When first approached to write an entry for the upcoming Tribune (Which you
are reading as of now *s*) I was jumping halfway across the room to be even
asked to do something like this. Then the hesitation came to me. I
realized that I am writing this article for every single person in OTF to
read, and that I am essentially the ambassador, lets say salesman, for the
Writer's Guild. So I started writing a short bit along those lines until I
realized I didn't have to do a thing. All I need to do is tell you what we
offer, and let the information do all the explaining for me.
Now that I have finally caught your attention (I'm hoping no one is yet
bored) I can begin what this is really to be about. *G* As a newly
appointed Project Leader for the Writer's Guild, I thought to begin by
telling you all what we do. Its simple. We don't write everything you guys
read on our site. We function only by your input. You send us your story,
and all we do is basic editing for spelling, just like this little article
is going to go through. From there, we put it right up on the site for
everyone to read. Having already supplied a piece of work myself, I believe
I can say with confidence how cool it is to have something you wrote,
literally something you have lived with (in my case for over 3 years
running), finally up on a screen for anyone to read. Its a really cool
feeling, and I hope that all of you, be you a beginner or expert writer,
send in your stuff for the rest of the community to read :)
Now one question I know is on most people's mind is what do we accept? Only
Science Fiction? No, not at all. We accept everything (as long as its clean
*s*) from Science Fiction/Fantasy, to Comics and Anime! The choices are
endless. Whatever you guys write is what we publish!
Still, that is not all we do. Lets say you have a project to do. You need
a source. Well we have been able to provide many valuable biographies of a
multitude of writers. Even if you don't have a project, you can still
browse through our writers and see who is out there, and how you too can be
a part of their world.
As a whole, the Writers Guild is one of those places that thrive on the
community. Without your support we would wither. Still, we are also a
place in which we hope we can help you find inspiration in what so many love
to do...taking the rest of us to worlds only dreamed of.
Writers Guild
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