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Hi everyone! I googled "how to edit your novel" and ended up here.

I quit my job last year to write* and ended up writing a book. I'm currently trying to figure out how to edit it. This is one of the hardest thing I've ever done, mostly because there's no hard and fast rules on how to succeed other than "write every single day and never give up". I love it, though, and I wouldn't trade my life for anything (even an extra paycheck :))

I participated in NaNoWriMo 2012, which was amazing and exhausting and I'm totally looking forward to doing it again this year.

Oh and uhm...fun facts: I have dogs (shih tzus)! And I love video games (Left 4 Dead, Resident Evil, Minecraft). When I'm not writing I'm probably testing out new recipes (I love me some allrecipes.com) or remodeling my house (which is constantly trying to collapse into a big pile of junk, just like Dave Barry warned it would).

I'm totally excited for this! I've been looking for a community that I could bounce ideas around with :D


* This sounds more dramatic than it really was - I only worked in customer service
 
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Hi and welcome to the group. we are glad to have you jump on board with us.
 
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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
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It's a pleasure to have you join us. Welcome. Hey, would you by any chance take some of this marked-down Easter candy? I never should have bought it.

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Welcome to the Water Cooler!

AW is a huge place, and there's a lot of information to be found here. Take your time and browse around to get a feel of the various forums.

Feel free to stop by Jed's Newbie Pub at the top of the New Members forum. It's a friendly place where you can hang out, have a virtual drink, and strike up a conversation with other members.

And don't forget to check out the Newbie Guide. Enjoy your stay. :)
 
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Welcome. Good luck with editing. I'm in the same process right now. I love my book, but sometimes I just get sick of looking at it.
 
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Hi apretty!

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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Fun AW social links:
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Thank you everyone!! I've been looking for an active group to get involved with and there aren't any workshops in my area so I'm really excited to roll up my sleeves and get started with my fellow writers. Totally digging all the good vibes from this place :)
 
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