I'm Neil, I'm 26 years old, male and from St Helens in the UK.
I'm new to this, so I hope to get some constructive comments on my work. I've always wanted to write but have only just got around to actually doing it. This is my first effort at contributing to anything like this, so please be gentle with me!
I'm currently unemployed, so I'm spending all my time writing begging letters to companies to ask for jobs, it's all very soul destroying.
I studied Economics at The University of Sheffield and until recently had been working as a buyer for a furniture company. In my spare time I enjoy reading (obviously), travelling, sports (soccer, cricket and rugby), music and meeting new people.
I have many favourite authors: In fiction, George Orwell, Truman Capote, John Steinbeck, Hanif Kureishi and Douglas Coupland probably qualify as my top five. I also like a lot of non-fiction writers like Bill Bryson, Richard Dawkins, Francis Wheen and a British newspaper columnist called Charlie Brooker, who may well be the wittiest bloke on the whole planet.
In terms of influences, i'd say all of the above mentioned authors have had a pretty deep and profound effect on me. Music is also a big influence on my life, great songs touch you in a way that almost nothing else can, so artists like The Smiths, Bright Eyes, The Clash, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello... (I could probably name a hundred others) have all influenced me throughout my life.
I'm new to this, so I hope to get some constructive comments on my work. I've always wanted to write but have only just got around to actually doing it. This is my first effort at contributing to anything like this, so please be gentle with me!
I'm currently unemployed, so I'm spending all my time writing begging letters to companies to ask for jobs, it's all very soul destroying.
I studied Economics at The University of Sheffield and until recently had been working as a buyer for a furniture company. In my spare time I enjoy reading (obviously), travelling, sports (soccer, cricket and rugby), music and meeting new people.
I have many favourite authors: In fiction, George Orwell, Truman Capote, John Steinbeck, Hanif Kureishi and Douglas Coupland probably qualify as my top five. I also like a lot of non-fiction writers like Bill Bryson, Richard Dawkins, Francis Wheen and a British newspaper columnist called Charlie Brooker, who may well be the wittiest bloke on the whole planet.
In terms of influences, i'd say all of the above mentioned authors have had a pretty deep and profound effect on me. Music is also a big influence on my life, great songs touch you in a way that almost nothing else can, so artists like The Smiths, Bright Eyes, The Clash, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello... (I could probably name a hundred others) have all influenced me throughout my life.
- Last seen on Aug 30 4:32 PM. Member since January 14, 2008.
- I am a 26 year old guy (Great Britain)
- When I'm not writing, I'm trying to repress my cynicism and mistrust of the world.
- I have 3 comments, 1 poem, 3 stories
My Stories
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Sex should be a human right,1 / Once, twice, three times a night,2 / A marriage isn't quite so mucky,3 / Once a week, that's if you're
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Stephen P McCain's day seems to be going well, but even perfect days can soon turn into a matter of life and death.
My Poetry
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SageSyren : Welcome to SW on January 15, 2008Hi BlackSheep1981;
My Username is -Syren- and everyone on the site simply calls me Brooke. I would like to welcome you to the StoryWrite web site. Our site is a community of people who all share a common desire to write, in some form or another, and to hopefully become a published author sometime in the future.
You may notice a gold medal by your name. This is a free trial membership. This shows you what options you have if you were a paid member of Storywrite.com. After one week the membership expires and you become a regular member.
I would also like to take this time to let you know about the new members group on the site. This group was set-up to show you how to post your work onto the site and to give you an understanding of how the reading/reviewing of your work actually happens on the site. If you have not already done so, I would suggest you take a peek into this group and see how this process works. 1. http://storywrite.com/group/info/New+members+group
Along with a new members group we have a New Members Contest. http://storywrite.com/contest/3429
It is recommended that all new members to the site give serious consideration to joining a writing group as a method of assisting them in becoming an active member of the site. It is a place to make new friends and get helpful critiques.
I have include below a few quick tips that have proven to be very helpful to new members in doing some of the basic functions necessary to get yourself set-up and running on the site. There are some very helpful and entertaining columns on the home page.
One in particular is fun things to do around Storywrite http://storywrite.com/column/show/161
To find all the emoticons http://storywrite.com/column/show/53
Chatterbox conduct. http://storywrite.com/column/show/57
Trolls or Cyberbullies http://storywrite.com/column/show/151
On the right hand side of the page is where you’ll find all you need to edit yours stories, change your user info, change your picture, etc. Thank you for joining the StoryWrite web community. Keep penning.
~*Brooke*~
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