Introduce Yourself here and say Hi.

[virtual119]

hey, My name is Nayana and I am currently doing my bachelor's in computer science . I joined this forum to provide fodder to my literary inclination before its dies a natural death under the pressure of grueling work schedule and brutish demands of the real world . I am also learning JAZZ and involved in some NGO work but i really need to give voice to those silent cacophony of my opinions echoing in the coffin of my head so here i am .

[wizardtoronto]

hi there. just wanted to wish you guys a very happy new year

[Wall Hermitt]

Hello everyone. My name is Wall Hermitt. I've been writing for years now but never had much exposure or feedback. This plus the fact that I like reading other peoples' stories made me think this will be a great community to be a part of. I look forward to sharing my work and getting to know some of yours!

[Maestral]

My name is Neda Dropulic and I have published a novel about anorexia „The weight of Beauty“. Novel is my personal experience of struggle with anorexia. If you want to read the book send me your email address that I send you a free copy of ebook“The Weight of Beauty“. On my facebook profile(The Weight of Beauty), you'll find everything about the novel. I'm interested in your opinion about the novel . Yours Neda Dropulic.

[cheyrn]

My name is cheyrn and I am a bad writer. No, you don't understand. I mean a very bad writer. I think I am not a bad reader though. I am here in case someone will have mercy on me, and show me the errors of my ways.

Actually, my most immediate concern is that people at work usually have no clue what I am saying to them in email. When I have asked people what they think it is that I do that makes my writing so inpenetrable, they have never been direct and honest with me. So, hopefully the problem I have there will appear in the horror I will subject you to, when I post a story and if you choose to read it. Hint: spare yourself, don't read it.

[Shalot]

Hi,

I haven't been here in a long, long time but I got an email this week from this site telling me that someone had commented on a blog that I had commented on. I was checking email from my phone and tried to go see which blog comment prompted that, but my Android was not cooperating as usual, so I wasn't able to get on immediately. Anyway, here I am. I will probably leave some inane posts in General Chat and then be on my way.

[joshj9899]

Hello. My name is Josh and I'm a big fan of Tolkien's work. Looking forward to being part of this great community.

[hannah_arendt]

Hello. My name is Josh and I'm a big fan of Tolkien's work. Looking forward to being part of this great community.

Hello, Josh I am a fan of Tolkien too. What`s your favourite book?

[kconan]

Hey guys. I'm James, and I enjoy perusing various short story web-sites. I'm in my late 30s and currently living in Hong Kong, though I'll be in the U.S. later in the year. I've recently started my own very small short story site.

Anyway, this seems like a great board...Thanks for having me!

[Andrew Lawston]

Hullo, I'm Andrew - I write a bit, act a bit, read a lot, and enjoy cooking, beer, and Doctor Who.

I live and work in London and am always looking for new authors to check out, and interacting with fellow readers. Hurrah!

[rveberle]

Hello,

I'm a new visitor. I have recently started fiction. I am looking for a source that might provide great literary descriptions/prose of anything-tangible or intangible. Can anyone provide advise or direction.

[Tarun Kumar]

Hi friends,

My name is Tarun, I am new to this forum. I am 25 years old and will start my masters/graduate study in Aug (Fall 2014) this year. English is not my first language. And while I was preparing for GRE exam I realized that my english is terrible. I realized the importance of reading and writing skills and now I am determined to improve my english skills (reading and writing). I googled and found an awesome thread on this forum(Since I am not allowed to post URLs I am posting thread name "24156-How-to-improve-writing-skills"). I immediately decided that this forum is going to be the place from where I can get reviews and track my progress.
I understand that learning english is a lifelong process, the point in life where I'll stop reading and writing my english skill will start deteriorating. Still I have 5 months before I start my college so I want to improve my language and writing skills a bit before I go to college.

So, here is my study plan.
1. I purchased Raymond Murphy's English Grammar in Use Intermediate level. (I completed beginners few years back). And now I am planning to complete at least 4 or 5 chapters daily and will revise the covered chapters on weekends.
2. I'll read editorial pages of economist, nytimes, TheHindu and some other papers and some magazines, and I'll try to read at least 1000-2000 words per day. And this reading will be active reading, I'll read slowly and carefully understanding as much as possible. So that will be like 1hr of reading everyday.
3. I'll try to write at least 4 essays a week and will post them here for review and suggestions. (I can't write daily because of my full time job)
4. I'll also try to read essays posted by other forum members here and will try to read and follow expert reviews on those essays.

Friends, if you find anything wrong with my approach, please please correct it. Also if you can add anything else please add it as well. Its better to get harsh/rude but honest review here than by my professor at college.

[hannah_arendt]

Hi. Welcome
Your plan is very good. Try to use English wherever you can. Read texts and watch tv or films. However writing 4 essays for a week is very difficult (one will be enough I think).

[kconan]

Thanks for the welcome Zoe13! Yea I like the quick in and out of a short story versus full length novels; which have to be great for me to want to invest the time.

[Isjen]

Hi guys, really sorry bout this but could anybody tell me how to post a new forum? I don't know whether i'm being completely blind or its hidden somewhere..

Thanks