Thread: Introduce Yourself

Hey everyone! I have been gone for quite a long time, but today I am back. Looking forward to the writing challenges and games.


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Because I am not desirous of making a new thread, I'll just drop my introduction here.

I like to write. I'm here mostly to critique and be critiqued.

Stanelle here!! Back from a long "vacnce!!" Hope to be reading your stories and writing again for a while with all of you again!!

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Hello Folks,
I will more than likely make a few posting (and 'other') errors before I get to feeling comfortable on this site.
A little about myself:
My name is Charles and I currently have a fiction novel from within that is crying to get out. I would very much like to make it to 1st base, but I am unsure as to where 1st base is. By this I mean to say that I don't know if I should first learn about plot, characters, POV, or even something else first. It appears that I feel confident and secure with my title and that is about it. I feel that there are other folks out there that have been in a similiar situation, or maybe are there now. In either case, I am reaching out, if you will, to make acquaintances in general, and more specifically to people that are where I am at now. Put another way, I feel that I am rowing a boat with a single oar and hence going in circles in regard to how to begin. Rather than someone giving me the other oar, maybe someone out there can simply direct me to where it may be at.

I apologize for the over-articulation and have a great day.

Regards,
Charles (a.k.a. Redfeennix)

Howdy people!

I've registered on a few other writing sites and now have decided to join writingforums as well. I hope to put some critiques up soon and a story or two.

I look forward to it!

I'm glad to be a new member here, seems like a great forum!

I'm SugarMinuet, and I am not the best writer, being just 14 years old, but I do have one idea that I think is sort of interesting. I would read it if it were made into a book, I don't know about anyone else though.
It's about identical twin sisters, and one of them hates being identical. She hates it more than anything, she doesn't want to be confused with her sister and especially doesn't want to be associated as just a half of the one whole person she and her sister are often thought of as. She wishes they weren't identical, but she is afraid to change anything about herself.
Her wish is granted when the other sister is diagnosed with bone cancer, a Ewing's Sarcoma in her leg, after it breaks while she is running in gym class (they are freshmen or sophmores in high school by the way).
Now the healthy sister must deal with her emotions about her sister's illness, her guilt about wishing her sister wasn't like her, and the possibility that her beloved sister may not survive. She is given chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, and limb salvage surgery, but eventually recovers and goes into remission. Two months later her cancer returns, but this time in her bone marrow. She has relapsed, and that's where the first book ends. I'm planning on it being two books, but if I decide against that then I would cut out the part about her relapse.
Does anybody like this idea? It won't be too depressing, maybe the death of a minor character she meets in the hospital, but since it's about teenagers, they usually find a better way to cope with cancer than adults who often go into a state of depression. It will deal with all aspects of cancer, the effect on the ill child, both physical and emotional, the effect on her social life, and also the effect it has on thos who love her, especially her sister who feels that she wished this on her. I don't really have any idea for a title, so any help with that would be good. Plase don't steal ideas, I'm not looking for anyone to publish or write this story for me!
Thanks!!

I'm just posting here to let you know that I'm not a robot.

Well. I am a big fan of fantasy books and am in the process of writing a novel of my own. That's pretty much it.

Hallo Elthonath and welcome

hey guys my names Jamie and im happy to be a part of this great site
im 18 so not the best writer but im going to put up the start of two of my novels so id love to hear what you think of them so far

nice to meet you all

No, I'm not a robot.

Hi My name is Joy. I'm a college student. I'm at a two year school majoring in liberal arts. I'm transferring to a four year (most likely the university of utah) majoring in journalism, and minoring in theatre. I love to write, and just want to get some options on my strengths or weaknesses.

Hi all,

I'm a writer, editor and audiobook producer. You can check me out here at my Editor Jennifer website.

I sponsor two writing contests. My Best of the Best Ebook Contest just closed on August 31st. The semifinalists will be announced on my site one per day during October. The first, second and third place prize winners, who will get $250, an audiobook production, and a copy of NovelPlanner software, respectively, will be announced on November 1st.

My contest for unpublished authors will be announced in November.

Can't wait to get to know everyone here!

Hey! I am a newcomer from Boston! I am glad to be here!