1. Malkhalifa

    Malkhalifa New Member

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    Greetings from the Arabian Gulf!

    Discussion in 'New Member Introductions' started by Malkhalifa, Jan 25, 2013.

    Greetings!

    I haven't joined a forum of any kind in years, but I have to admit it feels nostalgic. So my name is Mohamed Al Khalifa, I'm 27, I come from sunny Bahrain ( Island kingdom next to Saudi Arabia, three times the size of DC.). let's see what else? I'm a Telecoms professional by day and work on my writing at night. I've written everything from songs to articles anonymously for people and the rare rant gets published in local news papers under a pseudonym. Suffice it to say i've only taken myself seriously as a writer recently. As a matter of fact I'm undertaking my first real work-in-progress now which I HOPE to turn into an e-book sometime in the first quarter of 2014. It's a science fiction novel, the first of three parts and what I expect to be a long and arduous journey with IV bags pumping caffeine into my veins. The way I figure it, surrounding myself with kindred spirits is the best way to avoid writer's block and better my method as a writer. I'll update my profile sometime this weekend.

    I look forward to making many friends, contributing where I can, and learning all I can.

    Best Regards,
    Mohamed Al khalifa
     
  2. BritInFrance

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    Hi Mohamed, welcome to the forum. Hope you find it useful. See you around.
     
  3. Malkhalifa

    Malkhalifa New Member

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    Thanks, BritinFrance :)
     
  4. Trilby

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    Hello and welcome.
     
  5. Malkhalifa

    Malkhalifa New Member

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    Thank you, Tribly !
     
  6. Banzai

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

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    Welcome to Writing Forums, Mohamed!

    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 requirements. 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. The requirements of the Writing Workshop don't apply to the contests, so new members are allowed (nay, encouraged!) to get stuck in and enter!

    If you have any questions or problems, then the moderators (myself, Lemex and Dante Dases) 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
     

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