There are three websites that either I use every time I get on the internet (that isn’t checking my email or updating my status on facebook), or would like to.
www.writing.com
Writing.com is a great writing community. In it, new members and new writers are a priority; if you have a short story or an essay or poem that you want critiqued and rated fairly by people who love writing , this is the site for you.
There are tiers of membership that can be bought either with on-site points or through cash donations. Higher tiers have access to create different kinds of items and have more memory space. (They can only dish out so much of their servers to freebies.) It is important to note, though, that a new member can be granted an upgrade by a collective of older members who find them worthwhile. This is both a great __ tactic for them, because it hurts to see all that extra space and special entry types go away, and it allows the newer person to see and experience all that they’re missing out on.
(If you’re wondering how often that happens, it has happened to me at least once and I’m only regular there in spurts.)
What also makes Writing.com great is the community aspect of it. You can read short stories and poems and books, you can develop your analytical skills or even just talk to the author by reviewing, you can follow your favorite authors, you can practice with different prompts they have available, there are contests and group-writes called campfires. That site has EVERYTHING a writer could ever dream of.
Also, if you’ve ever been to writing.com before … and were unable to stand the horrid yellow background… IT’S CHANGED! Now it’s white. Much easier on the eyes, if you ask me.
www.ravelry.com
I’ve been crocheting since I was eight. I’ve been knitting since I was eighteen. This is the best online community for similar yarn enthusiasts. Yes, there are other websites which focus on knitting, crocheting, sewing and such. Those tend to be websites of companies that sell products or services to knitters, and focused more on how to use their products than providing a community to interact with fellow crafters in.
