In general the writing spot is about writing anything and everything to do with it you can ask for help with what your writing talk about your writing,post your stories,poems,etc. and read others work and give your input.You can share your thoughts experiences and offer help to others. Talk on a common ground and make friends.
On the forums i often play word games but you can put many different things on them, post stories, ask questions as you did there, it is limited to creativity, you can be as random as you want the sky's the limit