rule is broken. Since it is your writing group online, you make the rules.
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Name your online writing group. You could name it something witty or name it after your own name. You could incorporate what your writing group online will focus on. For example, if you were to focus on critiquing fiction you could name your group "Fiction Writing Critiques."
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Choose your online writing group's focus. What will your group be about? What will be expected of members? You could focus on a particular genre, a specific part of the writing lifestyle, writing critiques or marketing advice. All of this information will go into the description of your writing group online so all your members will understand what the group is about and what is expected of them.
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Choose a host for your writing group online. There are plenty of free hosts to choose from. These include MySpace Groups, Yahoo! Groups, Google Groups and MSN Groups. These are online groups that you can create and manage. You make the rules, invite members, delete members, ban members, post messages and more. Get started on your writing group online by choosing a host and getting started on posting the information you have (see Resources below).
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