Hi everyone, feeling up to reading yet another obligatory introduction? How courageous of you. I've been ghosting around the forum for a while now, picking up bits and pieces of info as I struggled with yet another aborted attempt at something scarcely related to a novel. My main problem is a flow of completely unrelated ideas that messes up my head and my motivation whenever I'm trying to write. I'll stick with one thingy for a few days and then all it takes is a good talk with someone, and here I am, either convinced my stuff's never gonna get anywhere or super-psyched about some entirely different story. That and long sentences. I have a problem with long sentences. It's like words know they're doomed the moment I type them and they're trying to run away only to snap their neck against the edge of the monitor. Though they don't have any sort of neck that I'd know of, we're probably looking at some hard-core vowel-snapping here. Doesn't make it any less tragic. Oh hey, apparently I have a rambling problem as well! Here's one more to look out for. English is my second language so weird phrasing may be out-blurted every once and a while, though I do my best to keep that under control. Hugs and burritos.
Hello odolmen, Welcome to the Creative Writing Forums. Please read How to Use the Writing Workshop before you try to post there. Posting your own writing for people to comment on should not be among the very first things you do here anyway. It is worth taking the time to see what other people have done to improve their writing, and see if some of it applies to your writing as well. That is part of why we require members to review other members' work before posting their own for review. On the other hand, there are no restrictions, other than content and copyright rules, on showcasing your work in your member blog. Also, be aware that posting a piece of writing on any public site, including this one, will greatly diminish your chances of selling it for publication. Removing the writing later does not alter that fact - once posted, it is irreversibly considered published. So do not post anything more than a small excerpt of any piece you are planning to submit for publication. If you haven't explored the site yet, you should probably do so soon. Newcomers often gravitate to the Lounge, the Writing Prompts, or the Writing Workshop, but there is much more to be discovered if you poke in the corners. Remember to check out our FAQ as well, and be sure to read through the site rules, too, to avoid any misunderstandings or hurt feelings. Respect for one another is our principal mandate. As for the Writing Workshop, new joiners often wonder why we do things a bit differently on this site than on other writing sites. We emphasize constructive critique as a vital writing skill. Training your eye by reviewing other people's work helps you improve your own writing even before you present it for others to see. Therefore, we ask members to review other people's writing before posting work of their own. We also impose a two-week waiting period before you may post writing for critique, to give you time to become familiar with what is expected and how the site operates. The Writing Workshop forums on this site, therefore, are true workshops, not just a bulletin board for displaying your work (and on that note, please only post each item for review in one Writing Workshop forum). Also, please use the same thread for all revisions and additional excerpts from the same piece of writing. See this post, Why Write Reviews Before Posting My Work? for more information. And while you're looking around, don't forget to check out the RPG forum for improvisational fiction. Also try our Weekly Short Story Contest and Weekly Poetry Contest. They actually run more than one week apiece, but any member may enter, and all members are urged to vote for their favorites. Enjoy your stay here, and have fun!
Hugs and burritos to you too I'm also a newbie Although English is my first language it might as well be my second; I'm dyslexic LB
