A small, intentional community for poets, authors, and every kind of writer.

We're a stable, long-running Mastodon instance for writers since 2017.

We're an inclusive community that welcomes all, as long as you're kind and respectful to others. We aim to provide an environment where you feel comfortable enough to participate freely and authentically. If you're not interested in that, there are plenty of other great instances to join.

What we're here for

We're here to discuss and find community around the act of writing. Want someone to critique your writing? Ask the community. Need a little encouragement? We're all supportive here. Swap reviews, share your struggles, set time aside to write together, or just send out small chunks of writing for the community to read.

Guidelines

In general, be good to each other. Enjoy talking to strangers (and friends!) on the internet, and give others the benefit of the doubt.

On commerce: if you are first and foremost engaged with the community, please feel free to also talk about your commercial work or projects. We only ask that you don't use our community as a free advertising channel. If you see any Writing Exchange accounts that seem to be pure spam, please report them.

On brands: on both the fediverse and Writing Exchange in particular, we're about people, not brands. If you represent a writing-related brand and want to create an account here, we again expect you to contribute to the community, and not simply advertise to everyone. Ideally, your brand account will be backed by a personal account, so we know who we're talking to and we can have more human conversations.

If problems arise, please use Mastodon's features to Block, Mute, or Report users that are causing problems. If you need more help, contact @matt.

Once you've joined

Introduce yourself! Communities like these work best when they're filled with strangers who talk to each other.

Then share yourself, your writing, and whatever feels right. We chose the name Writing Exchange because that's what we wanted to spark: an exchange. So don't be shy — trade words with people. Jump into conversations you wouldn't normally join. Share your processes and tools. Put your thoughts out to the community and see what can come from it.

Support

We are financially backed by community supporters and @matt's small company, Musing Studio / Write.as.

You can support this instance with a monthly or one-time donation on Open Collective.

More resources

• Privacy Policy (for humans)
• Writing Exchange Status

1. mytter.jp: suspension
2. nothing.tacowolf.net: suspension