Joined the old forum because I had a particular story I was excited about developing. Quickly learnt I didn't have anything there and moved on to far better ideas. That salvation alone justified the many happy years spent on the boards.
I learnt fast in the workshop. Then hit a ceiling and, having pickled my imagination by listening to too many writing advice podcasts, let the writing die off.
Strained work, life and health contributed too.
But fundamentally this low tide let me see that I did not, in fact, have stories bursting to get out of me.
But you never know. One day.
My talents lie in vignettes, writing whilst just drunk enough (like now, and roughly 4/5ths of the time I was posting on the old forum) and turns of phrase.
I have blind spots for passive voice, various rules of grammar and anything that has to have an actual plot.
I found the last forum the most civilised place I'd ever found on the web. I enjoyed reading people's workshop posts and competition entries.
I morn for the loss of all those wonderful threads of other people's work. However I can say without any affectation of modesty that I am genuinely delighted and relieved that everything I ever wrote on the old forums is gone and undiscoverable.
I've registered to the new boards because I just found a great quote from Khrushchev about Mao and it made me nostalgic for the old quotes thread.
OK, I am sad to have lost some things I'd posted: Specifically I am fairly sure I'd composed the world's most comprehensive list of David Cameron quotes. Gone, all gone...
Thank you Homer, Moose and Mods et al for the revival.
Hi all, long time no speak.
Oh and I wrote this for the oral history thread, before seeing it's now locked.
More beer! (Right now I mean; writing this much took it out of me.) Some words! Allons-y!
I learnt fast in the workshop. Then hit a ceiling and, having pickled my imagination by listening to too many writing advice podcasts, let the writing die off.
Strained work, life and health contributed too.
But fundamentally this low tide let me see that I did not, in fact, have stories bursting to get out of me.
But you never know. One day.
My talents lie in vignettes, writing whilst just drunk enough (like now, and roughly 4/5ths of the time I was posting on the old forum) and turns of phrase.
I have blind spots for passive voice, various rules of grammar and anything that has to have an actual plot.
I found the last forum the most civilised place I'd ever found on the web. I enjoyed reading people's workshop posts and competition entries.
I morn for the loss of all those wonderful threads of other people's work. However I can say without any affectation of modesty that I am genuinely delighted and relieved that everything I ever wrote on the old forums is gone and undiscoverable.
I've registered to the new boards because I just found a great quote from Khrushchev about Mao and it made me nostalgic for the old quotes thread.
OK, I am sad to have lost some things I'd posted: Specifically I am fairly sure I'd composed the world's most comprehensive list of David Cameron quotes. Gone, all gone...
Thank you Homer, Moose and Mods et al for the revival.
Hi all, long time no speak.
Oh and I wrote this for the oral history thread, before seeing it's now locked.
More beer! (Right now I mean; writing this much took it out of me.) Some words! Allons-y!
