If you’re reading this, then I’m pretty sure you’ve read the title and wanted to find out where to start writing. Even though in your every day middle school, high school or college classroom there have always been times where there’s that one person who’s obsessed with writing, chances are, they either haven’t gotten their writing published or don’t even know on which platform to start writing. If you’re one of those people or if you simply are attempting to delve into the world of writing, here are some places that you can go (reference not intended).
- Write The World
Write The World is one of my personal favourites, as there are so many opportunities for writing on it. By the way, I’m not sponsored by any of these platforms (hah, I wish..). Anyways, coming back to the recommendation, Write The World has a huge variety of different functions. For example, if you’re like me, a typical broke student with unorganised goals and ideas, Write The World offers competitions, which not only can help you earn money but can also allow you to receive peer feedback from other writers and professionals. Also, you can join writing groups and communities without even having to physically talk to them and ask in person. Literally every introvert’s dream.
2. NaNoWriMo
Even though I’ve been using NaNoWriMo a lot less frequently and for a lot less time than Write The World, I still think that it’s a good platform for writers to start with. For example, a special feature of theirs allows you to set goals for your writing. But not just an ordinary goal, oh no, a SMART goal, also known as a Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-based goal. I can already hear the groans of prior students already clicking out of this page. I’m sorry. But anyways, for those of you who stayed, NaNoWriMo is great for building communities and motivation for you to get started on actually writing your next best-seller (or your first). But I have to warn you not to try get publishers on this site, as it’s simply a shortcut and your writing is a lot more valuable than a simple shortcut.
3. Wattpad/ Tumblr
The reason I lumped these two platforms together in a group is because of one reason and one reason only: fan-fiction. I don’t know what you’ve heard, but personally, I’ve heard a lot of people who were dissuaded from writing on these sites due to their notoriety in that genre. However, tumblr and Wattpad are good places to get recognition for your writing, due to the fact of the already high amounts of viewer traffic on these sites. In my opinion, out of these two, Wattpad is the better platform if you want to get your next novel read and recognised, due to the fact that you can vote on stories and rise in rankings for different categories. However, tumblr has quite high amounts of viewer traffic, and getting people to reblog and/ or view your stories is easier than on Wattpad, especially if you use the correct tage
So, I’m going to end my writing platform recommendations here because even though there a lot of writing platforms out there, these are the ones with the most accepting communities and are the easiest to build yourself up from for free. I think that I’m going to make a habit of ending each of my writing pieces with a poem, picture, music, or definition. See you guys tomorrow!
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