Hi, This looks like a great site to learn a lot about writing. I enjoy writing just to lighten up my mind. It's heavy to carry all the load of thinking in one case..Thank God there's writing. I hope to be deeply involved in this forum. I am not a native English speaker, and learned a great deal from one english forum site. I guess joining forums is one of the best ways to improve in any discipline. Lately, I thought of being serious with writing. I know I'd learn a lot in here. Hope to know a lot of the people too.
Welcome, Blouen! This is a great place, and I hope you have fun here. If you stick around, you'll be hard pressed not to learn anything.
Hello Blouen, Welcome to the Writing Forums. Please read How to Use the Review Room before you post there. Posting your own writing for people to comment on should not be among the very first things you do here. 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 Word Games, or the Review Room, 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 forum rules, too, to avoid any misunderstandings or hurt feelings. Respect for one another is our principal mandate. As for the Review Room, 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. The Review Room 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 Review Room 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!
Welcome blouen Truly, speaking and writing the english language is pretty much a necessity when joining such forums, but writing doesn't need a specific language. All that is needed is the desire to take someone by the hand, so to speak, and transport them to a world that they did not know existed, hope that they enjoyed the experience, and they can take with them something that is memorable and moving.
Though writing in English can be a good market ploy. Well, welcome! Whichever language you're going to write in, there's tons of useful advice to be found here.
That's one good advice, Egil1Eye. I'll take note of that. I just love English because of it's rich vocabulary and style, unlike my native language. I like the way we could play with words in English. But my language is very much limited. Also, here in my country, people show high regard for people with excellent English skills. But I noticed while reading posts here, my English really needs a big fixing. Motivating.
