Newbie alert from far north!

K. Trian · 11-30-2012, 03:53 PM

Hi everyone!

Yet another newbie here. My name is Katri, and I write together with my husband under a pseudonym T. K. Trian. We've been doing this for several years now. For some reason writing together really works for us.

We write, broadly speaking, sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. We once tried writing a YA novel, but in the end it didn't turn out so well, so currently we're working on books for adult audiences (well, kind of like, say, Joe Abercrombie's or Stephen King's works are often for adults though teens read them too...). Our heroes are usually heroines. Oh, and we strive for realism, even in fantasy, and tend to get nitpicky about fight scenes xP

Anywho, we are planning to self-pub our first novel, Solus, sometime soon, but suffice to say we're still fledglings in this trade. Learning new things every day! Hopefully here as well

Special thanks to admins for creating a Newbie Guide! That was excellent and useful, kind of makes things equal for everyone, so even if you're a long-time boarder, you aren't allowed to be a jerk

I think one cannot underestimate the importance of guidelines especially on international forums as I've come to learn communication and (im)politeness conventions can mean different things to different people (I'm Finnish. For instance we don't even have a word for 'please').

Thanks for having me and see you on the boards!

-K. Trian

WillSauger · 11-30-2012, 04:03 PM

Welcome.

It must be fun writing with a partner. You can just say, "I don't wanna do this," and push it on the other person. :P

You might want to swing by the Self-publishing sub-forum, and possible the SYW forum.

regdog · 11-30-2012, 04:07 PM

Take some time and read the Newbie Guide and the Stickies found
at the top of Forum pages. They are your best guide to learning about
Absolute Write.

We have lots of brilliant FAQs check them out.

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.

Announcements, Events and Self Promotion is for active members only. All obvious spam will be deleted on sight!

K. Trian · 11-30-2012, 04:15 PM

Thanks both of you. Yup, it's nice to co-write 'cause we rarely suffer of a writer's block at the same time

Regdog, I checked the Guide and thanks for the tips!

Tepelus · 11-30-2012, 05:31 PM

Hello, and welcome!

Dgullen · 11-30-2012, 06:07 PM

Hi Katri, welcome to the forums.

I've been thinking of going to Finncon, maybe this year, maybe next - it sounds like a great event.

Dave

Griffin Hayes · 11-30-2012, 06:29 PM

Hi Katri! Welcome to AW.

K. Trian · 11-30-2012, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dgullen

Hi Katri, welcome to the forums.

I've been thinking of going to Finncon, maybe this year, maybe next - it sounds like a great event.

Dave

Finncon 2012 would've been so sweet 'cause the theme was the end of the world, apocalyptic and dystopic stuff, the kinds I just love, but then couldn't make it

well, maybe next year since it's closer to where I live, in Helsinki. Hope you get to go there too!

Nickie · 11-30-2012, 09:33 PM

Hello to you, and welcome to the Cooler!

F.L.N · 11-30-2012, 10:03 PM

Welcome to AW

thehairymob · 11-30-2012, 10:19 PM

KellyAssauer · 12-01-2012, 01:54 AM

Hi K!

Welcome to AW!

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

Questions about this 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.

Check out: Sara's 10 Basic Writing Tips.

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

Questions about posting writing to the Share Your Work (SYW) area
and explained here. This link covers the most common problems found in the Share Your Work *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! =)

-kelly-

drzimo · 12-01-2012, 02:53 AM

Welcome to the Forum!

rwm4768 · 12-01-2012, 08:17 AM

Welcome. It sounds like you write stuff I would enjoy reading.

K. Trian · 12-01-2012, 07:08 PM

Thanks everyone!
@rwm4768: we have a sample chapter of Solus in our blog if you wanna check it out. If you write stories in a similar vein, we (my hubby and I) would be interested in (beta)reading yours in return.

IAMWRITER · 12-01-2012, 08:05 PM

Hi and welcome to AW!

L. Y. · 12-02-2012, 07:04 AM

Hello.

to the Water Cooler!

Beatlemaniac · 12-03-2012, 03:48 PM

welcome!

EMaree · 12-03-2012, 03:49 PM

Welcome to the forum

captain_ryan · 12-04-2012, 01:02 AM

Hey! I'll be a jerk any time I want!

Just kidding.

Welcome aboard!

11-30-2012, 03:53 PM	#1
K. Trian J'decline l'honneur d'être un angel Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Finlandia Posts: 196	Newbie alert from far north! Hi everyone! Yet another newbie here. My name is Katri, and I write together with my husband under a pseudonym T. K. Trian. We've been doing this for several years now. For some reason writing together really works for us. We write, broadly speaking, sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. We once tried writing a YA novel, but in the end it didn't turn out so well, so currently we're working on books for adult audiences (well, kind of like, say, Joe Abercrombie's or Stephen King's works are often for adults though teens read them too...). Our heroes are usually heroines. Oh, and we strive for realism, even in fantasy, and tend to get nitpicky about fight scenes xP Anywho, we are planning to self-pub our first novel, Solus, sometime soon, but suffice to say we're still fledglings in this trade. Learning new things every day! Hopefully here as well Special thanks to admins for creating a Newbie Guide! That was excellent and useful, kind of makes things equal for everyone, so even if you're a long-time boarder, you aren't allowed to be a jerk I think one cannot underestimate the importance of guidelines especially on international forums as I've come to learn communication and (im)politeness conventions can mean different things to different people (I'm Finnish. For instance we don't even have a word for 'please'). Thanks for having me and see you on the boards! -K. Trian __________________ The female half of a writing outfit known as T. K. Trian. We write alone together. Currently working on Solus - The Darkness of Space: a sci-fi adventure. Our tactical center on the interwebz can be found and followed here: http://tktrian.wordpress.com/ Sci-fi -- fantasy -- horror Last edited by K. Trian; 12-01-2012 at 07:04 PM. Reason: Spelling error

11-30-2012, 04:03 PM	#2
WillSauger The Beast I Worship. Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 3,685	Welcome. It must be fun writing with a partner. You can just say, "I don't wanna do this," and push it on the other person. :P You might want to swing by the Self-publishing sub-forum, and possible the SYW forum. __________________ Don't Fear Failure. "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn" -- Alvin Toffler.

11-30-2012, 04:07 PM	#3
regdog Starscream AW Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Admit it, you'd go Decepticon for him too Posts: 34,340	Take some time and read the Newbie Guide and the Stickies found at the top of Forum pages. They are your best guide to learning about Absolute Write. We have lots of brilliant FAQs check them out. 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. Announcements, Events and Self Promotion is for active members only. All obvious spam will be deleted on sight! __________________ A DOG OF WAR Click the cover, it's a link Loyal Tierza struggles through the heartache and despair of WW2 to find her boy. My First Blog-Marriage My Second Blog-The Boy In The Striped Pajamas Help find Tracey Cooeedownunder's sister is missing No Rest For the Wicked Click to buy. Haggis has a story in it.

11-30-2012, 04:15 PM	#4
K. Trian J'decline l'honneur d'être un angel Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Finlandia Posts: 196	Thanks both of you. Yup, it's nice to co-write 'cause we rarely suffer of a writer's block at the same time Regdog, I checked the Guide and thanks for the tips! __________________ The female half of a writing outfit known as T. K. Trian. We write alone together. Currently working on Solus - The Darkness of Space: a sci-fi adventure. Our tactical center on the interwebz can be found and followed here: http://tktrian.wordpress.com/ Sci-fi -- fantasy -- horror

11-30-2012, 05:31 PM	#5
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11-30-2012, 06:07 PM	#6
Dgullen Ustom Ser Itle Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Near London, UK Posts: 115	Hi Katri, welcome to the forums. I've been thinking of going to Finncon, maybe this year, maybe next - it sounds like a great event. Dave

11-30-2012, 06:29 PM	#7
Griffin Hayes One evil little baby step at a time Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,773	Hi Katri! Welcome to AW. __________________

11-30-2012, 09:33 PM	#9
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12-01-2012, 01:54 AM	#12
KellyAssauer The Anti-Magdalene Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The The Nutcracker Suite Posts: 33,197	Hi K! Welcome to AW! Don't forget to read about AW basics in the Newbie Guide! Questions about this 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. Check out: Sara's 10 Basic Writing Tips. If you're looking for critiques please read the 50 Post rule. Questions about posting writing to the Share Your Work (SYW) area and explained here. This link covers the most common problems found in the Share Your Work 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! =) -kelly- __________________ What Genre is my writing? Literary & Misfit Writers Group Kelly's Soft Asylum* *social fun thread - title suspect to change Tears are peanut & helplessness.

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12-01-2012, 08:17 AM	#14
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12-01-2012, 07:08 PM	#15
K. Trian J'decline l'honneur d'être un angel Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Finlandia Posts: 196	Thanks everyone! @rwm4768: we have a sample chapter of Solus in our blog if you wanna check it out. If you write stories in a similar vein, we (my hubby and I) would be interested in (beta)reading yours in return. __________________ The female half of a writing outfit known as T. K. Trian. We write alone together. Currently working on Solus - The Darkness of Space: a sci-fi adventure. Our tactical center on the interwebz can be found and followed here: http://tktrian.wordpress.com/ Sci-fi -- fantasy -- horror

12-01-2012, 08:05 PM	#16
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