Welcome to the AbsoluteWrite Water Cooler! Please read The Newbie Guide To Absolute Write

editing for authors ad

A publisher or agency using Google ads to solicit your novel probably isn't anyone you want to write for.


Go Back   Absolute Write Water Cooler > Welcome to the Water Cooler > New Members
Reload this Page Newbie here!
Register FAQ Calendar Mark Forums Read

Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 12-07-2012, 11:59 PM   #1
zaria22
New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: In a state of chaos
Posts: 2
zaria22 is on a distinguished road
Smile Newbie here!
Hi! I'm Zaria.
I'm new to Absolute Write and a new writer.
I've wanted to write a novel for as long as I remember. I came across NaNoWriMo a few years ago, but didn't have the nerve to try it until this year, and I managed to win. Now I've caught the writing bug, and I'm excited to wander around here and soak up all the information I can.
zaria22 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2012, 12:13 AM   #2
August Talok
Aut Viam Inveniam Aut Faciam.
 
August Talok's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: On a pale blue dot.
Posts: 562
August Talok is on a distinguished road
Greetings and Salutations!
__________________
A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.
- Richard Bach







My..."The Truthful Liar" Blog /

My..."Nerd Out With Me" Blog/

My Movie
http://sneakersandsoul.com/
August Talok is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2012, 12:26 AM   #3
adipose
New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 35
adipose is on a distinguished road
Welcome!
I'm new here too, and also won NaNo this year. Still working on finishing the draft though... 50K was not the end.
adipose is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2012, 12:28 AM   #4
Calliea
Hush, hush...
 
Calliea's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Where Lindt chocolate grows on trees
Posts: 119
Calliea is on a distinguished road
Hi there! And welcome to the club of the "bugged"
__________________
http://viridian-echoes.com/
Calliea is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2012, 12:36 AM   #5
Robert Gonko
All ahead full!
 
Robert Gonko's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Illinois
Posts: 233
Robert Gonko is on a distinguished road
Congratulations on your win! By the time I heard of that contest it was already December. LOL. Oh, well, maybe next year. As a Cubs fan I'm entitled to use that phrase.
__________________
Robert Gonko
Author of "The Inheritance"
EBook Now available at Smashwords, Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and the Apple Store
CreateSpace Print Edition available at https://www.createspace.com/4127666

WIP: "The Leviticus Enforcer" & "The Mayor"

Check out my blog: http://robertgonko.wordpress.com
Robert Gonko is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2012, 01:01 AM   #6
BRDurkin
Trigger-Happy Pyromaniac Writer
 
BRDurkin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Lakeview, OR
Posts: 677
BRDurkin is a shiny, shiny jewelBRDurkin is a shiny, shiny jewel
Welcome aboard, and congrats on finishing NaNo. Hope to see you around the forums a lot!
__________________
Latest Blog Post - Updates and Inspirations (04-03-13)

WIPs:
Kricket's Song - Beta Reading (Fantasy)

Kricket's Key - 65,525/90,000 (Fantasy)

"Abyss" - Sci-fi Short for Kindle, Rated 5 Stars (7 Reviews)
BRDurkin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2012, 01:11 AM   #7
KellyAssauer
The Anti-Magdalene
 
KellyAssauer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: The The Nutcracker Suite
Posts: 33,177
KellyAssauer is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsKellyAssauer is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsKellyAssauer is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsKellyAssauer is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsKellyAssauer is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsKellyAssauer is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsKellyAssauer is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsKellyAssauer is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsKellyAssauer is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsKellyAssauer is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsKellyAssauer is so great that we've run out of appropriate compliments
Hi zaria!

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.

Questions about posting writing to the Share Your Work (SYW) area are explained here.

This link covers the most common problems found in the Share Your Work posts.
*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-

Fun social links:
The Office Party
Kelly's Soft Asylum
__________________

What Genre is my writing?
Literary & Misfit Writers Group
Kelly's Soft Asylum*
*social fun thread - title suspect to change

Tears are peanut & helplessness.
KellyAssauer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2012, 01:32 AM   #8
Tepelus
Order of the Dragon
 
Tepelus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Michigan
Posts: 4,927
Tepelus is a candidate for sainthoodTepelus is a candidate for sainthoodTepelus is a candidate for sainthoodTepelus is a candidate for sainthoodTepelus is a candidate for sainthoodTepelus is a candidate for sainthoodTepelus is a candidate for sainthoodTepelus is a candidate for sainthood
Hello, and welcome!
__________________

Cast Your Eyes On The Ocean,
Cast Your Soul To The Sea.
When The Dark Night Seems Endless,
Please Remember Me.

My Blog. You know you want to.
My deviantART page. I draw and photograph, too.
Tepelus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2012, 02:44 AM   #9
L. Y.
They are all perfect....
 
L. Y.'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: The 5-0
Posts: 3,672
L. Y. is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsL. Y. is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsL. Y. is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsL. Y. is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsL. Y. is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsL. Y. is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsL. Y. is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsL. Y. is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsL. Y. is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsL. Y. is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsL. Y. is so great that we've run out of appropriate compliments
Hello. to the Water Cooler!
__________________
Write. Edit. Rinse, repeat.
L. Y. is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2012, 07:27 AM   #10
drzimo
practical experience, FTW
 
drzimo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 433
drzimo is on a distinguished road
Welcome to the Forum!
drzimo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2012, 08:34 AM   #11
rwm4768
practical experience, FTW
 
rwm4768's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Missouri
Posts: 5,458
rwm4768 has earned our admirationrwm4768 has earned our admirationrwm4768 has earned our admirationrwm4768 has earned our admiration
Welcome.
__________________
My writing blog: http://ryanmuellerwriting.blogspot.com/

WIP:
The Man in the Crystal Prison (Upper MG Contemporary Fantasy): 66K Revising and Editing
White Fire (Epic Fantasy): 114K Revising and Editing.
rwm4768 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2012, 09:34 AM   #12
Samball49
practical experience, FTW
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 159
Samball49 is on a distinguished road
Hi! and welcome, winning NaNo deserves many congrats. I'm new here to so welcome fellow newbie!
__________________
My blog: http://foodexercises.com/
Samball49 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2012, 02:56 PM   #13
regdog
Starscream
AW Moderator
 
regdog's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Admit it, you'd go Decepticon for him too
Posts: 34,330
regdog is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsregdog is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsregdog is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsregdog is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsregdog is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsregdog is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsregdog is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsregdog is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsregdog is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsregdog is so great that we've run out of appropriate complimentsregdog is so great that we've run out of appropriate compliments



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.


Please read the FAQ about posting photos.


In fact 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.
regdog is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2012, 04:39 PM   #14
Griffin Hayes
One evil little baby step at a time
 
Griffin Hayes's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 2,757
Griffin Hayes is on a distinguished road
Hi Zaria. Welcome!
__________________
Griffin Hayes is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2012, 08:18 PM   #15
thehairymob
If I had a brain I'd still be dumb
 
thehairymob's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Scotland
Posts: 8,764
thehairymob has a golden reputationthehairymob has a golden reputationthehairymob has a golden reputationthehairymob has a golden reputationthehairymob has a golden reputationthehairymob has a golden reputation
thehairymob is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2012, 10:56 PM   #16
MissAimee
I'm just a girl.
 
MissAimee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Somewhere between 1750 and 1889
Posts: 1,163
MissAimee has a spectacular aura
Welcome!
MissAimee is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-09-2012, 01:15 AM   #17
Gemma James
New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin
 
Gemma James's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 13
Gemma James is on a distinguished road
Welcome! I'm also a newbie, and like you, the NaNo bug got me into writing years ago as well. There's something powerful in realizing you can reach 50,000 words in a month.
__________________
My Blog
Twitter
Amazon Author Page
Gemma James is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-09-2012, 01:25 AM   #18
starlina
practical experience, FTW
 
starlina's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Southern OHio
Posts: 202
starlina is on a distinguished road
Welcome. I'm new too. Glad to have you on board.
starlina is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-09-2012, 07:51 AM   #19
Atalanta
Wayward Wrimo
 
Atalanta's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Oregon
Posts: 95
Atalanta is on a distinguished road
Welcome, and congrats on your win from another wayward Wrimo!
Atalanta is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-09-2012, 06:18 PM   #20
Nickie
Not too old to learn
 
Nickie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Dendermonde, Belgium
Posts: 10,803
Nickie is a glorious beacon of lightNickie is a glorious beacon of light
Welcome to the Cooler, Zaria.
Nickie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-10-2012, 01:18 AM   #21
Samball49
practical experience, FTW
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 159
Samball49 is on a distinguished road
Welcome to the forum fellow newbie!
__________________
My blog: http://foodexercises.com/
Samball49 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-10-2012, 03:45 AM   #22
Darkh0rse
figuring it all out
 
Darkh0rse's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Australia
Posts: 60
Darkh0rse is on a distinguished road
and grats on NaNoWriMo!
Darkh0rse is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-10-2012, 03:55 AM   #23
BabySealWriter
Often misses his target
 
BabySealWriter's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: South Mississippi
Posts: 77
BabySealWriter is on a distinguished road
Welcome welcome. cheers
__________________
The World of Shebulba (50,000- 80,000?? Resting)

The Self Righteous ( 87,000- 80,000- first draft)
BabySealWriter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-10-2012, 04:48 AM   #24
ereadergold
New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin
 
ereadergold's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Montreal, Canada
Posts: 42
ereadergold is on a distinguished road
From one newbie to another welcome - and congratulations on winning NaNoWriMo!

Bill
ereadergold is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-10-2012, 09:13 PM   #25
zaria22
New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: In a state of chaos
Posts: 2
zaria22 is on a distinguished road
Wow! Thanks for the warm welcome. I can't believe the amount of information here. I have a lot of reading ahead of me!
zaria22 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2

Bookmarks

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Custom Search

Buy Scrivener 2 for Mac OS X (Regular Licence)

If this site is helpful to you,
Please consider a voluntary subscription to defray ongoing expenses.


All times are GMT +4.5. The time now is 06:13 PM.

Contact Us - Absolute Write - Archive - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.5
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.