Hi, I'm a 50 yr old Mum of 3 grown up kids, and Nan to a 3 yr old grandaughter. I've just finished 2 Open University Creative Writing courses, and want to start a carear as a writer. I want to write for young children, and have started a fairy story for my grandaughter, and I want to write cross-over fiction for older teens/ adults based on Pagan/Supernatural/Fantasy themes. I'm a Pagan myself, following Druidcraft and am learning to be a Hedgewitch. I'm also researching Faeriecraft for my books, and love letting my imagination run riot, my idea of heaven! I will soon be posting my work for constructive critisism. I hope that I can develop my writing to a publishable standard. I look forward to learning from this community.
Thank you! I will be posting work soon, but after reading one of the threads, nothing I want to get published! Thank you for posting the warnings, I wouldn't have known otherwise.
welcome, witch-to-be! i probably have some druid in my ancestry, so am happy to see you found us... btw, i write children's books and mentor many aspiring writers of same, so if you want any private help along the way, just drop me a line any time... and i'm a mom of 7, grandma of 19... love and hugs, maia maia3maia@hotmail.com
Hello Lingib, 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!
