Hello! Kara, Present! :)

Hello, AW! My name is Kara. I'm a 24 year old young woman living in California, USA, and I'm happy to be here!

I want to write mostly in the realms of fantasy and romance, as those are my two favorite ingredients of a good story. I also tend towards more interactive forms of writing — most of my previous writing has been through roleplaying, and now I'm very interested in making interactive storylines. I'm also going to take on the storyteller role for a game development learning group starting soon.

I've had a hard time breaking through a many-year writer's block as of late, but I won't complain about it too much. What I'm trying to do is find my way around it and figure out what actions will get me through. I think it's important to make writing and storytelling fun for myself again. And I think being a part of a community, rather than going it alone, is a big step in that process.

Thanks for having me!

x Kara

Oh man, I just spent too much time trying to figure out how to reply before I realized I wasn't logged in. And here, I thought I was a veteran of forum software!

Thank you, everyone, for the warm welcome! I'm really looking forward to getting to know all of you over time. ^^

Thank you, everyone! Writer's Block is definitely quite the devil, but I'm sure we'll all turn out all right. ^^

CameronJohnston said:

Welcome to AW There's whole threads on breaking through writer's block, or at least commiserating with people similarly suffering, which oddly, also seems to help. Good luck with the writing!

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Thanks, Cameron! I definitely found the Writer's Block area, and I'm glad I did. Gives me an outlet to talk about it and reach out to others.

CAQuinn said:

hi kara,

welcome
im a newbie here too

it is very important, i think to make story telling fun.
may i make a suggestion?... lol rhetorical right!

fantasy and romance.
so maybe pick a TIME FRAME OF HISTORY and maybe some famous events or people from that time
and research it , research it, research it, cut and paste for hours.
and hopefully get an idea or five to explore about turning that time frame and events people into a fantasy romance.
whether its literal in the era but with magic, or make it all on another fantasy world disguised as a fantasy culture

best wishes

christoph

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Thank you, and welcome to you as well! That's a great idea, and I might give it a try sometime. ^^