As you guys have seen, this contest is specifically for those who are involved in Dreamland in one way or another! Below, we will list the ways, but before that, one real quick thing ;)

Tag people here who you wish to see this chapter so you can nudge them to become a Dreamer as well so you can nominate them! Just be sure to explain to them perhaps why they're getting a sudden tag ;)

Discord

The simplest way to join Discord! It's a chatting app/website. Think of it as a giant group chat with multiple zones to chat in, plus epic emojis to use. We have a lot of different channels, including ones to talk about your book, books you've read, fandoms your in, a place to do marathons/sprints together, places to ask for advice, places for art, all sorts of goodies!

So if you're wanting to be a Dreamer, or if you just want an amazing writing community, feel free to join! You can ask here for the link, or you can find it at the bottom of our bio! If you have any issues, let us know!

Book Clubs

The other way is to join one of our many book clubs! We have four, all different from each other to meet different needs. Below, you'll find each book club, as well as a list of pros and cons for each!

Dreamland Exchange

This club places you in a pairing every week, running from Sunday 5 PM EST to the Sunday at 12 PM. You read four chapters from your partner's book within that time span, and on each chapter leave an extensive outline comment (7+ lines on desktop, 12+ on mobile). The exception to this is you leave 4+ quality inlines or if their book is bolded in the chapter, meaning they have less than 1k words in at least half their chapters. We also have a Golden Dreamer, which updates every two weeks. Basically Book of the Biweekly, best commenter of that biweek is chosen, all members have to read and comment on two chapters, leaving 5+ (desktop) / 9+ (mobile) line comments per chapter. So, over the course of two weeks, you read 10 chapters (four from each weekly update, two from Golden Dreamer)

Pros: You get extensive feedback. You get to give us preferences and avoidances so we can try to place you with favorable books. It is the most popular book club which means it can give you a wide amount of community, the largest outside the discord. Great commenters are rewarded as best as we can reward them. We have a re-pairing/permanent pairing system that lets you stay with a certain person if you really like their books or commenting style.

Cons: It is the most work heavy of any of our clubs. You have to read four chapters of a book you may not love. Getting extensive comments on the first four chapters over and over can get boring and useless. You may get a partner who nitpicks and is just a butt but you have deal with having comment on four chapters. Again, MOST WORK HEAVY CLUB.

Dreamland Workshop

Important beginning note: stories must have 10+ chapters to join. This club updates every two weeks. We place you in a pairing, though you can select to be part of more than one pairing. When we update, we place an inline comment for conversation to start, then the rest is up to you. You guys say you are there and ready to begin, you guys report to us if people aren't doing as they are supposed to, you just... You guys are a mini-critique pair which we form and enforce. You must leave 5+ inlines and a 6 sentence outline comment per chapter. You and your partner decide how much to read per week. You stay with this partner until one of you finishes or one of you asks to leave the pairing/club. Outside of your partnership work, there is also a Chosen Book, which is like book of the biweek, where almost everyone has to read a single chapter from this book. You choose when you sign up if you will participate in Chosen Book. If not, you do not have to do it, but you cannot be Chosen Book.

Pros: You are with a pairing where both of you are dedicated to reading and growing your stories over the course of your stay in Workshop. You are given a lot of control and are left alone for the most part as long as you communicate effectively with your partner. You can vary how much you read as long as you speak with your partner. We do our best to put you with a partner we believe you will fit well with.

Cons: We aren't always right about you fitting well with a partner. Sometimes there are sprees where we try to create a pairing for someone and their partner just keep ditching. If we cannot find a match for you, you can be in the waiting list for a decently long time.

Dreamland Rush

This book club operates on a grouping system. We update twice a week, Dream A (Monday - Friday) and Dream B (Friday - Monday). For each update, you read the books featured in your group. Group 1 features one book per update, Group 2 features two books per update, and Group 3 features one to three books per update. You also have a book of the week to read between Monday and the following Monday. You read a chapter of every featured book in your group and the botw.

Pros: When you are featured, you get a lot of comments. Comments tend to be more relaxed and just "let's read" based with the occasional criticisms thrown in (not mandated, just how people have done it from what I've seen). It may seem like a lot of chapters, but inlines are much easier to deal with than outlines. If there is a book you don't like, you only have read it occasionally. People read further into your book than for some other clubs. loves it (yet isn't here anymore, but she wanted this here ;-;)

Cons: You aren't always featured unless you're in group 3, which means you can go a few weeks just reading for others and not getting reads. May not be the place for more critical reads. People do get through your book, but it takes time. Groups only really change much when there is an imbalance or I split groups up, which means if there is a member you don't feel like being with... You're stuck with them for a good while.

Dreamland Hunt

We have a list of everyone in the club each update. The assignments are a month long but we update every Friday to keep up with new members and update the points list. To gain points, you read from other members' books. The amount of points you get for the read varies based on who it is, with the point system detailed in the book. You have to leave 10+ inline comments, and if you cannot, leave a 5+ sentence outline comment. You are free to read as many or as few chapters per month as you want, as long as you read four chapters. There is also a Book of the Month, which is whoever had the most points the previous month. Everyone reads two chapters from this book.

Pros: You may get a lot of reads from this. You can use the system to best benefit you to accumulate more points. People can read very far into your book. You can create good relations with others. You can utilize the partnership mechanic to ensure people read back for you. We have a system in place to help people who got few reads but did work get attention/reads. Because you choose what books you read, you can bail on ones you don't like and read a lot of ones you love.

Cons: This is a very big *can* club. It can work wonderfully for you, but it can also end up stinking. Partnerships may guarantee people focus on reading back for you, but it does not mean they will read the same amount. So much of this club is based on what you make of it with little control from us.

Dreamland Raid

This book club will update every Sunday around 5 PM EST. You have until Sunday 12 PM EST to finish your assignment. We put you into a pairing every week, and you have to read and comment on one chapter for them. Along with this, we will have one Undiscovered Author Book and one New Author Book (or two of one or the other), and you must read and comment on one chapter of their book. Basically, we be helping you find awesome new books to read with this club. You need to leave 5+ inline comments OR a 5+ sentence outline comment on each chapter you read.

Pros: You will get the chance to find new good books to read. You will help boost new and undiscovered authors' confidence and help them get more attention. You will also get a partner every week to read a chapter of your book and leave comments.

Cons: As this book club is mainly about discovery, you will not be getting a lot of reads from this book club. 2/3 of the people you will need to read for aren't a part of the club so you won't be getting reads back from them.

Dreamland Guilds

This club operates on a team system, with updates beginning on the 1st of each month, updating weekly, and ending on the 29th of each month for a total of 4 updates. The day of the week will vary, but assignments are due at 12 PM EST every week.

You will be assigned to a guild of up to four members. Every month, you will be required to read 1 chapter minimum for each of your guildmates and leave extensive comments. You will also be required to read and comment on 1 chapter each of the four Books of the Week. This will total to a minimum of 2 chapters per weekly assignment, though extra chapters will give your guild points. The guild with the most points at the end of the month will be made Books of the Week for the following month.

Pros: You will receive extensive feedback and have the opportunity to form a tight-knit group with your guild. Effort in quality and quantity is rewarded, and we have benefits for both team players and solo players. Individual points are converted to coins at the end of each month which can be traded in for guild benefits. Guildmates will read further into each other's books than with some of the other clubs and members can read as much as they want. You will be asked to provide reading preferences and avoidances so we can try to place you with favorable books.

Cons: You may be placed into or moved to a guild with books you don't enjoy so much. The constructive environment we strive to cultivate may fall on the side of critical at times as members learn how to give and receive good comments. Despite our safeguards, you might feel that your hard work has gone unrewarded because the rest of your guild isn't helping. This book club will have the second most difficult workload, so it's not for the faint of heart.

Misc!

There are a couple other ways I guess, like being a Dreamland reviewer or Dreamland designer, but most of the time, if you're doing those, you fall into one of the previous categories.