Hi everyone! New here and wanted to post.

Hi all,

I am pleased to have found this place, I was doing a search on a publisher and followed a link here to the Background Check forum. I have not been published yet but I am in still that researching publishers phase which can take years to get to where you've finally gotten the right query letter to the right person who is willing to take a chance on your work.

I have three children's stories written and a forth nearly completed. In addition to that I have a memoirs book done that I hope to see published in the near future. I also have two other almost finished novels I could whip in to shape when I find time this year. I've led a pretty interesting life and think that I am going to make a difference in the world through my writing. I know I get told all the time by people in the community how inspiring it is to see me getting around and doing things.

You see I nearly died in a motorcycle accident in 87" and I am very lucky to be here. Almost everything I've written features disability in some form, from being an amputee like myself to having autism like my 10 year-old son. I personally know what living from a wheelchair is like and I don't mind talking about it so if you have any questions just ask away! I lost my left leg to the hip just about and that is why I use a chair, I have an artificial leg but it's too hard to walk with it.

I look forward to being part of the forums here and have been looking for something like this for ages, amazing how I never found this place sooner in all the googling I've done. Thanks to you all for setting up such a fabulous place for writers to gather, share advice and tips as well as ideas on things.

Hi MidnightMuse,

I found this place the first time through a search on "Crystal Dreams' publishing and was taken to the thread on them in the Background forum which I found quite interesting. That was last night, then the next time was today when I found P & E and did some reading there too. I am so happy to be here.

Thanks for the warm welcome MidnightMuse.

Thanks everyone! I am the kind of gal who will lurk for a day and then register, because it's just the way I am. I have too much to add to just sit silently watching the debates and discussions. Nope I like to get in there and debate and discuss right alongside you all. I am sure this will be a place I make many new friends, just judging on the response I've gotten from my humble Newbie thread, I can tell you guys are a real great group of people.

And I read the newbie thread info so I will definitely be within guidelines. It's just so wonderful to be here with you all.

Thanks everyone, I have been enjoying my time here today. Learning a lot too which is always great. It's so refreshing to find a group like this who are so into writing.

Thank you so much everyone! I feel really glad to have found you all here. It's definitely a great place to meet with other writer's interested in talking about the business. I am really enjoying my time here and think this place has so much useful information you could read and read and read and still never find the end! Now THAT'S excitement!