How'd You Find This Site? - Page 98

L. Y. · 07-12-2012, 11:09 AM

Found this site from a link on the QueryShark blog.

amecylia · 07-12-2012, 11:40 AM

I googled "writing forums".

TheGrayLady · 07-13-2012, 08:01 PM

I Googled a few agents and this site came up.
Also, Kody Keplinger blogged about how she used this site while writing the DUFF. She praised AW so highly I had to come check it out.

ASC McLaren · 07-13-2012, 10:35 PM

I googled word count, as I remember (I'm old), and this was one of the links I opened. I lurked for a few weeks liking what I saw and joined.

FMAnderson · 07-15-2012, 02:11 AM

I Googled a search on word count accuracy through Word and was instantly impressed with the community.

ElectricLights · 07-16-2012, 11:14 PM

Hm, well let's see. My sister stopped wanting to edit my chapters so I googled 'where can I find a beta reader?' and that brought me to this site:
http://www.literaryrambles.com/2009/...d-one.html?m=1
And that brought me here

KAM_writer · 07-17-2012, 06:33 AM

I found it through the same way you did! (Writer's Digest 101 Best Websites...although in the 2012 edition.)

Smile Steady · 07-17-2012, 09:08 AM

After enough Google results featuring AW threads answering about a million different questions I had...

Reformed lurker here.

Midnight Sol · 07-17-2012, 11:17 AM

Hey, y'all!

I was refered to this website by the author of Obsidianbookshelf.com, Val Kovalin

D.Owczarek · 07-18-2012, 04:51 AM

I can't remember anymore....I've been reading it forever. But I'm guessing it must have been some sort of Google search...

anthony draco · 07-18-2012, 05:34 AM

Google.

mrsmig · 07-18-2012, 06:34 PM

Early this year I was doing research on a writers' conference/workshop - one for which I'd already been accepted and paid. I wish I'd found the lengthy AW thread on that particular conference before I paid; as it is, what I read here forewarned me about the negatives and let me focus instead on culling the good from the experience (and there was some good - not my money's worth of good, but good nonetheless).

I bookmarked this site for later reference and have only just gotten around to joining. So belatedly: thank you to the folks who've been posting at AW through the years. There's a lot of great information and some good people here.

Mykall · 07-19-2012, 05:22 AM

I googled "critique my writing" or something like that. Wax on, wax off...

JRDickson · 07-19-2012, 05:25 AM

A random surfing of the interweb during a period of obsessive social networking (writing gets lonely sometimes!)

Magic · 07-20-2012, 03:22 AM

Google search for: Message Board about Blogging
Someone had blogged about this place and said their forum about blogging was pretty good.
Waiting till I have thread creating power to ask my questions

Kogo Shuko · 07-20-2012, 05:18 PM

I googled writing message boards, because I'm awfully lonely with only two writing friends - one being 8 hours away, and the other being all the way across the pond.

Rhymes with Clue · 07-22-2012, 08:38 AM

Hi there--

It kept coming up as I was doing research on editors, agents & publishers for a column I wrote in a writer's magazine (on marketing). The information seemed really good. I am avoiding writing so I needed a new online message-board, that's why I signed up.

Writing is a lonely job, and without message boards I would have to clean my house or something while avoiding writing.

This is a great site.

huskytimbertoes · 07-22-2012, 08:59 PM

Hello everyone!
I found this site through a friend. She uses the advice from all the lovely writers here in order to refine her novel, and I thought, hey, why not jump in and join the bright minds discussing novels and writing of all sorts.

Can't wait to get more involved here!

M_K_S · 07-22-2012, 09:26 PM

I was surfing the net, in search of a peer review site. I took a flash fiction course years ago, and the fella who ran the course recommended an on-line peer review site(still can't recall the site). After 5-6 keyword searches, AW came up. Glad I found it.

Iggy58 · 07-23-2012, 03:08 AM

I was looking for a site I could share things I've written with better writers than myself in the hopes someone would give me constructive criticism and/or edits. Looked on Google and found a few recommendations for the site.

Anachronist3 · 07-24-2012, 08:29 PM

Somebody twitted me a link to one of the discussions here. I liked the people and their comments.

Daniela · 07-24-2012, 09:47 PM

The 'almighty' Google. I don't even remember what I was looking for. Maybe online critique groups?

MacAllister · 07-24-2012, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magic

Google search for: Message Board about Blogging
Someone had blogged about this place and said their forum about blogging was pretty good.
Waiting till I have thread creating power to ask my questions

You have thread-creating power everywhere except Share Your Work -- so you can totally go and ask your blogging questions.

Thanks so much for the feedback, everyone!

rnpudel · 07-24-2012, 11:46 PM

I had seen this site mentioned in a few places, but didn't want to bog myself down with being a member of too many writing sites, rather than actually writing. But, after posting my first two paragraphs for review on a good sized forum, and after 72 views with still no feedback, I vented my irritation to a fellow writer. She told me about this site and so I signed up!

Locke · 07-25-2012, 02:27 AM

I get around. Writing sites.

No, seriously, I've been a part of a few different places. I'd occasionally hear horror stories from people about how mean those "AW" people can be when they critique your work. Well, after sitting in those forums, listening to people cry incessantly about publishing vs e-publishing, and seeing critiques done with kid gloves which are afraid to actually point out what's wrong with something, I decided to give this a whirl. Besides, if I wanted a critique delivered via a comfy chair, I'd get all of my critiques from my mother.

Also, Colleen Lindsay told me to. In a dream... er... blog post.

07-16-2012, 11:14 PM	#2431
ElectricLights figuring it all out Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 84	Hm, well let's see. My sister stopped wanting to edit my chapters so I googled 'where can I find a beta reader?' and that brought me to this site: http://www.literaryrambles.com/2009/...d-one.html?m=1 And that brought me here __________________ A word for the wise

07-17-2012, 09:08 AM	#2433
Smile Steady figuring it all out Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: US Posts: 69	After enough Google results featuring AW threads answering about a million different questions I had... Reformed lurker here. __________________ About 3 years late to the Twitter game @tmariecoel

07-18-2012, 04:51 AM	#2435
D.Owczarek practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 131	I can't remember anymore....I've been reading it forever. But I'm guessing it must have been some sort of Google search... __________________ Love dogs too? Visit my blog at: Donna and the Dogs

07-18-2012, 06:34 PM	#2437
mrsmig Write. Write. Writey Write Write. Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Virginia Posts: 185	Early this year I was doing research on a writers' conference/workshop - one for which I'd already been accepted and paid. I wish I'd found the lengthy AW thread on that particular conference before I paid; as it is, what I read here forewarned me about the negatives and let me focus instead on culling the good from the experience (and there was some good - not my money's worth of good, but good nonetheless). I bookmarked this site for later reference and have only just gotten around to joining. So belatedly: thank you to the folks who've been posting at AW through the years. There's a lot of great information and some good people here. Last edited by mrsmig; 07-18-2012 at 11:12 PM.

07-20-2012, 03:22 AM	#2440
Magic New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: USA Posts: 38	Google search for: Message Board about Blogging Someone had blogged about this place and said their forum about blogging was pretty good. Waiting till I have thread creating power to ask my questions __________________ .:.Costume and Makeup Archive (soon...must find old files).:. .:.My DIY blog.:. .:.100 Letters, will you get one?.:. .:.My face, talking... probably..:. DFTBA

07-12-2012, 11:09 AM	#2426
L. Y. They are all perfect.... Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: The 5-0 Posts: 3,672	Found this site from a link on the QueryShark blog.

07-12-2012, 11:40 AM	#2427
amecylia New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2	I googled "writing forums".

07-13-2012, 08:01 PM	#2428
TheGrayLady hide and seek Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 62	I Googled a few agents and this site came up. Also, Kody Keplinger blogged about how she used this site while writing the DUFF. She praised AW so highly I had to come check it out.

07-13-2012, 10:35 PM	#2429
ASC McLaren Intended for mature audiences Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Western Washington Posts: 414	I googled word count, as I remember (I'm old), and this was one of the links I opened. I lurked for a few weeks liking what I saw and joined.

07-15-2012, 02:11 AM	#2430
FMAnderson Knocking his head against the wall. Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 261	I Googled a search on word count accuracy through Word and was instantly impressed with the community.

07-17-2012, 06:33 AM	#2432
KAM_writer figuring it all out Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: New York City Posts: 51	I found it through the same way you did! (Writer's Digest 101 Best Websites...although in the 2012 edition.)

07-17-2012, 11:17 AM	#2434
Midnight Sol New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 3	Hey, y'all! I was refered to this website by the author of Obsidianbookshelf.com, Val Kovalin

07-18-2012, 05:34 AM	#2436
anthony draco figuring it all out Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 81	Google.

07-19-2012, 05:22 AM	#2438
Mykall practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 159	I googled "critique my writing" or something like that. Wax on, wax off...

07-19-2012, 05:25 AM	#2439
JRDickson figuring it all out Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 89	A random surfing of the interweb during a period of obsessive social networking (writing gets lonely sometimes!)

07-20-2012, 05:18 PM	#2441
Kogo Shuko New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Ontario Posts: 10	I googled writing message boards, because I'm awfully lonely with only two writing friends - one being 8 hours away, and the other being all the way across the pond. __________________ "Remember that the life we share is nothing but a song." ~Great Big Sea

07-22-2012, 08:38 AM	#2442
Rhymes with Clue Trying to be mysterious Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 18	Hi there-- It kept coming up as I was doing research on editors, agents & publishers for a column I wrote in a writer's magazine (on marketing). The information seemed really good. I am avoiding writing so I needed a new online message-board, that's why I signed up. Writing is a lonely job, and without message boards I would have to clean my house or something while avoiding writing. This is a great site.

07-22-2012, 08:59 PM	#2443
huskytimbertoes New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: The United States Posts: 2	Hello everyone! I found this site through a friend. She uses the advice from all the lovely writers here in order to refine her novel, and I thought, hey, why not jump in and join the bright minds discussing novels and writing of all sorts. Can't wait to get more involved here!

07-22-2012, 09:26 PM	#2444
M_K_S New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 20	I was surfing the net, in search of a peer review site. I took a flash fiction course years ago, and the fella who ran the course recommended an on-line peer review site(still can't recall the site). After 5-6 keyword searches, AW came up. Glad I found it.

07-23-2012, 03:08 AM	#2445
Iggy58 Newly addicted to AW Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Somewhere east of the Mississippi Posts: 179	Google search I was looking for a site I could share things I've written with better writers than myself in the hopes someone would give me constructive criticism and/or edits. Looked on Google and found a few recommendations for the site.

07-24-2012, 08:29 PM	#2446
Anachronist3 New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Somewhere anachronistic. Posts: 6	Somebody twitted me a link to one of the discussions here. I liked the people and their comments.

07-24-2012, 09:47 PM	#2447
Daniela New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 5	The 'almighty' Google. I don't even remember what I was looking for. Maybe online critique groups? __________________ Blog:Where Fantasy and Science Fiction collide Twitter: schreib_wut

07-24-2012, 11:46 PM	#2449
rnpudel Riding a unicorn headed for cloud 9 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Washington Posts: 171	I had seen this site mentioned in a few places, but didn't want to bog myself down with being a member of too many writing sites, rather than actually writing. But, after posting my first two paragraphs for review on a good sized forum, and after 72 views with still no feedback, I vented my irritation to a fellow writer. She told me about this site and so I signed up! __________________ Rachel Pudelek My Blog My Twitter

07-25-2012, 02:27 AM	#2450
Locke New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Spartanburg, SC Posts: 44	I get around. Writing sites. No, seriously, I've been a part of a few different places. I'd occasionally hear horror stories from people about how mean those "AW" people can be when they critique your work. Well, after sitting in those forums, listening to people cry incessantly about publishing vs e-publishing, and seeing critiques done with kid gloves which are afraid to actually point out what's wrong with something, I decided to give this a whirl. Besides, if I wanted a critique delivered via a comfy chair, I'd get all of my critiques from my mother. Also, Colleen Lindsay told me to. In a dream... er... blog post.

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