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Skribit, the startup that is trying to help cure writer’s block, has opened its doors to the public after being in beta since its inception at Startup Weekend Atlanta in November of 2007. Yes, that’s a really long time to be in beta, but Skribit is now ready to show all of its glory to the public.

The main idea of Skribit is quite simple — to cure writer’s block as well as help bloggers and other website owners receive suggestions and topics to write about. It’s a problem that every blogger has. Coming up with original story ideas is hard. So it’s great to see a service try to address the problem and hopefully “cure it” through crowdsourcing. Skribit is offering TechCrunch readers 100 free pro accounts, if you use the code “techcrunch” when signing up.

To use Skribit, all you do is install a customizable widget or a suggestions tab, which allows readers to make suggestions. People can follow these suggestions and get notified when they are completed and blogged about. Users may also follow their friends and see their recent activity throughout Skribit.

Skribit offers a free account, as well as a pro account, which removes restrictions on the number of blogs and suggestions as well as introduces suggestion moderation and better widget and suggestions tabs customization.

Skribit co-founder Paul Stamatiou says that the goal of Skribit is to enter the analytics space as well as offer solutions for larger publishers in the near future. Stamatiou, a recent Georgia Tech graduate, worked on Skribit part-time until his graduation and has been a full-time employee for a year now. Also, Skribit is a member company of Georgia Tech’s ATDC incubator and received a seed round from the Georgia Tech Edison Fund last December.

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