The Help Center

Feeling Lost?

Scribophile is a busy place with some concepts that might be a bit confusing at first. But never fear, the Help Center is here to lend a hand!

If you have any questions, you can always ask the nice people in the Forums. Or you can contact Alex, the man behind the curtain.

Talk to a Real Person

• Ask in the Forums, a great place to get help from other members.
• Contact Alex, the guy who runs the place, with any question you might have.

Getting Started

• The Getting Started Guide will help you to hit the ground running.
• Read about the tabs at the top of the site.
• Learn about your personal profile and your Scratchpad.
• Make some friends in the forums.
• What's karma, how much do you need, and how do you get it?
• How do you write a great critique?
• How to post your first work for critique.

Guides & Answers

• The Codes of Conduct list some broad rules we all play by.
• The Getting Started Guide is a short visual guide to the site.
• Read about the life cycle of a piece of writing on Scribophile.
• The Spotlight FAQ has answers to all of your spotlight-related questions.
• The General FAQ may well have the answers to your other pressing questions.
• The Editor Troubleshooting Guide will help you get the formatting right for your work.
• Contact Alex with your questions, comments, suggestions, remarks, loves, fears, or phone numbers of Nigerian princes.