Let's get started, writers! New members, please introduce yourselves here

[Amanda Artist Cat]

Here you can tell us a bit about yourself, just a little introduction so all we know who each other are! If you prefer to keep your information private, no worries 😉! Just tell us what you like to write and leave it at that!

[Amanda Artist Cat]

I'll go first, shall I?
My name is Amanda, and I am working on a fantasy novel, as I mentioned. I haven't written anything as yet, but am hoping to start very soon! I am also writing and illustrating a children's story, and I wrote some retellings of Myths and Forklore in Goodreads creative writing 😉!

[Amanda Artist Cat]

But writing isn't all sweetness and light. At ALL. I often want to grab all my writings and chuck them clean out the window.
I have been working on my novel for over a year now and I still haven't written a single WORD of it. At worse, I sit down at my incurably messy desk and stare at a sheet of blank paper for hours, feeling stupid and annoyed. At best, I scribble down a few sentences excitedly, then cross it all out, feeling stupid and annoyed.

[Samantha]

Hi everyone! My name is Samantha, and I love writing. My teachers have praised my writing style and I've been published about 3 times in a collection of short stories in a local competition.

[Amanda Artist Cat]

Wow! That's great! Here in Taiwan, we don't have a lot of writing competitions in English, and I can only write decent stories in English, so I've never entered one. Good for you, though ❤️❤️!

[Samantha]

Thanks! Oh, that's a bit sad. :)

[[deleted user]]

Hello everyone, my names Estela and I love to write (and of course read.) I’m not very good at it, but it’s fun for me :)

[Amanda Artist Cat]

As long as you love it!

[Samantha]

Believe in yourself! If you love it you can learn to get better, even if you don't feel like you're very good now. :)

[Amanda Artist Cat]

Well said, Samantha😍! I should write that down and turn it into a poster!

[Samantha]

Aww, thanks. :)

[[deleted user]]

Samantha wrote: "Believe in yourself! If you love it you can learn to get better, even if you don't feel like you're very good now. :)"

So inspirational! Thank you 😊

[Samantha]

:) :) You're welcome. :)

[Samantha]

Here's my May Day story. Sorry if it's late, but it was fun to write and I hope it's ok.
https://www.goodreads.com/story/show/...

[Amanda Artist Cat]

Thank you sooo much for sharing your story ❤️!! But do you mind posting this on the WAFFLES award discussion page? I've posted mine there and hope everyone's could be on the same page!
Thanks again 👍🏻 !

[Samantha]

Sure, sorry!

[Kate]

Hi I'm Kate! I'm working on like a thousand stories right now, because I can't just focus on one and I get writers block all the time. :)

[Amanda Artist Cat]

I do too!! I'm working on a fantasy novel, but I just can't get focused enough to even start writing😫!!
Welcome to the group, Kate😊😊!

[Kate]

Amanda wrote: "I do too!! I'm working on a fantasy novel, but I just can't get focused enough to even start writing😫!!
Welcome to the group, Kate😊😊!"

Thanks for the invite! I'm excited to join! :)

[Samantha]

Hi Kate! I know the feeling. Sometimes it's just hard to find inspiration.

[Samantha]

Happy Star Wars Day everyone! May the 4th be with you.

[Amanda Artist Cat]

Oh wow! I didn't know there was a Star Wars Day!! Thanks for sharing it with us, Samantha 😊!

[Samantha]

:) :)

[[deleted user]]

HI, I'm Maddie. I'm currently editing my first novella in the fantasy genre.

[Kate]

Welcome Maddie!

[[deleted user]]

Thanks, Kate!

[Amanda Artist Cat]

A novella on fantasy? That's fantastic, Maddie❤️! Best of luck to you and your story! ;)

[Amanda Artist Cat]

Welcome, Leah! We sure need some active members to liven things up 😘!

[[deleted user]]

Amanda wrote: "A novella on fantasy? That's fantastic, Maddie❤️! Best of luck to you and your story! ;)"

Thanks 😃❤️

[Samantha]

Maddie (chartermagicandsteel) wrote: "HI, I'm Maddie. I'm currently editing my first novella in the fantasy genre."

That's so cool!

[[deleted user]]

Do you have a current WIP Samantha?

[Tessa]

Hey, I'm Tessa. I'm currently drafting a YA Historical Fantasy of which I'm about halfway through at 47k. I'm a multi-genre writer and dip into anything from horror to romance. My main focus is the traditional publishing route. Nice to meet everyone!

[[deleted user]]

Welcome, Tessa!

[Tessa]

Maddie (chartermagicandsteel) wrote: "Welcome, Tessa!"

Thank you!

[Samantha]

Tessa wrote: "Hey, I'm Tessa. I'm currently drafting a YA Historical Fantasy of which I'm about halfway through at 47k. I'm a multi-genre writer and dip into anything from horror to romance. My main focus is the..."

That's amazing!!!

[Samantha]

Maddie (chartermagicandsteel) wrote: "Do you have a current WIP Samantha?"

Not really. I write short stories for competitions and when I have ideas, so I'll probably write one for the Love-a-Tree Day. I did start to write a sci-fi novel but I'm not sure if it's still a good idea. I find it really hard to write books, just finding the right structure.

[Amanda Artist Cat]

Oohh! Science fiction?? That sounds amazing 😮!! I never tried it, it seems like a difficult genre to write!

[Amanda Artist Cat]

Tessa wrote: "Hey, I'm Tessa. I'm currently drafting a YA Historical Fantasy of which I'm about halfway through at 47k. I'm a multi-genre writer and dip into anything from horror to romance. My main focus is the..."

Hello, Tessa, it's lovely to meet you ❤️! Best of luck with your stories!

[Monique]

Hi, my name is Monique and I write various genres. I got four books on Amazon and one on smashwords, the sequel of which will be combined with the first book and be published on Amazon as one book.

So far I have written one Fantasy novel, one fantasy/science fiction novel, one romance and one crime/suspense one. Viper is more historical/adventure YA. I have a short story for Tree day that is quite recent.

[Amanda Artist Cat]

Monique wrote: "Hi, my name is Monique and I write various genres. I got four books on Amazon and one on smashwords, the sequel of which will be combined with the first book and be published on Amazon as one book...."

Welcome, Monique ❤️!
It's lovely to meet you, and I hope you'll enjoy your time in our group!! =D

[Lord Momo,]

Hey! I am Sirija and i only started writing three weeks ago. I dont really know the genre of the short story/novellette (whatever it turns out to be) that I'm writing...it deals with a girl who has mental illness that makes her see things that aren't there...
I dont have any writing triggers so I write when I feel like it hence, I haven't really made notable progress. And I would really appreciate any kind of feedback when I share little snippets of what I'm working on

[[deleted user]]

Sirija wrote: "Hey! I am Sirija and i only started writing three weeks ago. I dont really know the genre of the short story/novellette (whatever it turns out to be) that I'm writing...it deals with a girl who has..."

Welcome Sirija!

[Jennifer ✨]

Hey guys, I'm Jennifer

I don't really write , but when I was younger I just really enjoyed making up my own stories...still do I guess 😄 I hope to start writing some short stories soon (writing is more of a hobby for me)

is this group for hardcore writers?

[Monique]

BirdLover64 wrote: "Hi! I go by BirdLover64 here on GoodReads. You can call me Lili if you'd like though.
I hope I get to learn lots from this group. I feel like I can express myself and thoughts in a book or a sheet ..."
Hi Lili,
sometimes words can be a hindrance in themselves. Writer's block is a rather strange concept. I have been writing for quite some years now, and do not think I ever encounterd it. I have experienced times, when I lacked inspiration, and did exactly what you said, stopped and did something else (sometimes even started a new and different story) to come back and write more with renewed vigour.

My latest book: Foreign Influence was a first idea about ten years ago, but I discarded most of what I had in 2015 and took the rest to start a serial story on an online fiction site. That gave me a new wind, just until I became disappointed with the website and went back to completing the novel. Between the start and publication of "Foreign Influnence" I wrote four novels and some 20 short stories.

For the other recent publication "The Princess of Lights" I spent three NaNoWriMos 2017, 2018 and 2019 writing and a good four months editing and formatting, finally another month and a brainstorming session on Discord to develop the final title and image.

Fighting the Homm on the other hand and Viper I wrote in about three weeks each.

I hope you see, that what you do isn't really "Writer's Block", but an integral part of writing. If you find that you want to write, but cannot get anything written for more then a couple of years, then I would accept it to be called Writer's block.

I think patience with oneself in writing is an author's greatest asset. I hope this helps.

Monique xx

[Amanda Artist Cat]

Welcome, Sirija, Birdlover64, and Jennifer 💕! It's wonderful to meet you all. As long as you love writing, you are welcome in this group, professional or not 😊!

[Samantha]

Monique wrote: "BirdLover64 wrote: "Hi! I go by BirdLover64 here on GoodReads. You can call me Lili if you'd like though.
I hope I get to learn lots from this group. I feel like I can express myself and thoughts i..."

That was so cool, and very inspirational. Thanks.

[Samantha]

Sirija wrote: "Hey! I am Sirija and i only started writing three weeks ago. I dont really know the genre of the short story/novellette (whatever it turns out to be) that I'm writing...it deals with a girl who has..."

Ooooo, please share your story ideas. That story sounds really cool. I'd love to read it sometime.

[Michael]

Hola everyone😁 My name is Michael. I’ve started writing three books in the past year half, and have about a million ideas. I absolutely love world building, so it distracts me heavily when writers bloc isn’t keeping me away from the pen. The first novel I started working on is a sci-fi, dystopia-utopic space union centered on environmental and human rights issues as a theme. The second novel I started working on is a horror novel centered on the nightmares of mental illness and my own experiences. The third novel I’m working on is a mythological fantasy world that I’m building around.

[Amanda Artist Cat]

Michael wrote: "Hola everyone😁 My name is Michael. I’ve started writing three books in the past year half, and have about a million ideas. I absolutely love world building, so it distracts me heavily when writers ..."

That great, Michael! Welcome 😄! World building IS a very enjoyable part of novels - I can't wait to read your books xD !

[Samantha]

Hi Michael! The stories sound very cool, and over a wide range of topics too, which is amazing. I'd love to read some sometime! :) :)