Hey everyone!! My name is Brenda, and I'm new around here.... I haven't really done much writing before, but I've always wanted to try...If anyone has any tips, they would be greatly appreciated!!!
Hey there and welcome to the YWS! If you have any questions about the site or need help finding something, go right ahead and pm me.
Tips! We have a lot of tips, but what kind are you looking for? If you go to the drop down menu called "Resources" we have he 101 tips for writers, and the knowledge base. Basically, it's a great place to find all kinds of tips! There is also the "writing tips" section where you can ask a specific question and people will help you out. Check out the user groups, too! We have many, both for writing and other things.
Have you read the rules and so forth? Those are good to read. I hope you enjoy the site. What do you like to read, and what would you like to write?
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Hey there Brenda, it's lovely to meet you. And welcome to YWS! Feel free to tell us a little more about yourself here. What are you interested in outside of writing?
What sort of tips are you looking for? If you're wanting comments secific to your writing, then feel free to pm me when you've got around to posting some. I'm always happy to help out.
im also a bit new, but the ppl here are great...oh no, i wrote ppl again. darnit
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Welcome, Brenda! There are *lots* of writing tips around, er, but I see Suz has already covered those, so I won't point them out redundantly ^_^
The biggest tip I can give right off the bat is to not be afraid to write something, or to post what you write. Every word that you write and every bit of feedback you receive can be nothing but helpful, so jump right in! That is, after you've critiqued two things by other people. We like to try for a 2:1 (critique to story post) ratio to keep things running smoothly ^_^
What kind of writing do you do? Are you more of a short story writer or a novelist or a poet (which isn't to say that those are all of the categories, just the most popular ones ^_^)
Welcome to YWS! I haven't done a great deal of writing so far, either. I believe I'm past the point where everything I write is complete junk. Maybe. But, practice makes (almost) perfect and this is the place to practice!
I think for writing in general, my favorite advice is to 'Write the book you want to read'. Someone else on another forum said that, not me.
If you ever get bored and need to chat (or need a critique), PM me or something.
See ya.
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