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Greetings, fellow writers! I would've joined Absolute Write a lot sooner, but the "Register" link took me a while to find. ^^

I've been lurking invisibly on the edges of various forums for the past few months, and you all have really helped me decide whether or not to query this or that agent so far.

I first jumped into the professional literary world six or seven months ago with NO idea what I was doing. It's only thanks to the blogs of Ms. Snark and Ms. Kristin Nelson that I have even an iota of knowledge about typical submission protocol.

It's probably just me, but this website looks like an adventure in and of itself, too. It's ginormous. O_O I've heard about some forums where fellow authors help with your query letters, opening chapters, etc. Could anyone be so kind as to point me out to those places?
 

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Welcome! There is a Share Your Work forum that you can read now, but you won't be able to post your own work for critique until you have 50 posts. The best way to get to 50 posts is to offer your own critique and feedback for other people and then hopefully they will remember you and do the same when you are ready :)

ETA: Share Your Work Forum Link
 

RHuszar

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Welcome! Don't worry too much. You'll get your bearings in a snap. :)
 

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Welcome. It's not hard to find your way around, but there is a ton of information here.
 

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Aloha!
Don't worry, I'm still discovering new stuff in all the different nooks and crannies of this site and I've been poking about for ages. AW is one of my greatest allies in this business and one of my greatest tools for procrastination. I wouldn't have it any other way :cool:

See you around!
 

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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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Again, welcome to the family. Another way to build posts {so I've been told, hmmmm ;) no names be told} is to welcome people, post and try to help others along as well. I'm new and still trying to do the same.

And, you're right this forum contains a great bunch of PEOPLE! So dive right in:welcome:
 

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Thanks so much, everybody! I've already gotten started with critiquing a few samples. I look forward to a (hopefully) long time here. :)
 

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Take some time and read the Newbie Guide and the Stickies found
at the top of Forum pages. They are your best guide to learning about
Absolute Write.



Members who want to start a thread in Share Your Work to have work critiqued need
50 posts. So take some time to greet fellow newbies, critique other members’
works, or join a discussion.
 

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Welcome to AW. Glad to have you join us!