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Newbie here, I made my first post yesterday in the Erotica forum as I have an ms, which is not erotica at present time that I am contemplating turning into erotica.
It is my first book, I finished it in December of last year and have been submitting it to agents (with no luck) since Feb of this year.
I have been writing since I was small, and I have notebook after notebook of things I have written but I honestly did not believe it was possible to be a writer.
Just flat out-did not believe it.
To me that only happened to other people, in my world you went to college got a nine-to-five job and that was it. Then last year I had a rather extraordinary encounter with of all things a band. Meeting those guys, seeing that they were normal guys who were doing what they loved, not for money or fame but because they loved music, changed something in me.
After a rather enlightening talk with one of them I realized that it was possible to make your dreams come true. Like them I'm not looking to become rich or famous, I just want to write because I love it, and all of these years of denying it did a lot of damage to me in terms of how I feel about myself and my outlook on the world.
Well I wanted to change that so I set down and wrote a book. And I love it so much, despite the fact that I cannot seem to sell it.
So I have five current books in process, one I am almost done with, but I find myself getting discouraged. What if I suck, what if it is just a dream "for other people". To many what ifs to count.

But I am so glad that I found this forum, I wish I had found it and all of you years ago, or at least before I wrote my first book.

So I'm glad to be here and glad to meet all of you!
 

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Welcome to AW. Hope you enjoy your stay with us.
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Hi there, and welcome to AW. My advice to you: never give up on your dream. Realizing a dream can bring you a lot of satisfaction, even if you don't earn any money with it.


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Welcome! I firmly believe in following your heart. Don't let the feeling of accomplishment and the love of your art be dimmed by rejection.

I'm hoping to remember that myself as I gather my courage to face rejection with my first book...
 

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Hi Britwit.

Here's a tip -- go through this site, ask a lot of questions and learn as much as you can about pitching agents.

You can have an amazing book, but if you your query letter is wrong, you'll be getting a lot of rejection. Keep plugging away.
 

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Nice to meet you! Kinda in the same boat here butl I will keep writing and submitting! Good luck!

Cheers!
 

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cool! now we have a britwit to add to our qwickWit....

this is getting fun!

oh, and welcome :)

cella