Hello all.I may be on board if I knew more about it... would it be limited to original works only, or fanfic as well?
It's me, Unwary with another of my random schemes. I was wondering, with all the stuff posted here, if we wanted to do a Creative Writing Group?
I have a few ideas for how it could be laid out, and the community is as participatory as usual, then it could really take off.
Who all would be interested in a creative writing group, or a critique circle?
Hello all.It's a very good idea, but which will imply writing as a fluent person in english, so I fear I won't be able to help... Too bad, I love to do that kind of things. Have fun :)
It's me, Unwary with another of my random schemes. I was wondering, with all the stuff posted here, if we wanted to do a Creative Writing Group?
I have a few ideas for how it could be laid out, and the community is as participatory as usual, then it could really take off.
Who all would be interested in a creative writing group, or a critique circle?
I was leaning toward original works, as fanfiction has the Scriptorium. However, I wouldn't say no to fanfics.Not necessarily. if we get enough people then I could see sub groups based on languages. We have a broad enough community.
(I confess I don't write them myself, so I hadn't considered that.)
I was leaning toward original works, as fanfiction has the Scriptorium. However, I wouldn't say no to fanfics.Well YES, it does but there's not a lot of discussion going on there, people mostly post their stuff and that's it. Besides, fanfic or not, all stories can be critiqued in terms of pacing, word choice, etc
(I confess I don't write them myself, so I hadn't considered that.)
Well YES, it does but there's not a lot of discussion going on there, people mostly post their stuff and that's it. Besides, fanfic or not, all stories can be critiqued in terms of pacing, word choice, etcI confess, I don't know much about the Scriptorium, and so I didn't know how crowded it got. Like I said, I would be open to having Fanfics, and I sincerely hope I didn’t cause offence.
Well YES, it does but there's not a lot of discussion going on there, people mostly post their stuff and that's it. Besides, fanfic or not, all stories can be critiqued in terms of pacing, word choice, etcI agree with Solovei on this point :) It's been a while I hadn't work on a beta-reading, it's always interesting
I must admit my understanding as to what you do in creative writing/critique group is somewhat blurred. It's about people posting their works and others generally looking at them, pointing out what's okay/what's wrong? If so, I'm certainly interested.That sounds about right. I am thinking of keeping a to be read list so that people have a better guarantee of getting feedback.
That sounds about right. I am thinking of keeping a to be read list so that people have a better guarantee of getting feedback.
Okay, so I have loose idea about how this is to be organized. The forum would be rather hard to work with, and also is in the public eye.
(I don't necessarily want to post my stuff before it's ready.)
So in regards to those issues, I have a solution.
https://syncthing.net/
We set up and exchange device IDs, and then we then have a a common folder, in which we can place a subfolder for each member of the group. There would also be a subfolder for works to be be read and critiqued. This way we privacy, galleries of our own, all the tools we need for organization. This forum thread would serve for messages and announcements, and people would comment directly in the file in question.
How does this strike you?
Okay, so I have loose idea about how this is to be organized. The forum would be rather hard to work with, and also is in the public eye.
(I don't necessarily want to post my stuff before it's ready.)
So in regards to those issues, I have a solution.
https://syncthing.net/
We set up and exchange device IDs, and then we then have a a common folder, in which we can place a subfolder for each member of the group. There would also be a subfolder for works to be be read and critiqued. This way we privacy, galleries of our own, all the tools we need for organization. This forum thread would serve for messages and announcements, and people would comment directly in the file in question.
How does this strike you?
Solo, you don't save it, it's not a file. You give it a folder for it to keep in sync between us. I think you have given it some sort of general folder, as I have all sorts of random stuff from somebody.
(Did not poke around to find out whose, and I suggest everyone do the same.)
Delete the entry in your syncthing control panel, and then try again, sending it to an empty folder.
http://docs.syncthing.net/intro/getting-started.html for everyone's reference.
Nobody delete ANYTHING in their folders until Solo reports back as it would then delete the file on Solo's side.
( /me is embarrassed that such a guffaw happened.)
Yeah sorry Solo, your comment about not being able to save it made me jump to conclusions, and I dind't want to poke around to find out for sure. I am posting a brief snippet of mine in the to be read section. Each author should pdf what they want to submit, and when they critique it, save a copy wiht thier name and the comments they have added.I understand that PDFs are better for cross-platform compatibility, but depending on the version of adobe you use, annotating them isn't always super easy.
so if DarkRawen reads it, I would find a file named ImpureDR.pdf, with all his comments inside.
Yeah sorry Solo, your comment about not being able to save it made me jump to conclusions, and I dind't want to poke around to find out for sure. I am posting a brief snippet of mine in the to be read section. Each author should pdf what they want to submit, and when they critique it, save a copy wiht thier name and the comments they have added.
so if DarkRawen reads it, I would find a file named ImpureDR.pdf, with all his comments inside.
I understand that PDFs are better for cross-platform compatibility, but depending on the version of adobe you use, annotating them isn't always super easy.
Hi guys,
If you've still got room, my device ID is 2DPGTGD-AOKVDEC-XO7PJG7-G2B4FAO-ZHIRF3D-ESFAWC4-HOBOKMK-HAJMTQR. It took me a little bit to figure it out, but I think I got it. Also, things are kinda crazy right now for me so I might not get to sharing anything straight away, but I guarantee I will be pumping out so much writing in a week or so. Thanks!
I'm fine with adding you, but as I appear to put my foot in my mouth when I try to speak for this group...
Let's see what the others say, though I can't think why they wouldn't.
Okay, I don't want to sound weird, but could someone just post something? I want to get this rolling and I don't want to turn everyone off by spamming my own works at people.I have some fanfic stuff I wouldn't mind feedback on, but I don't know if people are up for those...
I have some fanfic stuff I wouldn't mind feedback on, but I don't know if people are up for those...
I write original science fantasy.Oho ! (Welcome, fellow "I write something who can't be put in a box" ^^°)
Hi! Do you have room for one more? My ID is WHV752D-ZAQLVXS-7PTFKEG-S7T7ZIJ-FDJ3ZHS-KGKZ742-3Q6K4HL-N4OCAQZ.
I write original science fantasy.
Hmm, I'd love to join, but due to circumstances (read: my laptop is deader than the Dead Sea and my father monopolizes the computer to play WoW) the only writing instrument at my disposal is an iPad.Oh... I can do this in a bit, but someone could set up a dropbox folder shared with Nimphy, to feed into a Nimphy Folder, Nimphy posst to dropbox, which syncs to someone which sync to the rest of us. Hacky but it could work. Anyway, my two cents.
That apparently has no way to use this particular site-app-thing.
New Device ID is AXHSQY6-PT5PYVF-TAOHEIQ-ETMLQBN-KZJHFCN-R3GM3N4-2H35NCB-5DU7FQQ Sorry for the spam
Hello all it's me, trying to keep this moving forward.
What are peoples status? Darkrawen is your sync-thing still misbehaving?
I have posted another thing, and I am beginning to wonder if we want to start small and just try linking or posting stuff direct to here might be wise.
What are peoples thoughts?
Bump. could someone post something? It would be nice if we could get just a piece or two in. I confess it's hard for me cause I want this to work, but I can't make it work unless people participate.It's extremely incomplete (only a chapter and a little tiny bit, and probably not up to par since I wrote it years ago, but I'm interested in reviving it, so I put up a story about lesbian ghosts :) I'm not sure where it was supposed to go so I put it into the "to be read" folder
(I do do good critiques, I swear.)
Unwary,
If you need something to read/more members posting, I have a story that I is in great need of critiquing. It's novel length and about half finished. Anyway, just let me know if there is space and I will try to set up the Synthing thing.
(I don't want to jump in ahead of approval again ;) )
Have you turned on Synthing?Yeah, I have it but it's showing up as "Disconnected"
I don't see it in my folder.
Make sure you are sharing it with
AXHSQY6-PT5PYVF-TAOHEIQ-ETMLQBN-KZJHFCN-R3GM3N4-2H35NCB-5DU7FQQ
(It should show us as Mainframe, unless you renamed it.)
Yeah, I have it but it's showing up as "Disconnected"
Also, since we're all for this "all members need to agree", can I ask everyone's general opinion of syncthing?
Also, since we're all for this "all members need to agree", can I ask everyone's general opinion of syncthing?
It seems really confusing to me. I haven't been able to figure out what I'm doing. :-\
Where do the problems start? Maybe I can help.
Well, I can't figure out how to put anything on there. And now my computer is rebelling against letting me open it at all. *throws hands up in air*
Maybe we could change to something else? Something a little more user-friendly? Evernote could probably work, or something similar.
I've always liked things like Dropbox or Google Drive. I haven't tried Syncthing yet though. Hopefully I can give it a try tonight/this weekend and get something up there. BTW Thanks Unwary and Aierdome for letting me play too! :)
I don't mind dropbox, but Google Drive... I don't know, I just don't feel comfy with it. I think I'm one of those people who're afraid of Google espionage or something ::)
(snip)
Do I need to keep the Syncthing program active so that people can log on and access my folder?
And last, here's my ID #:
VJDH3ZV-B46GXZ4-73AMMTE-J7CGS3A-FNX4Y5X-CS22MP3-LAKWFHS-IS3GAQK
Will it let me know when other people access my folder?
Please let me know if I missed anything!
Meshebe, I have sent you an invitation. share the same folder you did for the invitation you sent me.
(I would have accepted it, but I am serving as a hub and I want to keep everyone on one share.)
There is also no log on, when we are running syncthing our computers ping each and see what is new and who needs updating.
If we send share requests to others(Interlinking say Solovei and yourself, and Solovei links with Aeirdrome we sync faster, and sync even when my mainframe is down.
Aierdrome, thanks for the feedback. I can see it and you had some good points.
(I need to get better at editing.)
Meshebe I have started you story, and will poke further in spare moments.
Interesting beginning.
Meshebe I have started you story, and will poke further in spare moments.
Interesting beginning.
Ditto for me, Meshebe. You certainly have me curious as to what's going to happen next.
A question, though - would you be fine if I checked/marked things like missing words, reduntant words, bad grammar and stuff? There's not much of it, but still.
Edit: Alright, got as far as page 59. A fascinating story, and I'm even more curious as to where it's going than I was when I've written the above. Left some comments, in blue.
Aierdome, I love you comments---Thank you!!! Just wait for a few more 'chapters' later....I like that part the best so far....
And seriously, thank you for reading and commenting. I'm feeling a little more like writing again. :)
Yes, please, write again, I've just finished and I have to know what's going to happen next. To abridge the lengthy comment I left at the end (and rest assured, it is long):
- I like the characters;
- I love the story;
- the world could use a bit more fleshing out;
- I'm looking forward to see what comes next (you just had to cut right before the Power Trio makes its escape, didn't you?:P).
And I quickly read through your comments and I love them. You point out some places where I know the writing is shaky -- I'll have to go back and smooth it out a bit -- and you point out some things that I did not think of but are very great points. I'm glad to hear you want more world building; I've held back at places because I didn't want to bore people. I also liked to hear your 'reader's thoughts' on suspicions and theories. It's fun to see what people think while they're reading!
Do you have a story that you're working on? Is it in the shared folder?
Hai everyone, I'm Elin―I know I'm late, but I'm wondering if I can join your creative writing group. I'm working on an adventure story that basically revolves around a war in Europe and Gateways between worlds. It's sort of hard to explain xD
Right now I've got around 50 pages done?? It's a relatively new story, but I could put up the first few chapters if you want :) The group is on syncthings, right?
My ID: F75AJCP-6S4MPJI-Y4CI4XG-RXXIN5E-M5TAYQ4-7JWWJX5-DL6AIRB-QI6C7AW
Hey Aierdrome, really impressed with Ironwilled, made me want to start writng some of my own ideas down.
You had great atmosphere, and very good worldbuilding. The methods and protocols on the train were pretty neat and consistent. The character felt like we had just started to meet them. (like they have depths but for the most part we haven't plumbed them.)
The only major cons were some typoes and tense issues. I will try and give it a proofread and mark them for your reference. Thanks for sharing it!
Hi, everyone! I am starting a story, and would like some critique! Also, for the artists resident on this thread, I think it would be cool if I could share a bit of my story, and people could send me arts of what their impressions of the chracter(s) are? I dont mean to intrude and if this goes against anything please tell me im just really excited about this story... is it okay if I just put my story under a spoiler? i dont really have any other way to share it...Spoiler: show
It isnt much I know, but there is more, I just wanted to share this little bit of it. Sorry its probably really confusing to read.
In other news, I am upgrading my computer's Syncthing to Beryllium Bedbug. You will have to follow suit if you want to sync from me. (The update is worth it, as it's possible now for files to be relayed around firewalls. With a bit of testing, maybe we can get DarkRawen back.)
Aeirdrome, your new icon keeps surprising me.
"The late novelist E. L. Doctorow once described his writing process this way: "It's like driving a car at night--you never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way." "
This. This is my entire writing in a nutshell.
And yay, new chapter of your thing! I still have to update Syncthing (memory of a goldfish, that's me), but I'll sure read it the moment it's done.
Well, I sure did. However...
*A wild Problem appears!*
For some reason, Syncthing refuses to update. It tells me that access to its program files is denied. Any idea how to un-deny it?
I don't have much experience with Syncthing, but I would suggest uninstalling it from your computer and downloading the new version afterwards. It also kind of sounds like you've put the Syncthing files in a locked location/folder/device. Maybe try moving them to a more general location (like your desktop?) while trying to update? Unwary could probably provide better advice....? My attempt at IT help? ;)
I know I'm late to the party. Fashionably late? I just published my first novel, and i'm trying to finish off book two now.Sooooo...
I'm not the greatest on technical editing, but i'm told I'm a decent content reader. :)