Hi,

This is my first post and I am here to publicise a collaborative writing project I am involved in. I hope I have posted in the correct place, please accept my apologies if I'm wrong!

I am a teacher in the UK and have developed a collaborative writing project at http://www.scriblist.com. It is primarily aimed at unpublished writers in an effort to give them a chance to get their writing noticed. The competition is to write individual chapters for various stories and we hope it is attractive to talented writers who may not have the time or the experienced to complete a full novel or short story. It is free to enter and is NOT a scam! We welcome entries from younger writers in particular.

I am posting here for three reasons:

1. In case any writer who reads this is interested in participating.
2. For feedback from experienced writers. I would welcome any advice regarding the site, good bad or ugly.
3. In case you would like to recommend the site to others. For example, many schools and colleges in the UK are using Scriblist for creative writing groups for their students.

Please do not pull your punches, all feedback is very gratefully received!

Thank you,

Sir Humphrey

My only query, Sir Humphrey, is what happens if the chapter you decide to base your chapter on, does not make it into the book? Doesn't that have a knock on effect down the line? Or am I missing something here?

Good question, Mr/Ms Mott, perhaps it needs to be explained a bit better.

After the voting for the first chapter, 5 winning chapters are selected. These then become the first chapters for the 5 stories in the book and you then write a follow-on chapter based on any one of the 5. In other words, you only write a second chapter once the first is known.

Thanks very much for the feedback. You know how when you see something so often you almost stop seeing it at all (like when you're on your tenth redraft and still miss a glaring error)? Fresh opinions are greatly appreciated!