YouWriteOn was launched in January 2006 as an online writing circle to help new writers gain critical feedback on their work and improve their chances of getting published.
Each month, YouWriteOn's top ten rated opening chapters receive feedback from professional editors working for major publishing houses.
The chapters are randomly assigned by YouWriteOn to be peer critiqued and rated based on a variety of criteria: character, plot, pace & structure, use of language, narrative voice, dialogue, setting, theme and ideas.
Katherine Webb, author of bestselling novel The Legacy, was discovered on youwriteon.com by publisher Orion after being, rated as a Top Ten story on youwriteon by members.
[11] Third place winner in the children’s category (2007), Bob Burke, secured a deal with The Friday Project for his book The Third Pig Detective Agency.