Hi! New FILIPINA Writer here.

gell214 · Nov 27, 2012

Hi Guys!

So happy to be a part of this community. I've been a freelance web content writer for over 2 years and now, I am hoping to be able to fulfill my dream of writing a novel (novels, actually, plural)

I need help with a lot of things, simply because I am a newbie. But more importantly, because I am a Filipina. I don't know much of the Western culture, though I have read and watched a lot of Western media. This seems to be a HUGE platform so I will definitely start reading relevant threads.

So yeah, any help you could give would be very much appreciated.

Thanks!

regdog · Nov 27, 2012

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Tepelus · Nov 27, 2012

Hello, and welcome!

hannahward07 · Nov 27, 2012

Hiya!

thehairymob · Nov 27, 2012

Nickie · Nov 27, 2012

Hello there, and welcome to the Cooler!

August Talok · Nov 27, 2012

Greetings and Salutations.

Griffin Hayes · Nov 27, 2012

Welcome to AW!

KellyAssauer · Nov 27, 2012

Hi Gell!

Welcome to AW!

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drzimo · Nov 27, 2012

Welcome to the Forum!

L. Y. · Nov 27, 2012

Hello.

to the Water Cooler!

rwm4768 · Nov 27, 2012

Welcome. I bet you can bring an interesting cultural perspective to your writing.

sadron · Nov 28, 2012

Welcome!

gell214 · Nov 28, 2012

regdog said:
Members who want to start a thread in Share Your Work to have work critiqued need
50 posts. Don’t make a mad dash to reach your 50 posts. Take some time to greet fellow newbies,
critique other members’ works, or join a discussion.

Thanks for this! I didn't even know there was a Share Your Work part. It would be awesome to get my work critiqued. The novel I am working on right now is still being molded, really. Both in paper and in my mind. So hopefully by the time I have a few chapters I am ready to be critiqued, I'd have 50 posts already.

Thanks again!

gell214 · Nov 28, 2012

KellyAssauer,

Thanks for the links! All very helpful, I am going through them now.

gell214 · Nov 28, 2012

rwm4768 said:
Welcome. I bet you can bring an interesting cultural perspective to your writing.

I hope so!

gell214 · Nov 28, 2012

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! This is not only my first time to join a writing forum, it is also my first time to join a FORUM. So all this is really new. Looking forward to being able to contribute to this community as well.

pattycat · Nov 28, 2012

Hello and welcome!!! Take advantage of the culture you grew up in and write about it! I would love to read a fantasy involving Filipino culture and folklore!

Look forward to seeing your work in SYW.

gell214 · Nov 28, 2012

pattycat said:
Hello and welcome!!! Take advantage of the culture you grew up in and write about it! I would love to read a fantasy involving Filipino culture and folklore!

Look forward to seeing your work in SYW.

Thanks! Your comment actually created a question in my mind. Would it be better for me to write about my culture or about the Western culture? Hmm. May post a new thread about this.

Hi! New FILIPINA Writer here.

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