Hello

[Danny]

Hello everybody

Just thought id take this opportunity to introduce myself and say a quick hello.
My names Danny and im trying to change tact by jumping from non-fiction to fiction, so any advice would be welcomed.

Hope to get to know you all.

Danny

[Majyk]

Welcome to YWO.
I write fiction, never done nonfiction, so I don't think I'd be any help with that. Do capitalize you "i"s, though, and feel free to PM me for anything.

[Danny]

Hello Majyk

Thankyou for the tip, Ill certainly take you up on the offer if needed.

Danny

[jordanisonfire]

Hi.

/long welcome

[Danny]

Hi Shadow:)

Danny

[Lykaios]

Hallo Danny, are you Irish?

If so, that's the second Irish person I've met online today. :)

Welcome to YWO!

What genre are you aiming at in fiction and what non-fiction stuff did you write about?

[Danny]

Hello Lykaios

I was actually born in England but all my family are from Ireland.

I have recently been given a publishers contract for a book im writing on the Grosvenor family, but Im nearing the end of the book and I find myself wanting to write adventure/fantasy for teenage readers.

What do you write? Read?

Danny

[jordanisonfire]

I write satire. Pretty much the only guy who does here.

[Danny]

I write satire. Pretty much the only guy who does here.

I like reading books with alot of wit involved, espeacially if the writer uses alot of sarcasm.

I was practically brought up on sarcasm what with my dad and aunty using that as their day to day vocabulary.

Danny

[Lykaios]

I write children's fantasy/historical/random stories or things that are meant to be novels but never get finished. :)

I was born in N. Ireland but live in England, some of my family come from there though.

[jordanisonfire]

Good. Feel free to crit my novel, then, though there is a certain lack of wit. Remember to read the guide of critiques, if you don't already know how to properly crit.

[Danny]

Most of my family still live In Belfast. My other side of the family all come from Dublin, and my nan lives in Waterford.

What part of England do you live?

Danny

[Danny]

Good. Feel free to crit my novel, then, though there is a certain lack of wit. Remember to read the guide of critiques, if you don't already know how to properly crit.

Id love to, Ill make sure to give the guide a read first though.

Danny

[Majyk]

Use the EDIT button instead of double posting, please :)

[Danny]

Use the EDIT button instead of double posting, please :)

Will do from now on:D

Danny

[Lykaios]

I live in the south-west of England.

It rains too much, but it's not even proper rain, just drizzle and spit.

I used to live in Norfolk. I was nice there. ^^

[Danny]

Ahhh, I live In the north-west of England and it rains all the time.

Danny

[ElephntFalingOffClif]

I'm so jelous of you! It's my dream to go to England some day. What's it like there? Aside from the rain.

[Nyx]

Welcome.
A newb that says they'll read the crit guide?
I already like you =]
Feel free to PM for help/crit/or just boredom chat x)

[Lykaios]

Er . . . Green. (Because it rains so much)

Where I live there's lots of moorland where there's this funny grass that's like moss and it's all bouncy. In the sun it looks really pretty but at the same time nearly baren, a mixture of browns and greens with huge hills and big rocks scattered all over them, that we like to call tors. The weather can change any time as it has it's own micro-climate so being up on the moors can be really dangerous sometimes. Lots of people come on holiday here, so there's loads of mess but it's still pretty and the beaches are nice. If you ever come to the south-west, vistit the English Riveira. :)

Where I used to live it was flat, flat as a pancake and very green. There are lots of small windy roads, and everywhere there are fields and rivers. Norfolk has been sinking into the sea for centuries so global warming's a little worrying there. It has a hug sky, 180 degrees of it and amazing sunsets. There's also, not many motorways, just minor roads and Norwich is an amazing place to shop. There's a castle and a library made of glass, and an old fashioned market with multi-coloured rooves.

Mud on smaller roads, busses are all dirty and charge a lot. Some poeple are nice and some aren't. School uniforms aren't nice at all, and there seems to be a lot of roadworks. The politics are a shambles and the credit crunch is very problematic, some people are even tapping petrol from cars. The education system is even worse but I won't rant about that. And apparantly Britain's youths are all thugs that run around in groups of knife-loving hoodies, but that's a lie, it's only a few. :D

What else do you want to know? :cool:

[appleofmyeye]

Your area of England sounds interesting, Lykaios :).

Welcome to YWO. Be active, crit, and have fun!

[jordanisonfire]

I live in East England, in the posh people capital of Yorkshire. Tip-top, tally ho.

[Lykaios]

Yorkshire's nice, I went on a school trip there twice and we stayed near a town called Settle. There are lots of sheep and more hills than there are in Devon. :)

[Danny]

Thanks for all the welcomes evryone.

I live in Chester and Its a very old Roman city.
Its very close to Liverpool.

Danny

[Danny]

Posh people capital, Shad? You live near Donny, that's impossible. Chaaaaaaaaav.

Shad......? not sure what that means, sorry.
Also who Is Donny?

You will have to excuse my denseness:confused:

Danny

[Nyx]

Shad......? not sure what that means,
Shad=Shadow=Jordan:rolleyes:

[Danny]

Ahhhh, gotcha.

Danny

[jordanisonfire]

Posh people capital, Shad? You live near Donny, that's impossible. Chaaaaaaaaav.

Actually, the chavs are now in fewer numbers. You tend to see more rock-oriented people around now (not so much emos, but guys with long hair and wearing band t-shirts). The stupid thing is they have a Blue Banana (a shop, the gathering place of all emos, goths and punks) and Bank (one of the many shops for chavs) next to each other. Not a good combination.

[Danny]

Sorry for the confusion, Danny. :p Donny is a place. Shadow and I live near it. I take great delight in poking fun at where we live. :D

Quite alright:)

Are there many people from England on here?

Danny

[jordanisonfire]

That's four people (including me) that I know of.

[jordanisonfire]

Cos I hate my own country? Hehe.

[Danny]

Three it is:D

I've gotta say, after reading a few threads, you all look like your amazing writers.
If I've got one criticism about myself, It would be my grammar. I need to work on that

Danny

[writer_in_training_1]

I've never been to England but I have always wanted too. Welcom to YWO

[dj4ever]

im pretty bad at punctuation and stuff.....

anyhoo, welcome to YWO, i'm kinda a newbie here and i already love it. PM me for critiques.
l8r

[ElephntFalingOffClif]

What else do you want to know? :cool:

Mmmmm. . . Whats your favorite thing about England?

[Lykaios]

Mmmmm. . . Whats your favorite thing about England?
Er . . . Cadbury's chocolate. :love:

Anyone who has never tasted it's lovelyness is missing out on life. :)

[jordanisonfire]

Ah yes... NINJA OR PIRATE, DANNY?

[Danny]

Ah yes... NINJA OR PIRATE, DANNY?

Im afraid Im going to have to go with Pirate.

Danny

[Nyx]

In your face, shad. ^^

[Lykaios]

Im afraid Im going to have to go with Pirate.
I love you, Danny. :D

Pirates are awesome. :sparrow:

[jordanisonfire]

...

Be afraid, my adversary, very afraid.

[Majyk]

Im afraid Im going to have to go with Pirate.

Danny

I was thinking I'd gotten over the pirate/ninja thing.

...

Apparently not. *glares*

[Danny]

Im unsure what the deal Is with Pirates and Ninjas, but Im gonna go with Pirates anyhow.

Danny

[jordanisonfire]

They're just grass-munching, peace-loving morons. With the ninjas, we eviscarate our enemies, with style (unlike pirates).

[dj4ever]

Now, now everyone.
Just become neutral--like Switzerland- and you wont get caught up in all the crazyness.
However, I must say pirates are quite cool. But then again so are ninjas.

[Majyk]

Now, now everyone.
Just become neutral--like Switzerland- and you wont get caught up in all the crazyness.



I'm not so sure. I mean, used to be a neutral...

[Rouge]

Eh.... I'll just say I'm a :ninja: and will be done with it.

Hey, I haven't introduced myself to you yet. I'm Adrienne, and welcome to YWO! ^^

If you need anything, PM me, and I'll be at your beckoning call. :laugh:

[imagination_123]

Hiiiiiiiiii danny!!!
i'm new too...my names annie...i'll prob crit ur stuff...so bear in mind what i say is on a completely neutral basis.
i know i shudnt use chatspeak but im goin 2 neways cuz i no its gonna piss shadow off...ha ha ha...hope to chat to you soon....have fun on the site...love you all...ciao!

[Lykaios]

Imagination, use real words please. Shadow's not the only person who doesn't like chatspeak, most of us don't, also, it's a bum to translate. Grrrrr! :domo:

[Majyk]

Hiiiiiiiiii danny!!!
i'm new too...my names annie...i'll prob crit ur stuff...so bear in mind what i say is on a completely neutral basis.
i know i shudnt use chatspeak but im goin 2 neways cuz i no its gonna piss shadow off...ha ha ha...hope to chat to you soon....have fun on the site...love you all...ciao!

I thought it was Nyx, anyway... But yeah, what Lyk said. I for one don't understand most of chatspeak stuff.

it's a bum to translate. Grrrrr! :domo:

Where's Diocletian when you need him? :P

[Lykaios]

Where's Diocletian when you need him?
My thought exactly.

Chatspeak is the reason I avoid my school's forum. :glare:

So, yeah, Imagination, take heed of our warnings! Or Domo will eat you. :devious:

[Majyk]

My thought exactly.

:D
Chatspeak is the reason I avoid my school's forum. :glare:

I annoyed my sister until she stopped doing it. At least, she doesn't do it as far as I know...

[Lykaios]

My brother uses chatspeak, but he's not very good with English so I can't tell if it's just his bad spelling . . .

My school's forum is full of spam, full to overflowing and their still pumping it, I don't know how the teachers stand it.

[Majyk]

My school's forum is full of spam, full to overflowing and their still pumping it, I don't know how the teachers stand it.


Maybe they think all kids are just like that...? I don't know.

What kills me is when people actually say chatspeak stuff in a conversation. xD




EDIT: Have you noticed that you have 32 points instead of 30, Lyk? Weird.

[Lykaios]

How'd that happen? :confused:

I haven't critiqued anything recently, it was 30 yeasterday, and it's always stayed as 30 anyway . . . :huh:

Oh well, I'm special! :cool:

[Majyk]

Haha, 30's supposed the highest you can get. Guess not for you :P

[jordanisonfire]

Is it now unlimited? If so, good decision.

[Majyk]

Neh. Not as far as I know, anyway. For me, I still only get to 30.

[jordanisonfire]

Then there is only one answer... Lykaios is a cracker! Must alert Andrew to keep the site's security up.

[Majyk]

I wonder if her account has unlimited points, or it just goes to 32...

[Lykaios]

Lykaios is a cracker!
I'm a cracker? Well, that's new . . . :laugh:

I wonder if her account has unlimited points, or it just goes to 32...
I'll go and critique something to see shall I?

[Majyk]

I'll go and critique something to see shall I?

Sure, let's see.

/spam

[Lykaios]

Aww, it went down . . . Now I'm not special. :(

[Majyk]

Aww, it went down . . . Now I'm not special. :(

That's weird. Maybe Andy fixed it? Anyway... /spam

[phobophile]

I write satire. Pretty much the only guy who does here.
i thought i was the satire guy... i guess shadow took over my position. satire and wit go hand in hand.

[jordanisonfire]

I was the only guy before you showed up. Don't worry, I'm not bitter, I'm actually glad. If I was the only guy someone could ask about satire, I'd most likely not know the answer.

[eriko]

Hi Danny

though it is late but still welcome to YWO

[phobophile]

I was the only guy before you showed up. Don't worry, I'm not bitter, I'm actually glad. If I was the only guy someone could ask about satire, I'd most likely not know the answer.

i feel like we wont be needed much. i have no new ways to kill a dragon, ha.