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iszevthere

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That rhymed! Hi everybody.
I believe I am one of the most boring people in the world. Why? I had a fever dream that a character of mine talked to me for two hours about how upset she was that I killed her. Her ghost sat there, arms crossed, pouting and grumbling. I was as terrified as one can be with borderline pneumonia, and groggily explained I was sticking with my decision. I'm still kind of creeped out if I think about it, -and I created her-.

I'm working on my second play. I said I'd never write another play after the first, that I was a novelist, not a playwright. I planned to fade into obscurity. Then a character walked into my head, started talking to me and demanded her story be told.

I wrote a lot of short stories and fanfiction until a few years ago, when I started writing the play. I wrote some poetry and (terrible, unpublished) novels in that time as well.

I'm so glad to be in a place where people care as much about writing as much as I do! Hopefully I'll think of interesting things to say when I'm here.
 

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Welcome. None of that sounds at all boring to me. Glad you found us.
 

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Welcome aboard, shy guy!
 

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:welcome: to AW! I'm shy, too, but that's the beauty of the Internet: we can hide behind our avatars (for better or worse).

My first novel included a writer whose characters came to life and berated her for not fleshing them out enough. Fortunately, that hasn't happened to me (yet).

Looking forward to hearing more from you. :hi:
 

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Welcome to the Water Cooler. :welcome:
 

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Not shy here, but I've always been partial to the breed. Married one. He ran like hell, but not fast enough.

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:welcome:

And I really doubt you're all that boring. After all, how many people have the guts to stand their ground to a delirium-induced ghost of a character they created grilling them for two hours? ;)

I hope you enjoy your stay here, and don't sell yourself short. If you like writing novels, then you write them. If a play also wants to come out, then you're also a playwright in addition to being a novelist! :D
 

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Welcome! Kind of wish I would have a dream meeting and talk with characters I created. Hope you enjoy the site and people here!
 

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Welcome *says Terribly Shy Girl #2* LOL! Nothing I just read sounds boring ;) Best of luck here and I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. As you'll see, everyone is super nice :)
 

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Welcome iszevthere. The best way to get rid of shyness is to get better people skills. Hope you overcome your shyness here.