By way of welcome, I would say that we are a mostly friendly bunch here, although just occasionally some let out their political prejudices - I suspect that is because of the current run up to the elections in the United States.

But we have members from all over the world, not just the U.S.

Your attitude is refreshing, some here cannot accept criticism and get all offended at the mere suggestion that their work is not perfect, so be prepared for attitudes that span the entire spectrum!

HOWEVER, this is a friendly place and most public comments are kept as such. There is the possibility to send others Private Messages which will remain between the two of you.

Just a little heads-up on the basics here.

Once you have been granted 'author' status - this usually happens within a couple of days of posting your first story; one of the admins sorts that out - then your name appears in the list, and various background folders and 'libraries' become available.

At that point, you become a 'book' in that the top level directory is in your name. As soon as you select that name on the 'create content' submission form (down near the bottom) then after a little think, the hierarchy you have set up appears and you can then select where you want this story to appear. Of course, at first, there will only be the top level. Lower levels will need to be set up by you. You can use the 'Organizer' functions under 'Create Content' for this.

I won't get any more complicated (just yet) but feel free to ask - not just me, but anyone.

All the best

Julia

P.S. When writing your story and posting it here, in the 'body' box make sure you have a double carriage return for each paragraph break!