Fiction+Press

Fictionpress is an online community where individuals can share writing online, and have other writers comment and critique their writing.

Resources
 * Fictionpress.com
 * Fictionpress: Write Your Own Story YouTube video with a description of the Fictionpress web site by a young author who uses the site
 * Wikipedia entry on Fictionpress and it's sister website, FanFiction.net

 SWOT  (a) Strengths
 * Offers authors an opportunity to share their work in a public venue, yet retain their anonymity
 * Authors can receive feedback on their writing that they can use to revise and edit their work
 * The sites Privacy Policy states that it will only share users' personal identifying information with the user's consent or "We conclude that we are required by law or have a good faith belief that access, preservation or disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property or safety of FictionPress.com, its users or the public"
 * There are 21 subcategories of fiction one can post to or read, including romance, young adult, and history
 * Authors can also post to the Poetry section, which has 15 subtopics, including war, haiku, and family
 * Authors can choose to not allow anonymous reviews of their writing
 * There is a FictionRating system in place that allows authors to indicate what age readers their stories are suitable for (5 years and older, 9 years and older, 13 years and older, 16 years and older, and 18 years and older)
 * Authors can join communities and forums that match their writing and reading preferences

 (b) Weaknesses
 * <span style="color: #000eff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Fictionpress allows third party advertisements on the site
 * <span style="color: #000eff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">You must join the site to post your own writing to it, or to review some of the stories. You must be at least 13 years old to join.
 * <span style="color: #000eff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Stories are posted without editing, so the quality of the writing, spelling, etc. are completely up to the author
 * <span style="color: #000eff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Each story's FictionRating is unverified, so students may read material inappropriate for their age
 * <span style="color: #000eff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">There is no mechanism in place to remove incomplete stories, even if they are not updated in years
 * <span style="color: #000eff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">There is no guarantee your work will be reviewed or commented upon


 * <span style="color: #000eff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> (c) Opportunities **
 * <span style="color: #000eff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Unmotivated writers may be energized by the opportunity to share their work with real people outside of their classroom
 * <span style="color: #000eff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students may develop as authors as


 * <span style="color: #000eff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> (d) Threats **
 * <span style="color: #000eff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students may receive negative and/or unproductive comments on their work
 * <span style="color: #000eff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">There is no way for a teacher to limit a student's access to inappropriate material
 * <span style="color: #000eff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students may share personal information in the forums or communities, bringing up Internet safety issues


 * <span style="color: #000eff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> (3) Ideas for the classroom **
 * <span style="color: #000eff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Have students post one of their stories on the site.
 * <span style="color: #000eff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Have students read and edit one of the stories already posted on the site
 * <span style="color: #000eff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Have students analyze a piece posted on the site in terms story elements such as setting, plot, characters.