First forum experience, a nervous Hi from France!

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Hello to my new community! As much as I'm used to moving and new communities, I've never been a member of a forum so I guess I'm supposed to start by saying "Hi" ? I'm an aspiring writer and recently finished my first novel. I say finished in the lightest sense since following a few months of editing, I realize it's never finished! My new motto is "Live, Learn, and Rewrite", which is why I'm here. I look forward to learning from your threads, and I would like to eventually find a critique partner. I love reading Historic, Speculative, and Literary Fiction, and my own novel falls into the speculative category (at least that's what I'm saying until someone corrects me :)

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Welcome to AW, the place where dreams come true. And also sometimes nightmares. But mostly dreams.

Hope you find a crit partner!
 

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Welcome! It's a terrific forum with many, many resources! Hope you have fun here!
 

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You chose the right forum. Start with the Sticky Topics in each subforum of interest. You will learn A LOT in those.
 

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Great! Thank you so much for the helpful tips! I dipped my toes in the water on a few threads--surprisingly fun.
 

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Hello! Just as new here as well. What type of historical do you write? :)
 

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Hello! Just as new here as well. What type of historical do you write? :)

Hi! For the moment, I haven't written anything historical. My favorite reading genre is historical, and for my next novel, I'm considering a historical novel based in Morocco (my 2nd home). The novel I just completed is light speculative fiction though. Do you write historical fic?
 

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Whoohoo! Finished your novel, yay! Don't be afraid of the big bad forum. Most bites around here are to help, from what I've seen. There are a lot of great folks here. :)