Would anyone be interested in joining a discord for MM writers? I find that it is so useful to talk to other writers who understand romance genre norms as well as people who have an understand of the MM space. I am also open to adding people who write other queer romances if there is interest!

* Genre/s: MM Romance of any subgenre

* Goals/expectations/commitment: Commitment to being active in the discord at least a few times a week. Willingness to engage in discussion as well as provide feedback on shared works. Perhaps a good place to exchange works for beta reading.

* Writing/experience level: Experienced writers ready to write for publishing

* Meeting place: Discord

* Max size: perhaps 20 at this time with room to grow

Need help working through the basics of creating tech that could feasibly work in a cyberpunk world I’ve been creating

Genre/s: Psychological relationship drama, science fiction, erotica.

Goals/expectations/commitment: I'm looking for a few critique partners for my completed 84K-word novel, Our Lives Between Worlds. It's a character-driven psychological drama with sci-fi elements, a slow burn, and explicit adult content.

I'm happy to exchange the first 10–20K words, or just a few chapters, to see whether we're a good fit. Neither of us has to commit to an entire manuscript. I'm interested in honest feedback about the characters, relationships, emotional realism, pacing, and what keeps you reading.

Writing/experience level: First-time novelist with a completed manuscript. I'm comfortable giving straightforward, constructive feedback. I especially enjoy mysteries, thrillers, psychological drama, science fiction, and erotica. Horror is fine too, and I'm comfortable with any level of spice.

Meeting place: Reddit DMs initially. We can arrange manuscript exchanges and feedback privately.

At a glance

Genre: Any genres welcome!

Goals/expectations/commitment: We understand people are adults so while we don't expect rigid monthly partipation we expect you to check in every so often. If monthly is too much you could do the challenge every 3 months or every 6 months, just let us know what you're up to inbetween.

Writing/Experience Level: Any experience welcome! We're here to get things done and improve together.

Meeting Place: Discord!

Max Size: 30-35 members

More Info

Rooms Of Our Own is a new 25+ writing server built around a monthly choose-your-own-goal challenge with a custom goal based on you and your project needs. The idea is you pick something too want to get done that mont ranging from finish draft 0 to edit 3 chapters, track it in whatever way makes sense for the project you are working on, and have other writers there to support you however you need.

The server has spaces for writing sprints, body doubling, critique, craft talk, and each member gets their own forum to do whatever they want with (a room of their own if you will!). Off-topic chat is encouraged as we believe the best writing and critique circles are between people who know each other and what they're working on.

We're queer, neurodivergant, and BIPOC-owned but everyone is welcome as long as you're kind, profiction, and anti-censorship. All genres are welcome, critique is opt-in, and any experience level is fine as long as you have a goal and want to get it done. We're a discord server and have no formal meeting time other than monthly challenge, the first of which is starting at the beginning of november. Members are welcome to set up events and if a weekly or monthly meeting suits us we'll set thar up too.

Because I'm also advertising on disboard, you have to fill out an intro before being let in and there's a leveling system that requites 50 messages for challenge access and 100 messages for critique access but if I can tell you're not a bot I've been manually applying access.

We're looking to cap at 30-35 members and stay small as the goal is a friendly and small group where we get to know each other's projects, habits, and support needs. We're currently sitting around 6. Comment below or shoot me a DM and I'll get you the link!

Hi everyone! 👋❤️

I hope you don’t mind me sharing something I’ve been working on!
I’m a writer myself, and over the past few months I’ve been building something called **DraftMatter.** It’s a platform designed to help writers organise and manage everything that comes with being an author, beyond just writing the actual book!
The idea came from my own experiences of trying to keep track of writing projects, manuscript versions, publishing plans, contacts, and all the other moving pieces that seem to multiply as you get further into your writing journey. 😂
I’m now getting ready to welcome a small group of **20 Founding Writers** into DraftMatter’s private alpha testing program, and I’d absolutely love to have some fellow writers involved!
It’s completely free to participate, and I’m looking for writers at all different stages. You could be working on your first manuscript, self-publishing, querying agents, traditionally published, or sharing your work online.
At this stage, I’m really looking for people who would enjoy exploring the platform, testing its features, sharing honest feedback, and helping shape what it eventually becomes.

If this sounds like something you’d enjoy being part of, I’ve put together a short application form here:

https://forms.gle/v9zq4PbzGsc5HTbZ9

And of course, if you have any questions about DraftMatter, please feel free to ask! I’m always happy to chat about it.
Thanks so much for reading, and hope the godawful (writers)block stays far, far away from you all! 🥲
— N.E.L.

Hi everyone! Long story short I created an online writing platform (like wattpad) designed to help writers and their work get discovered since I feel like it’s way harder to get discovered nowadays. The algorithm I created is intended to introduce readers to stories they might otherwise overlook. Before launching publicly, I’m inviting 20 writers to publish their work, test the platform, and provide honest feedback. I want to see whether the discovery system works as intended and identify what I can improve. At launch, I plan to feature this founding group as the site’s Top Authors and actively promote their stories to incoming readers. Please keep in mind I’m not some big corporation (I’m just a girl). Advice is very much appreciated!

Genre/s: All genres of original fiction are welcome.
Goals/expectations/commitment: Participants should be willing to upload a story or chapters, explore the platform, and share feedback on publishing, story discovery, and the overall experience. Your input will help guide improvements before launch.
Writing/experience level: Writers of all experience levels are welcome, including those who have not yet established an audience.
Meeting place: I can send the link if interested!
Max size: 20 writers for this initial testing group.
Cost/payment: Participation is free and unpaid.
How to participate: Comment below or send me a message with a brief introduction to your work.

I’m an aspiring animator that wants to make fast paced shorts that can tell a bigger narrative that it leads on but don’t know how to go about doing. (I also only recently learned story compression being a thing)

I struggle writing a beginning, middle, end that flows tightly and instead a lot of bits and it’s hard to figure out what elements are essential of maintaining the narrative and what elements that are too drawn or filler’y.

And when I tried looking up guides on YouTube, I mostly get audio stuff it seems.

If their any guides or tips that can help, I’d like to hear them.

Hello everyone 👋

Gooberductions is looking for a team of writers to help out coming up with story, scene planning, and eventually writing script for the story.

It will be a 2 hour animated fantasy film that takes place in the Viking era (979), and on completion be released onto YouTube.

Genre : Fantasy

Goal : have a writing session 1 - 3 times a week, coming up with story and planning scenes. Hope to get to the script writing phase by the end of November

Experience level : no experience needed, only passion

Meeting place : Team discord or WhatsApp

Team size : me and 3 others (4 total)

a run down of the story, it follows two close friends Asgeir and Bjorn. They've just had their home destroyed in a drastic war, and have been forced to relocate to a much harsher conditioned land. Asgeir and Bjorn grow up in a low class chiefdom, until everything changes when on a lackluster mining session, Bjorn spots a strange light in one of the caverns, in which the entity attaches to him and grants him immense power and abilities. With it, he aids his village to improve and prepare for the winter by using the light to grow crops, heal wounded soldiers, and aid merchants voyage across the ocean for trades. Overall it looks like a blessing on the surface, however things would quickly go south when Bjorn shares half of the light with his close friend Asgeir. Not long after the village starts to thrive, Asgeir's merchant business begins to plummet as Bjorn uses the light to collect more and more ores, grow more and more crops, and heal more and more soldiers, his products become less valuable and such he loses business.  Eventually Asgeir storms away to start his own kingdom, leading to a rivalry between the two once close friends which said rivalry comes with tragic consequences.

If you’re interested in taking part, feel free to DM me at Gooberductions.studio@gmail.com for more info and entry details!

Vers un réseau numérique belge sécurisé.

Une réflexion sur l’avenir des services numériques essentiels Concept prospectif visant à renforcer la sécurité des citoyens lors de l’utilisation des services bancaires, administratifs et gouvernementaux.

Contexte

Aujourd'hui, une grande partie de notre vie quotidienne passe par Internet. Les opérations bancaires, les démarches administratives et de nombreux services publics sont accessibles depuis nos smartphones et ordinateurs. Cette évolution apporte confort et rapidité, mais elle augmente également les enjeux liés à la cybersécurité.

« Et si les services les plus sensibles disposaient de leur propre infrastructure numérique sécurisée ? »

Une infrastructure dédiée aux services critiques L'idée consiste à créer un réseau numérique belge distinct de l'Internet public. Celui-ci serait développé avec les opérateurs de télécommunication et réservé aux services essentiels : banques, identité numérique, administrations, santé et autres plateformes reconnues d'intérêt général. Des normes de sécurité renforcées Seules les applications certifiées pourraient accéder à ce réseau. Elles seraient soumises à des audits réguliers, à des obligations de sécurité strictes et à une surveillance permanente des accès. Cette approche permettrait de réduire fortement les risques liés aux attaques informatiques, à la fraude et au vol d'identité. Des bénéfices pour les citoyens En séparant les opérations critiques du reste du trafic Internet, les citoyens bénéficieraient d'un environnement plus fiable pour leurs démarches importantes. Les virements, signatures électroniques et procédures administratives pourraient être exécutés dans un cadre contrôlé et hautement sécurisé. Un terminal spécialisé Le concept pourrait être complété par la création d'un terminal dédié. Contrairement à un smartphone classique, cet appareil serait conçu exclusivement pour les services essentiels. Son architecture verrouillée limiterait considérablement les possibilités d'altération ou d'installation de logiciels non autorisés. Vision d’avenir Cette proposition ne vise pas à remplacer Internet mais à imaginer une nouvelle couche de confiance numérique. À mesure que la transformation numérique progresse, disposer d'une infrastructure spécifiquement destinée aux échanges sensibles pourrait devenir un véritable atout pour la protection des citoyens et des institutions. Article de réflexion et d’innovation numériq