The Writers' Circle

Hello everyone out there, 
 
What is it we want out of this web site? Well, I'll tell you what I want. I want positive criticism, helpful advice and somewhere I can discuss with others in the same boat as me how I can become a better writer. I'm not interested in hearing that my submission was good. That tells me nothing. Or perhaps it does, in so much that it is so bad nobody could find anything worth saying to save it from the wastebasket. There is so much of a story that can be commented on. We are all guilty of mistakes in grammar, wrong words, clumsy constructions, mixed metaphors, circumlocution, and verbosity. Yes, with fine pruning and polishing these can be rectified. But what about those errors that are missed. Most of the techniques of writing is done subconsciously but spelling, punctuation, syntax although secondary considerations are exceedingly important. No matter where you are with writing, novice, amateur or professional, you are all in a learning situation. But remember the real joy of writing comes only with practise. We can all help each other. Individually we all have some thing to give. Anybody out who agrees with me?