i apologize to my people at Famous First Lines and Drabbles for being gone so long. that said, i'm not back, and my contests are up and running again! come check them out. drabbles is good for people looking for something quick and fun, while famous first lines is a little bit more challenging.

I have (at long, long... long last) a new piece up in my presentation. Don't worry. It's short. Just over two pages in Word. Check it out and don't forget to leave a rating!

http://www.writersco.com/superwikiwritings.html?name=352.The%20Date

Does anyone know anything about this site?

http://writefieldservices.com

Is it legit? Take a look and let me know what you think about it everyone. Thanks.

Fortunately, there is a new word game here on Writersco.

Unfortunately, very few people have discovered it, as of yet.

Fortunately, this should be easy enough to remedy.

Get over there!

Yes, Unlazy Poets finally has enough entries for voting to start. Please come on in, and vote for the best iambic pentameter entry!

Then, stay around for the next contest.

See also the Unlazy Poets List.

Has everybody been considering the Featured Writings in their perusals through WritersCo? It would be nice to get some Nominated Writings on the list. Read anything worth featuring in the past month? If so, post it! Or, you could just add an extra nomination to whatever is already there... But we need something up there, first!

leicrah's story is the preview of an upcoming book hopefully to be out through out 2007.
Check it out and leave your opinion

Moorn is looking for some constructive criticism and/or general feedback on 79.Sashenka Snip, which he's preparing to submit to publishers. Any help would be more than welcome; thank you in advance!

Then get your stuff on the news (<<< clicky).

What We Are Looking For
• Contest groups, or themed contest sections.
• Private forums that have a lot specifically to do with writing (or reading).
• Wikis organising a large or serious project that isn't expected to die.
• Book clubs.
• Well organised role-playing groups that aren't expected to die.
• Resource or database wikis that members may not have to contribute to all the time, but are ongoing and will benefit Writersco in the long run.
• Wikis that the members have to contribute a lot to in order to benefit from, but make this easy to do.

You should also read the rest of Get Your Stuff On The News to see what we're not looking for, and then, and only then, apply to the news if you're interested. Come on. You know you want to!

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Let me know what you think, childrens!

ABC, also known as A Book Chat is a book group. This is where the readers group together with coffee and bisquits (supply your own) to discuss a topic via representations of it in literature.

Hey, I'm new and kinda only have one story up, but I'd really like it if you could come and check it out. All comments are welcome ^_^

Yup, we've finally broken down and installed a mature wing, where themed contests just like Flipside has always enjoyed can have f*ck words in them! ^^ Seriously, though, the new page is ONLY for ages 17 and up. If you're interested in adult-themed contests and excercises, contact [Mister Saint] or [Fuzzysabeast]!

BBC
aka
Backwards Book Chart.

Everyone welcomed to make a wiki of their reading habits -- in a chronologically backwards order (so the latest is at the top) -- to inspire discussion about literature, get reading recommendations, getting people to read your work here and other WC-users' work (so pretty much the same goal as everything in the WC... :P But including wiki-creation! :P)

So bookphiles and list-addicts should bring themselves to the wiki immediately.

VC PingTheThumbtack VS iippothePuppydog

Read the battle and vote who won. Thanks :)

blurbs is a page I've started about, well, er... blurbs. Those things that either sell the book to you when you pick it up and glance at the back, or make you cast it down in horror.

It's a place to share ones you've written, see how people think they sound (good, or bad), or even get help with writing one (well, once enough people are looking!). Maybe even, if you get struck with inspiration, you might want to share that inspired blurb with others and see what they write in response to it.

The way it goes is all down to the people who join, after all.

  Scams contains a list of things to avoid in the writing world, including but not limited to shady agents, vanity publishers, and contests. You should visit this page!
  Also, if you know of any scams that aren't listed on it, please stick them at the bottom of the page and I will check them out.

(PS:The rest of the Writer's Resource could always use help, as well.)

As those of you who already know me have probably heard ad nosium I am nearing the end of the first draft of my novel (currently tentitively titled 'The Sankei Chrincles', but that will probably be the series title not the individual novel). I'm going to start pitching it this spring, but I would like some folks to mosey on over to my presentation and take a look. I always appreciate constructive critisism about anything, but specifically I am looking for some sort of concensus about which section of the piece would be best to send out as a sample chapter. I'll get the completed document up as soon as its finished, but most of what I've got right now is already up. I've proofed it briefly but haven't done significant revisions yet. I plan to work on that extensively after I finish the first draft but I will say that I've gotten positive feedback so far from the people who have been reading it already. Anyway, if anyone has got some time please take a look and let me know what's good, bad, and/or ugly! You can also check out the short pieces I've got up too, but you should probably steer clear of the academic articles unless you're really into English Second Language Education! Anyway thanks! <sits down in front of screen and waits for comments to come pouring in>

Yes, that's right, it's now open and greatly improved from its conception.

The Unlazy Poets' Contest is dedicated to formatted poetry and its lovers. There will be a new contest, with new specifications every month. This month's contest: Iambic Pentameter. Come and check it out!

(Note: This place isn't meant to be anti-free-verse; just a place to get away from it for once.)

i am the co-editor of a hopefully soon-to-be magazine for aspiring writers... that is, for aspiring writers to write for, and ...people... to read. however, for this to work, i need people to submit! short stories, poems, that sort of thing. much as i love them, no novels, this is a magazine after all... >.<  also, for all you artist types out there...there is also a logo competition going on right now. the name of the magazine is StarFire, so anything relating to that would be welcomed! feel free to message me for any details or additional info... if you have something that you'd like to submit, you can send it to me here, on elftown as RiddleRose, or to my email. smccallum@csw.org

thanks muchly! ^.^