Where can I get my work reviewed?

You mean critiqued, right?

Here in AW we have the Share Your Work section in the Writing Lab.

You need 50+ posts to put your work up on it, but you can view and comment on other people from the start. Please read all the stickies in the Main SYW section board. On top of that: Read the Newbie's Guide in the New Members forum and the FAQ and take a good look around--there's a lot to take in. Take your time, get to know the community.

Osulagh said:

You mean critiqued, right?

Here in AW we have the Share Your Work section in the Writing Lab.

You need 50+ posts to put your work up on it, but you can view and comment on other people from the start. Please read all the stickies in the Main SYW section board. On top of that: Read the Newbie's Guide in the New Members forum and the FAQ and take a good look around--there's a lot to take in. Take your time, get to know the community.

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Here:

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Roll up your sleeves, put in your BIC time, and write! Posting and critting, here.

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This is a forum for peer critique and review. You can mention if we need to be gentle with you, or if you like your crits rough - but please do NOT post material if you don't want to receive feedback. The password for this forum is: vista

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There are a couple of sites that specialize in this. One is Critique Circle . Another is Scribophile . There are others, but this is what I have in my favorites.

On those sites, you have to earn points by critiquing other people's work (which is surprisingly educational), you can review past critiques of people's posts, and once you have enough points, you can post a chapter or whatever of your work for critique. Each critique is done in isolation, i.e. you can't see what other people have said until after you've finished your critique-- so there's no bandwagon effect or piling on.

I hang out at CC, but there's a lot of variation of opinion about which one is "best." Also, some people get lots of crits, and some get nada.

Definitely read the stickies and FAQs before posting in Share Your Work even on AW. I think we're a pretty welcoming bunch that hang out over there but if I see a thread I do usually assume the author is looking for how to improve the work.

Welcome aboard! *horn sounds, sails fall into the wind, waves lap at the prow and we're off!*

You can also post a thread in the Beta Readers Forum.

jaus tail said:

You can also post a thread in the Beta Readers Forum.

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Even that works better when you've been here a while, but yeah, this way you get people who are interested in your genre-- and are the people who would pick it up in the book store. Make sure you include your blurb when you post a request.

Beta Project 2015

Have you seen the thread for Beta Project 2015? Its here:

http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=305581

I'm participating for the first time and it looks pretty amazing. I checked out some of the entries from last year's project and I'm really excited. There's no minimum post requirement and all entries and crits are anonymous. You're pretty much guaranteed to get some feedback on your opening and you might end up with offers to beta your entire manuscript. Not to mention, it's a great way to practice critting others work which we all know is the best way to improve our own

I don't think you need to worry about anyone here judging you, though. Critiquing the work you put up for critiques, yes. But judging, no. I'm new here myself, but everyone I've interacted with has been super supportive.

Best of luck and I hope to see you around!

No one else has mentioned them so I'll suggest Goodreads and Youwriteon. Goodreads I've gotten some pretty solid feedback from, and even found a really inexpensive editor.

Youwriteon is good, but not brilliant in my opinion. I spent a good year or so on there, and now realise that it was probably time poorly spent. It's a point system, which is fine, you review a work and assign points to your own work. But I often found that I'd wait for months on end to get any sort of feedback and when I did get feedback it'd be as close to the minimum word count as was possible and would usually start with, "This isn't my genre, but...".

I think youwriteon would be great for short fiction, less so for larger bodies of work.

D Ridder said:

No I'm ok with people judging my work. I'm worried about people judging me as a person. I'm a fan of grit and grime.

I guess that's what pseuds are for.

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If that's seriously what you're concerned about, just keep in mind the we have subforums for different genres in SYW, and frankly, we see a lot of things here. Mostly, I think the closest someone will get to "judging" your content is to tell you when certain subjects might be problematic in your particular market or for particular publishers. You might preface with a warning about sensitive issues.

D Ridder said:

No I'm ok with people judging my work. I'm worried about people judging me as a person. I'm a fan of grit and grime.

I guess that's what pseuds are for.

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If you have a problem with being judged, or with your work being judged, you're in the wrong hobby. The most important key to making it as a writer (besides writing) is growing thick skin. Sooner you get it, the better. And there's no faster way to get it then to submit work to places like SYW.

Trust me, published writers have it way worse than a person being 'judged' in a sub-forum here on AW.

That said, check out SYW. See what people are saying about other people's work. Post a few opinions of your own, if you have them. It's a great place to learn, and you don't even have to submit work to learn.

D Ridder said:

Can you put your own work on Goodreads? I can't see an option.

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You need a join beta reading groups.

https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/50920-beta-reader-group

That's the one I'm a part of.

D Ridder said:

No I'm ok with people judging my work. I'm worried about people judging me as a person.

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Can you elaborate on this? Why would people judge you? Yeah, I can understand being judgmental about a work... but are you afraid people will read your work and believe it's a reflection of you?

If you have a memoir, I suppose it'd make some sense. What kinda book do you have?

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Thanks. They sound like what I need. I don't really want to post my work here as I plan to hang out a bit, and I don't want people judging me. lol

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Nope. The only judging I have noticed is in Politics and Current Events. And that is not really judging, because RYFW comes into play and the mods swoop.

But you do form opinions of different people.......that is inevitable, but it is not judging, it is in your (generic "your," not specific to anyone) head. You will find a wide variety of people that you could not possibly meet together as a group in real life, simply because there are so many.

Use the forum as a resource/library and expand your horizons. There is a risk of addiction.

Well, amazon, I suppose if you're looking to self publish. Or smashwords. I'm sure there are other platforms. And people review stuff on goodreads. I don't know much about how that works, though. I'd suggest seeking out beta readers before you publish or get reviewed, though. There's a forum here on AW for people looking for critting partners and beta readers.

In my opinion, it's better to just bite the bullet and post it. It only hurts for a little while, haha. But seriously, you may be mortified to be corrected but to everyone else on there, it's just another one of many stories, all needing various degrees of help. Getting over the shyness is a necessary step. Otherwise consider what you'll do when it's published and some nitwit comes along and gives you a one star review, then completely and incorrectly lambastes you- publicly and when there's no chance for a re-do. Oh yes, they will!

And hey, if there's any critiquer on here who thinks they know it all and that their own writing is above any correction, just let us know so we can laugh them off the planet!