10 Types Of People You’ll Find On Facebook Writing Groups

Fact: You’d probably fit in multiple archetypes

Facebook writing groups are a great way to get your work recognized, make new friends, and burn bridges. Clearly, writing advice is the last thing you’ll find on these groups today with self-promotion being the forte for everyone. With the number of groups we have, it wouldn’t be hard to quickly identify people based on certain mannerisms.

The Fresher

They’ve just joined your Facebook group today and are elated. You’d see a lot of gratitude posts, friend requests and a hurricane of tags from them. I know you’re already feeling bad as they’ve no idea what’s next.

The Ranter

They could be new or old and would keep expressing their woes. You’d hear things ranging from how writing isn’t working to their recent heartbreaks. They’re annoying and you’d wish if they’d only spent the same amount of time in writing.

The Self-Promoter

They leave no stone unturned in promoting their content. You share a thoughtful post and get smashed with their article links. Yeah, you’re wondering if there’s any way to get rid of them, but then you aren’t an admin.

The Flirter

Apparently, they still believe Facebook dating has a bright future and are just eyeing the good looking members of the group. They could be anyone, from a teenager to your parent’s age, and clearly have no limit on their rage. Sadly, things never work for them.

The Bragger

You know who they are. The ones who share every little milestone. From the number of words written today to the first cent win. They know how to get likes and reactions. For them, Facebook is just a popularity contest and sometimes you wonder why their rants are disguised as brags.

The Gossip Monger

Also known as spectators. They’re only looking for juicy stories and love reading arguments in the groups. True, they don’t indulge in unnecessary drama and only look to share screenshots in DMs. You might be a tad ashamed to say, but you do this.

The Marketer

Writing isn’t their primary job and they’re only here to share success stories or sob lessons. Clearly, they’ve failed and given up long ago. They’ll ask you for charity or to join their email lists. You can’t help but feel sorry for them as things won’t end well.

The Moderator

They’re veterans and the most helpful of the lot. They’d welcome you gleefully and accept your posts sparingly. Unless you’re spammy of course. Agreeing to disagree with them is the most obvious choice you’ve got. You’re always curious if there’s some hidden agenda. Maybe they’re eyeing for the popular spot. But you’ll give them the benefit of the doubt because man, they’ve invested time.

The Data Collector

They’d post the most insightful content be it questionnaires or random thoughts. They’ll entice you in sharing wisdom and perception which you’ll happily do as you’re already in awe. But then, you read their next article which lists all your thoughts. You can’t help but wonder who inspired them to become such smart data collectors. Mark Zuckerberg, of course.

The Quitter

They’ve seen everything from being showered with praises to reading rants to the politics that people play. Finally tired of the shit, they’ve realized most are as fake as Trump. Soon, things get to their head and they start bashing the admins. You feel strange when they’re kicked out because they weren’t completely wrong. Now you’d wonder who’s at a bigger loss. The quitters or the people staying?

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