"Alright, I've signed up. Now what?"

Now you begin creating content and interacting with other users. You can begin critiquing others by browsing the items in the "For Review" section of the site. Simply leave a comment after reading a piece. Include your constructive criticism in the comment.

If you'd rather get right to the writing, there are a few methods for creating content in the "Create Content" navigation on the right.

For Review: Create content that you would like other users to comment on.

Work in Progress: This is a sandbox where you can develop articles, jot down notes, and return to edit before submitting the work to be reviewed. Items written here are not viewable publicly.

Blog Entry: Create your own blog to discuss your writing experiences and accomplishments, or anything you want to share with the community.  It's your blog, go nuts.

Recommendations: Recommend books, CDs, movies, writers, etc. to the community.

Announcements: Announce upcoming contests, award winners, etc.

Events: Announce upcoming readings, conferences, group meet-ups, etc.

If you would rather got involved in a discussion, you can create a new Forum Topic or Group.  Forum topics are public discussions that occur in the forum, like a message board.  Group discussions are usually only viewable to members of the group.  You can join any number of groups you wish, plus you can create groups of your own.  When you create a group you become the administrator of that group.

For more community interaction, you can also create Polls and Webforms.  Polls will keep a public tally of users' opinions on a particular subject.  Webforms will allow you to receive user feedback and construct your own statistics.