elyxer: (Writing)
elyxer ([personal profile] elyxer) wrote2008-04-07 09:12 pm

Idea for New Community

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...[livejournal.com profile] 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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[identity profile] shadownyc.livejournal.com 2008-04-08 10:35 am (UTC)(link)
It sounds like your going to actually develop this as a community that would be a practicum/writing workshop/tutorial on specific passages.

I think that's a lovely idea and will certainly work side by side with shared_wisdom.

Thank you for the link and I saw that you joined the community.

Is your profile page up?

[identity profile] elyxer.livejournal.com 2008-04-08 02:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, but it's still a work in progress. I took a banner from [livejournal.com profile] shared_wisdom's profile page to use as a link. I didn't see who made it, so if you could tell me, I'd give proper credit. You can see the banner on [livejournal.com profile] writing_studio's profile or in my affiliate post. I've been researching some things to do in the community, and it's amazing how many things I've forgotten about grammar. I think both communities could work together. As a matter of fact, I could use whatever topic you guys are discussing as the topic for the practice exercises.
Hugs!