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Old 02-12-2013, 03:49 PM   #1
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Hello all!

I am currently working on my first fiction novel. I'm at the point where I have a great deal of segments written and I'm swimming around in all the pages attempting to bring them together. I also write memoir and love reading and writing poetry. My mom loved to write and passed it on to me. A few years ago I took a writing class in my area and the support and guidance of it has brought me here to a place where I am taking my writing seriously (hopefully not too seriously!).

I look forward to connecting the fellow writers. May the force be with us!
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Old 02-12-2013, 09:06 PM   #8
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Old 02-13-2013, 03:52 AM   #13
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Nice to meetcha! Good luck bringing all those wayward parts together.

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Old 02-13-2013, 04:22 AM   #15
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Old 02-13-2013, 04:50 AM   #16
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Old 02-13-2013, 05:49 AM   #17
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Old 02-13-2013, 08:28 AM   #18
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Welcome. Good luck with your book.

Just a small thing I noticed. When you query your book, you want to make sure you don't call it a fiction novel. A novel by definition is a work of fiction, and agents will not take you seriously if you have that little redundancy in your query letter.

Just handing out some good advice for the future.
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Old 02-13-2013, 10:47 AM   #19
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