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Joey Franklin

Be a Part of Something Worthwhile

Whether it's a local open mic night or an online writing group, participating in a writing community can help us become better writers and discover the opportunities out there waiting for us. Here you'll find companion resources to chapter 3 of The Writer's Hustle, including links and resources for various genres, links to writing communities, some social media worth following as well as how to write a book review (and sound legit) so your efforts to become a good literary citizen pay off. 

ONLINE RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY HUBS FOR VARIOUS GENRES:

FICTION

  • NaNoWriMo
  • Wattpad
  • Scrivener   or do we just want free stuff??
  • Reddit subgroup for Writers

NONFICTION

  • The Humble Essayist
  • Essay Daily
  • Brevity Blog

POETRY

  • Poetry prompts and writing exercises
  • Poetry Foundation Resources

SCREENPLAYS

  • Formatting a Screenplay: How to Put Your Story Into Screenplay Format
  • 5 Best Screenplay Format Templates
  • "Writing for Theater and Film" by Carina Jaramillo (Thanks, Anna!)

PLAYSCRIPTS

  • 25 Modern and Contemporary Plays Every Actor Should Know
  • Finding Plays and Playscripts

FINDING LOCAL LITERARY EVENTS

  • Literary Events Calendar 
  • How to Find Literary Events in Your Area
  • Poets & Writers App for finding local literary events

ONLINE WRITING COMMUNITIES:

  • Scribophile: The writing group and online writing workshop for serious writers
  • Critique Circle: a writing community on the web
  • NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month
  • She Writes
  • Writing.com: where the writers go 
  • Talentville (screenwriters) 
  • Writers Helping Writers   

SOCIAL MEDIA:

TWITTER

Hashtags to know and follow: 

  • 12 Hashtags on Twitter Every Writer Should Know


Instagram:

  • If You’re a Writer, You Should be Using Instagram
  • I Wish Writers Would Stop Doing These Things on Instagram

Tiktok:

  • 5 FUN WAYS TO BE PART OF THE POETRY COMMUNITY ON TIKTOK

Writing Book Reviews:

  • 17 Book Review Examples to Help You Write the Perfect Review
  • How to Write a Book Review

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