1. JonasGrant

    JonasGrant New Member

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    Greetings, people.

    Discussion in 'New Member Introductions' started by JonasGrant, Dec 5, 2011.

    I'm Max, Pen name Jonas Grant because... Uh, well there was a reason, originally, but I was eight years old back then, so let's just say because it sounds cool. I've been writing since I was eight and started writing in english two years ago, I never liked most defined rules outside grammar and basic things that make a story non-painful to read, and always felt like my stories lacked something...

    Until the day I picked up a book by David Gunn. At the first page, I felt shocked by his use of the present tense, but decided not to be such a tight butt (Mostly since I had already bought the book) and read trough the novel knowing from the first chapter that with a few tweaks, that present tense, first person point of view would be perfect for me.

    I have no illusion that I am an average writer and have the focusing ability of a Gold fish, but if you look past my unique style and inattention mistakes, I can guarantee you'll have a good time reading my stories. Not a great time nor a blast, but it'll be fun, might even get deep.

    As for myself, there isn't much to say, I'm nineteen, planning to be either journalist, paleontologist or Canadian Marine Intelligence officer, whichever comes first.

    I'm not complicated, keep an open mind and be polite and we'll get along just fine.
     
  2. Dresden260

    Dresden260 Corrupt Diplomat

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    Welcome to the Forums Max. Oh wait... *cough* Jonas Grant :p. Enjoy your stay.
     
  3. JonasGrant

    JonasGrant New Member

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    Thanks, Dresden! And Max will do, I ain't that self-centered yet ;)
     
  4. Banzai

    Banzai One-time Mod, but on the road to recovery Contributor

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    Welcome to Writing Forums, Jonas!

    I hope you find what you're looking for here, whatever your interests in writing.

    This forum aims to provide the best workshopping resources on the internet, and to that end we have a few rules which you should familiarise yourself with before you get stuck in. The main section of the site is the Writing Workshop, where members can post their writing in order to receive critique of their work.

    However, before we allow members to post their work, they must have met some basic requirments. Firstly, you must have been a member for fourteen days, and have made twenty posts on the forum overall (please note, posts in Word Games do not count towards this). This is so that members, when they post their work, have familiarised themselves with the forums and contributed to them (as well as hopefully learned something for themselves). Secondly, members must provide two constructive reviews of other people's work for each piece of their own that they wish to post. This is because we believe that the focus of workshopping should be equally upon giving reviews as receiving them, as they allow a writer to practice and improve their editing skills, which they can then apply to their own writing.

    Beyond the Writing Workshop, you will find that we have extensive forums for discussion of aspects of writing, as well as a community area for general discussion. We also run periodic short story and poetry contests, which are good for challenging yourself and expanding your skills.

    If you have any questions or problems, then the moderators (myself and Cogito) should be your first port of call. Any technical problems with the site itself should be directed to Daniel, the site administrator and owner. I would recommend you have a look over the rules so that you know what to expect, and what is expected. But aside from that, I hope you enjoy your time here.


    Banzai
     
  5. Gigi_GNR

    Gigi_GNR Guys, come on. WAFFLE-O. Contributor

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