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Hi! I've been lurking for a few days, and finally decided to join this group of awesome people. I've found a ton of helpful information so far.

So...a little bit about myself:
I'm a stay at home mom to two really cool kids. I'm not sure where I find the time to take care of them with my nose always buried in a book. Somehow I manage. I used to write short stories and poetry as a hobby over the years, but thought of it as only a hobby. The dreams of ever publishing my work just seemed too far fetched. Only recently, after reading so many outstanding works from self published authors, I realized "hey, I can do this". I've currently been working on my first book, which I hope to finish by June. It's been an exciting, and sometimes frightening experience. I'm happy to have found a group that can answer questions and offer insight along the way.

http://lanaketrick.blogspot.com
 

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Heh! Be very welcome!
And when writing, do not forget you have kids. They need to be fed regularly, after all.
What genre is your book, if I may ask?
 

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Take some time and read the Newbie Guide and the Stickies found
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Absolute Write.


Please read the FAQ about posting photos.


In fact we have lots of brilliant FAQs check them out.


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My book is a romance. I honestly don't know why romance is the genre I chose for my first book. Perhaps it's because I'm such a romantic at heart. Basically, a scene popped into my head out of nowhere one day and completely captured me. It's what prompted me to start writing. The scene is towards the middle of the book, and I'm still working my way toward it rather impatiently.
 

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I see. Good luck with your book!
Which way do you wish to be published?
 

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Welcome, Lana, enjoy exploring here.
 

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Welcome to the Water Cooler!

:welcome:

AW is a huge place, and there's a lot of information to be found here. Take your time and browse around to get a feel of the various forums.

And don't forget to check out the Newbie Guide. Enjoy your stay. :)
 

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Hi Lana! Welcome to AW :) I joined a few days ago and have been totally hooked, this is such a great place to be if you love to read and write (which it sounds like you do, so you'll fit right in!)
 

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Welcome. Good luck with your first book.
 

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Hi Lanak!

Welcome to AW!

Don't forget to read about AW basics in the Newbie Guide!

Questions about the forum software can be found in the
FAQ's menu in the handy blue bar at the 'top' of this page.

This common acronym list helps identify our mystifying abbreviations.

Before you ask that Newbie question!!


See if Katiemac has the answer here.
and check out: Sara's 10 Basic Writing Tips!

If you're looking for critiques please read the 50 Post rule.

Posting your writing to the Share Your Work (SYW) area is explained here. This link covers the most common problems posts. found in SYW *Worth reading no matter how long you have been here!*

AW is a community built on the foundations of respecting your fellow writer and helping each other, it's the basic building blocks of how and why AW works.

Welcome to our community! =)


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