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!)

Becky's Writers' Block Busters, Session Seven

Happy Sunday, all! I received some awesome character sheets from some of you this week, and learned about some very awesome characters. Erzengel Weiss, Shimaru, SomeGuy, and Allamorph told us all about Celes, Eddie, Cream Filling, and Nathan, resp...

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Becky's Writers' Bloc Busters, Session Six

Happy Sunday, everyone! Sorry for the delay. My internet was out. Once again, we had a lovely set of prompt responses last week. Which I have not actually finished reading through myself, but I will do that this afternoon. Responses were w...

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Becky's Writers' Block Busters, Session Five

Good morning/afternoon/whathaveyou, everyone! I'm in a very good mood today. You know why? Because of the amazing turnout last week! I got lovely offerings from Flint, jomz, SomeGuy, Red Tigress, SabrinaM, Shinmaru, and Katana. Hit the comments of...

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Becky's Writers' Block Busters, Session Four

Good morning, guys! (Well, technically good afternoon, but it's good morning for some of you!) Last week, we got three fabulous ficlets by KimmehWolfwood, Timechaser, and SabrinaM, so go check them out in the comments of the last post! Som...

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Becky's Writers' Block Busters, Session Three

We had a fantastic turnout of those who answered prompts last week! KimmehWolfwood, Red Tigress, SomeGuy, Nehszriah, and SabrinaM all contributed great pieces, all of which can be found in the comments of the ...

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