Welcome to The Writers Bloc, the home base for theOtaku.com's beta-readers and a place for writers to come with questions and learn some new tricks and methods of storytelling, writing, or pretty much anything involving this mutt of a language we call Modern English.

Our Current Pool of Editors and Beta-Readers Includes:


If you have a story, essay, or any written work that you feel could use the assistance of a beta reader or editor, choose a beta-reader from the above list and PM them for availability.

As well, be sure to come visit every now and then to take part in writing workshops and discussions. And of course, if you have your own questions, don't be afraid to ask them here; we're neither teachers nor betters, but peers hoping to help.

The Weekly Schedule:

  • Monday: SomeGuy's Workshop (SomeGuy)
  • Tuesday: Rotating Guest Post (Various)
  • Wednesday: The Wednesday Word (SomeGuy)
  • Thursday: Beck's Workshop (NightBeck)
  • Friday: Updates and Open Questions (All)
  • Sunday: Becky's Writers' Block Busters (NightBeck)

So once again... welcome to The Bloc.

(Banner Design Courtesy of Red Tigress - thanks Red!)

SomeGuy's Workshop, Session Two

And now we begin the second ultra-specific workshop from The Mike Ireland Big Three... I Feel Good, My Fingers Feel Well: I've always enjoyed this next grammar thing because ...

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SomeGuy's Workshop, Session One

Hi everyone, welcome to my very first writing workshop here at theOtaku. It's my hope that this sets a sort of prototype-model for any future things we write here. These all begin with what I shall now call "The Mike Ireland Big Three". Mr....

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Preface - Addendum

I've made a rather embarrassing mistake; Katana is quite correct, and this World should be called "The Writers Bloc" without the apostrophe at the end. Written as The Writers' Bloc with the apostrophe, the meaning is that this is s...

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Preface

writer's block n. a usually temporary condition in which a writer finds it impossible to proceed with the writing of a novel, play, or other work. Writers' Bloc n. a group of writers united for ...

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