Hello! dear Hideoshi, thank you so much for being so kind. I am English so know a bit about tea! Typhoo is going out of business apparently, I could go on but I would get stuck and confuse myself wondering upon the benefits of a triangular bag or... I am a Test Match Man, I used to think one day was rubbish, then T20 took off, so I am a Test Match purist, but I don't mind 50 overs nowadays. My favourite players for England (in order of the batting order) are Sutcliffe, Hobbs, Hutton, Root... as i say I am a purist thanks for being so kind and talking to me, all the best, a bag of tea
I am a man in my 20's and I enjoy writing fantasy and gothic horror. I get a lot of inspiration from Lovecraft/Lovecraftian style cosmic horror and Stephen King. I come from a military background which I typically try to incorporate into my stories. I have a huge interest in history, and my stories are generally set in the 18th/19th century with male MC's.
It is strange right? But whenever England play a Test match, I will leave TMS on and just listen to Jonathan Agnew for all the 5 days. Like my writing, I have very little knowledge of Tests before... I'm not sure, Micheal Vaughan and his team... hearing about all the giants of Test cricket but never knowing enough about them to converse with. I like the thinking and trials a player goes through in Tests and though I am not a huge fan of Stokes's ultra aggressive 'win at all cost' attitude to playing, i see his logic in wanting to make Tests more entertaining to the newer market and hopefully this wont sound so bizarre; ive watched his epic innings with our great 'stayer' Jack Leach many times on YouTube when Stokes won England the Test against the Aussies. The commentary was amazing and uplifting... and when i get times of low, reminds me to keep fighting even if a situation seems useless... sport can really inspire. Maybe we should I start a Test Match Special thread lol. I'm not fun of the Hundred. I understand them wanting to reach the 'Free-to-air' audience but to change the rules and have it compete with the T20 franchises across the world changes the definition of 'cricket' for me. It doesn't seem like it is the skill, the patience, the outwitting of the bowler or batter, but let's whack every ball out of the park! It is a different kind of skill that doesn't resonate with me. That said, my favourite player is the late and great Graham Thorpe. Yes he was an attacking player, but one who altered his game to fit the situation. When his mental struggles came to light, it made me appreciate his mindset and battling skills even more. I always felt that he was the guy for any crisis and that the opposition saw his wicket as the big one, much like Root has been for so many years now, and that is a huge compliment to a player who never really sought the limelight ... how he was as a player really resonated with me.
Hi Lawrence, Oh I have a writing friend who is very knowledgeable in the military aspects of writing. I helped him in one of his stories set around the Iraq War that touches on mental health and you could see how much he has researched in these fields. Shame he isn't on this site and I could introduce you to him. He has been having some stressful times of late and hasn't been writing a lot these days but maybe I will invite him here so he can be around writers again and use these forums to fall back into writing and escape back to his stories. Welcome anyway!
I never understood cricket. It's the only game in the world where you can play for five days and still get a draw. *shrug* Meh!
There is a certain beauty when you can no longer win, the opponent is too strong, but you have the opportunity to grasp not being defeated. When you see a team battle to survive, it is sometimes more empowering than seeing your team roll over another.
I'm a 20 years-old, on the verge of 21, girl from France. I mainly write Fanfiction (One Piece, Transformers, MHA) and when I do original stories, I write sci-fi, dystopias and fantasy.
Hello and welcome to WF.org Michelle! If you're looking for help, sharing and support (in your writing), this is the place to be! The best way to get started is to participate in some threads, find something that takes your fancy and comment, don't be shy! (and don't overuse exclamation marks, like I just did)
Greetings and salutations, Michelle! Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome, and g'day from Australia! (I apologise. I'm not normally this excitable)
Not sure I count as new here so much as low-time. I’ve been at it on and off since 1997 or thereabout, finished a few, started considerably more, and settling on genre is like trying to staple jello to the wall. If I had to classify, I’d say small-L litfic. Realistically it’s more a home-brew kind of boonie-lit…sort of a polar opposite to cosmopolitan fiction that borrows from general, horror, magical realism, tragedy, comedy, southern gothic, you name it. Figure you go to the buffet, you try it all. My big project to date is a sprawling mess of long, short, flash, the odd bit of terrible poetry, tied in varying degrees to an unremarkable kid from nowhere and the long, difficult road of besting his upbringing, his personal devils, and occasionally his own blood. I also dispense terrible advice.
But how many years? Or is it rude to ask a lady (for that is what I assume you to be, but I could be wrong) that?
La Film School unfortunately have a first assignment of joining a forum and spamming about them - we ban them on sight in the hope that their big poohbahs will eventually remove us from their list
New here... I'm finishing up a horror/comedy novel titled, Hug. Hoping to find a few beta readers. I posted a pdf...
