Once again, you can find the latest chapter of Loyalty Fallen here. If you haven’t started to read the novel, take a look at this short video to see if it’s something you might be interested in.

Now let’s move on to my top websites for writers in 2025. I’ve mentioned a few of these over time, so now I’m going to try to put them all into one place for you. There are a lot of them! Also, just a reminder: If you enjoy the content and tips I’ve been putting out lately, please subscribe to the blog and like the post. I don’t have many subscribers at the moment, and it helps a lot.

1. My #1 recommendation: Scribophile

I’m putting this at number one because Scribophile.com is accessible, easy-to-use, and open to various genres and styles, including poetry. Here’s what you should know about the site.

Scribophile is a place where you can get feedback for your writing. The basic process is that you critique the writing of other authors for points, which you can then spend to post your own writing. You’ll be able to choose from a queue that includes stories divided up by genre. There are also warnings for adult content if you’d prefer to avoid that.

The site has a pretty strong forum as well, and you can join various subgroups in the forum that focus on specific genres or topics. There are groups for neurodivergent writers, for steampunk writers, for folks who want beta readers, and more. Speaking of beta readers, you can also sign up to be a beta reader yourself or to look for someone to beta read your book.

I really like this site because you can follow authors and they can follow you to see your future writings, which allows you to gain a small audience through the site. Note that you will be required to sign in with a real-sounding name. It can be your name or a pen name; it just can’t be an obvious username like dollyt8.

2. Critique Circle

Critique Circle is similar to Scribophile in that you can post works for critique and critique the writing of other authors. It works on a similar point system as well.

My main reason for suggesting Scribophile over this site is that I find Critique Circle less user friendly and easy to navigate. It’s an older website, which definitely shows. The forums aren’t as useful in my opinion, and the critique formats are less flexible as well. Still, it’s a good place to find new readers and connect with other writers.

3. Trackbear

If you’ve started some new goals for the year, Trackbear is one of the best places to keep track of them. It’s made specifically for writers and has some fantastic features, including leaderboards that you can invite others to join. If you’ve been following along with my blog for a while, you know that I used Trackbear during National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo).

The interface is simple and easy to use. It allows you to track word count over a specified period of time, but you can also track the number of chapters you want to write or other goals. Importantly, Trackbear lets you set up projects to track word counts for different novels or stories.

4. 4theWords.com

I also mentioned 4thewords.com when I was doing NaNoWriMo. This is a gamified writing app that lets you fight monsters and level up your character by writing a specific number of words.

While I enjoyed using 4theWords, I found the interface somewhat frustrating and non-intuitive, and the forums weren’t great. Still, if gamification is something that helps you get past a rough spot in your story and just get words down on a page, 4theWords is a solid option.

5. Storyfolk

Storyfolk.ca is an amazing website that I’ve only just started to scratch the surface of. Not only does it offer resources for character creation, but you can post your works to find a beta reader or critique partner.

Storyfolk has some great novel planners for sale, and after having tried various planners, I can say that the fantasy novel planner shown on the site is by far the best I’ve used so far. It has prompts, templates, extra lined pages for brainstorming, and a lot more.

And no, this is not a sponsored post.

6. Shut Up & Write

Shutupwrite.com is a website that exists solely for the purpose of connecting you with other writers to write in silence for an hour or two. You can join a virtual meetup at pretty much any time every day of the week. You can also find local groups near you and meet up with other writers in person.

Usually, you’ll have an opportunity at the beginning and end of a meeting to describe what you want to accomplish and what you have accomplished. The purpose of this website isn’t to provide beta readers or critique partners, though you may be lucky enough to connect with someone here. The purpose is simply to give you a focused time to work with other writers in a friendly environment.

This site has become very important for me because I work from home and rarely interact with other people outside my own family. It’s a good low-energy place to start expanding your social circle and become more serious about your writing.

7. Reddit

While Reddit is a social network, you’ll be able to find some very useful subreddits and even connect with other writers there. I was able to make some great connections during NaNoWriMo. There are subreddits specifically for fantasy writers, but you may want to start with r/writers and start looking through older threads to find useful resources.

There was a time when all I knew about Reddit came from “Am I the A-hole,” but now it’s one of my go-to sites for getting inspiration or connecting with other writers. You can also find readers here if you post often enough and connect with enough people.

Bonus for Fantasy Writers: Mythic Scribes

If you’ve spent any amount of time on my blog, you’ve heard me refer to this forum several times. MythicScribes.com is an active forum where you can chat with other fantasy writers, ask questions, share your work, and connect. It’s probably my favorite place to be on a Saturday morning, and the writers there are fantastic and encouraging.

Final thoughts:

If you haven’t joined any of these sites or you’re hesitating because you don’t think they’ll be useful, I encourage you to take the plunge. Writing can be a lonely business. It can be discouraging and at times even boring. Find your cheering squad so you can keep improving and growing as a writer this year.

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