Thread: Hey Folx

Hi! I'm Madalyn. I'm pretty new as a writer. I'm 19 and I've previously only been on teen writing forums. They didn't do me much good. I've written a lot of poetry, and I've attempted a few novels, but never gotten more than about half-way to completion (I have about 30,000 words of my latest attempt.) Needless to say I have never published anything. I hope I find a good fit here; I don't pretend that my writing is great or polished, but it's pretty good and reading/reviewing it will not be a waste of y'all's time (I promise! )

The material I start with is basically just whatever random, surreal, feverish junk comes into my head. I write to entertain myself, to have an outlet for emotions I would otherwise have to take out on myself (or my cat), to make something all of my own. I have it on good authority that I have something(s) important to say, so that's another reason.

Among the things I am deeply passionate about: music, spirituality, LGBT activism. If I had to choose a favorite book, I'd say _The Lathe of Heaven_ by Ursula LeGuin (favorite film: David Lynch's INLAND EMPIRE.)

Y'all have to be American. Welcome to writingforums.com. Take a look around, I'm sure you'll find plenty to interest you. I look forward to seeing your work.

FOLKS!

Oh, and welcome!

Hi there Madalyn, and welcome to the forums.


Nickie

Originally Posted by Farror

FOLKS!

What, you mean I have to spell properly??? That's outrageous! :O

You certainly don't have to, if you can live with the sound of my teeth constantly grinding.

David Lynch is one of my favourite directors. TWIN PEAKS!. . .Blue Velvet freaked me out a bit too much though

Welcome, I hope you have a positive experience on here. I'm Bruno mwahaha, look forward to reading your stuff.

Hi Maddy! Welcome! Just ignore the sound of teeth grinding... we expect Farror will be toothless from all the grinding soon enough. ( you're not the only American here, tee hee! )

Welcome!!

Thanks everyone! I'm sure I will enjoy it here, but still I was concerned with whether / how much it would matter that I'm pretty young and my writing reflects it. I am alone in this? :/

Edit: Twin Peaks rocks!!! But my favorites are still his creepier films, like Mulholland Drive and Eraserhead.

You are certainly not our youngest writer, and quality does not seem to bre related to age. Long time since I read any Ursula Le Guin, but she has been a favourite for a long time.

Originally Posted by madalyn

Thanks everyone! I'm sure I will enjoy it here, but still I was concerned with whether / how much it would matter that I'm pretty young and my writing reflects it. I am alone in this? :/

Edit: Twin Peaks rocks!!! But my favorites are still his creepier films, like Mulholland Drive and Eraserhead.

You're certainly not the only young member here and definitely not the youngest. Welcome to WF

Eraserhead is a great film, very odd but, that's what makes Lynch such a good director. You're not the only younger one, I'm only 18.

If you're a good writer you're a good writer, age tends not to affect it that much. It affects people's grammar more than anything else. I was really nervous to post anything because of my age though, so I know what you mean.

No-one has used my age against me in critiques, so I guess it isn't a problem. Good luck

Originally Posted by madalyn

Thanks everyone! I'm sure I will enjoy it here, but still I was concerned with whether / how much it would matter that I'm pretty young and my writing reflects it. I am alone in this? :/

Nope, it doesn't matter how young you are, so long as you have an interest for writing. We have a couple high school aged people here.

And welcome to the site, mad!

Originally Posted by KangTheMad

And welcome to the site, mad!

Maddy, please. ^^