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[A_Woman_Scorned]

Hi everyone,
I am 28 years old and currently living in Newark, NJ though I originally hail from Bronx, NY. I have moved around a considerae amount since coming to New Jersey, but I like where I am now. I am an avid book reader and people watcher, but as none of my current friends enjoy reading books, I have come here in the hopes of intellectual discussion on literature. As most people who read heavily do, I also believe that I will one day pen my own manuscript worthy of publication, though I as for now I am much more concerned with filling my mind and ample free time with writings of others. Fantasy and science fiction are by far and away my favorite genres, but I enjoy novels of all types and do once in awhile read non-fiction as well, but I find most short stories, even this written by my favorite authors to be unfulfilling. The longer the book the better, if well written, and I love multiple book series ala Harry Potter and Ender's Saga. I hope I have come to the right place to find rewarding discussions and hope that you all will excuse the limits of my vocabulary.

[ashpedantic]

Hey, just joined here today and hopefully will prove a useful website to visit. From what I've seen so far it will be, anyway.

I'm no stranger to forums so hopefully will act slightly more maturely than the average newbie you might get occasionally - I moderate the Official Nintendo Magazine forums so can fully appreciate the hassle that is sometimes caused!

I'm currently a student studying Literature at A2 level and have fond the discussion on this website already very inciteful, and plan to become an integrated part of the community. Thanks.

[Dante]

Hi everyone i'm Nima and im a newly student of English Language and Literature(fist semester)and i really found this site so perfect and useful...i just love anything related to English Language and Literature and hope we have a great time here and thank you all guys for this great site and it's great Forum.

[LaMaga]

Hi, you can call me La Maga. I'm originally from Brooklyn, NY, but currently living in New England. Love to travel. In fact, I leave for Paris tomorrow. Plan on going to Shakespeare & Co. the very first day I arrive. Obviously love to read and looking forward to getting to know everyone here.

[Melissa Welsh]

Hello all, I am very new to this! I hope to connect with many of you as well. I'm an English Major so literature is my thing

[hannaheliza]

Good evening everyone, I am a forum newbie so please be kind! My name is Hannah, I am currently studying English Literature at A2 and hope to carry the subject on at university so think this website will be useful and very interesting.

[ashpedantic]

Good evening everyone, I am a forum newbie so please be kind! My name is Hannah, I am currently studying English Literature at A2 and hope to carry the subject on at university so think this website will be useful and very interesting.

Ahh, you're in a similar situation to me then. I'm doing A2 Lit, and it's one of my considerations to take at a further level. Which exam-board are you doing? If we're on the same course it could be useful to throw ideas around. I'm on AQA studying Gothic at the moment.

[Aaron La Fleur]

Greetings. I'm new here but not new elsewhere. Elsewhere is thing is neither new nor old but an elsewhere to itself and that self returns to its returning to the old and new. I like tricks and gimmicks and metonymy and tricks and gimmicks and metonymy and...Ionesco.

[hannaheliza]

I think we are doing AQA too but are currently studying American Literature for coursework and Shakespeare for the exam.

[ashpedantic]

That's ironic actually, virtually identical to what I did at AS (but at a lower level I guess). We did Fitzgerald and Arthur Miller, both American, and Hamlet. Shame really!

[LIB]

Hi, I'm new here! Just wanna escape reality for a while to relax and have fancy crazy (literary perhaps) chats with internet people. So, nice to meet y'all!

[Scheherazade]

Greetings All,
After a life time of Adventure in the Seas and Jungles of South east Asia; a dissolute life of doing only what I was Interested in, of Evading Responsibility, of Never Paying Taxes, I now feel the urge to slow down and write full time. I have vivid memories, coloured by crassly selective filters, of seven years of War in Vietnam, of Wildlife and Wilderness and fragile Human Cultures, all disappearing fast and scarcely lamented by City-bred Locals, all of which I want to get down on paper fast before memory fades.
I have already three collections of short stories and one fat historical novel, that I would welcome comment on, be it mildly encouraging or scathing....but am I in the right place?....is that what you folks do? In a brief trawl through the site I have not seen where such generous souls hang out, nor yet just where I might post one introductory short story?...but my generation is notoriously bad at finding things on web-sites!
Thank you if you have read this far! Captain Blake.

Welcome to the Forum, Captain.

Please have a look at our "General Writing" section where you might be able to find a place to share your writing:

http://www.online-literature.com/for...p?2351-Writing

[sarah.nichole]

Hi everyone,

I just signed up to the forum today. I'm looking for a place to post some of my fictional writing and get some constructive criticism. I've been writing since I was quite young (I'm 20 now), and I'm now hoping to go to university next year for my English degree with a focus on creative writing. I'm currently just waiting to hear back from the universities that I applied to. I am, at the moment, working full time as a receptionist. I really dislike it, but the pay is good and so are the people, so I've been putting up with it for a year and a half. It's also given me the money that I'll need for schooling and living expenses (I'm hoping to be going to school somewhere NOT in my city).

A few things about me: I'm Canadian. I love reading and writing. I've played soccer since I was young. I currently play on two teams, one competitively and one just for fun. I have an amazing family. I have one sister, older, who recently moved to New York with her husband (they're newly weds). I love to travel, and I am currently planning a trip to Greece--whether or not it'll happen is a completely different story. I also one day want to go to Japan and explore the entire country. I'm fascinated by their culture and history. I also love anime. They have a giant Pokemon store in Osaka that I'm dying to go see!

I'm passionate about writing but I always get frustrated with myself and over critical and end up abandoning my work. What I'm really looking for out of this forum is someone (or multiple someones) that can help push me to actually keep with my writing, even when I get discouraged. I figure if I'm actually going to go into an English department, I need to start working on my focus and drive. So, I decided to turn to the internet. My family and friends are supportive, but it's not quite the same as talking to other people who love writing and reading as well.

I look forward to being a part of all this and to hearing back from some people!

[hillwalker]

My family and friends are supportive, but it's not quite the same as talking to other people who love writing and reading as well.

Sometimes that's the problem. They tell you 'Yeh - that's really nice' but you're never sure whether or not they're saying so to avoid hurting your feelings. I'll look forward to reading your work on here and giving you feedback. You can't beat peer reviews.

H

[sarah.nichole]

Sometimes that's the problem. They tell you 'Yeh - that's really nice' but you're never sure whether or not they're saying so to avoid hurting your feelings. I'll look forward to reading your work on here and giving you feedback. You can't beat peer reviews.

H

Exactly right. I want actual critiques not just "That's nice, honey."

By the way, the fact that your picture is of Simon Cowell makes me nervous for you to critique my writing!