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Hello from Australia. I am a Software Test Engineer who strayed from the less mercenary path of academia (East German literature and its relationship to the Staatsicherheit). Literature remains my first and truest love, and, along with travel, is an escape for me. I have an ever expanding group of favourite authors - Virginia Woolf, Jane Austen, Evelyn Waugh, The Beats, Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Solzhenitsyn, Shakespeare. I have a particular interest in the relationship between Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath. Have recently been trying to become less insular with my reading, am currently reading A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow (which series I am loving, btw).

Always keen to read history as well. And I'm approx 40% through my first novel draft :)

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Hello everyone! I'm Valia and I live in the Czech Republic. I write in both Czech and English and although English is not my first language I try to keep mistakes to a minimum,) I've joined this community because I enjoy creative writing and I'd appreciate some input from people. I also enjoy reading - mostly classical and detective novels.

Hello :) My name is Caeley, I'm 16 (even though I look like I'm twelve), I'm an Aquarius, and I'm from Michigan
I spend a lot of time on homework and extra school activities, but when I do have free time I mostly like to read or go on tumblr. I'm honestly not that interesting haha
I really love John Flanagan, J. K. Rowling, H. P Lovecraft, Cornelia Funke, and Paolo Bacigalupi.
I love making friends and I'm not exactly shy. . . I'm also really bad at conclusions

In a hot minute of not understanding how to allow myself to write, I have found myself following generally quiet advice and registered on a forum. So, hello, I do hope that this goes well and helps me in my struggle to grow as a writer and break my restrictive fears. If you find cause to message me, please do, but do not be insulted if I take forever to respond: I am often knowing for replying in my head and not in actuality. Now time for a casual intro:
I am 18, a very incredibly fortunate resident of Calgary, Canada, and I crave experiences I acknowledge that I am afraid to obtain. Also, favourite band? Panic! At the Disco. Currently reading Diana Gabolodans series.
With love and fear, hello.

hi, im dennis. i need help with a few old books

Hi,
My name is Glenda. I teach World Lit and English II at a small rural Mississippi high school. I also teach journalism and psychology. I have in the past also taught creative writing, Mississippi Literature, and too many courses that were really test prep in disguise. I hope to gain some insight from fellow literature aficionados! I appreciate many genres of literature but I especially enjoy Dystopian novels: Fahrenheit 451, The Giver, Anthem... are a few. A favorite non-fiction book is Elie Wiesel's Night. Powerful! I am currently trying to write a unit on Frank Baum's Life and Adventures of Santa Claus and would welcome comments or suggestions. Although the content may seem inappropriate for 10th grade, I did poll my students with positive feedback. I think they believe the book and unit will be easy! I want it to be fun, but challenging. Not just regurgitating the plot. Focus on theme and cultural reflections. Wish me luck!

Hello everyone!
I'm Nick from Heidelberg, Germany. I'm 24yo book lover - I hope we will have great time together :)

Hello everyone. I am an avid reader and my favorite book is Pride and Prejudice. I also happen to love the genre of teen scifi/fantasy. Looking forward to being a part of the community.

Sincerely,
Ms. Bennet

Well, here I am. I may post every once in a while, but I'll mostly just read. I've very little talent for writing.
Sorry that it isn't that long.

Hi everyone,
I've just tried to post something, but I'm not sure I managed to do it

I'm a first-year university student studying English at a university in Hungary. I'm originally Hungarian, but I speak three languages, all at the same level. I have been blind since I was born, so I rely on technology for nearly everything I do. I use a laptop with a screen reader for studying and reading :) (A screen reader is a software which acts as a narrator and* describes what is displayed on-screen.)

Ever since being read to as a child, I've enjoyed and valued literature. I'm particularly passionate about English literature, especially
the Romantic poets and Victorian novelists. My favorite authors include Charles Dickens, the Bronte sisters and Jane Austen. I strongly believe that literature is not "just an art", and that literature, like other humanities, social sciences and arts subjects, is just as important as the sciences. English literature is not a "pointless" degree. You can get a job with any degree if you're creative enough!
After finishing high school last year, I was planning to apply to one of England's top universities to study English language and literature, but, in order to get in, I would have needed an A-level (or equivalent) in English literature, whichh I obviously didn't have because I didn't study English literature at school, so I applied to a college in England (not a sixth form, as I was already too old for that) to study A-levels. They offered me a place, but I couldn't start my course in September. (It's a long, complicated and not very pleasant story which I'd rather not share here.) Then I applied for an IB scholarship, but that didn't work out either because their entrance tests weren't accessible. I really didn't want to apply to a university in Hungary, but I had no other choice. I'm now studying at the most prestigious university in the country. I'm enjoying my course a**** lot and am doing very well**** in all my subjects. I'm aiming for a first-class**** degree because I still haven't given up on my plans. I hope to get into Oxford, Cambridge, Durham or Exeter for my MA and PHD.

******* In order to achieve this, however, I need extra help. My literature seminar tutor this semester was a kind, understanding, warm-hearted person, but she had very low expectations. 75% of our class was in Hungarian, which is not something she was supposed to do, not to mention that what we were doing wasn't what I was supposed to be doing in preparation for a master's at a top University, i.e. not exactly what British first-year students study.**** There are a lot of great literature professors at the university, and I'll be able to take their courses next semester, but I still need extra help. I've been trying to get a tutor, but they're all very expensive.
That's my story in a nuthell. I look forward to "meeting" you all.

Hello everyone. I am new and trying to find my way around

HI friends i m new here... hope i enjoy and learn in your company

Hello, first posting I have decided to read Anna of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett and shall comment on anything that takes my interest. if thats okay?

Hey. I'm an English major (Philosophy minor) at Louisiana State University. My favorite authors are, um, varied...it changes constantly honestly. However my favorite novel has stayedb the same for some years: Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon. My favorite types of books is also a complicated topic--my favorites tend to me 20th century modernist/postmodernist works, but I also have a deep love for English Renaissance literature, especially the works of William Shakespeare and Mary Wroth. I hope to become a professional writer one day.

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