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Jul 10, 2010 10:11:28 GMT -5
Post by wisteria on Jul 10, 2010 10:11:28 GMT -5
I've written a few fictions, mostly vampire genre (not vamp romance!) and I've written a few poems, mostly really emo, cheesy, woe as me poems.
I'm not really into the whole give my political or religious point of view. I love to debate, but seriously there's always gotta be a nut case that only see's their point of view and no one else's, kind of a waste of time when you think you're participating in an interesting debate. I have actually had to tell people, "Hey this is just a fun debate, not a pissing contest of who is right and who is wrong. Life is too short for that kind of online angst, but I love writing fictional stories and getting opinions on it.
Anyway, my fictions might be boring, but I've actually a small international fan base on my blog, so I don't think so.
Mostly I'm just here to get writing critiques. The average reader tends to over-compliment, which is great! But I'm looking more for constructive criticism.
Oh, I'm terrible for putting hyphens in the wrong place and I'm a monster at run on sentences. I'm working on both, and you might find an occasional your, when it should be you're, but that's just me being lazy and over excited at the piece I'm writing.
My first piece is a poem which I have titled, "I live in Dreams" Please, try not to laugh when you read it, it's kind of a you have to have been there to "get it" And yes, I'm sure I need anti=depressants, but wtf, I hate fake highs.
I also have my own amateur writing forum similar to this proboards, but currently it's closed down and has been for a while.
So nice meeting you all!
Wisteria
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Jul 10, 2010 15:12:20 GMT -5
Post by grainnerhuad on Jul 10, 2010 15:12:20 GMT -5
Hello Wisteria, I am very glad to meet you. I to love the non-glittery non-romantic vamps. I should take that back all vamps have a little romance but I love it in the classical sense of the word, all moody and conflicted without the need to deny the dark.
I read your "I live in Dreams" and did not laugh. I saw it as an "in between the lines lies the story" type of piece. In fact you have a complete story there if you flushed out the lines.
I am of the opinion that most writers tend towards the "Emo" although this in itself is becoming a dated term. If we medicated it all away where would be our Oscar Wilde's our Poe's our Mary Shelley's our Tolstoy's? Emotions are essential. Nobody wants to read happy happy joy joy stories...
let me take that back, some people do, it's why Chicken Soup for the Soul is such a success but really how much Chicken Soup can one eat? It's enough to put you off of soup forever and there are so many soups not as bland. We want Chorizo soup here, some Gumbo and some Cioppino, some fresh and tangy Vietnamese concoction full of herbs and peppers.
Anyway everyone thinks of themselves as an amateur, it's when you start calling yourself professional that you have lost it, truly.
So welcome, and keep submitting, and don't shy away from discussion of anything political or otherwise. We are painfully honest but allow no bullying, a very nice mix.
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Jul 11, 2010 10:12:45 GMT -5
Post by neonorth on Jul 11, 2010 10:12:45 GMT -5
Salutations Wisteria - you will find that around here that you will be poked with sharp objects, flogged, probed and made to grovel at their feet and licking whipped cream off their toes while calling you all sorts of nasty things...oh, wait, sorry, that's my Friday nights...sometimes the truth can be brutal but as grainne has said, it'll be done around here. You may think that you are a monster for run on sentences and the use of hyphens, but believe me, the editors have had to deal with my ramblings that often end up hanging off the side of the opposite cliff, so you'll most likely be a joy comparatively. By the way, I think you'll find that there aren't pissing contests around here, if one begins to form we are easily distracted if you say excitedly, "oooh, look at the rainbow!"
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Jul 11, 2010 16:24:21 GMT -5
Post by karlsie on Jul 11, 2010 16:24:21 GMT -5
Some of our writers do lean toward peppering their work with politics. I suppose it's because there is nothing like pitching your skills against an opposing lobbyist for learning how to present a persuasive argument. My preferences are for the social article; the one that brings to life your demographic surroundings, environmental influences, cultural challenges, historical backgrounds. However, people like to give their opinions so it's usually the political statement that brings the rush of comments from the public.
I like to encourage our writers to try both exercises in non-fiction and fiction. Non-fiction establishes rules for presentation in its documentary styled format. It teaches you to make a strong opening statement, create a body of evidence and draw a conclusion. It teaches you to choose your words with precision. However, what documentary style writing does not teach you is that elusive flair and harmony of fiction writing. Many journalists who have spent a great many years working for newspapers and non-fiction magazines lose their fiction voices. They have a half-finished manuscript gathering dust on a shelf because they have forgotten how to insert the emotional involvement of their fictional characters.
The tools for both non-fiction and fiction presentation are valuable assets. One teaches discipline, the other teaches art. One teaches an awareness of the world around you, the other teaches an awareness of the world within. The best non-fiction writers are the ones who retain the style and flair of their fiction stories. The best fiction writers are those who have taken the elements of non-fiction and turned them into a fiction story.
Please don't take anti-depressants. I much prefer the ramblings of the blessedly insane to the boiled oat meal of the artificially sane.
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kimseinna
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"gums 'a' flappin, tongue 'a' waggin"
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Oct 11, 2010 8:59:37 GMT -5
Post by kimseinna on Oct 11, 2010 8:59:37 GMT -5
Hey Wist, welcome aboard. Why does it sound like you've crossed paths with Writers...no, I won't go there. Anyhoo, feel free to post your writing, and don't worry about being critiqued. Most here are not mean or brutal with their opinions. While I can't say mine is of a professional caliber, I do try.
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