Hello! *wipes feet carefully on welcome mat*

A big warm Hello to you new friend! There are plenty of places to procrastinate here. Or improve your writing skills. Whichever tickles your fancy. Poke around, and see what you find. And you are right, plenty of kind loons here!

Hello! Welcome the the forum! Hope you find it helpful here!

welcome to the cooler, artemissed!

Wait, we have a welcome mat? Then who was that welcome lady that came to my door? She did not give me a mat.

Oh well, welcome and have fun.

Hi and welcome to what will become your personal support group, think tank, and insane asylum.

Interesting night. We've got one newbie who kicks the door down, and now one who carefully wipes her feet before entering. And so, I suppose, the eternal balance of nature is maintained.

Welcome. And take your shoes off next time. We're very fussy about the carpets.

Welcome, Artemissed! Excuse the splinters on the floor ... someone kicked in the door earlier.

Your friend steered you right. AW is a marvelous place. You'll certainly find all the support and encouragement. If you're looking to submit your work for review, I recommend first reviewing some of your peers' work. This will give you a chance to become familiar with the critiquing system, and give them a chance to get to know you. Dive right in and have a great time!

Thank you, Artemissed. This avatar was bestowed upon me by one of our supermods, Haggis. He's bestowed a couple of other silly ones on me (notably a slightly demented-looking baby wielding two axes), but I'm kind of in love with this one, which just feels like me somehow. I don't know where he got it.

If you see much of me around the forums (and I don't see how you can avoid it), you'll see that a few of the mods frequently take it upon themselves to attempt to improve upon my avatar, turning me into everything from a demonic gerbil to a pink sparkling anime dog-girl. As to why they do this to me...well, perhaps you are happier not knowing, at least until we break you in.

Hi, and welcome, Artemissed.

Congrats on finishing your first short story.

Artemissed said:

Thank you Muse - fellow Irishman/woman. Can't seem to come up with a title for it though. But that's a bit like complaining I don't like the soap in on my all expenses paid holiday.

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The title will come to you. Sometimes a line or a word in the story will present itself. The hard work is done, now it's time to get back to the drawing board and write another one.

Welcome aboard! I'm new myself but I have been writing on and off for some time. Nothing published so this is my first actual run at that level of writing. I read (Wish I could remember where) that writing is like training for a race. You have to train every day and you have to write every day. Sticking with the writing was a challenge for me, but now I feel like I have committed myself. It also helps that I don't watch the idiot box... but still. Good luck to you!

HI Artemissed, and welcome.

Ah, procrastination, the writer's most persistent friend. (Well, this writer's, anyway.) Good job on finishing that first short story--I'm sure there are plenty more, waiting in the wings.