This first in a series about on-line writing communities in which I have complied.

Do you want your poems or stories to have more exposure and perhaps get noticed by a publisher.
I am providing a list of on-line writing communities for everyone. I posted the same list over at http://writerscafe.org.

1. http://storywrite.com it is free but if you want to post pictures you must buy a silver or gold membership.

2. http://jabbertale.com is totally free.

3. http://writers-network.com

4. http://authorsden.com

5. http://hellopoetry.com is for poetry

6. http://fanfiction.com is just for fan fiction

7. http://fictionpress.com is for original poetry and fiction.

8 http://thenextbigwriter.com/ you must pay for if you want your story published. I recommend that you stay away from it.

9. http://booksie.com is totally free

10. http://wattpad.com is free.

11. http://writing.com is only free up to a point.

I am sure I have missed some of them, but these are only 11 that I know about.

Oh yes and 12, http://authorsnation.com is free.

http://fanstory.com is not free. It requires an $8.95 monthly membership and you may only post three stories a day. The members are very critic over there as they are over at http://thenextbigwriter.com

New on-line writing communities

http://www.onlinewritingcommunity.com/

http://www.legendfire.com/

http://www.onestopwriteshop.com/index.php

http://www.thewritingcorner.net

/http://inkspot.com/

http://essaysreasy.org/content/online-writing-community.html

http://www.pubular.com/

http://www.scribophile.com/

http://soulscribe.com/

http://www.squidoo.com/authonomy-online-writing-community

http://www.authonomy.com/

http://www.todayswriting.com/ this one is for poetry and stories

http://www.writersbeat.com/

http://thepoetsanctuary.net/ poetry only

http://www.necrotania.com/ this site is only for science fiction and fantasy

http://sff.onlinewritingworkshop.com/ this site is for science fiction, horror, and fantasy. It is brand new.

http://www.protagonize.com/ this site is for creative fiction.

http://www.toasted-cheese.com/

http://openfiction.com/

Update: A member over at http://writerscafe.org gave me this new site to share with everyone. I just registered over there.


http://www.wetales.com/eng/index.php


http://www.writingroom.com/ I just came across this one.

http://kids.faithwriters.com/ This is for young Christian writers between the ages of 7 to 14 years of age.

http://www.moontowncafe.com/ This is a new site.

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