It’s been our most successful month so far.

• Most importantly, we completed the first draft of our nonfiction query.  We are almost ready to start pitching to agents.
• We had 15,000 visitors, about 500 a day.  In contrast, we only had 350 visitors per day in February.  A 40% growth rate is pretty impressive.  We can’t sustain that rate of growth, but if we could, we’d be up to 10,000 visitors each day by December.
• Our readers spent a combined 1310 hours here.  That’s 65% higher than our previous record.
• We doubled our amount of review forums.

What do you think?  Is it hard to challenge a character that can teleport?

I know that’s a bold claim, but I dare you to top this.

What’s a review forum?

It’s a page where you can post excerpts of a story for people to review.  (Most of our authors have done either novels or comic books, but we’ve had a TV script and a play as well).

It’s very similar to an online writer’s workshop like Critters, except that you can post however much you like, as often as you like.  On Critters, the average writer waits through a six-week queue and ends up receiving about 10 reviews.

How do I get a review forum?

Leave a comment asking for one.  We usually set up the review forum within a few hours of the request.

What sort of things can I include in my review forum?

Whatever you want.   Most people post a part of their novel or comic book, get reviews, and then move on to the next part. Other authors are just in the conceptual stage and get reviews about their story’s concept.

I recommend sticking to one story in your review forum.  If you’d like to add another review forum for your second story, we can do that.  That will make it easier for readers to keep track of each story.

How do I post to my review forum?

Just post your content in a comment.

How can I get a post above the fold?  I’d like it to say something more interesting than “Please see the comments below.”

Good thinking!  Just leave a comment saying something like “I’d like [X] to be in the first post.”  I’ll leave it up to you what you’d like up there, but I have some suggestions here.

How can I encourage people to comment on my review forum?

1.  I recommend that you write sequentially rather than jumping back and forth.  Start with page one and move forward. That will make it easier for readers to follow your writing.

2.  Comment on other review forums. People are markedly more likely to review your stories when you’ve commented on theirs.

3.  Try to post regularly.

Are there any content restrictions? Does it have to be about superheroes?
It’s fine if it isn’t about superheroes.  However, we do have some restrictions on adult content.  (The short version: no R-rated sexual stuff… as long as you don’t go beyond what you can find in a James Bond movie, you should be fine).