I used to write quite heavily when I was younger, and had reasonable success, in that people other than my parents commented positively on it.
During college, I attempted poetry and short stories, and soon found that I probably wasn't quite as deep as I thought I was.
I've always wanted to write a novel, though, and quite luckily, my chosen genre also matches my profession quite well... I'm an SF geek.
Last night I was lamenting the lack of good novels in one of my favorite sub-genres, stories about a Space-Ark, or Generation Ship. I read a comment somewhere that said something to the effect of: "If you can't find the book you want to read, you should write it yourself."
Anyways, here I am. I've got a concept, I've got a few rough characters, and I've started writing. So far I have a few pages, and I think that it's pretty good... but I don't know that it's good.
So, as I said, here I am.
I realize that it's not good form to come asking for a bunch of help without giving some first, and so I will cheerfully work my way to 50 posts, while continuing work on my fetal novel. I plan on sticking around after 50 posts, hopefully long after.
Nice to meet you all.
During college, I attempted poetry and short stories, and soon found that I probably wasn't quite as deep as I thought I was.
I've always wanted to write a novel, though, and quite luckily, my chosen genre also matches my profession quite well... I'm an SF geek.
Last night I was lamenting the lack of good novels in one of my favorite sub-genres, stories about a Space-Ark, or Generation Ship. I read a comment somewhere that said something to the effect of: "If you can't find the book you want to read, you should write it yourself."
Anyways, here I am. I've got a concept, I've got a few rough characters, and I've started writing. So far I have a few pages, and I think that it's pretty good... but I don't know that it's good.
So, as I said, here I am.
I realize that it's not good form to come asking for a bunch of help without giving some first, and so I will cheerfully work my way to 50 posts, while continuing work on my fetal novel. I plan on sticking around after 50 posts, hopefully long after.
Nice to meet you all.
