Hello! It is me, a Sam.

Sam Artisan · Apr 13, 2018

Greetings and well met!

I am Sam. I hit a sort of wall with the 'what do I do next with my book' process so here I am, looking for help and advice. I'm an amateur writer of young adult fantasy, and also an avid reader of fantasy in general, anything from Tamora Pierce to Robin Hobb to Brandon Sanderson. (And Margaret Weiss and Jk Rowling and and and...)

I've only been trying to write a real book for a few years (mostly because the main character won't stop screaming in my ear about his life), but I've participated in adventure-style role play writing for a lot longer than that. Not quite the same, I know, but my finger-muscles are strong for it.

I'd love to beta-read if a story really caught my interest.

And last but not least, I'm also an artist!

Thanks for your time!

Denevius · Apr 13, 2018

Hello, Sam, and welcome to AW!

PNW_Michelle · Apr 13, 2018

Hello Sam, welcome! I'm new too.

I say writing is writing ... whether it's "publishable" or not, it's practice. Nice to meet you!

Inti1996 · Apr 13, 2018

Hello and welcome to AW Sam. Gl with your story.

gabi.pit · Apr 14, 2018

Sam.

My characters always do what they want, too. :snoopy:

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Chase · Apr 14, 2018

Sam, I am . . . happy to meet you.

Don't dismay. The path to a published book has wall after wall after wall, but there's always a way over, under, around, or through.

:welcome:

!

Fallen · Apr 14, 2018

Good to have you here, Sam!

Zan75 · Apr 14, 2018

Hello Sam, welcome to AW. :welcome:

The zombies made me · Apr 14, 2018

I think my laptop just tried to slap me when I almost made a Dr Seuss reference!

Anyway, hello and welcome! You've come to the right place and I hope you'll find what you seek easily.

I really like your artwork! You seem to feature a lot of elvish features but I'll bet you could draw a mean zombie, too. Therefore, you are awesome! I hope you're having a great day!

The Germ · Apr 15, 2018

Yay, a Robin Hobb fan! Really like your art, too. Nice to meet you.

CameronJohnston · Apr 16, 2018

Hi Sam,
Good to have you here on AW! Role playing games are perfect practice for writing, especially fantasy. Good luck with the novel

Such lovely art, I wish I could draw.

Sam Artisan · Apr 16, 2018

Thank you! Good to be here

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PNW_Michelle said:
Hello Sam, welcome! I'm new too.

I say writing is writing ... whether it's "publishable" or not, it's practice. Nice to meet you!

I quite agree! As long as it gets the creative muscles working, haha XD Nice to meet you too!

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gabi.pit said:
Sam.

My characters always do what they want, too.

It'ts just the best feeling! Makes them seem real!!

Sam Artisan · Apr 16, 2018

Chase said:
Sam, I am . . . happy to meet you.

Don't dismay. The path to a published book has wall after wall after wall, but there's always a way over, under, around, or through.

!

Chase I am... intrigued by your punctuation, but happy to meet you as well!

I will steer clear of dismay and do my best to maneuver past this wall XD a sledgehammer might come in handy...

Sam Artisan · Apr 16, 2018

The zombies made me said:
I think my laptop just tried to slap me when I almost made a Dr Seuss reference!

Anyway, hello and welcome! You've come to the right place and I hope you'll find what you seek easily.

I really like your artwork! You seem to feature a lot of elvish features but I'll bet you could draw a mean zombie, too. Therefore, you are awesome! I hope you're having a great day!

Was it a reference about green eggs and ham?

Thanks for the welcome! I do indeed have mostly elves on that link as that's the blog for my book but once in a while I draw things like dragons and ninjas as well. Not as much zombies in particular, but sometimes mutilated corpses, does that count?

Thank you again, hope your day is great!

Sam Artisan · Apr 16, 2018

CameronJohnston said:
Hi Sam,
Good to have you here on AW! Role playing games are perfect practice for writing, especially fantasy. Good luck with the novel Such lovely art, I wish I could draw.

Thanks Cameron!! I agree, roleplay is super helpful in a lot of ways...

Drawing is a lot of fun, and it's never too late to start :-D

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The Germ said:
Yay, a Robin Hobb fan! Really like your art, too. Nice to meet you.

I met her a few months ago!! It was super cool XD Thanks, and well met!

The zombies made me · Apr 16, 2018

Sam Artisan said:
Was it a reference about green eggs and ham?

Thanks for the welcome! I do indeed have mostly elves on that link as that's the blog for my book but once in a while I draw things like dragons and ninjas as well. Not as much zombies in particular, but sometimes mutilated corpses, does that count?

Thank you again, hope your day is great!

lol I think dragons and ninjas could take zombies on easily!

Crowned in Fireflies · Apr 18, 2018

Hi. I hope you find what you're looking with regards to your book, and I wish you success.

Ed8350 · Apr 18, 2018

Hey Sam! Nice to meet you. I've just joined too and I'm a big Young Adult fiction fan. My love for that genre is mostly cemented in the late 80's/early 90's - R.L. Stine/ Christopher Pike - but recently I read and loved The Maze Runner series and The Eye of Minds by James Dashner.

Best of luck with your writing.

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