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One thing I was considering was having a thread or subforum dedicated to submitting work, which could be divided into areas such as UK and US markets.

Links to known magazines, ezines, publishers, etc. (Which would hopefully be contributed to by the members as they submit/have work published by).

There would have to be moderators for each thread/sub though to keep track of known markets in their country. There could also be a crossover of markets though if magazines etc accept international submissions.

phantomkitsune

The markets thing would be cool, though I'm afraid my contributions would mostly be 'here are my magazines. submit.'

A plot doctoring area'd be nice: I'm working on another novel, actually trying to outline it first, and I'm hitting some snags.

I think that is all that should be required for the magazine threads. I can't really see there being much in the way of engagement there but would be nice to be available as part of the resources.

I am finding it very time consuming trying to sift through what still exists, what doesn't, what pay, what don't, what are Uk based, what aren't... etc etc.

Plot doctoring also does sound like another good idea. Do you think it would be more of a group discussion or a 'submit/post for feedback' kind of thing?

phantomkitsune

I think that is all that should be required for the magazine threads. I can't really see there being much in the way of engagement there but would be nice to be available as part of the resources.

I am finding it very time consuming trying to sift through what still exists, what doesn't, what pay, what don't, what are Uk based, what aren't... etc etc.

Plot doctoring also does sound like another good idea. Do you think it would be more of a group discussion or a 'submit/post for feedback' kind of thing?

Theory Train is Canada-based, doesn't pay, still exists, and accepts anything as long as it is spec fic. If that is at all up your alley.

I think it'd probably have to be more discussion-based, so we could figure things out and clarify things and pool ideas.

Clearly spec fic/mainstream fantasy is what I should be writing if I want to find many markets. The work I currently have that are short stories/articles are more reflections on human nature, experiences, society, and biographical. I'm really going to need to find a market that looks suitable and write for that market, rather than try to place existing work. Not great when you become obsessed with writing what you want to write... lol.

I like the idea of specific spam. Spam is good.

I like the idea of having a weekly focus.
A bit like a writing class, possibly. I'm not very clear on the idea.
But, it'd work a bit like the writing prompts that were going earlier.
It'd be a bit like a weekly ( or monthly) workshop to improve certain bits of writing.
Such as, "this week we'll work on characters."
Different members can do different "classes".

Except, that seems very time consuming. sweatdrop


And then a lot more promotion of the guild.

Ok, I've added a list in the first post so we can keep track of what to discuss/work on.

I've added points about editing and contests too.

I like that idea.
Research is a thing I'm constantly doing.

@Elemental:
3nodding The applications would work well.

Yeah, I love researching, too--I just often find that I like to set things in places that lack extensive information (well, if there's any information at all, really), in which case research becomes fairly difficult and too time consuming for my tastes.