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Hi there,
I have been hesitant to post in the past, but I'm ready to climb in the ring now.

I'll be hanging out in SYW Query section to get my 50 posts in. Hopefully I can help others as I've been helped, since my own query is now getting some requests. When my count is up, I'll post my first few pages in SYW - Thrillers.

All best to everyone in the forum. It's an excellent resource.
 

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You know, for the last 18 months we saw you lurking in the shadows and whispered among ourselves that one day you'd come into the light, if we behaved ourselves.

Welcome!

Maryn, mostly well-behaved
 

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...and whispered among ourselves that one day you'd come into the light, if we behaved ourselves.


*Good thing she gave up waiting for that!!*



Hi CourtneyC!

Welcome to AW!

Don't forget to read about AW basics in the Newbie Guide!

Questions about the forum software can be found in the
FAQ's menu in the handy blue bar at the 'top' of this page.

This common acronym list helps identify our mystifying abbreviations.

Before you ask that Newbie question!!


See if Katiemac has the answer here.
and check out: Sara's 10 Basic Writing Tips!

If you're looking for critiques please read the 50 Post rule.

Posting your writing to the Share Your Work (SYW) area is explained here. This link covers the most common problems posts. found in SYW *Worth reading no matter how long you have been here!*

AW is a community built on the foundations of respecting your fellow writer and helping each other, it's the basic building blocks of how and why AW works.

Welcome to our community! =)


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Thanks Neporsche! Apt description, I think. ;)

Maryn, you're a doll, and I want no one well-behaved on my behalf!

Thanks for the pointers, KellyAssauer. If I stick my foot in my mouth now, I'll have no one to blame but myself.

:hi:
 
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Griffin, I want a sig line like yours and Maryn's when I grow up!

Thanks Rockweaver & BRDurkin. :) Now I have that sweet little psychic from Poltergeist playing in my head. "Come into the light, children."
 

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Welcome to the Water Cooler!
 

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I love the sense of humor on this forum. Tepelus, your avatar made me laugh, and L. Y.'s spooked me.

Thanks for the warm welcome!
 

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Hi Courtney - I'm also new, but, like you, I've lurked here a lot over the years. Nice to meet you!
 

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Hi AbsoluteKoala! Nice to meet you. :welcome:

Don't know where you are in the process, but if I can give a hand with a query crit, give me a shout. :)
 

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Welcome. Glad you stopped lurking. Hanging out in SYW is a great way to improve your writing.
 

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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.


Please read the FAQ about posting photos.


In fact we have lots of brilliant FAQs check them out.


Members who want to start a thread in Share Your Work to have work critiqued need
50 posts. Don’t make a mad dash to reach your 50 posts. Take some time to greet fellow newbies,
critique other members’ works, or join a discussion.


Announcements, Events and Self Promotion is for active members only. All obvious spam will be deleted on sight!
 

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Oh man, I thought I was the only one that'd been lurking that long. :O Slight relief I wasn't though.

Good luck with your posting and story. :D
 

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Hey rwm4768, I think we are all on a continual path to improve. That's a good thing!

Thanks for the links regdog. So far, I've most enjoyed the writing tips from Uncle Jim. Some of those need framing, or at the very least, laminating.

XMissBrightSideX, glad you joined up too! I'll look for your posts and see if I can help/contribute.

Hi Patrick!

:e2grouphu
 

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Hi Courtney, I've also been lurking since the same year. Best of luck, hope to read you in SYW soon then.
 

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You guys have been so nice. Thanks Violets and thehairymob. I salute your use of the smiley! :TheWave:

Nick12, when I post my first few pages, I would LOVE your feedback. Thanks for the offer. :) I'll have it up in a few days at my current rate of posting. And let me know if I can return the favor. Anytime.
 

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Hi Courtney, welcome to the forums. Looking forward to seeing some of your work in SYW - I've done it myself. It can be a little brutal (at least for the first day), but there are some solid learnings that you can get out of the exercise. Enjoy!
 

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HI and Welcome Court..............and no more lurking. Jump right in...the water's fine--dave