Are you an author publishing your debut novel or is this the last book in your series? Are you a blogger with thousands of followers or is your mom your main cheerleader? If you enjoy writing, these communities will place you in an environment where you can grow your skills and create connections within the community of female writers. So set up your profile and start connecting!
She Writes is essentially Facebook for the women writers. With friends you can follow, a seemingly endless stream of content, and your own profile where you can post updates about your writing journey, She Writes is a hub for every writing topic you can imagine.
With over 25,000 active members from more than 30 countries, She Writes gives you access to a public network of like-minded individuals. Novice writers, published authors and everyone in between use this forum to share advice, experience and promote each other’s work. This group of creative women offers up daily inspiration to keep you loving your work.
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As you may or may not already know, this is a sister site to BookSparks. And good news, SheWrites.com is getting a full relaunch. Become a member now and be one of the first to see the new and improved She Writes!
Women Writers, Women With a mission to encourage and promote the visibility of women writers, how can you not want to join? Women Writers, Women[‘s] Books is an online literary magazine written by and about women who write from around the world. WWWB provides access to interviews you can learn from, recommended reads to add to your list and their agents’ corner ready with answers. There is plenty to explore beyond their great content. Take an online writing class or sign up for one of their retreats and connect offline. You can submit an article to their website for a chance to be published on their home page. Did you write a memoir? Tell fellow writers how you approached research. Did you have sexual themes throughout your romance? Share how to write about eroticism. These content pieces will help promote your upcoming book as well as help other budding authors. Audrey and Vera are two lifestyle bloggers with a lot of inspiration to give. Their new Facebook community, Permission to Hustle, was created to share their love of work with others who are looking to grow as an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs are simply people who have an idea they are bursting to share with the world. Writers fall under this category. Join the FB group to ensure you receive daily doses of motivation to your stream, right alongside the cute puppy videos. Audrey and Vera found their passion in the digital world, but without hustle and hard work their dream would’ve stayed stagnant. Get your story on paper and write the book you always knew was in you. If you’ve written the book, get it published. If you’ve published your book, promote it. Then do it all over again, maybe with a sequel. There is always room to grow when you hustle. In a society where movies and novels featuring female protagonists are considered chick flicks and women’s fiction, this forum proves itself to be a community where women thrive. Tall Poppy promotes women writers and your badass heroines in all their 3-dimensional glory. In addition to featuring a Tall Poppy Writer each month, giving you the opportunity to shine in the spotlight and make new connections along the way, you are also given a chance to be apart of the growing book club. Here you can share in your love of reading as well as writing. If you join as a member, you are given more access to the site where you will be given a password to unlock protected posts. Are you curious? We are. In the meantime check out their blog where they continue to freely share great tips. On Amy Sue Nathan’s site, she advises you to leave the beach romance for another site. WFW’s goal is to promote women writers with stories about women who save themselves. Named as one of Writer’s Digest’s 101 Best Websites for Writers, WFW blog features guest posts from women writers who want to give you the backstory of their book. Why did they write it? Who inspired it? What do they wish they had known before starting? Learn from these women, and then contribute to it when you’re ready. Here is a guest post from author Ann Garvin, about how the moral of your novel can sneak up on you. No matter where you are in the writing process, if you are stumbling around in the dark, let these communities turn the light on for
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