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Hello all,

I'm Rusty, so nice to be part of this group! I first stumbled onto this forum through P.N. Elrod's website, where it recommended this forum as a great place to learn the ropes of writing. She's not wrong! :)

A little bit about my writing fun times so far:

- I've been working on the first draft of my first novel since April last year. I wrote 10k before I realised that it was written from the wrong perspective and the wrong time.

- Used NaNoWriMo 2013 to start from scratch, reached 50k while still stumbling around blind stuck in the Murky Middle.

- Started rewriting this draft zero since January, reached the 1/3 point. I'm pretty OK with it so far (only want to claw my eyes out a little bit when I reread), but now I'm stymied as to what happens next. As a result, I've been taking a lot of baths.

There you go. I'm mostly a reader who's trying to acquire a writing habit. Lately, I've been procrastinating by having a go at critiquing some of the pieces in SYW, great fun!

Nice to meet you all! If you live in London too, then do give a shout!
 

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Not exactly London but just a stone's throw away in Staffordshire. ;) No throwing stones, though.

:hi:
 

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Thank you for the warm welcome!

Fallen, hello from down south! Nice to know that there is someone here in my timezone :)
 

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Welcome! Which genre and age group are you writing?
 

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Welcome. I'm glad you've started critiquing. It actually can be fun sometimes.
 

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Julietk, woop!! Hello :)

Shaba, thank you! Ahaha, good question. I'm writing YA Urban Fantasy, premise is based on the legends around the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac.

rwm4768, thank you! I'm learning lots from critiquing. My only worry is how the author will take it - when I critique in person, I can check their reaction to my feedback and ask them "Are you OK? Am I breaking your heart yet?" Don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, at the same time, want to be of use.
 

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I call critiquers of my work, Dreamstompers. Nice to meet you, Dreamstomper.
 

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No one wants to hurt anyone's feelings, but you have to have tough skin in this business, and not take things too personal. Certain critics will rip a book whether it deserves it or not.
 

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Always good to see another Brit on the board.