The Writers' Circle

This is a guide for new visitors to this website, and writers who have just joined us.

Q.  "How do I post my story on this website?"

A. Click on START HERE (at the top left of the page), find the section you want to post in (e.g. review my work) then click the "create an article in this section" link. This will require you to register or log in. Once you're logged in, type a title for your new article, type or paste the text of your article in, then click 'Create this article.'

Q. "What is Kudos?"

A. Articles on the site often have a kudos score listed against them. e.g. 2.75 (3). This means that 3 visitors have rated this article to have kudos (a score if you like) 2.75 in total.

Q. "How is Kudos worked out?"

A. When you look at any article, you will see that you can rate the article by choosing to click NOT SO GOOD, BETTER, GOOD, GREAT or FANTASTIC. You should try to provide a rating on any article you read. Kudos is worked out by adding up all of the individual ratings. NOT SO GOOD is worth 0.125; BETTER is worth 0.25; GOOD is worth 0.5; GREAT is worth 0.75; and FANTASTIC is worth 1.0.

Q. "Why do writers have numbers next to their names?"

A. You will notice that every place you see the name of a writer there is a number beside it in square brackets - e.g. [8]. This number is the total contribution this writer has made to the site, not only in terms of submitting articles but also in terms of providing feedback.

Q. "What is a Valued Contributor? How do I become one?"

A. A valued contributor is a writer who provides a lot of feedback as well as submits a number of articles to the site. On the Writers Circle, we prize writers who are willing to give their time to review another person's work. You are not an active contributor until you provide feedback yourself.

Q. "I'm not getting any feedback! How do I solve this?"

A. It is unwise to submit an extremely long piece of work, provide no feedback to anybody else, then expect feedback to come rolling in yourself. The more feedback you give, the more you are likely to receive. You don't need a degree in English to give feedback. In fact, being an ordinary reader is much more useful. Simply read an article and give your honest (but not brutal) thoughts about it to the author. Once you do that, you will often get feedback from the same writer, by way of a thank you.