hey everyone, Eric charn from Canada, I'm looking to improve my writing skills with all the free time I now have due to this pandemic. I need to use this free time somewhere! I figured writing and improving my overall writing skills would be a good way to spend some time along with a few other hobbies/skills I am currently learning and improving on.
Hi Eric! I’m one of the forum moderators, and I want to welcome you to the forum. Yeah, this pandemic has certainly got us all pinned down at the moment. The first priority is to stay safe and go with what's necessary during this time, but it's also true that you might find time to do a few things you weren't able to do when you were busy with 'normal' life. I'm glad you chose to come here and give writing a try. In order to help you get oriented and get settled into the forum, here are a couple of links I strongly recommend that you read at the start, if you haven’t already. They will give you a good idea of how we operate here on the forum: New Member Quick Start Forum Rules You will notice in the New Member Quick Start that in order to post any of your work in the Workshop area—the only area of the forum where you are allowed to post your work for feedback—you will need to do at least two critiques for other people, in exchange for receiving feedback on one of your own pieces of work. This 2:1 ratio lasts as long as your membership here. In order to help you get started doing critiques, here is a link to a good article written by one of our former moderators: https://www.writingforums.org/threads/constructive-critiques.20627/ One of the popular areas of our forum is our contest section. There is a monthly contest running for Short Stories, Flash Fiction and Poetry. You can enter these ongoing contests, even as a new member. And we really encourage you to visit the site, read the current entries, and vote for your favourite when the voting period starts. This means a lot to the people who have written these entries. And it will also give you a good idea of what our members are capable of writing. https://www.writingforums.org/writing-contests/ While the Role Playing Game section is not new, it’s being given a revamp. So if you are interested in playing and writing Role Playing Games, you might want to visit this section and get in on the fun. https://www.writingforums.org/threads/resurrecting-the-dead-rpg-section-rebuild.165055/ I hope you have fun getting to know us and let us get to know you, via the posts you make. Please feel free to explore the forum. There is a lot under the hood. This site map might help you find your way around more quickly than the menu bars do, so feel free to use it. https://www.writingforums.org/faq/ If you encounter any difficulties, don’t hesitate to contact me or one of the other moderators, whose names appear in yellow at the bottom of the Community page. We will be glad to help. Again, welcome! Cheers for now, Jan
