Anyone else love to write?? If you do, I highly recommend Substack. You can read a ton of different posts on different topics and write your own. It’s a great community there :) Lmk if you’re on Substack and what you think about it!

I just joined Substack and I’m slightly lost lmao. Any people everyone would recommend to follow (or avoid)? I’m specifically looking in the literature/literary criticism realm but also for writers that talk process and craft!

Hi everyone!

I wanted to pose this question on here since I love the concept of this website and people seem incredibly nice and welcoming - and I find that quite a few people who love reading, love writing, too!

Does anyone know of a good website for discussing writing with others, maybe even sharing some writing? I used to love Tumblr but feel it's not quite the same anymore and Substack seems quite cold and a little LinkedIn-hustler-esque to me. I'd just love something in the vein of Pagebound where people can discuss and help each other out with their writing.

I'm not even sure such a website exists but thought it was worth asking!

P.S. If the mods think this post isn't quite appropriate for the forum since it's about writing and not reading, please feel free to delete :)

V.E.'s prose feels like warm liquid pouring through me. I don't even have to process the comma splices, it all goes straight to my heart.

Before adding a book to your TBR, do you check the ratings at all? I imagine most of us do, so my real question is: Would a low rating stop you for adding it? Is there a number when you go "no, that's too low, there's no way that'd be a good book" ?

From the average rating on goodreads, I rarely add books under 3.70. There's exceptions, if they sound really good and people are complaining in reviews about things I think I'd like, but under 3.30? Don't think I'd bother. But with PB's average being lower, I'm having to recalibrate that range, and I got curious that people's habits :)