English teachers willingly critique the schoolwork they assign their students. However, where does that leave the students who write literature in their spare time? Those students often have a hard time finding someone who is willing to critique their work. If they do manage to find a willing criticizer, they often do not receive comprehensive feedback. How can any writer improve without having feedback on the quality of his or her writing and what could be done to make it better? Where can a young writer find people who are willing to look over thoroughly his or her work?
Critiquecircle.com may be the just the help a young writer needs. The site contains a large community of writers who submit and critique each others work. For every story submitted, a user pays a certain amount of points (amount depending on how long the piece is). Users earn points by critiquing other users stories. The longer and more in-depth the critique, the more points someone earns. For further information about navigating the site, new users are likely to find the Critique Circle FAQ helpful.
The length of the literature submitted often dictates how many critiques it receives. Every submission usually receives at least two critiques – regardless of length. Writers rate the reviews they receive on a 5 star scale (a 5 star rating would mean the critique is amazing). Users receive an average grade for the quality of their criticisms once they analyze a certain amount of submissions.
The site contains many additional perks. Writers can develop a wide range of outlines for their work with the templates provided by Critique Circle. Users can also takes notes, do writing exercises, set up reminders, use the name generator to configure a name for a character, play hangman, and participate in the various actives in the user forums.
Anyone who is looking for a place to have his or her writing thoroughly analyzed, Critiquecircle.com may be the site for them. The site may be the best tool available to young writers who are searching for ways to improve their writing and to better organize their ideas.
