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logan9a · Jan 11, 2012

I had asked Kevin Hearne where I should go to get some feedback on my work. He suggested this site. I look forward to getting to know folks and getting some feedback. Getting feedback right now is difficult for me because I'm in the wilds of SE Asia (currently Cambodia) as I travel around the world. I am not writing another travel book (there are enough of those) but I do have a blog out there. The project I joined this site to get feedback on is an urban fantasy book I am working on. Since it is my first work, it is really rough. I need to learn more on the craft of writing.

Thanks in advance. I'm now off to offer constructive comments on 49 other posts.

CACTUSWENDY · Jan 12, 2012

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. 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.

K.J. Abby · Jan 12, 2012

Nice to see another new face here =)

alleycat · Jan 12, 2012

Welcome.

Veroontjexx · Jan 12, 2012

Welcome!

Eternal · Jan 12, 2012

Hello & welcome.

Sea Witch · Jan 12, 2012

Welcome logan9a

regdog · Jan 12, 2012

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.

Don’t forget to read the FAQ regarding posting pictures at AW.

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.

Tepelus · Jan 12, 2012

Hello, and welcome!

Nickie · Jan 12, 2012

Hi there, and welcome to the Cooler!

writingismypassion · Jan 12, 2012

Hi, logan. Good luck on your book!

Zaziki Sauce · Jan 12, 2012

Hi logan9a! You are living my dream life. I wish to travel the world one day (with Romania on my list), but now I guess I'm trapped with Disneyland nearby. I see you've visited Vietnam, my home country

skinnypig · Jan 12, 2012

Way to jump right in! Go for it!

thehairymob · Jan 12, 2012

Danika · Jan 12, 2012

Hello! Sounds like you're already living the dream.

Sarah G · Jan 12, 2012

VP_Benni · Jan 12, 2012

Welcome

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AllowMe · Jan 13, 2012

Hi there, and welcome to the Cooler!

ianuschristius · Jan 14, 2012

Hello to you too...

logan9a · Jan 14, 2012

CACTUSWENDY said:
Welcome to AW. Hope you enjoy your stay with us.
How do you like your popcorn?

American style when I do eat it - about once every two years.

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.[/QUOTE]

Wilco, thank you.

logan9a · Jan 14, 2012

regdog said:
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.

Don’t forget to read the FAQ regarding posting pictures at AW.

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.

Roger. I've scanned over some of the FAQ's and stickies. I've probably read more of them on this board than all of the other boards I've ever joined.

1. Put stuff in the right place.
2. Don't be a d*ck.
3. Respect others.

That sums up most of the FAQ's to the best of my limited knowledge. I will try to abide by those same rules.

I'll try to get on with helping some others though I'm still very green.

Sorry I haven't responded before now but Cambodian internet is very hit or miss, miss, miss.

logan9a · Jan 14, 2012

Zaziki Sauce said:
Hi logan9a! You are living my dream life. I wish to travel the world one day (with Romania on my list), but now I guess I'm trapped with Disneyland nearby. I see you've visited Vietnam, my home country

Traveling is easier than most people think. It's a matter of 'what are you willing to give up to get what you want?' If you are willing to make the sacrifices it is surprisingly easy.

Yes, I've been to the Transylvania area of Romania and hung out on the moors with shepherds with a big lightning storm rolling in. Aside from some great people I met and 'couch surfed' with, that was the coolest thing I did there. Sadly, most of the vampires are now extinct there.

I did also visit Vietnam but found Ho Chi Minh City (aka HCMC aka Saigon) way too much of a flurry of activity for me. After two weeks, I had to make my escape back to the comparatively dead Cambodia. From here it will probably be back to Thailand to bug the Indian Embassy until they give me a visa then off to India and Nepal.

For your traveling - if you really want to - consider the $80 TEFL (teaching English as a foreign language) degree you can get off the internet. Or you can pay $1000 for the same thing. I suggest the $80 one. Or pick up forged documents. Assuming English and Vietnamese you can speak as native languages, you will have an easy time securing a teaching job somewhere if you really wanted it.

logan9a · Jan 14, 2012

Danika said:
Hello! Sounds like you're already living the dream.

It's not easy or always wonderful but I do like being able to see new things when I want a change.

Zaziki Sauce · Jan 14, 2012

logan9a said:
Traveling is easier than most people think. It's a matter of 'what are you willing to give up to get what you want?' If you are willing to make the sacrifices it is surprisingly easy.

Yes, I've been to the Transylvania area of Romania and hung out on the moors with shepherds with a big lightning storm rolling in. Aside from some great people I met and 'couch surfed' with, that was the coolest thing I did there. Sadly, most of the vampires are now extinct there.

I did also visit Vietnam but found Ho Chi Minh City (aka HCMC aka Saigon) way too much of a flurry of activity for me. After two weeks, I had to make my escape back to the comparatively dead Cambodia. From here it will probably be back to Thailand to bug the Indian Embassy until they give me a visa then off to India and Nepal.

For your traveling - if you really want to - consider the $80 TEFL (teaching English as a foreign language) degree you can get off the internet. Or you can pay $1000 for the same thing. I suggest the $80 one. Or pick up forged documents. Assuming English and Vietnamese you can speak as native languages, you will have an easy time securing a teaching job somewhere if you really wanted it.

Apparently I'm stuck in the American education system (5 more years!!!)

Yep, the city formerly known as Saigon is not where I would want to relax. The countryside, however, is quite adventurous: coconut trees, lotus ponds, rice fields, and hammocks

Although I think you'll find those in Cambodia and Thailand too . . . Or you can try the ancient cities, such as imperial Hue or colonial Hoi An

logan9a · Jan 15, 2012

Zaziki Sauce said:
Apparently I'm stuck in the American education system (5 more years!!!)

Yep, the city formerly known as Saigon is not where I would want to relax. The countryside, however, is quite adventurous: coconut trees, lotus ponds, rice fields, and hammocks Although I think you'll find those in Cambodia and Thailand too . . . Or you can try the ancient cities, such as imperial Hue or colonial Hoi An

Medical doctor? Lawyer?

Yes, I may check that out but right now I am sitting in the various tourist ghettos and enjoying some air conditioning and eating non native food. I found the reason they have Thai restaurants everywhere in the states but it is much harder to find a Cambodian, Lao or Vietnamese restaurant. So, I'm eating Indian, Western, Mexican, Korean and so on. Initially, I wanted to try to stick with what the natives ate but being an American I am use to vastly more variety in my diet.

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