HI EVERYONE!

DanMorrison · Mar 13, 2018

Hi everyone. Very excited to join you all on this journey and I hope I can help and be helped along the way.

I've been dabbling with writing since I was a little kid, often starting something before losing my way and putting the project aside. I got into writing a lot during my college years and found myself torn between my major (Computer Science) and Creative Writing. I eventually took the Computer Science path and while I've enjoyed my career, I always had this sense of something missing. Thinking about it, I believe it's the sense of joy I got from creating worlds, characters and situations and putting them down on the page.

I'm here to work on the craft and hopefully eventually get published.

I'm excited to work with you all and join this community.

Remonalynn · Mar 13, 2018

Hello other new fishy fish!
That's rather similar to the path that I'm taking now, though I am a bit later on the college bandwagon than I feel I should be, it's hard to me to decide where I should be going with it. My original plan was medical coding, then xray tech, then ultrasound, dental hygienist was and option at some point, but now I'd really like to get back to my roots.

My, harder to achieve but so much more fulfilling roots.

Computer Science is cool though. I wonder if you could combine what you know with what you love and come up with something spectacular.

Zan75 · Mar 13, 2018

Welcome to AW Dan, best of luck going forward. I'm sure you'll find some help within the forums.

donnsmith · Mar 13, 2018

Welcome to AW!

Enlightened · Mar 13, 2018

Your name reminds me of Van Morrison. You landed in a wonderful community with talented people.

regdog · Mar 13, 2018

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Denevius · Mar 14, 2018

Greetings, Dan, and welcome to AW!

Qwest · Mar 14, 2018

Welcome, and I hope you find your creative writing journey fulfilling!

Jack McManus · Mar 14, 2018

Hi Dan, and welcome! I'm Jack. I don't have anything published but you'll find many here with experience in all phases of the writing industry. This is a huge site filled with a diverse community; feel free to poke around and jump in wherever the mood strikes!

Chase · Mar 15, 2018

I envy computer gurus. You've made the writing process easier for many of us. Best of luck in your serious branching into the creative aspects. :welcome:

, Dan!

HD Simplicityy · Mar 15, 2018

Hey!
I started my college days in 2011 as a Computer Science major. I tried for over four years, like four and a half, to make it work. I wasn't good at it. Long story short, I changed to writing, then English and Writing. Three changes in what will be over seven years of undergraduate studies when I finish in just over a year - the end of next March.

I love computers and technology. I understand a fair amount of basic stuff. Barely remember my coding..... if else statements, for loops, cin and cout, hello world, public and private classes, which I didn't fully understand, and perhaps a few other small details.

HI EVERYONE!

DanMorrison

Remonalynn

Zan75

donnsmith

Enlightened

Always Learning

regdog

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Denevius

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Jack McManus

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Chase

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HD Simplicityy