How to Manage Your Garden

Welcome to Flowers From Our Heart Poetry Forum. We hope you'll feel at home here, and encourage you to become involved by sharing your work.

If belonging to a writer's forum is something new for you, we believe you'll be pleasantly surprised how gathering with like-minded folks will spur your artistic endeavors. Becoming involved is our main objective, and to that end, as a new contributor, please take time to peruse the informational articles below.

Before we get started, please read FFOH House Rules:

• Forum Conduct
  

As writers sharing our work, feedback is extremely important to us. After all, writing is a form of self expression, and sometimes, even a way of validating our inner selves by sharing our perspective. Please take time to comment on your fellow writer's work. They will appreciate your feedback, and you will benefit sharing your thoughts as well. Perhaps you think you 'can't', that you aren't capable of voicing an opinion or lending support in a meaningful manner? Not true! Check out this article:

• How to Comment Effectively
  

Should you choose to become involved in work shopping your poetry and prose, please visit:

• In Depth Critique
  

Along that line, you may be interested in a few non-exhaustive articles about the art of writing. These links will be growing. If you have insight and would like to submit teaching articles, please contact one of the Admin Team for assistance.

• Poetry Mechanics
  
• Writing Technique
  

Most of us like to express our work in an aesthetically pleasing presentation. Do you like your poetry centered? Maybe you'd like your poem all in pretty PINK! Maybe you don't want the verses smack up against the left edge of the page. Or you'd like to add pictures OR an author read MP3 version of your work . . .

Here are a few tips to get you started making your work shine . . .

• Logistics, Tips & Tricks
  

Please copyright your work. The proper way is this:

© symbol, Date, your name: © 2010 by Beverly Williams

We look forward to interacting with you. You can become involved in our forums, such as:

• General CHAT!
  
• Poetry Prompts
  
• Poetry Contests
  

Have fun!
The Admin Team