Hello! I've recently picked up writing again and I figured it would be prudent to register at a forum filled with people that actually know what they're doing, so I can leech off that knowledge. So thanks in advance for that. A long time ago, before Playstation, I wrote alot. Mainly fanfiction based on the StarControl videogame. Also wrote some erotica, which paid off big time. That is, big time in the sense that it got me an awesome girlfriend. I've tried writing a bit since then, but all I've got to show for that a folder full of chapter ones. The stuff I'm writing now, and I use "writing" in the broadest sense of the word, is for an audience of one. Unfortunately that audience is a stickler for proper dialogue formatting, so I'm gonna have to brush up. It's me, I'm the audience of one. I don't expect to get published, let alone write a bestseller and quite frankly, I don't even expect this story to become the one that finally gets finished. Nevertheless, I wanna have some fun with it.
Welcome brother!! And a fellow gamer I see, anyway, I don't think it is appropriate for a new member to welcome another new member, but hey, gotta farm the messages somewhere. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Heh, he has done a better job than me then, obviously, legendary Hello there did not attract as much attention as this title.
Hi Bakkerbaard! I’m one of the forum moderators, and I want to welcome you to the forum. We interacted on another thread, but this is my 'official' welcome to you. 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 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/ This might be of particular interest to you, given your enjoyment of gaming. 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
I also want to say 'welcome', and I must say I like your attitude: Brushing up on formatting and SPaGs is never an exercise in futility, and as for 'having fun'... I'll cheer you on
