[slyon32]

As I have watched this Writing forum, I have not seen all that many posts(Exception being the SFF Workshop thread, but that is so large I don't dare try and catch up on that discussion). I am a newbie to this site as well as forums in general but I guess I expected a lot more discussion and socializing. Is this normal, am I missing something? Is this a cause of people being scared of other's stealing their ideas? I see a lot of people posting their work so that doesn't seem to be the case. Is everyone to busy writing(I wish that was my problem) to socialize?

[WyrvenGuard]

I'm not sure what you mean by socialize... I'd check out the "new posts" tab to see where people are posting. I'm new here as well, but I've found some pretty lively threads :)

[slyon32]

I have checked the new posts tab and most of them are in other forums besides the writing forum. Those definitely seem more lively. I was referring to the posts in this forum.

Socializing meant talking about new writing resources, ideas, thoughts. I believe when I looked through this forum I saw old posts about new writing tools such as those portable writing computers, but that was a very old post. I was also referring to the encouraging of each other(of which the new thread to post your progress is an example). Requesting help from other writers when you get stuck in "writers block". Stuff that doesn't fit into those other forum categories. Do most of you spend time in the other forum areas?

[JRMurdock]

A lot of us have been here for a very long time, and sometimes it's just new blood that we need to get people posting again. Welcome to the writing forum, what shall we discuss today? :)

[WyrvenGuard]

I've noticed that a lot of the threads go through periods of decline... there will be 800 posts within a 6 months period, then nothing for a few years. If you find an interesting "antique" post, I'd say ping it with a response. I don't think anyone here focuses on any one area, but just go where the people are.

Like maus said, just post what you're thinking and you'll get a response :)

[Holbrook]

From a personal point, I am working nearly full time now, and squeezing in writing when and where I can, having to plan my days far more than I have for years. I do lurk, and enjoy reading posts, but actually posting anything of length takes way too much time. Also I can lurk in my lunch hour from work, but that is it. Net access is very limited during the day now, and I de-camp to my shiny new laptop to write in the evenings, no net connection on it to lure me away....lol...

[WyrvenGuard]

haha I spend more time than I should in here since I've stumbled onto this site. It's provided me with hours of fantastical entertainment already

[KatG]

It's just a usual lull. The Writing Forum goes in cycles, and this being the pre-holiday season, people are swamped with writing, work, family, etc. When that happens, we usually have a lot of critique requests, but not a lot of threads on other things. But then someone asks a question about something and sometimes that leads to other topics and we have a bunch of discussion threads again. I am planning to start a new thread and revive another one, but haven't had time to organize it. Until then, we bop over to Fantasy/Horror or Science Fiction or chat about television shows in the Other Media forums. But I can promise you this is a pretty social bunch, and newbies are allowed to talk as much as they like about anything writing or publishing related in here. (And sometimes we cheat and drift off on other things.)

[MrJims]

Hello Sylon.
At the top of the posts (the sticky posts), there is a post your progress thread as well as a writer's resource thread. I guess those two generate posts as long as people reach reportable landmarks, I once read a post in there from a guy who had an idea!and that was his post. There both good resource and insperation threads, the post your progess thread can be fairly social.

The workgroup isn't that social, nor is it anti-social. It's just busy, 10,000 words a week are disected and discussed. There are little asides about life at large but the majority of the chatter is about the work.

My advice to you is simply. Start the thread you want to see. If you have a questions, ask. Piece of work you want looked over, put it in the story section and reference it in a thread asking for critiques. Whatever, though in my opinion, most of the people I know here (workshop) are busy busy. So don't take it personally if your threads don't get swamped.

Your always welcome in the workshop, everyone is. Each week is new so there is no really catch-up. However it does require 2-5 hours of your week,every week. Alot of people quit but we usually have 5-7 members.

Wow! Apparently I had lots to say, and now, questions.
Are you writing?
Any projects right now?
Jacquin's looking for people to be involved in weekly writing excersises. Interested?
Have you looked and the flash fiction contests.
What do you want out of writing and the writing forum here at sffworld.
I feel like I've done the forum a service here, do you think I could get the moderators to give me money?:rolleyes:

L8R
Mr. Jims.

[Jacquin]

I feel like I've done the forum a service here, do you think I could get the moderators to give me money?:rolleyes:

Sure thing, KatG deals with that...