Thread: posting

Hi, new to the site, and just wondering how best to post up stuff I'm writing? I'd like to write bits at a time and keep adding to it, and hopefully getting feedback as I go?

Posting in manageable chunks is good, people are often keen to show off everything all at once, joining in on popular threads and posting your own comments on others work helps draw comments on your own work.

Thanks, thats great, I'll have a read now

Hi Zedten

Further to what Olly said, after you have posted something and are getting feedback from others, take the time to read the work of those who have commented on your work. Just as you will appreciate the time and effort they put into reading and crit'ing your work, so that appreciation will be reciprocated. Also, manners never cost anything, so be sure to thank the people who comment on your work, for their time and opinions (even the negative comments, which are given in good faith and can be enlightening).

Also, take your posting seriously. Writing this as a reader now, not a writer, there's nothing worse than reading a piece littered with simple mistakes because it has been rush posted. Take time to edit the work, check the spelling and punctuation to the best of your ability (accepted that people's standards vary), and formatting the paragraphs can make a decent sized piece seem far easier to read.

And don't apologise for the quality of your writing at the head of your post. It makes your potential readers fear the worst, and you risk losing them before you've got them.

Welcome to the forums, and good luck.

Scott.

May I second all that has gone before, and add emphasis to Bilston Blue's injunction not to apologise in advance. Post your work and allow it to stand or fall on its own merits. Personal critical comments by the author at the top will drive away many readers.

Thanks Bilston and Garza, still finding my way round this forum!