Where can someone post original writing works for others to read?

Want to write a novel-length story and I want to post it somewhere as I write for others to see and enjoy and critique. Idk where to post it though.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

43 points · 14 comments · view on lemmy.world

14 Comments

Check out the literature.cafe instance, people there will know a good community to post in.

I suppose you could use a personal blog (I use dreamwidth, you can enable anonymous comments on posts), or make up a personal neocities page

pavnilschanda@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y (3 replies)

AO3 has a section for original fiction

snue@feddit.dk · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

ao3 only accepts fan works :/

original works are for original works linked to fandom

Good point, their policies are rather complex. Or maybe I got it mixed up with FictionPress (both have similar colors)

Oh shit. Didn't know that. I already post fanfiction there. That's hella convenient

shish_mish@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I read a lot of self-published stuff here https://www.royalroad.com/home

Ooo! That looks neat!

Webnovel, Penana, Wattpad, Booksie and Mediaminer.

You can start a blog with something like WordPress and post it there. I believe that's how Andy Weir started releasing The Martian.

If you need help, I could walk you through what you need to do. There's also ActivityPub integration now, so people could read it from the fediverse.

EABOD25@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

You could create your own community where anyone could share stories

That would be awesome, but I don't have the time to moderate an entire community :/

That questions came up a few months ago and i thought someone said there was a community.

A lot of webserials post on blogger sites or places like Royal Road.