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How do I recover my confidence after a harsh writing group?

Having majored in writing in my undergraduate studies, I spent lots of time getting critiques from my fellow students, some of whom are now published and many of whom were excellent writers. The ...
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How do I go about finding a writing group?

Any websites that list writing groups by geographic location, or genre? Should I try libraries or something? Fan forums of a favourite author? Are there "virtual" writing groups (by email or chat ...
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Do online writing classes really help?

Almost all online writing workshops/classes/programs websites have scores of testimonials from students. It is very difficult to understand whether these really are students or paid testimonials. So, ...
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Is it more advantageous to have an excerpt or a plot summary critiqued?

I'm considering opening up my current work in progress to critique. In the past I haven't had very much luck with the local writer's group, but I'm willing to try again. Maybe not with them, but ...
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Finding an Textfile Ezine to Write For [closed]

I am an eighth grader who is about halfway through reading all of the "Hogs of Entropy" issues. Reading through them, I realized that formality is not the focus of the pieces, which intrigues me to ...
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Accountability as a Writer [closed]

I'm looking for specific online-only communities for writing accountability. I know to get better at writing we all need to write and I would like to find groups that allow me to work on consistently ...