Welcome to The Writers' Circle

The goal of The Writers' Circle is quite simply to improve your writing and perhaps (if you're not one already) get you one step closer to being a published author. writerscircle.biz is absolutely free to join, and is available to all writers of all ages worldwide (novelists, short story writers, poets and so on). The only proviso is that you must write in English so that we are properly able to moderate the contents of this site. For further information see our guidelines on appropriate content.

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Special feature

MyNovel novel writing software by MyNovel.biz

Our novel writing software will help you to plan and write a novel. MyNovel will encourage you to think about your characters, settings and the events that will form your skeleton of your novel. It will encourage you to visualize your characters and develop a good deal of background information before you begin the process of writing. It will organize all of your notes, links to research, and diagrams (for instance spider diagrams and family trees) - and of course your manuscript itself - together in one file.

A complete word processor designed for novelists

MyNovel contains a complete word processor specifically designed for writers and novelists. The software also includes questionnaires, and many other features, which you will use to define and get to know your characters, events and settings before you begin writing. MyNovel includes a thesaurus, spell checker, and tools to evaluate the readability and reading age of your writing. The reading age tools are particularly useful if you are writing for children. MyNovel also allows you to define a daily target word count and will keep track of how well you are doing. MyNovel will motivate you to write every day and will give you inspiration all the way.

Professional writing software - that anybody can use!

MyNovel is used by a number of professional, published authors. We also have writers of all ages (literally ages 10 to 80+) who use MyNovel as a pastime and enjoy doing so. It is accessible and useful for writers of all abilities. For new novelists, MyNovel includes templates / formulas for you to follow to get your novel written. For example there is the Hero's Journey template, which you will recognize as the basis for very many of the books you read and the films you watch. If you an accomplished writer you do not need to use a template, however. MyNovel will grow with you! In addition, if you run a writing course, you can devise your own templates and distribute them to your students.

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Recent messages

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Re: Another excerpt from my manuscript 'Admin' - Justine and her boyfriend arrive home from her mother's birthday party by OnlyShallow

Hi OnlyShallow, one point - you left a space after a full stop! LOL Excellent read! Best wishes ... (notebook)

Re: "WISHBONE" (NaNoWriMo 2007 "winning" entry - SAMPLE CHAPTER by Chris Harvey

Very warm. The characters were likable - I felt like I wanted to protect them: wrap them up in a ... (OnlyShallow)

Re: Sandy summer gone by Carl

This is the type of unassuming prose that creeps up on you and hits you with a bolt of lightning when ... (OnlyShallow)

Re: Auntie Vera and The Lure of The Silver Screen by churchmouse

Hehe.... I loved the bit that said she quite liked having fresh flowers around the place and ... (OnlyShallow)

Re: SOUL MATES by notebook

Thank you, OnlyShallow, your comments are very much appreciated! I'm pleased the story worked ... (notebook)

Re: SOUL MATES by notebook

I really enjoyed this. I found the spousal dialogue really convincing - creating an authentic air of ... (OnlyShallow)

Re: 1901 by computer101

Pardon the author for any grammatical errors. (computer101)

Re: Excerpt from my manuscript 'Admin' by OnlyShallow

Hi OnlyShallow, and welcome to the circle. I thought that this bounced along quite nicely, and it ... (churchmouse)

Re: work by Liamc85

Any comments would be appreciated. Cheers (Liamc85)

Re: Humble Pi by notebook

Thank you, OnlyShallow, and Stephen - your comments are indeed appreciated! Best wishes Dom (notebook)

Featured writer oleander	Total posts: 15
Roles: Writer

My passion is writing. I could write all day if possible. What would you like to do even if you were not paid for it - write write write. I was writing a novel one day and making no real progress and ... (Read more)

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Genre / category: Fiction

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Genre / category: Poetry

A Green and Pleasant Dream

Genre / category: Fiction

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Genre / category: Fiction

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Genre / category: Fiction

Win a copy of MyNovel!

This month we are offering a free copy of MyNovel to the best poem, short story, or most chapter / opening to a novel submitted to The Writers' Circle.

Do you think you can win the May 2012 Writers' Circle competition?

To enter the competition log in and submit your work, remembering to tick the "include in competition" checkbox.

If you aren't a member of The Writers' Circle yet, please join - it's absolutely free and always will be.

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