Designated category for Creative Writing and related content
Ranging from writing and discussing novels, to poetry, scripts, comics, article editing, tabletop campaign planning, world creation, etc. There are a wide array of people doing various forms of creative writing on twitch, (Counted 53 channels so far, still working on finding more) and often it's hard to decide between "Creative" "Art" or "Just Chatting". Currently all we have to search for similar content is the "Writing" tag, which some of the broader definitions are hesitant to use, and is also used by people writing computer code, which is honestly a very different type of content despite it's visual similarities.
A category for this would seriously help us to find content and be found by the wider community of storytelling or wordsmithing fans that use twitch, as well as make it easier for twitches algorithm to identify what we watch. (I am often recommended visual art streams because I watch a lot of writers that use the art category, but never recommended any writing channels, and others I have spoken to experience the same)
mezz09
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justjim97
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I maintain a quiet calligraphy stream to showcase and teach. It would be nice to have a category for writing or discussion.
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ladybug_queenytt
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I'm converting from mostly gaming to pretty much one day a week for gaming and the rest for writing. I've found my voice on Twitch and I'd like to see it heard. It's hard when there's no specific category for writing. I don't just do the podcast style. I'm working hard to create a cohesive community and if we can make it easier for writers to connect here, with a proper category instead of tags that can easily fall off or be overlooked, the writing community can thrive here.
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FiauraTheTankGirl
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Seriously, writing streams are a thing! I do this every Saturday! It's one of my more popular events! Seriously; we need this because getting lumped in with Talk shows or Just Chatting makes no sense.
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Steve_n_Stuff
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Writers as it stands have to choose between any one of a number of categories or none at all. As a variety streamer with Writing as a focus I'd very much like to see a designated, focal point for all of the twitch writers' efforts. I believe the community is quite large, just scattered at present. With this category, not only would it bring everyone together but it would also help all the community to prosper from a solid starting point.
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jmacpegasus
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This please. I'm a new face in the writing community on twitch coming from gaming, and i decided Talk shows and podcasts was the right fit. I wonder how many users want to try writing on stream but don't simply because there's no directory for writing? Please create a directory for writers. Even just "Creative Writing" or ideally multiple sub-genres like Poetry, Screenwriting, Spoken Word, Prose and Satire, etc
This is an obvious oversight with an easy fix.
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SonsaKat
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Yes, please! The writers are basically hidden within the platform.
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Silentwillow
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Writers need their corners :D
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AndyTales
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We NEED this, so other writers can find each other!
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JBasedPhoenix
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Cool idea
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pixelsbymoonlightad
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This would be so useful to s many people!
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RabenWrites
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The writing tag can fall off and some good writers have had their streams harder to find without it. A category would be significantly better.
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Hungrysnake
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Awesome idea
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Dragonflyghter
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Love this idea! How about "Open Book" for another idea of a category title?
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AngryTrees
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Wonderful idea!
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ReedItStudios
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This is a great idea. There’s a lot to the world of writing.
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TravisWritingTavern
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Just a category called "Writing" is good, general, but specific. I have already been using it on my channel, but would like to see it for others also. I have also been in touch with Twitch by other means to encourage this to happen.
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mezz09
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Maybe "Writing and Storytelling" might be a good title