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As always, we would like to offer out a huge welcome to all new members! We’re pleased at the club’s success, and how it is growing. Please read over the organization of the club as follows and feel free to note us if you have any other suggestions or ideas.

A) A simple form which we would like all members to fill out if possible
B) Categories (Poetry, Prose, both)
C) Partnering up members

A: The Writer's Profile Form

In order to make pairing up easier, we have created a form to help the process. Please fill them out as best as you can and send them to *Adopt-A-Writer in a note titled ‘Member Profile: (Yourusername).’

Username: (Self-explanatory)

Nickname/name: (Optional. Whatever you like people to call you.)

Age: (Optional.)

Interests: (What do you have interest in and what are your hobbies? What do you like to do? Every day? Sometimes?)

Writing Style: (What do you write about? What forms do you usually write in?)

Link: (Paste a link to your favorite piece.)

Sample: (Put a short sample of your writing here. This could be either the first paragraph/s of a story, or the first stanza/s of one of you poems. If you have a short poem you would like to share with us, feel free to post it, but if it’s long, just the first stanzas please.)

Link: (Put a link to your favorite lit deviation here.)

Here’s an example:

Subject line: Member Profile: FakeUsernameExample

Username: FakeUsernameExample

Nickname/name: Roule

Age: Seventeen

Interests: Writing, reading, history, skateboarding, and anime. I have been drawing anime since age eight, but miraculously, I’m still not any good at it. Usually on Friday nights, I call up my friend and we go to the movies. I like action movies, but also horror movies, like Silence of the Lambs and Saw.

Personality: I am lazy, unorganized, and I have a sarcastic sense of humor.

Writing Style: I write about anything I see. Mainly, nature, and often, I write haiku.

Writing Sample:

Drifting thoughts
Red and yellow ages
Fallen daydreams

Link: [link]

C: Member Pairing

The current administrator may not respond to your note, but do not fret, everything is overviewed. We understand your desire to be paired, so, please feel free to look over the list and try to attempt to simply pick your own adopter or adoptee.

First, go to the list, and find a partner that you would like to work with. Next, note us with that member’s username, and we will arrange that you two be paired. Every little bit helps speed along the process.



Our Goal

_{Adopt-a-writer is a club built to match up all kinds of writers, be you a creator of prose or poetry, and find you someone who will offer critique, help, and friendship! You have the chance to be an adopter and an adoptee, or either. You can even create a family of supporters based on offering friendly critique. In any case, you will be included as part of a club bent on improving you and your writing, and once we’ve got enough members, we will also be offering contests and weekly challenges. Learn the procedure below. The section below that one is where you learn how to join.}



The Procedure

<sub>To clarify the procedure of adoption, here's a short list of what you should do:

1. Join - You can see details below (Add whether you want to be the adopter of be adopted.) There is now a form on top of the basic joining procedure, which you can see above.

2. You will be paired by one of the staff members, but you also have the choice to pick your own adopter/adoptee. We encourage this because it helps us to pair our members up faster, and prevents a wait on your part

3. Once you've been paired, introduce yourself, offer critique, and make your partner feel welcome. Remember to support each other, maybe exchange emails, and continue to keep in touch throughout your stay at this club.</sub>



How to Join

<sub>Watch this club (while keeping the journal box checked) and send us a note with the subject 'Joining', then add this into your note:

1. If you want to sign up as an adopter, be adopted, or both.

2. (For those who want to be adopted) What you need help in: prose, poetry, or both.

3. (For those who want to adopt) What you're best in: prose, poetry, or both.

Also, now that we have a form up to help pair people more accurately, please send this as well. The form can be found above, at the beginning of the journal.

Note: It's important to continue watching us and keeping up to date with going ons in the club because of future decisions and events.</sub>




If you'd like, you can ask to be adopted or adopt a specific member, but make sure they are avaliable first by checking the member list. Please note the club with your specific choice ASAP or you may be randomally paired with someone of the club's choosing. Thanks!





See our club affiliates, or learn how to become one: [link]

A further note to our Members:

<sub>As busy as you may be, we encourage our adopters to continue to keep contact with their adopted writers and to exchange emails, so that even if you loose touch with deviantart you can continue a supportive relationship. Every couple of months, we will contact the pairs to make sure they're keeping in touch. If you're not happy with your situation, please feel free to note us and we will try to satisfy your needs.

Have fun!


Founders:
^LadyLincoln
`WineWriter</sub>