Seeing the Scribblerati badge on
the top left hand corner of my blog, many people have asked me about this
site. So I decided to address this question in a blog post for everyone. Scribblerati is a wonderful networking site for writers and illustrators from all over
the world. This Ning site is a Scribe’s Sanctuary, open to writers and
illustrators at different stages of publication. There is no distinction; even
writers seeking publication are a part of this site.
Lia Keyes, British Author,
now settled in California is the creator and administrator of the fabulous
Scribblerati, a site where one can meet
writers with common interests, chat with other writers, post pages of one’s manuscripts for critiques, exchange
ideas and get feedback from other writers and also post blogs, book trailers
and videos. The variety of ways to interact with other writers and illustrators
are endless.
Most of the writing friends I have met online have
been via Scribblerati. Actually its only after reading the blogs posted on Scribblerati that I was tempted to take the plunge into
blogosphere. If any of my writing friends want to join Scribblerati, they are
welcome.We Scribblerati members look forward to seeing you all there.
I came across another amazing
site EditMinion which is a robotic copy editor to help us refine
our writing by finding common mistakes. It pointed out my mistake, which is
over use of the Passive Voice.
Another useful site which I am sure
many writers are familiar with is the Writer’s Digest. The
site hosts everything from writing advice and prompts to community forums and
blogs. One can also register for the Writer’s Digest’s E-Newsletter.
A site that I have saved to tackle during the weekend
is Bonnie Neubauer's Online Story Spinner which offers millions of computer generated
story prompts for creative writers. The Story Spinner provides setting,
starting phrases and four words that must be included in your story. During the
weekend I will hopefully do few such prompts.
Have
you used any of these online sites? What has your experience been with such sites?
