“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.” - Ernest Hemingway

Be sure to place the link for your completed story in the comments section of this post so we can find it. If you are late in posting, placed the link in both the comments section of the prompt, and the comments section of the current prompt, but please tag it as a late comer.

You might consider making your own TP icon to announce your story as such. Readers watch for this and will respond.

If you do choose to participate in the Thursday Prompt remember it is good form to read your fellow participants. If you wish to give a critique, ask if the writer wishes one and then send it along in a private note.

Always remember; we are all writers together.

This week’s prompt: Introduce yourself. (see below)

So... the Thursday Prompt has many watchers. Normally we have had an average of about three to six writers posting something based upon the prompt. Today will be a little different.

I want to lure out the shy and the bashful. I want to pull in those of us who have no time, are suffering writer's block - or - frustration that the words won't come.

Fish school together, other animals flock, and still others run in packs. Writers need other writers. Other writers are the only other people who will understand you.

This prompt simply asks you to post an introduction of yourself. A good title would be: I am a writer. This should be no more than five sentences. At least that's the guideline. You do not have to go into details. Be sure to place the link for your completed intro in the comments section of this post so we can find it.

Look through the postings and smile. You are not alone. Then begin introducing yourselves to each other. A warm shake of the paw is always welcome.

Now then, just as a personal note, it's best not to press others to read your works. In my case, as an example, I am usually busy writing. I also read - real real real slow. That's the way my brain works - go figure. Time and life are always the limiting factors. I always do my best to read all of the prompts posted.

This part is what the Thursday Prompt is all about - practicing your craft, and being read.

In general, Prompts should be kept to five pages for readability. This is just a suggestion because sometimes stories go long of their own nature. On the other paw, one of my favorites is the 365 word challenge. The idea of posting is that the writers should read each other. - think about this; it is the polite thing to do.

You will also begin to understand that to be read, you have to please your reader. Posting junk (and that's the nicest word I could think of) will get you nowhere.

The Beatles spelled it out - And in the end, the love you take will equal the love you make.