Hullo everyone. I'm a n00b.

I've been surfing around today looking for a good writing forum, and this seems like a pretty cool place. Everyone here seems a lot friendlier than some of the other big ones.

My name is Matt, and my first book will be available in a few months. Plus I work at a newspaper writing obituaries, and I've done quite a few odd freelance jobs. I love to write, and I love to talk about writing. :hat

Hello, Matt and welcome to board!

Congrats on the book, too!

You'll find a lot of friendly and slightly bent folks here at the water cooler so feel free to jump in with both feet!

I write humor, greeting cards, educational material and anything else that comes along. I've been freelancing full-time for the past 9 years and it is definitely a wild ride.

Barb

Thanks, Bat.

I've tried to break into the greeting card biz a couple times, but I didn't do too well. So I've stuck mostly with writing advertising copy. And fiction, too. Pretty much the same thing.