Writing Forums
There are hundreds of writing related forums out on the internet. Here are a few that I visit.
Authors by Design is a small to medium sized forum that offers a variety of writing experience from its members. Generally a pretty friendly site. (Must sign up for access. It's free to join.)
Fiction Factor's forum is a forum hosted by the ezine, Fiction Factor. Not as active as many forums but a friendly core group that can give unique and professional insight in a variety of areas related to writing. (You must join to post or gain access to all of the forum topics) Click here to go to directly to the Fiction Factor Ezine.
Gryphonwood Press Forum is the forum where where Gryphonwood authors and readers can interact. Has sporadic traffic, but maybe that'll change once Flank Hawk is published. ;)
MindFlights forum is a writing forum which focuses on communicating ideas, writing and articles and stories published by MindFlights ezine.
Writingforums.com is a writing community that is once again growing. A bit snarky at times, but interesting conversations and discussions on writing.
Writingforums.org is a very active writing community with a high turnover mixed in with some core members. A lot of teens and young adult members are a part of this site.
Baen's Bar is a forum frequented by authors of Baen Publishing (including Baen's Universe). Very intelligent discussion and debate, offers crits and good advice. Sometimes slow to navigate but worth it. (Select Baen's Bar from the menu)
Bibliophorum is part of Bibliophilia.org with a core group of active writers from across the globe.
Absolute Write Water Cooler is a very large and active site. I visit this forum to check on the reputations/discussions of various publishers--small to large--of magazines and novels based on writers' experiences. Interesting, and a good starting place, but certainly not the end of researching possible markets.
Kindle Boards is a place to meet avid readers which are also Kindle enthusiasts as well as writers. A place where one can discuss both reading and writing, marketing, exchange ideas and more.
Aberrant Dreams forum is part of Aberrant Dreams' relaunch. Visit the forum to discusses a variety of topics, from dark fiction to television, reading and comics/art. Click here to go straight to the Aberrant Dreams website--cool graphics!