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Writers - Stack Exchange is for authors, editors, reviewers, bloggers, copywriters, professional and aspiring writers.

Instead of wading through a lot of random discussion-board chat to get to the good stuff, the best answers are always voted to the top!

This is not a web forum, it's a question and answer site. The difference can be subtle, but here's the short version: This is not a place where people pose questions to spark discussions; this is a place set up do you can ask specific questions that can be answered definitively and clearly. Forums are awesome, and we love them! But this is a place meant to post canonical questions and answers. So while "what should I write" is a fine question for a forum, it won't attract clear, definitive answers here.

While the limits of art may include all sorts of topics, themes, and means of expression, the limits of StackExchange are stricter. Please do not include expletives or offensive content as part of your question, even if such is part of your writing.

Writing critique questions are also welcome here, provided you provide details and context for your writing, as well as some direction on what type of feedback you're looking for.

If you want to get a more detailed break down of how the site works or why a certain question is on or off topic, then you can browse the questions tagged [on-topic-definition] on the discussion site.

What is this place? How is it different from any other forum?

This site is about writing, and is designed to be useful to writers. If you have questions about the act of writing, about being a writer, or how to use writing techniques, your questions are welcome here. Specific types of questions that are allowed are listed just below this section, but questions about grammar or asking us to proofread stuff will be closed.

What's on-topic here?

Here are the topics allowed and not allowed, taken from both community discussion on the matter as well as the original site definition when it was launched:

Questions on these topics are welcome here:

Non-fiction, technical, or scholarly writing
Writing fiction, poetry, song lyrics
General copywriting
Professional-level blogging
The publishing and editing process itself
A writing critique, properly scoped and framed (If you find those guidelines unclear, or need a quick summary, this chart will help)

On the other hand, these kinds of questions aren't allowed here:

Questions seeking to interpret or analyze an existing work.
Proofreading requests
The strictly interpreted correctness of English grammar or syntax rules (please ask those on English Stack Exchange, instead)
Finding a professional to write for you, be your agent, etc.
A specific, localized shopping recommendation as described here.
Asking "what should I write about" (more about this here)

Please note that a critique is more extensive than a one-line question asking for vague improvements. Questions asking for us to make a line or two better will be closed.

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