Hi, I've joined a while ago, but never really did more than take a quick peek every now and then. I didn't think this would be the place for me, but I wanted to give it a try anyway now. My favourite genres to write are, paranormal romance (with some carnal sins on display,) sci-fi, modern fairy tales and I dabble in horror. That is classical horror. Think Gaslight, Hitchcock, that kind of under your skin creepiness. Anyway, I write and I love it. Hope to be of use here by offering my two cents to anyone who is interested in my take on their work, and certainly hope to get some useful help on my own stuff too. In time that is. Call me Lucky, cause that's who I am.
Welcome to Writing Forums, Lucky! 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, 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
Hi Banzai, Thanks for the welcome. I will try to find the time to do a few in depth critiques before even thinking of posting my own work. I have read your FAQs and will not be a nuisance, if I should be in any case, it will be unintentional. But I do give honest, yet constructive, in depth critique, meaning if there's something not quite right in any piece I will point it out and offer useful hints how to fix it. I do not beat around the bush and hope to receive as honest a critique as I deal out. The thing is, I'm swamped in work these days, so I will have to find the time somewhere to read what has been posted and what is in need of an in depth critique. So be patient and I will deliver.
