Hello, you! Welcome to Young Writers 101, an awesome group that offers help with your writing and encourages discussions of a range of writing topics, including techniques and styles, the pre-writing process, genre, beta readers and editors, and so much more.

If you're looking for advice or if you need to bitch and moan about your writing troubles, then you’ve come to the right place. This group was mainly created as a guild for writers of fictionpress.com, of any genre. So don't be shy—join us!

Benefits of joining this group include:
1. Constructive criticism from other authors and readers.
2. Availability of beta readers.
3. Support against plagiarism.
4. Help in handling flames.
5. Recommendations of your favorite FP stories.
6. Monthly 'Young Writers 101' Newsletter.
7. Support of a readers community with over 675 members.
8. A general feel-good atmosphere, where you can make tons of writing connections.

Terms/Conditions of joining:
1. Please post at least one message per week, concerning your own story or someone else's, any questions you might have, or discussion topics about how to improve your writing.
2. Please present constructive criticism to an author who requests help.
3. Please inform the community if a story/poem is being plagiarized.
4. Please put a rating in the subject line of the post if you're posting a story/poem.
5. Please state in your FP profile that you are a member of Young Writers 101, and post a working link to this site.

Our Links:
http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/youngwriters101
http://s11.invisionfree.com/Readers_Community
http://www.fictionpress.com/~readers
http://fictionfactor.com/ - great articles on writing.

Cheers!

"Everyone who's ever taken a shower has an idea. It's the person who gets out, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference.”—Bolan Bushnell

"The critic is one who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing."—Oscar Wilde