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Hacker news partially works because of the way the community is built; there are people here at all stages of their careers, which is unusual. (Anywhere from successful startup founders, to teenagers just interested in the topic.)

A corrollary community of writers would be wonderful, though I do think it would likely require the backing of an institution parallel to Ycombinator.

Fortunately, there are many organizations that offer community for writers; most major cities have writing centers such as Richard Hugo House in Seattle, or The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. If you're looking to connect with such a community, these types of places are wonderful resources, though they tend to be offline focused.

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Do you happen to have any experience with The Loft?

[boplicity]

We interviewed one of their instructors for a teaching position, and were quite impressed with them. That's the limit of my experience.