Are Online Writing Forums Beneficial to a Writer

To contribute to a writing forum or not to contribute to a writing forum, that is the question I have asked myself many times.



I love to write fiction and do value feedback, but I've been told it's also important to receive the right feedback.

Sometimes forums are great to express yourself, get ideas on writing styles and receive critique on your latest masterpiece (or masterpiece in the making), but I have found comments left on forums can be harmful rather than helpful.

Sometimes you're lucky and will find a group of people who really are genuinely interested in helping make your writing better, and sometimes you find a group of people who are more interested in proving they are more creative and a better writer or only write an 'it was good' critique so others will view their work.

So I'm curious, are online writing forums beneficial to you as a writer?

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