I don't know of any in your area, yet I think this link could give you some good advice on how to publish your poems.

http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/publishpoem/publishpoem.html

I know I haven't posted anything here yet and for that I am sorry. To make it up to you, here is some information on a project I hope to turn into a Comic book series, a Action Cartoon Show, or a Video game franchise, "Aeon".


- Background Story -

It is roughly 100 years in the future, international war has grown so intense and brutal that the very existence of humanity is seriously threatened. Scientists from several nations, tired of this conflict and seeking peace between nations, created a special enforcer unit to end conflicts and insure peace in the world. This unit consisted of 49 specially trained and created super-human beings known as "Archs". This Archs, all inhuman in appearance were endowed with amazing powers to help in their dedication to peace. One of the Prototype Archs, the leader named Epoch, after 2 years of keeping peace and being frustrated in the nature of humanity, decided he the only way to insure peace was for the strong to rule over the weak. Humans were unworthy of this planet, and as the superior life-forms, the Archs must take their rightful place.

Before Epoch and his small devastating army of Archs conquered mankind, one of the scientists fled with the original Arch, the first Prototype left as a child instead of forcefully grown and allowed to grow on his own. The young prototype, a 2 year old Arch named Aeon was spirited away, somewhere, anywhere he could be hidden to live a life away from the Arch's tyranny mankind was destined for. In his attempt to flee Epoch's ambition, The Scientist could take no more and fell over dead on a mountain trail in the Himalayas. It was there that Aeon was discovered and taken to his new home.

16 years later Aeon has happily lived in the last undisturbed patch of human freedom and peace, the mythical and undiscovered Shangrilah, and amazingly warms sacred land hidden in the Himalayan mountains. The monks there had accepted Aeon as one of their own, despite his bizarre appearance. Here Aeon was raised with a respect for all life and a love of peace and tranquility.

Unfortunately Aeon's world was turned upside down when his home was discovered, his family attacked and brutally slaughtered by one of the less merciful Archs. Aeon discovered a side of himself that day, the Soldier that was bred into him long ago, the monster that was unleashed to avenge his home and family. The burning monastery and tracking of the Arch brought Aeon to the attention of the last remaining resistance forces from all the unified human nations. After much consideration these humans reluctantly decided to enlist Aeon's help, and Arch to help protect them from the others.

Aeon had a new family, but what would he decide? Would he help free the world from his misguided brothers and sisters? Would he be able to help the Archs is that what they have done is wrong and if not, will he ever be able to forgive himself for what he must do?


(More to come later.)

Very interesting and I had to read more to come later! Well I guess I have to wait. I enjoyed it and you will be surprised how many people really believe this will happen one day on this planet. Great work! Bravo

i have never written a novel, but have a deep desire to. My problem has always been, i know the subject, and i would want it historically and geographically, etc., correct and i become overwhelmed with the research that would have to go into it. is this a common issue or am i thinking it out too much?

Perhaps, it is entirely possible you are unwittingly giving yourself excused not to write. I'd start with some basic plot and work to make it accurate after you have a bit. That might help, or it may not.

interesting point...i like that! thank you! i tend to be the whole picture kinda of person and i want to envision everything start to finish. so i should start smaller and...i like!

Hello members of the Writer's Club

Im DeathsTreaty

A Poet

and recently looking into Screenwritting

one also could create a chapter outline. 30 chapters and a short explanation of what each chapter is about. I usually do this before writing, yet if it hinders you from writing then don't do it!

1. I get writers all the time and the way i get ideas is by listening to some hardcore or death metal, i never listen to those kinds of music unless im writing, for some reason the lyrics to some songs from in extremo and in flames and stuff fuel my imagination.

2. I create characters before hand but i keep them all in my head, i think about the general message or idea of the story and base the characters personalities around that.

3. If i am writing with pen and paper i just care about getting the story down and i check the rest when i transfer it onto my computer. If i start on a computer i usually worry about structure and grammar

4. I dont usually take breaks when i write, i go for an hour or two a day or every other day depending on how life is. I work best at night when my son is asleep so i can get everything down at once.

5. Unfortunetly i dont know many websites.

Hi and welcome to the Writer's Club. Yes screenwriting I don't have much experience in. Perhaps one of the writers or poets will know how to help you. I will look into it for you and see what I can find that maybe interesting.

Also if you have a poem, short story, or even valuable information on writing then please don't hesitate to teach us.

John

Thanx ^^

I have a poem I wrote earlier today, I will post it here ^^

its called "Numb"

Numb


My blood runs thin
the feeling in my hands is gone
I can no longer feel the ground or know where my body plans to take me
My right hand reached for a pen
and my left reached for a rusted blade
My mind embeded and twisted to thoughts that continue to confuse me
Feeling is lost in my lips
and I can no longer feel what I am to say
Am I not held responsable for what may seap from my lips?
Am I feeling tears?
or is this warmth of my own blood?
What am I to think?
Who am I to know what will come of embrassing and letting as my mind wants?
Am I right to question myself?
A fallen one of hope and a product of pain
this is all that my mind will let me hear

This is my poem of love.

through the parting of the evening trees , thy silhouette is caught in the glass ball of the moon like the lost spirit of a former lover. my brow rains sweat onto my scrolling eyes. my heart quakes and shakes in its tin casing. you walk , no flow with the grace of the fall leaves. rising and dancing from the crisp September breeze of my wishes. you pass the blade of your finger across my face and destroying my heart. because you walk away. you go and see me for not what i want but what i fear. you have gone and found the prince charming that i always wanted but could never be. O curse the gods that made me wonder and curse my own idiocy. i want to scream to the heavens. but all that comes from my lips is the wisp of failed dreams. that is my life. a wisp of dreams

I like it alot. Very creative!

Thanx

I will be sharing more of my work soon ^^

Thank you for sharing this! There are alot of writers who use music in the background to help inspire their writing. I think it is a great technique. I mean everyone is different. Some require absolute quiet also.

If you have a poem, short story, or valuable information to share please do by all means.

John

Hi and welcome to the writer's Club. Thank you very much for the wonderful poem. There is a member here who also has a similiar way of posting poems as you do. Screenname Bluesunflower. She comes in here often.

If you have more poems, short stories, or even experiences that would help other writers then don't hesitate to post it for us to learn.

John

I wouldn't worry about the details too much. You can always go back over it and fix up the necessary details.

However, you've got to beware of Writer's Clubs!

Well, not this one!

But just as an example, I started a novel that beings in 1955. I posted the first few pages on a Writer's Forum and got chewed out for having described my character as wearing eye make up! The objection was that eye-liner wasn't supposed to have existed in 1955!!!

That's certainly not something that I would even think to research. Moreover I thought women had been using eye make up for millennia.

I just can't picture Cleopatra without eye make-up.

It also seems to me that the roaring 20's wouldn't have been very roaring if the women weren't wearing eye make up.

I find it difficult to believe that women didn't make up their eyes in 1955.

In fact. I refuse to believe it.

So beware of who critiques your work.

Occassionally I will be promoting the Green Dragon's Inn forum.

Its intention is to create a fantasy character and write as if he or she is visiting a medieval fantasy tavern.

It helps stimulate creativity and imagination if you will.

If you feel like in a typing mood then don't hesitate to visit the site when you have time.

Here is the link http://www.justsayhi.com/topic/show/137337

I find it's possible to go overboard on that sort of thing, if/when it actually becomes more important than the story itself.

Another thing that sometimes occurs is that information changes, or new discoveries are made. I have had situations where I would use a scientific "fact" as a plot point for a storyline, only to have the "fact" changed or overruled shortly after the piece has been written.

So I generally play it a little bit loose in those circumstances. I use the background, the research, as a sort of vague and general guideline, but it's never iron clad, and never "dictates" to the story itself.

I mean, when you're dealing with the kinds of subjects I write about, it really all goes back to suspension of disbelief anyway. And suspension of disbelief is a lot easier for a reader when the story is good, the characters make sense and the dialogue rings true. At that point, the reader is less likely to care about the exact number of moons Neptune has/had, so you can use a few of them for your own purposes....!