Although freelance writing has a great number of obvious advantages, the lack of communication with colleagues is a fly in the ointment. On one hand, online writers save plenty of time, avoiding chats and gossips in front of the coffee machine, which are characteristic of classic office routine. On the other hand, they have no opportunities to receive a piece of advice from more experienced professionals. A writer’s forum can be a perfect solution to this problem.

The basics of writers’ forums

The so-called writers’ workshops or forums can serve as good substitutes for the talks in front of a coffee machine. Furthermore, forums are even better in certain aspects. Here are only a few convincing arguments:

• All forums are voluntary. You choose when to visit them, so you can visit them only when you need to. By contrast, you can never escape polite talks about weather and other nonsense when one of your colleagues has a severe condition of the talkative syndrome.
• All forums are informative. Most people come to forums to exchange valuable (!!) experience, impressions and information. Fortunately, on forums nobody comes just to ask: “Do you know who s/he has been with in the bar last night?”
• All forums are easy-to-read. By contrast to multi-volume reference books, writing forums use simple and sometimes emotional language. Even though you should be careful and follow only the best of writers’ advice, hints from experienced freelancers are usually tested by practice and time. This is why the information from forums can be worth its weight in gold.

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