Hello everyone :)

I'm new here, it's my first day. I was pointed in this direction by a friend who said this was a nice, friendly, creative community I might enjoy being a part of, so here I am :). I'm a member of a couple of other sites but I'm always excited to find a new group of writers to read and chat to.

It will probably bore you rigid, but I thought I'd introduce myself and say a bit about who I am :) I hope to find out all about you guys too.

Not many entries so far - so come on you lot, get inspired and inspire us!

Eddie Gibbbons is slavering at his judging table and we'd hate to disappoint him.

I read Wayne.C.Booth's obituary in the paper today, which reminded me that I've long intended to mention him on this forum. His "The Rhetoric of Fiction" is bar none the best book I've read on writing. Though it's a work of criticism rather than a how-to-write manual, it revolutionised my approach to point-of-view and voice, as well as providing me with many other revelations. It's an advanced and demanding book - it took me over a month to read and note - but is nonetheless written in fastidiously clear prose. I can't recommend it highly enough.

after being initially attracted by weasels and a dog ... i paused over the excerpt (and so many of them are offputting and stop you clicking on a piece) ... anyway i liked it and read the chapter ...

it is fast paced, loony and original ... i like the characters and the ideas and language ...

what do you think?

Very very true. This that you just portrayed is what scares most of us and makes us bitter cinics about love.

I have been a cinic about these things for awhile. I did a personality test some time ago and it asked:

'Do you daydream about the breakup of your newly started relationship?'

Answer : Yes

Personality test results: harsh cinic.

So it goes.

http://www.abctales.com/node/545391

Welcome to ABCtales!

Soraia

Absolutely HILARIOUS! i just laughed my head off, and I'm gona come and live in your house, if I get bloody fired for it!!

Thank you very much for that!

http://www.abctales.com/story/pepsoid/whats-that-youre-reading-dear

Soraia

Just logging in to deny the ugly rumour that I'd died.

I do however have a problem in as much as my Broadband connection went AWOL on Monday of last week and the twats still haven't sorted it out.

Normal service will be resumed asap.

Thanks for the cherry, i really was pleased, it being my first one. I happened to open abctales during a difficult moment yesturday as i didnt know what else to do. My pedegree puppy had just been stolen from our factory estate in New Addington, Croydon. Id just seen video footage of him being snatched, and as you can imagine i was devastated.

We are going to do all we can to get him back today. We think he has been taken by someone local who will try to sell him on. There is a substantial reward for any person that brings him back to his owners.

http://www.abctales.com/story/lisa-hinsley/pain-is

TV/films can sometimes hit you with an issue, or emotions from the past, which you weren't prepared to deal with... Clearly expressed here by Lisa.

"P"

http://www.offtheshelf.org.uk/events.asp?eiID=609

I'm up there on the 23rd, for the "off the shelf" festival, performing for the first time outside london....

come along :-)