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Book of the Year Awards   One of our finalists has achieved a two book deal with a major publisher after achieving a free YouWriteOn professional critique from a Senior Editor at Orion books – View Details. Other Winners for 2007 from our first annual YouWriteOn Book of the Year Awards are now represented by leading literary agents, including Curtis Brown.  View BBC News Site Story

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Read the best new fiction in your favourite genres, and other highly rated stories on the YouWriteOn book charts. Review stories, discuss books in our forum, and correspond with other writers and readers.








Top questions about YouWriteOn.com

1. How do I enter to win a free critique from YouWriteOn's editors for leading literary agents and publishers?
2. How does the site help me develop my writing and help me come to the notice of publishing professionals?
3. How do I enter for the Book of the Year Publishing Awards?
4. How do I publish my completed book as a paperback available to order through booksellers such as Amazon?
5. Do I retain all rights to my work and how do I protect my copyright? 
6. How do I edit my chapters, synopsis or reading test?
7. How does the review exchange system work on YouWriteOn?
   
   

How do I get started on YouWriteOn.com?

Critiques from leading literary professionals   Each month on YouWriteOn.com the top five writers receive a free professional critique from established authors, and editors for leading literary agents and publishers including Curtis Brown, Orion and Bloomsbury, who represent writers such as J.K. Rowling, Ian Rankin and Elmore Leonard. To get started, view our quick guide below.

The Simple Guide to Getting Started on YouWriteOn.com

The aim of YouWriteOn.com is to help all new writers develop and to help talented writers get noticed and published.

To get started simply:

·          Join YouWriteOn.com for free

How do I enter to win a free critique from YouWriteOn's editors for leading literary agents and publishers? 

To enter for the chance of winning a critique from the site’s literary professionals, simply join the site for free and upload your chapters to be reviewed and rated. Click here to view The Simple Guide to Getting Started to learn how to get your opening chapters reviewed and rated. 

At the start of each month, the five highest rated authors receive a free critique from our literary professionals, who include editors for leading literary agents and publishers, including Curtis Brown, Orion and Bloomsbury. The highest rated authors in the Top Ten enter the YouWriteOn Best Sellers Chart and are eligible for our Book of The Year Publishing Awards. 




How does the site help me develop my writing and help me come to the notice of publishing professionals? 

YouWriteOn.com enables you to get feedback from site members to help develop your writing by its simple ratings premise: you review and rate another member's opening chapters and you get your opening chapters reviewed and rated in turn.

The majority of YouWriteOn writers who rewrite based on their collective feedback are higher rated by readers as a result. Members develop their writing most successfully by not just reading reviews for their own stories, but reviewing constructively and thinking about what works wells and what needs developing in other members stories.

How does YouWriteOn help me come to the attention of publishing professionals: Each month, the 5 highest rated new authors receive a free critique from our literary professionals, who include editors for leading literary agents and publishers, including Curtis Brown, Orion and Bloomsbury. The highest rated stories enter the YouWriteOn Best Sellers Chart, which is a showcase for the highest rated stories on site. Each of these stories is eligible for the YouWriteOn Book of the Year Awards. 

YouWriteOn Book of the Year Awards 2007   A number of our first annual Book of the Year Award Finalists are now represented by leading literary agents, including Curtis Brown. One of our finalists has achieved a two book deal with a major publisher after achieving a free YouWriteOn professional critique from a Senior Editor at Orion books – View Details. View BBC News Site Story on the first YouWriteOn Book of the Year Awards.

YouWriteOn publishes the winners of our book awards for those that wish to be published by us and gives all winners choice. All YouWriteOn members including our Book of the Year Award winners are free to be represented and published by the agents or publishers of their choice. Our critique system, book awards, publisher and agent affiliations, and the excellent publicity obtained for new writers is intended to be a springboard for writers to use to their best advantage. We are delighted that several of our Book of the Year Award finalists have achieved success with leading literary agents and publishers.

All our authors can choose to publish their books. Readers who like your opening chapters on the site can order your completed book straight away as a paperback through booksellers such as Amazon - sales made on Amazon will feature on Amazon’s own bookchart. Please view our Publishing Section. 

 

How do I enter for the Book of the Year Publishing Awards? 

To enter for the Book of The Year Publishing Awards, simply join the site for free and upload your opening chapters. Click here to view The Simple Guide to Getting Started to learn how to get your opening chapters reviewed and rated. 

Entering for the Book of the Year Publishing Award is free. Each month the highest rated stories from our Top Ten enter the YouWriteOn Best Sellers Chart.  The best writers from the YouWriteOn Best Sellers Chart, as decided upon by our literary professionals, will be awarded our annual Book of The Year Publishing Award.

YouWriteOn Book of the Year Awards 2007 -  One of our finalists has achieved a two book deal with a major publisher after achieving a free YouWriteOn professional critique from a Senior Editor at Orion books – View Details. Other Winners from our first annual Book of the Year Awards are now represented by leading literary agents, including Curtis Brown.  View BBC News Site Story

YouWriteOn will publish winners of our book awards if they choose to be published by us. The first YouWriteOn winners in 2007 gained some excellent publicity, including on the BBC News site. All YouWriteOn members including Book of the Year Award winners are free to be represented and published by the agents or publishers of their choice. We are delighted that several of our Book of the Year Award finalists have achieved success with leading literary agents and publishers. Our critique system, book awards, publisher and agent affiliations, and the excellent publicity obtained for new writers is intended to be a springboard for writers to use to their best advantage. The choice of agent and publisher always remains with the writer.

All our authors can choose to publish their books. Readers who like your opening chapters on the site can order your completed book as a paperback through the above booksellers and, as with our Book of The Year Publishing Award, sales made on Amazon will feature on Amazon’s own bookchart. Please view our Publishing Section. 




How do I publish my completed book as a paperback available to order through booksellers such as Amazon? 

All our authors can choose to publish their books through YouWriteOn. Readers who like your opening chapters on the site can order your completed book as a paperback, and you can choose this to be from booksellers such as Amazon, Barnes and Noble, W.H. Smith and Waterstones and most US and UK book stores – earning you royalties for each copy sold. Sales made on Amazon will feature on Amazon’s own bookchart. The site's review system actively gains readers for your writing. Please view our Publishing Section. 




Do I retain all rights to my work and how do I protect my copyright? 

Yes. You retain your copyright and all rights to your work. You can be published and be represented by whom you wish. All original works are copyright to an author by virtue of the author having written an original work. You do not have to register your copyright, but can do so if you wish. In the U.S.,you can register your copyright with a copyright service such as the U.S. Copyright Office. In the United Kingdom you can register your copyright with a copyright such as the UK Copyright Service – see http://copyrightservice.co.uk/  

The publishing world is more discerning than ever these days, and writers need to consider all the possible advantages of feedback on site. Feedback is a way of helping to develop your story with the possibility of contact with leading literary professionals. In the current publishing climate, we consider that it can be a very useful avenue for writers.



How do I edit my chapters, synopsis or reading test? 

To edit your chapters, synopsis or reading test, login and then click on My Page accessible on the right hand column of the home page. Next click on the pen symbol next to your book title on your My Page. This will take you to a page where you can edit your chapters, synopsis, story title and genre. 

Alternatively, you can remove the present version of your story and upload a new version if, for example, you have done a rewrite and want your story to be considered afresh by readers. To remove chapters, please click on your My Page, and then click on the pen symbol next to your book title, at the bottom of the page this takes you to is the button to remove chapters. 

It's generally very useful to get a range of feedback as this helps point collectively to strengths, and areas that can be improved. Below is some useful advice from the site literary professionals, which can be beneficial for considering reviews: 

Criticism has the potential to be both inspiring and fatal .. I’d suggest some rules of thumb. Spend a few days mulling on any criticism before drawing conclusions. If a criticism strikes a chord with you, act on it. If it doesn’t, but if several critics have touched on the same thing, consider very carefully whether to act on it. If a criticism really doesn’t strike a chord, and particularly if no one else has picked up on it, probably ignore it. Lastly, you may find critics evenly divided on an issue, as many pro as con. These are the trickiest to navigate: go with what your instincts tell you.