1. Why I would like to join:
Contributing to the Sal's newspaper could be a lot of fun. I'm still considerably new and have yet to really contribute to the site, so I could definitely use this opportunity to do that.
2. Desired section:
I'm a Jill-of-all-Trades. I'd be good with writing poems for the paper, making comics, or writing articles about entertainment and world events. I'd probably be best with comics and/or poems.
3. My experience:
I'm awesome with MS Paint and have made comics for other ends of the internet from time to time. I also casually write poems. I'm working on a large story that would basically be a compilation of different poems I've written.
4. My example:
This poem is part of that story in the making. It won't make any sense until I finish the rest of the story, though. For this poem, I created my own sonnet-esque style. Basically, three stanzas of ABAB and CCC#C#. "C#" means that it is not an exact rhyme but the sound is still similiar (IE, road and old).

I don't have any of my old comics around, so I made a new one, inspired by TALSF and pretty much anyone on the internet who gets upset about poor grammar. My comics are simple, often using photographs instead of drawings. I have a lot of ideas in my head for comedic skits and I'm sure I can reformat those to fit comics.


So, yeah. My app.

I like it . I have to say I liked both the poem and the comic made me grin.

The poem is okay, but nothing really exceptional. Same with the comic.

The things is, we have all the Stories & Poems writers we need, and most of them are pretty active. On the other hand, we have virtually zero comic-producers, and if that section doesn't get cut (which is in consideration), yours would definitely be good enough to make the cut, IMO. That said, it's not my decision. I won't accept you for Stories and Poems, but I'll PM Adam? and ask him to take a look at this.

Your poem is okay; but I wasn't too keen on your comic. It was just a bunch of images crudely thrown-together

My comic was a little sloppy, I know. With more time to think about it and work on it, I could make a much better product. I will contact Adam now.

It still fits as a comic. I'm more interested in what's being said than how well put the images are.

You'll make a fine addition, Vera. And if Comics do get cut from the newspaper, you're still allowed to write for any section, so no biggie.

If you actually drew it the comic would be acceptable.

I can draw, but not very well in detail. Like, ever read Cyanide and Happiness? My artistic skill goes about that far.

But that's perfect.

Okay, Adam wanted me to make another comic. I call it "Don't Mess With Canada".

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/1318/redbaronf.png

I drew everything on this one, except for a few objects.

I'm not the one in charge, but that's definitely good enough for me.

That comic was way too hard to read man.

Really? You must be farsighted.

That, or you didn't zoom in.

It was very hard to read zoomed in and I'm wearing contacts.

This. Hard to read

To my vision it looks fine, but alright - I'll make it bigger next time.

The text is so small, it is impossible to read.
Also, the image is very horizontally distorted.
Also, remember to think of the audience when you are thinking of a creation.
And also, I invented Grazi's

Not to mention it kinda sucked.

But other than all that..

:D

Yeah... but some of us like to leave it to the section head to be the bad guy and say that... but now you

If it's not awful in quality and just plain stupid, it's not a Vera comic.

Lolwut?
What are you talking about?

I could read it fine.

I also lol'd.

D:

I have no objections to your comics; it's not bad, but it's not spiffing awesome. I think you'd be a good addition to the paper.
I actually am excellent at drawing commercial airliners... Uhh, it might make it somewhat more funny if we swap that picture out...

I had a slight trouble reading it, so I reccomend making it slightly bigger.

Click it once.

And I Lol'd hard. Good Comics Vera. And good drawing! Like really, I'm serious, they're good .
~D

Seriously?

Would you be saying all of this if she wasn't hot?

We need more Canadian propaganda in the paper.

Accepted.

Don't be foolin' me, they were pretty lame.


Yes, of course. We need to make SOMETHING happen in Canada already!

Your one problem is, he's not a section head

Yeah - but that doesn't make him worthless! Well, it might, but Goliath is a very insecure and sad little child (his name, in example, is compensation). I'm trying to make him feel useful.

Nice save, Vera. Nice save.

Isn't it better do sort out if we're scrapping/fusing comics before accepting this, it seems you lot have already decided...

It's a great style of writing, hope to see you become a fellow pen jockey.

I'll accept this.