Hello! Slammoth reporting in... I'm a young student who gets a particular peeve every once in a while, and that's not finding that perfect book, or movie. Or fantasy world to immerse myself in. A nagging feeling that nothing quite gets you there, you know? (Well, Lord of the Rings was awesome, but that's getting old!) So, I've decided to roll up my sleeves and just make that perfect world myself, in which that perfect book shall play out, so that it can be made into a movie when it becomes an international bestseller. It shall be... glorious. However, I'm an idiot, so that probably won't happen. However, a few things are more certain: I will be consuming copious amounts of energy drink and lots of metal shall be listened to. Hoping to make a few friends here as well while my motivation dies trying. I invite you to join me on this adventure. I literally can't write without people who cheer me on, or critique my work. The ideal person would do both of course. That was a long-winded 'HI I IS NEW'. You deserve a medal for getting this far.
Hi, I also joined a few minutes ago. though I am not a write as such but i'll try my best to help you and learn from you (and also others in the forum).
Hi Slammoth! Welcome to the forum I'm sure you'll find plenty of people willing to help out while shouting encouraging support at you.
Henno. Thank you. Saying proper sounds weird though - Trust me, I'm trying to repress puns, sexual puns and other inappropriateness. So far its working. But don't count on it holding for long. I'll make an ass out of myself, just you wait and see. Hiyas. All these people joining is fabulous. Just watch this space, for much help will be needed, and if you ever need to learn retardry, I'm your first stop. 'Tis an art, you know. Ooooo! A person with fancy-colored face, in my post... Promise of encouraging help is encouraging. And they're right to shout, they'll need to. I like loud music...
Slammoth, you can do it! I'm curious to see what energy drinks and metal is going to produce from out of you. Please keep us posted. I'm positive...It will be glorious.
Thank you for the support! I'm all tanked with support now, I'll have to get started with actually writing. Energy drinks and metal are essential components in testosterone-driven badassery. Unfortunately this is not the ideal my novel-to-be attempts to aspire to - As such, I'm curious as well. At least it's gloomy. I can use that. I already have. Is it bad if I let song lyrics influence my writing? (Moot point. Lyrics, and I quote... WARRRR, PAINNN, DEATHHH, NECESSARY EEVILL... No wonder I do dark fantasy...)
Can I have my medal, please? And I am always happy to cheer people on. And even if you're an idiot, you can still write a bestseller. And metal is goood. And yeah, welcome.
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