Blog Introductions~ The First Post

Why do we write? 

I've seen countless authors approach this question with essentially the exact same response; We write because we need to. It is a compulsion.

But as four kids, just starting out in the real world of full time jobs, serious college training, and marriage, finding the time or drive to write becomes much harder. 

So the purpose of this blog is to build a creative space for a group of friends to help make time for the creative endevours which even in 'adulthood' still remain a quiet compulsion in the back of our minds. 

The blog itself will be a collection of many different creative enterprises. Organized in the bar located beneath the blogs title '| Written Between Lines |' are links to these various projects. Each project's main page will contain a directory of links to the various pages associated with the project. Please feel free to explore these in your free time!

As a brief rundown of what projects are currently being worked on (though may not be currently online at the moment) here is a list and description of each project:

• Write Off! 
• Twice a month (probably) a creative writing prompt will be posted. This project will serve occasionally as a competition, but ultimately is about keeping the creative mind 'fresh' and allowing authors to share and grow more confident in their writing styles. 
• The First Chapter
• This is Simone's project so I'm really not sure what exactly this will be. Simone, you will be made an admin (naturally) so please change this once you've got stuff sorted.
• Tim's Random Reveiws
• Exactly what you'd expect, I will be reviewing various books. While popular books should likely make it into the mix, many of the books will be ones which you might not have heard of otherwise. For example English translations of Japanese 'Light Novels' [novellas] or self published ebooks which are currently flooding the internet. While currently labeled as just my reviews, that may change if others wish to post their own reviews. 
• Miscellaneous
• I don't even know eactly what will be going here, but that's why it's miscellaneous right?
• Tim and Sam's Story
• While not currently online, this is a project which Sam and I will be working on. I will write it, with the creative imput of my soon to be wife, while she will draw images to match. Please look forward to it!
• Jonathan's Story
• Jonnyboy, I figured you might want to do something a little more long term as well so I'm putting this up. As you'll be an admin, please fill this space in or delete as you decide.

For more information, or to get started reading please visit the respective Projects, linked above. 

And as a final note, while for the foreseeable future it'll just be the four of us, this blog will be an open place for anyone who wants to exercise their creativity, especially with the Write Off! Project.

Keep Reading, 

Timothy Reid