Welcome, Joel.
I think you'll find there aren't many others here who write in text language, but please don't be put off from exploring the forums. Perhaps it's because the majority here tend to read a lot of books and prefer their words to be all joined up! Call us old fashioned if you will.
Chronicles is a fantastic place to spend some time. There are a number of other authors who frequent the site. Teresa Edgerton, Mary Hoffman, Neal Asher, Julie Bertagna ... there are lots of us to chat to, so do take a look around. I hope you enjoyed my visit to your school. (I'm guessing you're from Norton Canes.) I've not done a visit in Staffs that I've not enjoyed, so I'm sure I had fun whilst I was there.