Idea for New Community

[elyxer]

As you all know, I've been working with a couple of friends attempting to improve my writing. While I love QaF, Brian and Justin, the main reason I write is because I love it. I also enjoy learning and improving, which I believe is a main factor in everyone's journey. So, I started thinking that maybe other authors would enjoy sharing ideas and learning from one another in a safe environment. I know how busy everyone is and this wouldn't be a community expecting you to write stories or anything. Each week we would put up a problem or issue that we all share in writing, and then everyone could comment with ideas and a short example. Of course, you could discuss the issue as much as you want as long as you remember that this is a learning experience and not a forum for openly flaming. I think I've proven that a community can be flame free while having many diverse opinions, types of fiction, and ideas...qaf_cordial is a perfect example. I'd like to know if this is something that you guys would be interested in giving a try. It will only work if you're willing to participate both with ideas and constructive criticisms.

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Comments

[shadownyc.livejournal.com]

Hi, have you checked out the profile for shared_wisdom?

I'm not sure if you were aware of it, but that's part of our purpose. I'd love for you to join.

[elyxer.livejournal.com]

No I wasn't even aware this community existed, so thanks for letting me know. I joined and have been trying to catch up on all I missed. So far, I think it's a wonderful wealth of knowledge.

I probably wasn't as clear as I should have been in my post. I was thinking more of doing a writing workshop, where everyone completes little assignments (nothing more than a few sentences) and everyone comments with ideas on ways to improve or helpful hints. Read the reply to Jan's comment for the rest of the information...hehehe.
Hugs!