Thread: The hardest part about being a writer...

is networking. That's what I'm trying to do. My greatest desire is to be a preeminent author and poet. I believe that to achieve this, it is very important to be a distinguished member of the writing community. I want to experience great writing from today's up and coming poets and authors, I want their friendship and their opinions. Basically I've been experimenting and developing my technique, style and artistic content since I was a little kid (girl). I went through a phase where all my work was dark and lyrical as a child or very slam and sex related as a teenager. Right now I'm falling into a pattern of exploiting the darkness, sexuality, complexity and sheer art of every day life. I believe that psychological responses are my greatest inspiration, that nothing is more essential to human survival than love, that logic comes in many forms the most important of which is not common sense and that art is by far the most necessary enterprise humanity will ever undertake. So as a conclusion, I am a woman, I am a student, I am 21. I have many pieces I like, even more pieces I hate, a couple that I love. I want the world to hear them. I want to hear yours.

Welcome. I'm new here too (obviously) and I agree about networking. It's difficult to even find people to read your work, especially when it's something you're uncomfortable showing to family members ("sex, drugs, and rock n' roll" sort of content ). Do you have that problem?

Wow, it's like you wrote an essay intro, as if answering the question, "what brought you to these forums?" Very well said. I can't wait to see your work!

Thank you! I feel like the couple of writers I know all have the same problem and that is breaking out of their comfortable shell of their mind and exploring casual relationships. I'm trying to break that habit I've developed and become a member of the writing community. I will post as soon as I get things typed up. I'll also be checking out some of the challenges and things to get my brain working!

I really enjoyed reading your introduction. I very recently joined the forum and have been sooooo impressed with what I've been reading. I look forward to reading your work and having you read some of mine as well. I am 23 year old woman whose friends (I'm sure) are tired of reading and serving as critics for my work.

Hahaha, thanks! I have one person at the moment who reads my work, but her replies are always the same. If you send me a message with a link to your work I'll get right to reading it, I'm still trying to find my way around the site, so I'm not sure how to find individual pieces just yet.

Hey there. Welcome to the forums!

I noticed many triplets in your introduction. Subconscious or intentional? Prose is my favorite, too. Keeps things sounding clean, crisp, and precise. : )

Look forward to seeing your work. Cheers.

Thanks :] but what is triplets? lol I don't think anything was really intentional, as i was just trying to communicate why I was joining.. but let me know what you meant, because now I'm confused. haha

Hey, yeah networking is so important but so difficult! I've become so comfortable inside myself that its hard for me to make friends, though I was the exact opposite as a child. My fiance doesn't read my work because he is totally non controversial and doesn't feel the same way about art as I do. It's never necessarily been hard to find readers and I've generally gotten good feedback but I need it from people who really understand the work I do. One thing I try not to worry about is the reaction my content will receive from family and friends because writing is about putting your soul on display. Your life IS art, and regardless of the reaction you need to put it out there. I know things I write may hurt and offend people but the fact is that sometimes art needs to hurt and offend to speak its purpose. Try not to worry about those things, if you want to be a writer you need to let go of your fear of reaction.

Hi there, and welcome to WF.

Hi there, and welcome to the forums.

Originally Posted by saintenitouche

...My greatest desire is to be a preeminent author and poet. I believe that to achieve this, it is very important to be a distinguished member of the writing community...

How I hate people who lack ambition! But seriously folks, putting the emminence before the quality smacks of the X Factor approach, a desire to be famous rather than good; that said, there are authors who smack us between the eyes at tender ages, but that is usually as a result of having something to say rather than somewhere to be seen. Network if you want to get into the papers, write if you wish to be a writer taken seriously. There will be plenty of help and guidance available here from those far better qualified than I, have a look at what others are doing, comment on those that grab your attention then post something of your own and see what results. Have fun!

I intend to remain a cave dweller, leaving my readers wistfully wondering if I'll ever show up at a book-signing...

Welcome, btw. And yeah - what Bloggsworth said. Worry about the writing first.

thanks!

thanks you