The Writing Discussion forum in the Writers Workshop is, like most of the forums here, open for anyone to read and for registered users to post and reply to posts. I hope everyone interested in the writing and writers will participate and help the community grow!
The Critique Group is only available to registered users… it's a little more exclusive (but not much, since registration is painless and free.) I've got a couple of reasons for putting a little barrier up in that forum:
- Folks will post their writing here, often in first draft or an otherwise unpolished form. I'm erring on the side of consideration — it's my hunch that people might feel a little shaky about exposing said writing to the general public.
- The forum is there for people to invite constructive criticism of their writing, and provide same. That requires some trust, and mutual vulnerability. I assume keeping it semi-private will make that a little easier.
I could be completely off-base in those two assumptions — I'll leave it to the communty to decide what the community will be. Meanwhile, take part, enjoy, and write!
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