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Hey, I'm Shawty. Glad to be here. This seems like a real active site and I'm having a lot of fun here so far. I have written a few novels and am no longer interested in having them published, much to the bitter disappointment of my family. I -may- consider it again in the future when I have written a ~terrific~ novel and feel like revising the others enough to send them out again, but it's unlikely. I have considered writing a novel again, however.

For the last few months, I have been aware of something very important about myself:
I am going to be a famous, respected, admired, adored playwright. Just you watch. This is nonnegotiable, so don't wish me luck. Bow down in awe and I will be pleased.

I have also learned that arrogance can get painfully shy people (like me) very far because we're so outside of our comfort zone that we don't worry about the outcome.

Hi, everybody. Y'all seem friendly, and I hope to get to know y'all and be part of the pack.
 

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Hi, Shawty! Welcome to the forums. Instead of saying arrogance, how about say confidence? There's nothing wrong with believing in yourself, even if you have to fake it a little. Enjoy your time here.
 

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Welcome to AW. Hope you enjoy your stay with us.
How do you like your popcorn?

If you go to the bottom of the page to the ‘forum jump’ you can scroll down and find all the areas of this place. Most of the SYW areas require the password of ….vista. A word to the wise, (50 posts), it would be a good idea to participate first in helping others before you think about posting your own work. After you have been around here for awhile, then post something of your own for help. Good luck.
 

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Hi Shawty. Welcome to the AW Water Cooler.

Speaking as someone who's used the "fake it till you make it" technique to overcome crippling shyness, I say keep doing what you're doing, it really does work!

If you've got novels already written and you, personally think they're up to scratch (regardless of any publishers rejection letters you have had), have you considered self-publishing to the eBook market? I know it's a bit of a hot topic, but I think it's certainly worth looking into to see if it's right for you, if you haven't already.

All the best

Kit.
 

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Greetings and welcome to the watercooler :welcome:

Take a wander around the various forums, there's lots to see and lots to learn, and even some fun threads too. Come along and pop on over to the Newbie Pub (at the top of the Newbie forum) and say hi, there's plenty of friendly faces that you can chat with and lots of banter. There's also the Question of the Day threads at the top of the Newbie forum where you can answer random questions.

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