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Old 11-19-2012, 06:30 AM   #1
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I'm just taking a look into some different sites. This one here seems to be the largest, albeit a little intimidating. I am 31 years old and have no formal writing in my background. I simply love to write. I enjoy writing about my experiences in life, in the world around me, as i see it. It's a release, a freeing act i can call my own.

I don't know where i want to go with my writing. I have a few blogs and whatnot, which i hope to eventually share here, but I'm beginning to think I'd like to take it further. We shall see.

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Old 11-19-2012, 06:37 AM   #4
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Old 11-20-2012, 04:48 PM   #17
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Hey, thanks for the welcomes, y'all. I've been looking around and i like what i see. I really look forward to sharing my writing and reading that of others as well. This seems like a great community.
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