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This is post 20 in @dragosroua's January 30 day writing challenge.

The Library - For Writers and Readers.

Welcome to my newest initiative - The Library. A brand new, writing focused curation post. Coming out of the ideas and discussions generated in the Seeking a Community of Writers post, I wanted to be able to pursue that idea even further. I know there are writing communities on Discord (of which I am also a member), and there are also curator blogs on Steemit. So this idea is nothing new. But I want for The Library to be a curator post focused solely upon writers, and the world of writing.

I intend to post this once per week, and dedicate space for other writers out there who are writing stories, blogs about writing, even blogs about books and reading. The more I explore Steemit, the more I come to realise that there is still so many bloggers out there who I have not encountered yet. People producing quality material, but not always finding the audience they deserve.

This idea is founded with those principles in mind. It's to help share the often disconnected writing worlds here at Steemit with each other, in the spirit of support and creative encouragement.

This is in no way meant to indicate the best (or worst, by omission) posts on Steemit. These are the ones that I saw - and that I liked - during the previous week, taking several factors into consideration, such as number of days since it was published, whether it is a series or not, and the overall quality of the writer's other material.

I can be contacted via DM on Discord if you see a writer who you believe needs to be brought to my attention for future editions of The Library (it may be you, but I will give more weight to those who recommend other writers).

To start with, the writing groups on Discord that I frequent are:

The Writer's Block - how to join. Their Steemit address is @thewritersblock
The Isle of Write - how to join. Their Steemit address is @isleofwrite

If you know of any others then feel free to mention them in the comments section.

Lost Astronaut

@cizzo has released a great Science Fiction story that I think is worthy of more readership.

Glen is sent on a mission, one that may be life or death, but seems to be as much a trip through time as it is through space. The theme and writing style caught my eye as I wondered through Steemit this week, and I wanted to include this in the the very first edition of The Library.

Homesick

@johnkingwriter is now 4 parts into a Science Fiction epic in the making.

Humankind has been forced to flee in to the far reaches of space and attempt to start a new life. Circumstances have conspired against them as they flee in the hopes that somewhere out there a new world will have the ideal conditions for human life.

We journey the scouting ship as it travels light years away and starts a new settlement. Will it survive, and endure?

I highly recommend this for lovers of Science Fiction. Having just started to post these episodes, it won't take long for any readers to catch up.

The above link goes to the first in the series (posted 3 days ago), and the rest can be found at his blog).

Hidden Forever

@shawndove has produced a well crafted story, and is also worthy of more readership. Part adventure, part suspense, an unnamed woman is on the run. But from what we do not know. Is this just a race? Or is there more to it than that? The tension and pacing in this story make for a great read. I can thoroughly recommend it to other readers out there.

Raiders of the Middle Sea

@zakludick has introduced us to his very own fantasy world (Kedra) creation over this past week. A world that has been well thought out and developed, and has so far produced some great stories.

We first encounter Kayden after his sailing party has been ambushed and he himself taken captive. Thrown into the world of blood sports and slavery, he has to quickly adapt to this new world.

Keep reading as more side stories are entered into @zakludick expanding universe.

The above link leads to part 1 of the story (currently 6 days old), but I encourage to to keep reading, and to visit his blog page if you like what you read.

Charlotte Morgan and the Great Big Math Problem

@mctiller is celebrating the coming release of his next book by sharing chapters of it here with us. Charlotte Morgan and the Great Big Math Problem is a children's book, but is just as enjoyable for adults. The quality of the writing and storytelling shows clearly why @mctiller is having this published. I wish him every success with it.

This also is a multi part release, with the above link going to the first part (released 5 days ago).

And lastly, i wanted to bring to the attention of other writers a post released by the Isle of Write during the past week. I believe this to be a wonderful initiative, and look forward to where this will lead.

Isle of Write Curation Announcement!

From their post:

For the next eight weeks, Isle of Write will be on the prowl for excellent, publication quality (or near to) fiction and poetry. Pieces chosen may be still open for payout, they may be an old piece mouldering on your feed you thought you'd never see a dime for again. Poetry will have some special parameters and they will be detailed in a separate post, but every author of a curated fiction piece will receive an immediate transfer of 5 SBD and an invitation to be a part of our first series of Steemit Anthologies.

Please visit the above link to read more on this exciting development.

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