my new playground

[smile_n_cuddle]

I joined www.fanStory.com because I wanted to improve my poetry and non-fiction writing. Wow - I'm overwhelmed by its awesomeness, lol. I'm also feeling fairly pleased about my work. They are VERY critical over there - and will, if they can find something, let you know what you should work on.

Thus far, I have three poems listed, and am ranked on the level of "professional". Whoah. Didn't expect that :-)

Here's one of my poems for any bored friends:
http://www.fanstory.com/displaystory.jsp?id=28582

Comments

[shedevil922.livejournal.com]

That's awesome...my creative writing skills are somewhere around that of a kindergartner...well, I did some creative writing, but that was only in my college classes and only for long paper...I'm a little jealous :)

Jen!

[fl0werchylde.livejournal.com]

Congrats. ;)
I just finished reading the site FAQ so I could properly appreciate what a professional rating means. Are you going to try and sell some of your works? How'd you find the site?

I love it so far. Tempted to post my stuff, but how to get comments?

Re: Jen!

[niff.livejournal.com]

*puts on best Surfer-accent*
It's way awesome, dude ;-)

In all seriousness, they have a great system. People get points and "cents" for posting reviews of your work. You give them incentive by purchasing items (through the currency you acquire by reviewing others' works) that will give them more cents and points. So people WANT to comment - because they are rewarded for it, but they are also REALISTIC (not just ego-stroking) because the site is there to help you improve. So if there's anything that should be changed, they'll let you know.

And they've found plenty for me ;-)

I've really learned a lot for having joined just yesterday. You can post short stories and whole books (chapter by chapter) there, too. You should join!

I found it because I was looking for a dear friend's e-mail addy that I'd lost. I know she writes poetry online, and I know the beginning of her e-mail addy, so was looking it up and lo and behold she'd been to that site.

The cost is $5.95/mth. For me, it's totally worth it so far. I can't say enough!

Re: Jen!

[niff.livejournal.com]

Oh - if you join let me know so you don't make the same mistake I did. :-)

Hint: DON'T PUT YOUR FIRST POEM/STORY IN THE "WORKS IN PROGRESS" ONE! YOU WON'T GET AS MANY REVIEWS AND THEY DON'T COUNT! lol It's a waste of a big certificate.

Re: Jen!

[fl0werchylde.livejournal.com]

Good tip. I was just thinking about doing that. Saw one of yours in a "Workshop" and figured the comments might be less brutal.

Re: Jen!

[niff.livejournal.com]

Yeah. That one. Don't put it there unless you really AREN'T done with it. (If you want me to take a peek I'd love to!) The thing is, you get this mega-big certificate complimentary when you sign up. You want to use it to put your best work forward on the non-workshop one. I can't remember what it's called :-)

Re: Jen!

[niff.livejournal.com]

Oh, btw, they are a little more brutal in workshop because everyone's trying to help you out :-)

BTW, did you take the plunge???