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[a dreamy walker]

Hey everyone. After looking at this forum on Facebook, I finally decided to make the plunge and register. I'm a member of another writing forum (I won't say what forum) but this forum looked (and sounded) alive, with lots of activity taking place.

I write for fun (instead of for financial gain) and I do it to entertain myself and others.

Anyway, a little more about me: (I'm a very closed/closeted person, by the way, yet I'm also very trusting and trustworthy)...

• I'm a closeted writer (I feel embarrassed when I tell people I write, because I think that writing is somehow perceived as geeky by the mass media in my country)
  
• My genres include science-fiction, high fantasy, and in general, anything with an optimistic tone. I also write lyrics/songs.
  
• I do a lot of brainstorming and conceptual work - most of which is quickly overridden and never sees the light of day.
  
• I dabble in drawing - mostly ships/other vehicles and tech related items. I would like to expand my skills.
  
• I'm an IT/computer specialist - I dabble in 3D modelling and graphics from time to time.
  
• I play computer games - specifically, racing games (both fantasy and real-world) but I would like to expand my skills into role-playing and whatnot - despite having personal problems that limit me in this regard.
  
• And my favourite fictional game series is wipEout (specifically, Wip3out or wipEout 3)
  
• And finally, I like to walk, drive or cycle, and I love to travel and see new places (and listen to bands like the Arctic Monkeys
  

Anyway, I hope to see you around on the forums,

a dreamy walker

Edit - I was typing this up before I saw the rule about shameless promotion. From now on, I'll refrain from doing so.

 

[Hogin Yodeler]

Welcome! I'm new here as well. So, maybe it's a bit early to be welcoming people, but whatever. If you like Wipeout, you must be upset at the closing of Liverpool . . .

 

[Aidan of the tavern]

Welcome to the Scribes, dreamy walker. I'm also something of a closed writer, and we're all in the same boat here so everyone gets on well (apart from when the mead goes missing). Settle in and have fun.

 

[a dreamy walker]

Welcome! I'm new here as well. So, maybe it's a bit early to be welcoming people, but whatever. If you like Wipeout, you must be upset at the closing of Liverpool . . .

I was both surprised and a bit upset after learning about Studio Liverpool (formerly Psygnosis)'s closure. They made some great games - not just Wipeout, but games like Lemmings.

I had started work on a world similar to the world of Wipeout - but instead of anti-gravity racing, I've been focusing on mag-lev (magnetic levitation) racing with some help from the Olympics/Paralympics (in terms of inspiration). I have a craft sketched and annotated, which I'll put up soon. (I do tend to do a lot of technical drawings)

Also, thanks to everyone for the warm welcome.