Comments on: Tropes: Two Writer's Resources Worth Selling Your Soul For http://www.worldclasspoetryblog.com/tropes-two-writers-resources-worth-selling-your-soul-for/06/20/2008/ Commentary On 21st Century Poetics Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:13:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jim Murdoch http://www.worldclasspoetryblog.com/tropes-two-writers-resources-worth-selling-your-soul-for/06/20/2008/comment-page-1/#comment-361 Jim Murdoch Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:22:33 +0000 http://www.worldclasspoetryblog.com/?p=302#comment-361 I've been a member of Zoetrope for years now. It's by far the best site of its kind but like all sites its strength lies in its members. I stopped submitting stuff about eight years back because it was eating up my life and I was doing no writing. I returned recently determined to keep a low profile. The people have all changed which helps. I'm sticking to the poetry wing for just now but my experiences on the short story wing were very good, there were people there who were looking to be critiqued properly and gave decent feedback. This is not a site to join if you're just looking to be told how good you are. Of course there will always be the someone who gets upset or throws a strop but that's life. I personally stay clear of the offices simply due to past experiences, not bad, just exhausting. I’ve been a member of Zoetrope for years now. It’s by far the best site of its kind but like all sites its strength lies in its members. I stopped submitting stuff about eight years back because it was eating up my life and I was doing no writing. I returned recently determined to keep a low profile. The people have all changed which helps. I’m sticking to the poetry wing for just now but my experiences on the short story wing were very good, there were people there who were looking to be critiqued properly and gave decent feedback. This is not a site to join if you’re just looking to be told how good you are. Of course there will always be the someone who gets upset or throws a strop but that’s life. I personally stay clear of the offices simply due to past experiences, not bad, just exhausting.

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