Publishing

The best feedback for a writer comes when you share your writing with the outside world.

For middle school writers, using the internet to connect with writers across the country can be extremely powerful.  In class we will be choosing a website or app to use for sharing writing and I'd like to have your input!

Here is your task: 

Take a look at the following websites to get an idea of these kind of websites and be prepared to share your opinion with the rest of the class.  Explore, investigate, and decide which site you like better:

Teen Ink
Watt Pad
Booksie
Mibba
Figment
Young Writer's Society

If you are finished exploring these sites, do a Google search for other sites like these.

Once you are completely finished and know which site you like best, send me an email that contains the following information:

1. Which site you like best.
2. Why you like that site.

I will count up the votes and make a decision next week!

This is an example of the kind of email I'm expecting from you: 

My view on Wattpad is it's a great place to read, connect and have a good laugh. The pros is that it's free and everyone can make an account and share work. I no doubt love Wattpad, but I don't think its appropriate for a school environment. Most stories are really incomplete and have yet to be updated. It's a constant wait, but at the same time it's very worth it. The reason I would even consider it as a option is because the people who share their stories sound real. They sound like normal kids that everyone can relate to. They share their pain and stories and it's just more than just reading it feels like your there. The problem with TeenInk and other websites like that is that they are made for the specific purpose of sharing work and publishing. The kids on those websites are not connecting they are just publishing and it's not very fun. On Wattpad you can relate and connect with many minds. It's incredibly hard to choose. On one hand you have Wattpad that's unprofessional, lacks structure, but is also very connecting and on the other you have some fancy pants TeenInk website that  is professional, has the structure but it just feels like you're sharing with robots. I believe that we should use both. We need structure but we also need to connect.

This is an example of the kind of email that I DON'T want to get from you: 

I like WattPad because it's fun.  Teenink is not as fun.