Writers' Lounge
What this community is, who runs it, and how to take part.
Writers' Lounge
A little company for the solitary work of writing.
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About this community
For the first messy draft, the stubborn middle and the sentence you finally get right. This is a space to share your work, trade thoughtful feedback and find a writing practice that fits your life. Fiction, essays, poetry, or something that does not have a name yet — there is room for it here.
Who manages it
Ines OyelaranHost
Started this room after one too many good conversations got lost in a group chat.
Leila MatsudaModerator
Keeps the feedback channel honest and the tone kind. Usually replies first.
The rules
Say the useful part
A specific question gets a specific answer. “The second act drags” helps more than “thoughts?”, and it is easier to reply to.
Critique the work, not the person
Everyone here is showing something unfinished. Be the kind of reader you would want for your own rough cut.
Bring the thing you are talking about
Tag the book, link the scene, attach the frame. A recommendation with a reason is worth ten without one.
Post it where it belongs
Introductions in #introductions, work-in-progress in #feedback. It keeps every channel worth opening.
No promotion without participation
Sharing your own work is welcome. Arriving only to advertise it is not, and is the one thing that gets a post removed.