Introducing the Story Board Workshops!

[Matthew Williams]

You've seen this at the Drawing Board... you've seen this at world's Finest Writing Corner... so it makes sense that we have one too. If you've looked above the messages in the forum recently, you'll see our brand new Story Board Workshops!

The Workshops are here to give you everything you need to become a better writer. Right now we're addressing the basic issue of writing - conflict - but in the next few weeks and months you will see tutorials on such styles of writing as fan fiction, scripts, and all aspects of writing.

And, like, the Drawing Board, the Workshops are where you go to have your work seriously critiqued by the members - constructive criticism made to better your work, not to harm it.

So come on in, check it out, and be a part of the brand new Story Board Workshops!

[Eddie G.]

I just have some questions Matt...


The Workshops are here to give you everything you need to become a better writer. Right now we're addressing the basic issue of writing - conflict - but in the next few weeks and months you will see tutorials on such styles of writing as fan fiction, scripts, and all aspects of writing.Will members (me) who are not part of the story board staff be free to take part in this sharing of knowledge, as long as they of course do it in an well thought out and helpful manner?


And, like, the Drawing Board, the Workshops are where you go to have your work seriously critiqued by the members - constructive criticism made to better your work, not to harm it.Are we allowed to post individual stories in the workshop to be critiqued?

[Matthew Williams]

I just have some questions Matt...
Will members (me) who are not part of the story board staff be free to take part in this sharing of knowledge, as long as they of course do it in an well thought out and helpful manner?
Yes, absolutely. If you have anything, feel three to post it in there, although "official" things will be kept to the staff (you'll see that.) If you have a story technique or something cool you want to explore, yeah, we'll work with it. So feel free to start a topic of discussion if need be.


Are we allowed to post individual stories in the workshop to be critiqued?
Absolutely. Again, that's what it's there for.

[KitsuneSilver]

I almost fear to ask, but what about grammar? I've noticed, over my many [too many, really, but we won't get in to that] years of surfing FFN and such places that grammar is a main -- really main -- reason a lot of bad fics are so...bad. Would it be outlandish and rude of me to post a brief grammar rundown?