How would you rank the quality of different creative writing chambers?
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I recently posted a piece of mine in three different chambers, and it didn't take long for me to realize just how wildly different the quality of the feedback was between the three. <br><br>r/shortstories - pretty dang good. About 5-6 commenters with pretty good critiques, a very chill atmosphere, and all in all a very positive vibe. The comments were much more in depth, with all of them addressing specific things that were wrong. <br><br>r/nosleep - pretty high quantity and pretty low quality. Lots of comments, but the vast majority of them were along the lines of "This is cool!" or "Wow, great story!" There were maybe 2-3 commenters with anything resembling critiques, but they were mostly very minor nitpicks of things like 'you used the word "the" too much'. <br><br>r/Weirdlit - Very low quantity and low quality. Maybe 5-6 comments in total, and none of them very well thought out. Maybe one or two critiques, and I think one comment that was just "This is boring and sucky". <br><br>r/scarystories - not posted here, but seems to have a very similar vibe to r/Weirdlit. <br><br>r/original_content - not posted here, but seems to have a similar vibe to r/shortstories.<br><br>Wondering if there are any other writing subs out there that I'm missing. What's been your experience with different chambers like this?<br><br>Edit: Thank you all for the suggestions, I'll definitely look into them. Some clarification, I'm only really interested in subs that actively encourage critiquing of the work, rather than subs that are just there for people to read the work. I.e. if a post gets 20 comments and only 4-5 of them are critiques, and the rest are just "Wow! Great story!" then I'm not very interested. <br><br>Also, just a note that I'm not some dickhead who's mad that he didn't get 500 upvotes, I understand that the internet is a fairly unforgiving place, and I don't expect everyone to like what I write. My goal is just to get as much constructive feedback as possible, so I can make myself a better writer. <br><br>r/confession - Definitely not for writing, but for those interested in sharing some real life stuff, or just reading about others' deep dark secrets. <br><br>r/kingcobrajfs - Same vibe as r/confession, but for kingcobrajfs. I don't know anything about him, but it looks like the type of thing where if you like that sort of thing, then this is the sort of thing you'll like?<br><br>Thanks again for all the help!<br><br>Edit 2: Holy crap this post blew up. Thanks to those who sent me death threats, it really made my day. Thanks to those who sent me nice messages, it really made my day :) If you're interested in my writing, I've got a link to my published book in my profile, and I've also got a link to my pateron if you're feeling generous :) <br><br>If you're still in the market for different subs, here are some that I've found to be very high quality. <br><br>1. r/ratfacts - Very chill community. Lots of interaction between authors and lots of authors interacting with each other. Very supportive but still lots of good constructive critiquing happening. They have a 'collab' page where people can contact each other to exchange works and give each other critiques, which I think is a big part of this. They also have a lot of different 'awards' that people give to each other, which I think is very cool, and seems to help foster a very positive community. Also they don't seem to care too much about the length of the work, I've posted some pretty long works there and gotten lots of feedback. <br><br>2. r/endra - This one is only for those who have a pateron or ko-fi link. They have a very strict 'no commerce' policy, so posts with links to external sites are not allowed. They do, however, allow links to your own pateron or ko-fi pages, so it's pretty good for those of you who are trying to make some money from your writing. Pretty high quality critiques, and as you would expect, it seems to be very much a "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" type of place. People often comment asking for you to look at their work, and my experience has been that they'll always give a critique of your work in return. Also seems to have a very chill atmosphere. <br><br>3. r/eyeless - Similar vibe to endra, although it's not specifically for those with paterons or ko-fis. Very chill atmosphere, lots of interaction between authors, and lots of critiquing. Lots of the same faces pop up time and time again, and it definitely has the vibe of a little writing community. They also don't seem to care too much about length. <br><br>4. r/The_Boglim - As suggested by some of you. Very cool atmosphere, I love the aesthetic. They have a lot of different 'hosts' (like r/ratfacts 'awards') who comment on each post, ranging from a nutritionist to a meteorologist to a scientist. I appreciate the unique vibe and everyone seems very nice and supportive. Very high quality critiques. They also don't seem to care too much about the length of the works. <br><br>Thanks you all again :)
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