Hi, my name is Mark and I'm a 23 y/o living in Pittsburgh, PA. I've always had an interest in writing, but I've never taken any formal writing classes or anything like that. I've written small pieces before but never shared them, and anything I do write usually ends up being deleted a few days later when I decide to read it again. I'm happy to say I stumbled across this forum a few short weeks ago and registered almost immediately. I've been mostly reading through the short story sections, and it's inspired me to get writing again and maybe get some actual feedback before I abandon my projects.:redface: A few things about me other than my passion for reading/writing. I'm a fitness enthusiast, and some of my pastimes include bicycling and camping (or a combination of the two!). One of my favorite things about biking long trails are the people I meet while camping, many of which I'm sure will inspire characters in future writings. Enough said, I look forward to contributing to this community
Welcome to Writing Forums, Mark! 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. If you have any questions or problems, then the moderators (myself, Cogito, 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
Thanks for the welcome, Trinzy. And thank you Banzai... for reiterating what I already read in this topic.
