Our Featured Writer of the Week is Louise

Louise has been an active and enthusiastic member of StoriesSpace since its beginning. Her quality submissions consist of poetry, flash fiction and a quirky detective series containing some memorable lines and wonderful visuals. Her poems range from lighthearted to emotion-filled and always leave an impression on the reader.

Her recent submission, The Celebration of Sound, was a popular entry in our first ever writing competition, an "Anniversary" themed contest where her poem won third place.

Louise has received two Editor's Picks for her work, one for the previously mentioned contest winner and another for her poem entitled We Had a Fight Today, a powerful and touching piece exploring the long-lasting effects of child abuse.

Comments on her writing from fellow StoriesSpace members include: "Amazingly dark and powerful piece." Mojo

"You have a vocabulary I might never master. Awesome stuff, especially the first verse." Patrick

"Very poignant and well told...you have a way of expressing yourself in a conversational manner...very comfortable to read you." Dreamcatcher

And, "This just keeps getting better and better! Highly enjoyable yarn you're spinning, Louise!" Magnificent1Rascal

If you haven't already read Louise's work I highly recommend checking out the selection on offer in her profile. Her warm and personable writing style is one of which I'm sure you'll become a fan.

Thanks for stopping by!


Lisa

This Week at StoriesSpace

We've welcomed two new moderators to the team and several new members at StoriesSpace this past week. Our latest members are: littlebird26, tradford, hudson, loneyheart, cmdrsue, DavidPendragon1 and MJWriter.

Sherzahd and DirtyMartini are now providing some much needed (and appreciated!) help on the admin side of the site. They've quickly settled into their new roles and are both doing a fantastic job.

Tony Radford has submitted some wonderful poetry covering topics such as homeless veterans, sailing and cancer. His work is well worth a look.

Lonelyheart has shared a touching tribute to her father.

Cmdrsue's Vampire Thoughts provides a brief glimpse inside the mind of a vampire.

And finally, DavidPendragon1 has submitted two clever, lighthearted poems that I'm sure you'll enjoy.

The StoriesSpace community is an encouraging and entertaining environment for both writers and avid readers. We'd love to see you drop in and visit or join as a member (all areas of the site are free). There are lots of quality writers awaiting your feedback!

Thank you for reading.


Lisa

Our Featured Writer of the Week is Dirty Martini

Alan Jankowski, otherwise known as Dirty Martini, is an active and well-liked member of StoriesSpace.com, both as an author and in the forums. When it comes to writing, his primary focus is poetry, and through his work he manages to shift effortlessly from one genre to another, covering a wide variety of topics such as heartbreak, writer's block and the positive impact of loved ones on his life.

By far, his most popular piece to-date is a gritty poem entitled Neon Sign. Filled with a palpable pain, the intensity of this submission has resonated with readers and fellow authors.


At the other end of the emotional spectrum is the positive and uplifting poem, Happiness and Purpose where Alan explores the mysteries of life and the importance of love and family.

Fellow StoriesSpace member, Magnificent1Rascal, commented on Happiness and Purpose: What a wonderful sentiment! Nicely expressed.

While Sprite said: This just struck me as unusually good, not that all of your poetry isn't, but this... a lot of thought went into it, or at least it's making me think... anyways, I loved it.


Alan's work is often thought-provoking and always entertaining. Please stop by and check out one of our site's favourite personalities and let him know your thoughts on his poetic offerings. With a collection of over sixty submissions, you're sure to find something in the profile of Dirty Martini to suit your tastes.

See you next time!

Lisa

The Inaugural Post!

Ah, the pressure of all this white space and deciding what to write.

  

My name's Lisa and I'm from the website storiesspace.com. We're an online community dedicated to writing, reading and providing light-hearted relief in the chat room and forums for those who are suffering from the dreaded writer's block...or who just like to indulge in a little procrastination from time to time. Not that I'm known for doing that! 

  

We officially launched the site in July last year and it's turning out to be a friendly, enjoyable place. My intention with this blog is to showcase the stories, poems and songs provided by our talented authors and to encourage others to join in our community.

So far, many poets have begun calling the site home and they're posting some wonderful work. New writers of fiction are always welcome to submit their stories or provide constructive critiques too.

If you have any feedback to offer, it's very much appreciated.

Anyone over the age of sixteen is able to join and our site is totally free. Please come and show your face (or another type of avatar!) around the place. Drop in and say hi. Flex your writing muscles or just enjoy reading the wide variety of work we already have on offer.

I hope to see you there!

Lisa