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Write Wise's next iteration

I think the Write Wise has been a great thing. It's allowed us to write stories and share them amongst friends, in a manner that encourages those friends to read and leave feedback. That's a privileged thing. Many writers only benefit from feedback either by being published or by forming writing clubs/meetups.

We have hit a lot of issues lately, however. The current structure of the site, which has been on the go since its formation in 2011, which encourages us to write towards deadlines ('challenges'), is incompatible with how we now live.

We are all busy. Challenges have imposed on us deadlines which had resulted in challenges with missing entries or, even worse, rushed entries. I love writing. I always will, I imagine, but the Write Wise has felt more like a chore than an opportunity lately.

So it's time for a change of system.

In the coming month or two, a new Write Wise will be unveiled. This site will be much simpler than the current one, with control placed firmly in your hands, the readers.

There will be no challenges. Instead, you will post stories at your own pace. The site will allow you to advertise to the community that there is a new story, as the current system does, and you will still have the benefits of a clean profile, comments and so on -- but you will not post to a challenge. You will post when you are ready.

Hopefully, this keeps our writing-club style community, but removes the pressure.

Let me know what you all think. This is your site, and soon it will become even more so.

Written by Aaron, Friday 3 October 2014

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Joh  10 year(s) ago (124 months)

This sounds like a good solution to a problem that has been evident for quite a while now. I hope to get writing again soon, and look forward to reading more Write Wise entries and the new system in action!

 
Aaron  10 year(s) ago (124 months)

Thanks for the feedback, lads. I think this is a great chance to bring motivated writing back to the Write Wise. While the challenges were a great motivator, I'm hoping to retain the ability to drum up anticipation for upcoming entries (only instead of challenges, the authors themselves will post bulletins of upcoming stories).

 
Falcon  10 year(s) ago (124 months)

A good idea, I wouldn't want to see Write Wise go since it has produced a lot of good stories. The idea of challenges and deadlines did help motivate me to work but it isn't a practical system any more. I hope to create a stand alone Christmas story in the coming months and release it around a similar time to the previous Winter challenges. After that I'm not sure when I will be able to write again but I hope to do so soon. I look forward to whatever future works this new system brings.

 
Brisingr  10 year(s) ago (124 months)

Sounds like an interesting development for write wise and a much needed change it the way things are done around here. I look forward to seeing how it continues to grow in the future and all the stories you still have to share - who knows, I may even get back into writing at some stage.

Thanks for the update!