How'd You Find This Site?

A couple friends of mine post here and recommended the writing resources and community.

Stumbled up on it while googling writers groups. But darn glad I found it!

I don't remember much, I just remember like internet surfing and I found this website. Years later, I joined

I was referred to the site by a friend.

I also found it by accident. Aimless google searching while trying to flesh out some ideas and poof! Like magic only better.

I, too, found AbsoluteWrite via Google; I was looking for an e-group of writers to learn from.

First I googled ('writers' forum'), then I made myself familiar with the newbie guide of the various sites, and finally decided to stay put. The intro at the Water Cooler was not only blatantly honest, but inviting nonetheless.

For the longest time, I was looking for a community that embraces every type of prose - more specifically, playwriting. All the other message boards supported only short fiction or poetry. This message board was actually the second result in Google when you type in "writing message board". Guess I didn't look very hard. :\

Forum member justcrash pointed it out to me.

He's a great mod on another forum I frequent and anyone that can keep a shred of sanity while modding that cesspool has to be a pretty cool dude.

This place is pretty amazing. I'm glad he told me about it!

Sat Nam! (literally "Truth Name"--a Sikh greeting)

I've been a member for a month and wish it were longer! But just noticed this thread.

I never had any intention of joining an online writing group. But then, I was researching agents and ran across Michael Carr's post that he's never received a bad query from an AW member. That--and a ramble or two around the site--convinced me!

Blessings,

Siri Kirpal

On Facebook, I noticed that a guy I went to school with listed he was an author through AuthorHouse. I would like to be published one day, so I looked on the company's website. After receiving spam emails three days in a row, I became weary and searched online under AuthorHouse scams. Writer's Beware and this website kept popping up. I checked Writer's Beware first for about a week just looking up all their useful tips. Then, I checked out this website. It's my favorite thus far; I love that all this useful information is in one place-not just based on facts, but based on personal experiences as well.

sc211 said:

Hey all, and welcome.

I've been here for half a year or so, and it's one of the best sites I've found for advice and support about writing.

The web's a weird place, with lots of trails, so I was wondering, how'd you find this site?

I myself found it mentioned in Writer's Digest's list of 101 Best Web Sites.

www.writersdigest.com/101..._index.asp

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Hello
I found it by doing a web search, but that was a while back

I found it refreshing and informative.

... wut?

Actually, I was pointed here by a good friend in a great writing group.

I was sent the link by a friend. I'm just starting to treat my writing seriously...in the sense that I intend to publish it (and just possibly eke a living from it in a few years).

jocelynk414 said:

I was sent the link by a friend. I'm just starting to treat my writing seriously...in the sense that I intend to publish it (and just possibly eke a living from it in a few years).

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Jocelynk414, that's the same boat I'm in. Good luck and welcome to the boards!!!! I'm a newbie myself.

I've known about this site for years (possibly since 2003 or so), but I just joined today. I can't remember where I first learned about it. I've been active in the writing community online since the days of bulletin boards.

I was referred here today by a helpful member of another forum. Already I have learned so much that I wonder how I ever got by not knowing of this place!

I suspect a few have joined because I've recommended AW as THE place for writers to people on a POD forum. There is no other site like this one for learning, teaching, helping others, and just having fun.

I found this while doing research for my book, and it was this thread that brought me here http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=199559

Found this site

I found this site when I posted to Facebook on the Aspiring Writers group. I asked if anyone wanted to start an ad hoc critique group. One person suggested this site, so I thought I'd try it out.

I found this site by way of google. Lol. Merely typed in "good writing forums" and eventually registered here.

Amazon forum

Someone in the Amazon forum recommended that I check this site out for future projects, of which will be many. By the way, any other erotic fantasy adventure novelists out there?

Authorhouse.com author here. They do tend to bug the crap out of you. Always looking for you to spend money and if you can't pony up the dough then they are no further help. It got annoying so I am definitely hoping to find a better publisher for my genre.

I'm not sure anymore where I found it. I know I've seen it in the Writer's Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers for several years, but I can't remember if I found it before that, when I started researching agents. I do know I've been reading the Bewares & Background checks for quite some time. It's one of my first places to check on new agents or agencies I come across.