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Re: Ask HN: Is there a Hacker News for writers?

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Post by PuppyTailWags »

svnt wrote: post #48
soneca wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's not my experience at all. I am trying to start a new career as a fiction writer, and writers are very interested in sharing knowledge. I say this for both professional, published authors and wannabes like me. I was part of a long creative writing course (about 9 months), and our class of 20 formed a bond of helping each other A LOT. Sharing tips, beta reading, posting about prizes, open calls for literary maga…

To understand this more fully you’d need to appreciate two things. One is that while there are a lot of things that people will share with you (they often want to share their expertise/craft and be good humans), there are a number of things they won’t share with you. Two is that when you are starting out you are in a position where almost all information from an experienced artisan is helpful. That can mean you may e…

This is not how fiction writing works, specifically. The hugest fans of fiction writers are other fiction writers. There is a desire by writers to see every other writer succeed just because they love seeing others' work. In my subfield, multiple award-winning authors have rescinded their candidacy for internationally-recognized awards simply because they want other authors they're a fan of to get the spotlight instead.

Re: Ask HN: Is there a Hacker News for writers?

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Post by Evenjos »

There is Codex. https://forums.codexwriters.com/

It's for SFF writers, and it skews towards trad pub. There are (easy to meet) membership requirements: You need to have earned some money as an author, or have been published somewhere pro-ish.

I've been a member for many years. It's a useful community.

Re: Ask HN: Is there a Hacker News for writers?

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Post by wccrawford »

asicsp wrote: post #37
Bayart wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is it related to the litrpg sub-reddit ? I ended up there semi-randomly (reading far too many Chinese webnovels) and it's a pretty nice place for discovery, as a reader.

You might enjoy https://old.reddit.com/r/ProgressionFantasy/ too.

Oooh, interesting. Thanks! I think the few litrpg that I've enjoyed could also somewhat fall into the progression fantasy category. At least, the parts that I really enjoyed about them do.

Re: Ask HN: Is there a Hacker News for writers?

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Post by muzani »

The NaNoWriMo folk were really good at this 10 years ago, but I haven't visited that group in a while.

There's also a really good erotica forum which I won't link in public here, but they have a complex application process. The people who get through are mostly respectful, incredibly intelligent and creative, and have quite a bit of ambition. They motivated me to start learning proper writing techniques like outlining and rhe whole Aristotle stuff.

Also I find that screenwriting groups are very mature. The novelist groups tends to want fame and something else, but screenwriters are more interested in what makes a truly good story.

Re: Ask HN: Is there a Hacker News for writers?

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Post by nominusllc »

muzani wrote: post #66

The NaNoWriMo folk were really good at this 10 years ago, but I haven't visited that group in a while. There's also a really good erotica forum which I won't link in public here, but they have a complex application process. The people who get through are mostly respectful, incredibly intelligent and creative, and have quite a bit of ambition. They motivated me to start learning proper writing techniques like outlinin…

> NaNoWriMo

Stop giving things name like this.

Re: Ask HN: Is there a Hacker News for writers?

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Post by Evenjos »

Multicomp wrote: post #9
chrsig wrote: post #5

I really hope HN is able to supply a few communities. My wife is a writer/editor, so I'd love to share one with her. I showed her HN, and the level of discourse that happens here, and she was really surprised at the level of discourse that happens here. If nothing else, maybe someone with some motivation sees an opportunity to create such a community. May or may not involve cloning dang.

Yeah I think without dang, HN would be a very different place. The tone and guidelines enforcement is a result of the HN culture, the HN culture comes as a direct result of the moderation feedback dang and other HN mods have consistently given. While I would love to join a community (I used to use writing.com a ton) of HN but for fiction writers not startup owners plus us hangers on, I don't know if that can be done…

Codex https://forums.codexwriters.com/ is very actively moderated. There are interesting quality discussions there.

Re: Ask HN: Is there a Hacker News for writers?

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Post by detaro »

nominusllc wrote: post #67
muzani wrote: post #66

The NaNoWriMo folk were really good at this 10 years ago, but I haven't visited that group in a while. There's also a really good erotica forum which I won't link in public here, but they have a complex application process. The people who get through are mostly respectful, incredibly intelligent and creative, and have quite a bit of ambition. They motivated me to start learning proper writing techniques like outlinin…

> NaNoWriMo Stop giving things name like this.

It's been called that for more than 20 years, bit late to complain in this case.

Re: Ask HN: Is there a Hacker News for writers?

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Post by Evenjos »

k3ylebe3nzle wrote: post #25
chrsig wrote: post #5

I really hope HN is able to supply a few communities. My wife is a writer/editor, so I'd love to share one with her. I showed her HN, and the level of discourse that happens here, and she was really surprised at the level of discourse that happens here. If nothing else, maybe someone with some motivation sees an opportunity to create such a community. May or may not involve cloning dang.

Not going to happen. Writers dont live online 24.7

Hahaha! This one does!
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