Hullo, I am Vuor and I'm very new to this forum. I found this site with a simple Google search, and my intentions of being here are to improve my own writing and become another member in this community. My writing style... compared to a lot of people here, it isn't as flowery, but decent in the amount of description. I value grammar and syntax if anyone was worried about that. If I'm completely honest, I don't plan on getting published. The Internet is lovely enough, and I just want people to gain enjoyment from whatever I type onto the screen. This leads me into my desperation for improving. Often when I present something to a friend their first reactions is "OMG THIS IS SO GREAT!" While I love the ego-boost, it hasn't really led me to improve. Seeing the quality and high standards from the members on here really appealed to me. The majority of you are fantastic writers, and I only hope to leech off of some of that wiseness ;p Sorry if I sound a bit drab. Bad week. Feel free to ask questions. I'd love getting to know some of you. Vuor
Welcome to Writing Forums, Vuor! 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
