That is true. If you want some help with writing, though... when I have mid sem break I'm going to start a Writer's Apprenticeship thread. I keep meaning to, but forgetting. It'd be based on the Bay 12's equivalent. I don't know whether Tiruin'd be up for it (he helps on the Bay 12 one).
Mainly serving as a support, but seeing the rate on these forums, I'm confident we could keep it up (lesser people online everyday than Bay12, and most are for the game)
Also, would it surprise you if I said I was female?
Is it a freakin' trope on these forums that people reveal their gender as what people think it isn't? :P
The reveal of someone else on these forums was most annoying, recently. :P
It would surprise me if you said you were female, because you're from Bay12. I'm going to pull a statistic out of the air and say that we're 95% male on that forum.
Just strolling past and noticed the words "Writer's Apprenticeship thread". I'd be up for helping with that too, if you'd like. I've never formally studied journalism or the like, but I've a bunch of real-world writing/editing experience and spent the last four years of my life studying linguistics & children's lit. (as part of a Bach. Ed.). Let me know when you get said thread/group started. ;)
Let's hit that Writer's Apprenticeship and replicate the deal from Bay12
Also, not 95%...ASCII and Dwarf Fortress isn't for boys only, bro. :P
The thread from Bay12 doesn't deal so much with professional writing insomuch as it deals with how to write a good story//literary piece. Aiming for novel-type prose is done on the higher ups, I guess.
Heck yes! I'm making it as we speak. Phantom of the Library said he'd 'be honored' to have his thread replicated here, and seemed interested in seeing it once it's established.
I might make a thread advertising it, rather than a dedicated thread. Bay12 works quite differently to this. :D
I'm willing to submit work. I've been writing a story in-between gamin' sessions in google docs :p That's not to say it's ready to be critiqued yet. Just letting y'all know that this group will most definitely get use.
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