Hello! It has been a long time for me since I was last on a writing forum. And yet here I am. I am a 45 year old man; married with 3 boys and now a foster baby girl. That should help pigeon hole me. ha. Once upon a time I wrote a lot; just because it gave me joy. I wrote short stories (fantasy genre) and lots of poetry. I was involved in multiple online writing groups and was very much in love with the community I found there. I have so many fond memories. Fast forward through life. Now married. Now with kids. Now with a full time job. I do not write very much other than a poem to my wife every valentine's day. Lately, however, I have felt the tug. I have felt the desire to be "amongst" those who enjoy the same creative outflow as myself. I'm searching for the watering hole where like-minded people wander into to quench what can be many times difficult to communicate to others who drink elsewhere. Anyways here I am. I might not always be here as often as I would like, as I attempt to sort out how to make time for this part of me. But attempt I shall. Ask any questions. I will endeavour to be forthcoming. Thank you.
Hi New and Old I’m one of the forum moderators, and I want to welcome you to the forum. I think you have come to exactly the right place! We're a community that exists mainly to provide a place for writers to interact ...whatever stage of the process they might be at just now. I know I joined myself, several aeons ago, just to interact with people who shared my desire to do creative writing. It's been a real help to me and also a lot of fun. In order to help you get oriented and get settled, 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 your work in the Workshop area—the only area of the forum where you are allowed to ask 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 site is designed around the concept of members helping each other out by ‘paying it forward’—through our two-for-one critique system. So do two critiques, THEN you can post something of your own. This advance 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
