Greetings!

First off, what can I say? Wow, what an awesome community. I'm going to love being a part of all of this.

Okay, where to begin with myself. I'm a 39 year old married fella (no kids) living in Perth, Western Australia. I have a full-time minimum-wage job, I'm into home theatre (on a budget), computers (and games), and, more recently...

Writing.

Okay, that bit, though, is actually very recently, mind you. I've been kicking it, now, for maybe half a year - off and on.

My old man would say I've always had a flair for words. Actually, he would probably say 'a unique way of thinking' would be more accurate. It's funny, he's a high-school English teacher (or rather, he was - he's retired now), and I always hated him being a teacher when I was growing up. Absolutely couldn't stand it.

Of course, as it turns out, I'm loving it now.

I started on one story, and got about 7-8 chapters in before I let him know I was writing, and then sent some of it his way. And he liked it, but... I'd always had this other idea, and he got me thinking (and eventually, starting) on that, instead. And now, that's the focus.

I'll keep an eye on this thread, but for now, I'm gonna go post in that "post your first three sentences" thread in the novels forum.

Cheers guys & thanks for reading,
Simon

Izz said:

There's a wealth of information here, and it's easy to get lost at first, but i'm sure you'll know your way around the place in no time

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Yeah, I noticed. While waiting for my account to be approved, I start reading through the large "learn writing with uncle jim" threads.

And... phew. I'll never get any writing of my own done, at this rate. It's fabulous advice though, even though certain techniques that work for some may not necessarily do so for others.

This is just a great place to be though

regdog said:

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.

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Thanks mate. This is good to know. I'd have to say, though, that it's probably unlikely that I'll take advantage of the ability to do that, but it's nice to know it's there. Either way, I have a LOT more work ahead of me first, though