Apologies for the delay in answering, Ed. The Howl is an eight page quarterly newsletter in full color. If you go to https://www.facebook.com/wernerwildlife, you'll find a phone number you can call to be added to the mailing list. It's free, sponsored by the local college. How lovely that your daughter is a weaver! We need more weavers. My daughter-in-law is also a weaver and she, too, is from Bama.
I am from Nepal, and to be a member of this great community of writers, readers, editors, journalists, critics and the like is a lively experience. I write because I am born to write, and writing is not my pastime and profession, and writing is my passion. Why do I write in English? English is no doubt a foreign language for me and I learned it as a second language or link language in my school. Earlier on it was a difficult language and later on I grew fond of it since I read and read things in English since most books or genres are found in English though there are translations there but to write in the original is a thrill. Here I find a platform to share what I write and I can have a critical review of what I write so that I can improve on what I am writing. You can PM or write to me since I feel part of it though I am still a newbie only.
I'm 52yo, divorced, concentrate on journal writing. Used to love reading books in general until . . . well, that's another chapter in my life. As for reading and writing now, I read a lot of fiction. During COVID lock downs, I've switched over to non-fiction, non-fiction, biographies and memoirs. Still polishing my writing skills before I get near publishing.
Forgive the self-indulgent post, but I'm bored and trying to forget about a lost Royal Mail book delivery I've waited for since the 14th. I'm 27 and from the UK. I'm Scottish but I've lived in England since 2014. I've been writing for about twenty years on and off. When I first came to this forum I was primarily interested in "high" fantasy. I have a world-building project called Sarturus which I've developed since about 2016 and have written upwards of 400 pages towards various novel and short story attempts. I occasionally work on this with my twin who, as a trained artist, produces maps and illustrations, as well as making some quite professional audio dramas which can be found on Youtube. Aside from this largescale project it's usually novellas and short stories. Some of my uncompleted novella projects: Mote the Dweller - Fantasy novella about a cave-dwelling people who fear noise and brightness. The Gate - My last novella attempt and highly personal at that. A "portal fantasy" in a dynamic and fluid world created in the mind of a solitary man. I primarily write short stories which dwell on themes of otherness and nature. In two words, "anti-anthropocentrism" and "outsiders". This forms the main bulk of my output. Some examples: Paean - A husband helps his agoraphobic wife (not particularly fantastical, I admit) Impermanence - An office worker who was in a car accident witnesses the insignificance of man in a series of surreal visions The Fall of Osto Gren - a whimsical story about a Victorian gentleman artist who falls from the sky into a smoggy city Gifts of Flesh - a pompous man encounters a tribe who willingly and happily self-sacrifice to a beast-god Bright House, Black Dog - a lonely boy with a zealous and mentally ill father encounters a strange black dog across the street The Laughter of the Egrets - My newest story. Go and have a look for yourself! That last two stories are very much what I'm circling around now. My stuff is usually unrelentingly dark or sombre, but I'm trying to cultivate a kind of Burtonesque or Peake-esque weirdness.
Hello and thank you for replying . . . As for your lost book, other than contacting them via phone or email, what else have you tried? Writing in my own journals; books; note books etc doesn't appear to be a problem. Publishing, looking at how, what, story line, characters etcetera I struggle. Reading a lot of my books though has helped me a lot as far as my writing goes in general. As for exploring different genres, has been an eye opening experience.
Oh, I tried contacting Royal Mail but they essentially have no way of really tracking or even remaining culpable for lost standard delivery packages. It's ridiculous. Luckily the used bookstore has sent me another copy free of charge from a much better service, but even that's taking longer than expected. It was dropped off on the 21st and still hasn't arrived! Definitely the longest a book has ever taken to arrive as far as I can remember.
It's just the state of the UK's mail. There's genuinely nothing one can do if a standard package is lost since there's no tracking. Admittedly it's never happened before for me, but, yes, it's basically a lawless land out there.
This is an interesting thread and I too find it interesting. I have noticed a pretty diverse crowd on here which is fascinating in itself. The one thing I suspect that unites us all is words. As for me, I am 34 and in a long term, stable relationship and my stories are mostly Post-Apocalyptic or Dystopian in nature. The characters vary quite widely though, and while I recognise myself in some, others are much more difficult to pin down. My main character in the book I am writing at the moment is in fact a girl in her late teens that is sold into slavery by her father. But there is a great deal of diversity otherwise in the central cast of characters in terms of race, gender, sexuality, ideology. My stories are meant to be a reflection of raw humanity, both at its cruellest and darkest but also at its finest and brightest. I do not believe in 'good' and 'evil' and my characters reflect that. People in my stories do good and bad things depending on their situation and circumstances, they survive or not because of their decisions and actions and the decisions and actions of others.
I am a 17-year-old man. I actually live in Russia and talk to you through an interpreter, I apologize in advance for any mistakes. I like to write a variety of stories, more of course adventures. But sometimes I "juggle" genres. It may be clear from my nickname that I love The Sims series, and it is partly the main inspiration for my various stories. Often I can't write a complete story without some approval / criticism. That's why I'm actually here, because in Russia there is a big problem with writers ' forums. I hope I can join the team of your forum
I totally agree. There are a couple of forums, but I'm more interested in stories, not military poetry or prose. The activity and design of such forums with us leaves much to be desired
I've recently joined myself so Welcome. Seems like a great group, helping you along the way. Support is a must when writing. It's improves your own writing, thought and storyline
New member from Vermont. I write mostly paranormal/science fiction. Forever single (once married long ago). Mother of 2 grown sons.
New member from Vermont. I write mostly paranormal/science fiction. Forever single (once married long ago). Mother of 2 grown sons.
Ever combine the two genres? I find it fun to do at times, though it tends to turn to a more horror genre base.
I am not really good at sentence structure and grammar. But I still like to write stories I made up in my head.
An author who writes cutesy urban fantasy novels. But truth be told, I'm a title specific story meaning that I have a story in mind and write regardless of genre.
Hello my name is Alex I like to write about science fiction with humanoid slime being one of my favourite features. I can also write about other stuff if I can think of it. Nice to be here
I am a 60 year old native american who is learning to write children's books. I use these stories in a language revitalization effort to stem language loss by converting the stories into our native language
Welcome, everyone. Conrad, what an interesting project. In recent years, the Arapaho on the Wind River Res have made an enormous push for revitalizing their language. https://www.denverpost.com/2017/04/23/arapaho-language-cu-wind-river/
