Forum / Quick guide to workshop + challenge + theme groups

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  Dorothee Lang

  Dec 07, 04:49am

  i started this list for the workshop group, and then thought i post it here, too. the different sections are roughly sorted by group popularity and activity.

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  WORKSHOPS

  The Workshop
  http://www.fictionaut.com/groups/the-workshop
  “If you have published a text in Fictionaut and want some constructive feedback, or feel the text still isn't all fitting yet, then try The Workshop”

  The Hidden Workshop
  (access through ‘The Workshop’)
  “A private group: only workshop members can see the group and access the texts.”

  Are we there yet?
  http://www.fictionaut.com/groups/are-we-there-yet
  “Post the first line/s of your poems & the first sentence/s of your stories to see if we want to keep reading.”

  Works in Progress
  http://www.fictionaut.com/groups/works-in-progress
  (note: this group and the texts posted in it are yet visible)
  “A protected group dedicated to works in progress and experiments that aren't ready for prime time.”

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  CHALLENGES

  Short Story Challenge
  http://www.fictionaut.com/groups/short-story-challenge
  “Each month a new challenge will be posted to the discussion with rules for the month.”

  Significant Objects
  http://www.fictionaut.com/groups/significant-objects
  “The idea for this group: We'll present an object. You'll write a story (500 words or fewer) that makes it Significant.”

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  THEME GROUPS

  People who like to flash
  http://www.fictionaut.com/groups/people-not-invited-to-private-groups-who-like-to
  “Flash fiction! Mostly stories under 500 words, please, but who's counting?”

  Prose Poems
  http://www.fictionaut.com/groups/prose-poems
  “Prose poems and other poetic forms that don’t play well with others.”

  the longer story
  http://www.fictionaut.com/groups/the-longer-story
  “not novel excerpts--but longer stories. what is a long story? let's say 3,500. let's start there, and go up.”

  Hypertext Fiction
  http://www.fictionaut.com/groups/hypertext-fiction
  “If you have written in the hypertext format, are curious about it, or have some thoughts or questions about its emergence into mainstream reading, this is the place to be.”

  novel excerpts
  http://www.fictionaut.com/groups/novel-excerpts
  “A place to post parts of novels -- finished, in progress, or from deep within your drawer.”

  Poetry
  http://www.fictionaut.com/groups/the-fictionaut-poetry-group
  “poems and poetics”

  Like Life (Except slower, better, without the typos)
  http://www.fictionaut.com/groups/like-life-slower-better-and-without-the-typos
  “This is a group for writers who are interested in memoir, the lyric essay, creative non-fiction in all its manifestations.”

  FictioNot
  http://www.fictionaut.com/groups/fictionot
  “This group is for Fictionauts who also moonlight as FictioNots--writers of nonfiction.”

  The Techno-Fantasy Guild
  http://www.fictionaut.com/groups/the-techno-fantasy-guild
  “For the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers and Readers out there.”

  Epic Poets
  http://www.fictionaut.com/groups/epic-poets
  “A group of poets writing bold, gigantic epic poems like the work of Homer, Dante, Virgil.”

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  Susan Gibb

  Dec 07, 06:42am

  Dorothee, this is an awesome and intelligent categorization of the groups and would be an extremely helpful guide to newcomers and oldsters here alike.

  Perhaps even the austere and eclectic lit journal groups--if they would like--can be arranged in some sort of manner as well so that both they and the astounding writers here can benefit from the relationsips.

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  Finnegan Flawnt

  Dec 07, 06:54am

  what a great idea, dorothee, to canvas group life on fictionaut...agree with susan - a great resource. i even found a new group!

  susan, when you talk about relationships, i can only think "tinderbox" now...it's your fault. this morning i designed a course with a colleague sitting next to me using tinderbox in 10 min. i think he still has not closed his mouth.

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  Dorothee Lang

  Dec 07, 08:25am

  :)
  it actually was a fun discovery tour, to browse all groups from A-Z, and to try and categorize them. i am just so glad the list came out fine and with links intact after posting.

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  Jürgen Fauth

  Dec 07, 01:41pm

  Very useful -- thanks a lot, Dorothee!

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  H-M Brown

  Dec 08, 06:29pm

  Just to give a heads up, The Techno-Fantasy Guild also welcomes Horror stories for posting.

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