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Forgot to post my intro.

New here to the forums but not to writing. I feel like a bit of an anomaly because I'm an academic and have published a very nerdy and extremely boring book of literary criticism. I won't even bother to tell you the title; you will fall asleep just reading it. I have a couple of academic articles under my belt, too, but I got tired of all of that and decided to write something that I actually would want to read. So, I just finished an UF novel and am querying agents. I also have about 9K of mainstream fiction sitting on my desktop.

I would love to hear from other writers who are published in their fields (like academics, journalists, etc.) and who are struggling to carve a niche for themselves in something fun and fluffy.

This is a great community, and I'm looking forward to being a part of it!
 

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Welcome to AW. Hope you enjoy your stay with us.
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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. After you post 50 posts you can use the SYW areas to get help there. The password for some of the areas is…..vista. A word to the wise, 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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Thanks, everyone, for the warm welcome. C.G.--if you are having trouble sleeping, my book is definitely for you! (I'll even throw in a couple of sandman-inducing articles for good measure.)
 

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Heya. I'm a recovering academic, myself. :D Took me a minute to identify "UF" which shows how stodgy I can be. Feel free to pm me to complain about anti-genre bias in academia if you want to vent about that. Enjoy yourself here.
 
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Heya. I'm a recovering academic, myself. :D Took me a minute to identify "UF" which shows how stodgy I can be. Feel free to pm me to complain about anti-genre bias in academia if you want to vent about that. Enjoy yourself here.

Ha! Thanks, Lorna. It is good to know that I'm not alone. I think that there are more closet novelists among us, but the culture is such that any true creativity is frowned upon. Then again, maybe it's just my department. :tongue What are you working on?
 

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