Simple Introduction - Writers Forum

A Simple Man · 12-13-2006, 07:36 AM

brief bio: 48 year old caucasian male, high school dropout, technologist, 24 years married, four children, voracious reader, lazy, philosphical, and spiritual. Beyond that, I am happy to see opinions form on their own.

After careful review here at this link, I decided to risk including "simple" within my forum name, and therefore being considered "feeble-minded" instead of "clear", "uncluttered", or "childlike". I will strive for clarity, and leave it to any readers to judge when I have crossed the line into feeble-mindedness.

"Simple" also serves as my primary disclaimer, since I have no formal training in the art of "writing". What I do have is a relentless and ever growing pressure to write something, anything. My thirty five year resistance finally failed several months ago, so here I am, ready to see where this leads.

edit: I will likely lurk about and comment here and there, for now.

The Great Usurper · 12-13-2006, 09:09 AM

I know lots of formally trained writers (e.g., English degree, Journalism degree) that can't write at all, so don't worry too much about your informal approach. Read more, learn the language, be creative, and enjoy yourself.

Welcome.

Nickie · 12-13-2006, 11:02 AM

Hello there, and welcome! And don't worry too much...

Nickie

wis3on3 · 12-13-2006, 11:42 AM

i welcome all thosssssse who come here. all i asssssk, issss that you come clossssser, come to me and my darknesssssss. my shadowsssss will grab you and pull you in, till you sssssso clossssse, that you cannot essscape me. you feel yoursssself being pulled to me, clossssser and clossssser...

A Simple Man · 12-13-2006, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by wis3on3

i welcome all thosssssse who come here. all i asssssk, issss that you come clossssser, come to me and my darknesssssss. my shadowsssss will grab you and pull you in, till you sssssso clossssse, that you cannot essscape me. you feel yoursssself being pulled to me, clossssser and clossssser...

Interesting conversations, just ahead on your left. I might meander by later.

punisherx · 12-13-2006, 08:25 PM

lol don't feel bad he does it too all NOOBS not that your a noob...*cough* noob...j/k well welcom to WF

A Simple Man · 12-14-2006, 01:59 AM

It's ok, no house would be complete without a pet snake or two.

Seras · 12-14-2006, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by A Simple Man

"Simple" also serves as my primary disclaimer, since I have no formal training in the art of "writing". What I do have is a relentless and ever growing pressure to write something, anything. My twenty year long resistance finally failed several months ago, so here I am, ready to see where this leads.

*laughs* I have a degree in English and though my writing has improved while there, it would have improved on its own regardless of which college I went to.

Writing isn't like being an electrician. You have to be trained to be an electrician, to be a writer you have to be born with that special knack for story telling.

Writers have existed long before university's and tuition, and they will exist long after all those institutions have been reduced to dust.

*coughs* sorry, slipped into "philosophic mode" there for a second o.O

A Simple Man · 12-14-2006, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Seras

...... to be a writer you have to be born with that special knack for story telling.....

If there is a story telling knack that requires fifty years of experience to click "on", then I may yet find it.

Since experience drives my need to write, experience is what will be written, at first. We'll see if any credible stories flow from there.

SkullFarmer · 12-15-2006, 09:31 AM

Personally, I have always subscribed to the idea that simple is usually best. After all, what is really better or less convoluted than a kiss from your girl (or guy), a good cup of coffee or a random chance conversation from which you learn something valuable?

Simple has no negative connotation for this reader. Besides, your intro has a few too many clever turns of phrase for anyone to think of you as a simpleton

-SF

A Simple Man · 12-15-2006, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by SkullFarmer

Personally, I have always subscribed to the idea that simple is usually best. After all, what is really better or less convoluted than a kiss from your girl (or guy), a good cup of coffee or a random chance conversation from which you learn something valuable?

-SF

A kindred spirit!
Well met, friend.

Ty_lol · 12-16-2006, 03:45 AM

Nice to have yeah aboard. Feel free to post as you wish. Everyone here is quite helful. If you need any help feel free to give me a PM.
Ty

A Simple Man · 12-19-2006, 09:40 AM

Thanks, I will need it.

I am still reeling under the fresh load of newly realized ignorance.

No complaints though. I have work to do, is all.

Lenny Pumpskin · 12-20-2006, 03:13 AM

'Simple' to me means not yet f*ked up. Which is a good thing.

Don't worry too much about formal trainig. I don't have much. You can pick up the basics in lots of instuctional books. 'Elements of Style' is a classic that deals with mechanics, and I like 'Steering the Craft' and 'Aspects of the Novel' for theory. Remember, if you can read, you can write.

A Simple Man · 12-20-2006, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Lenny Pumpskin

'Simple' to me means not yet f*ked up. Which is a good thing.

Don't worry too much about formal trainig. I don't have much. You can pick up the basics in lots of instuctional books. 'Elements of Style' is a classic that deals with mechanics, and I like 'Steering the Craft' and 'Aspects of the Novel' for theory. Remember, if you can read, you can write.

Thank you for the references!

There will be no "formal training" for me as I am carrying two through college with a third in the queue.

The pressure to write became overwhelming, so I sought out this place, and was happy to discover that the pressure is known here.

My training will be here, it is all I have, and I am more than content with that.