So, yeah. I'm not really sure what to say. I wish there was some sort of template. Here I go. My name is Matt/Matthew. I'm 19. I live in New York. Writing is kind of a way for me to cope with my intense emotions/problems. I've been told I experience emotions very intensely in general, but I guess that's a good thing given the type of work I want to do. I'm an aspiring music artist, but I love writing and creative things in general and I'd like to write a book or something someday, maybe. I like music, a lot (duh). I'm really nervous about showing my stuff but at the same time I'm really confident. I don't know. I contradict myself in so, so many ways. My writing style is kind of... I'm not sure what you would call it. It doesn't really have any structure. It's all over the place. Sometimes it rhymes, sometimes it doesn't, but I don't rhyme exclusively in any of my poems. It's very freestyle, I guess. Most of it is pretty dark, I guess. Sometimes there's some good in it, but it's ultimately an attempt at coping in a healthy way, so it will probably be dark for the most part. I don't really know what else to say, so.. yeah. Despite the fact that I am capable of speaking eloquently when I focus, I'm horrible at grammar in general. I don't know why. I've been told that most writers are like that, though, lol.
Well, you don't have to be nervous about showing your stuff around here. We're way gentle. You show me your stuff, I show you my stuff, we don't tell anyone. What happens in the forums stays in the forums. xD Now, if you were actually talking about writing stuff, then I should warn you that being able to take criticism will be the best way to improve your writing--including your grammar. Welcome to the forums, futureblind!
I'm a bit worried about the critique, sure. I guess it's because I really like my writing style, but I guess I'm worried about the effect it might have on people. I don't know. I've worked on it a lot on my own and I've showed it to the people that I'm close to and they like it but I haven't really revealed it to the public all that much. I dunno. I guess we'll see how it goes. Thanks for the welcome.
Welcome to Writing Forums, Matt! 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 requirements. 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
