The story of Forfattervaerk.net
I founded Forfattervaerk.net in 2009, and until 2014 it served as both a writing school and a writers’ network, in response to the industry’s need for training, knowledge, and networking. The purpose of the website was to help both aspiring and professional writers improve their writing skills and expand their writing networks. The site received over 100,000 visits and 8 million page views annually. The forum, where members gave and received feedback on their writing, featured many thousands of posts and replies. Over 900 pages of educational material for writers and aspiring writers were written during the site’s lifetime, and the two largest writing competitions resulted in two free e-books. Both the educational material and the e-books are available on Solaas.dk.
Members received free promotion for their published books through the site’s book portal, and the affiliated book reviewers wrote reviews of the books. Overall, numerous book reviews were written, most of which can be found on Solaas.dk. On the networking site, members could stay in touch via the built-in mailbox, blog, chat rooms, and private chat, as well as a wall where they could post and comment on updates. The site regularly hosted fun events, such as author cafés, book fair trips, and parties. No other Danish site had brought all of this together in one place before Forfattervaerk.net did.
In 2014, all of the best and most educational aspects of Forfattervaerk.net were merged with Solaas.dk, which has been providing manuscript reviews and writing instruction since 2004. I hope you find the help you’re looking for here, and I wish you all the best on your journey!