On the first of November (timed for Nanowrimo) I'm going to release a free writing site that'll work right in your browser, no logins required. Features include:
Customizable looping timer (can also pause and resume) for sprints.
Customizable word count goals with a live progress bar, so you can visually see your word count rise.
Word count tracker you can use if you don't want to set a goal.
And, if you'd like a simpler experience, there's options to hide all of the trackers.
Potential New Platform for Writers (Looking for Betas)
Hey everyone. So I’ve been told @imsorrymycontentsucks and a group of other college students are developing a new Wattpad-like site specifically tailored to writers that plans on taking inspiration from popular writing platforms and including features that help writers develop their craft.
There’s a lot of potential in the idea. It would include features like a tiered review system, that would value helpful reviews most; and feedback analytics, which would show writers more about their readers such as where people typically lose interest which could be hugely beneficial to the editing process.
The site is up and accepting members as it goes through the beta phase, and the creators are seeking out writers to test it out and give feedback. So far the upload process and reading section are simple, though there is a Wattpad-like reading bar for progress and a simple comment system in place.
The site is new and as I’m typing this there are very few works on the site right now, so if you’re looking for some exposure your work would be easily found and not hidden amongst loads of other works.
They’re working on a tag system currently, the completion of the comments and feedback analytics systems are expected to be done by November 26th. I’ve already suggested an LGBT section be added to the list of genres, which I’m told will be done as well. There are 21 other genres currently listed, with one at a time able to be applied to each story.
You can participate in a workshop trial that would involve making an account, checking out the features, and filling out a quick survey. This starts on November 26th. You do not have to participate in the workshopping trial to start creating accounts and uploading works.
If you’re interested you can check out the site: www.prolitfic.com
And if you have any questions I’m sure @imsorrymycontentsucks would love to answer them or direct your questions to someone who can.
I maaaay have spent the last hour or so creating a website for this blog... because I have zero self-control and when I saw that google has a branch (like google forms, google docs etc) for building a website, I couldn’t help myself. :x
ok so i was recently introduced to this thing called Trello where you can make boards and cards and lists and checklists within the cards and tbh it has changed my life (heres the link) or if you want the plain website address: https://trello.com/en
This is my English Literature board (im doing An Inspector Calls atm) and i’ve got the three recommended lists, and each card is a topic. I have a board for every subject i’m learning and YOU CAN CHANGE THE BACKGROUNDS TO PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING
and when you click on the little white cards this pops up:
you can add due dates/times, comments, descriptions, label it a specific colour, add a checklist which will add a percent bar of how much you’ve completed and you can add a cool sticker in the side menu to specific cards to show how you feel about them, if you’ve done them etc
I literally have several boards and one for my writing and i love it and i highly recommend it to anyone studying and revising or doing homework or any writers out there because its just great and helps keep me organised
YOU CAN ALSO MAKE A TEAM AND ADD PEOPLE TO THE TEAM AND HAVE BOARDS SHARED WITHIN THE TEAM
i mean this sounds great for a group project or business kinda thing but myself and my friend have a team for writing where we can access shared boards and add things to each others shared boards within the team. i think to have a better team/more than one team you need to pay for a monthly subscription thing but 1 team that you can constantly change/leave is still great
this is the homepage. i have it set up so if i have anything due soon that i might have forgotten about or haven't done yet, it reminds me. all of my boards are down the right side for quick access and my team is at the left side
these are my boards, as you can see i spent a while finding the perfect background for each one and yes that is a duolingo board i like to be organised and have constant reminders everywhere because that fucking owl will kill me
and the best thing? IT IS TOTALLY FREE
to have better stickers and be in more than one team/have more business type options you do need to pay monthly but its like 9.99 a month which isnt a massive amount if you have a business i guess
