Introduce Yourself here and say Hi.

[byndhlpng]

I am a new author and trying to sharpen my writing skills. I have one self published book completed and I just finished my second. I am trying to find an agent and thus a publisher. My current title is a childrens chapter book. I am learning the difficult task of send it and wait. This is a very slow moving process. Anyway I have a good sense of humor and I love constructive criticism.

byndhlpng = beyond helping LOL I am new to the forums world so if I error please be parient and correct me and I will try to improve. I am currently in edit mode for my new book and I will say it like this:

If I have to be miserable, then by gooly I'm gonna be happy doing it!!!

I look forward to meeting new friends that are willing to help me be a better writer.
so having blabbed all that out of my system I will say Hello. I am mostly a morning person so communication from me will most likely originate from that time of day. I write my best in the morning with a fresh cup of coffee and a clear mind. OK OK I blabbed enough .... so buy fur now!!!!

[Cassidy Vitales]

Hi everybody,
I live in Germany in a village near a town... my favorite authors are amos oz, Khalil Gibran, Shakespeare, Dostovesky, Tolstoy... the list is endless in music, books, poetry....

and what can I say about my hobbies I like reading, living, being with with friends....
My favorite book is The Prophet from Khalil Gibran especially were it says that your children arent your children, all my successes, all my mistakes is compared to my parents but im my own person not them. I have alot from both of them but Im also something new, but this truth is so uncommon, but I wish I could call Khalil Gibran up and ask him what he means with all of that and whats being like to write such a amazing book and to know this things to have words for that I have no words for all of that...
My wishes for the future a being kind, being thoughtful, being present in the moment, every moment, reduces unneccessary stresses and laugh as much as possible... LOVE TO ALL HER IN THIS BOARD.... Take care....

[hillwalker]

Cassidy,

Another Khalil Gibran fan - welcome, there are one or two of us here already.

I do agree with your favourite section,

........the line 'You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth'.......

every parent should adhere to that philosophy.

Hope you enjoy your time here.

[dizzydoll]

Not only is his poetry compelling but so is the artwork in his books. Here is "Speak to us on Children" diagram




And some more:

[Aerial]

I'm here to make a recommendation for a book that just showed up online...

[fixxxer456]

New here, dont know quite what to expect but hope I have fun.

[tnycatgirl]

Hiii, everyone, I'm from NYC, and was motivated to register here, since I've been taking English Lit the past two semesters at CUNY. I'm also a writer of poetry, and always loved to read just about anything for as long as I can remember..tonight, as a matter of fact, I'm working on a research paper - which has to be about one of the poetry pieces we covered this semester..I'm leaning towards either a Dickinson poem, not sure as of the moment though. Happy to be onboard, great forum you guys have here!

[jambojersey]

Hiii, everyone, I'm from NYC, and was motivated to register here, since I've been taking English Lit the past two semesters at CUNY. I'm also a writer of poetry, and always loved to read just about anything for as long as I can remember..tonight, as a matter of fact, I'm working on a research paper - which has to be about one of the poetry pieces we covered this semester..I'm leaning towards either a Dickinson poem, not sure as of the moment though. Happy to be onboard, great forum you guys have here!

I Like Your Signature very much. And hope you enjoy it here I find it very Informative. Good Luck .

[SPQR]

Hi all,

I have been browsing these forums on and off for a few months and have finally become a member. I look forward to becoming more involved and having some great conversations about literature!

I am currently reading several books. A few of them are, "The Sixth Commandment" written by Lawrence Sanders and "The Last Cavalier" written by Alexander Dumas. I am enjoying them both although they are very polar.

I entertain my writing ideas as much as I can but am still a fledgling author trying to learn the basics. Any recommendations concerning how to better myself as a writer or resources I can take advantage of to do so would be great. I've found a few college level writing text books and I have been paging through them to help.

I've noticed that there is some discussion of art here as well; personally, I am a big fan of Renaissance art and Neoclassicism (although nothing beats a top notch discussion of Jean-Michel Basquiat or other modernist). Jacques-Louis David is certainly my favorite painter: his "Oath of the Horatti" is one of the most pleasing paintings both in design and message.

I look forward to chatting with everyone and learning from the community!

SPQR

[Zach J.]

Hi. I'm Zach, a student at Indiana University. I'm currently pursuing my bachelor's in Classical Civilization. I enjoy reading pulp fiction, classical Greek and Roman literature and Russian literature. I'm looking forward to posting on the forums.

[The Comedian]

Hi. I'm Zach, a student at Indiana University. I'm currently pursuing my bachelor's in Classical Civilization. I enjoy reading pulp fiction, classical Greek and Roman literature and Russian literature. I'm looking forward to posting on the forums.

Nice to meet ya Zach -- hope to read you around here.

[Dameon Grey]

Hello. I feel bad in admitting that I only joined to ask an Oscar Wilde question. XD

[jocurileus]

Hello everybody, I am very new ) to this forum. I like reading poems and thats the main reason I join, so i can be updated on new ones!

[Rockinghorse W]

My name's Lee, and I hail from Brooklyn, New York, by way of Los Angeles County, California. My interest is the great works of literature, from Homer to Joyce Carol Oates. My knowledge of recent fiction is non-existent, though if a book is original and imaginative 'and' I can relate to it somehow, I'm interested.

[J.D. Sparks]

Hi lit fans,

I'm just a struggling reader and would-be writer hoping to discuss literary issues with people like who might actually be interested in them. People like that can be hard to find!

Cheers.