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Hi everyone,

I wanted to introduce myself! I am super new, not only to this community, but also to novel writing in general. I've been writing for years but it's always been for work, so lots of educational pieces that focus on finance and I've also got a little blog about interior design/home renovations. But as for fiction, I've had a couple of ideas floating around in my head for years that I finally want to get onto paper. I'm not planning on trying to be published or anything like that, I mostly just want to do this for myself.

I am hoping to meet like-minded people and find some really great content on here for keeping me accountable, focused and as many tips on writing good stories as I can find!

Thanks!
Kate
 

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Welcome to the family. Im a new cookie too so we're both in the same boat!
 

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:welcome: Readers are always invaluable assets to writers. Best wishes to you on your writing journey. :)
 

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Welcome, there is some great material to draw from here. I've been writing seriously for about 18 months now (years of false starts) and have learned so much during the journey and while consulting resources, threads, and people here. Be thick skinned because there are a lot of differing opinions but they are all well intended. I think we're all interested in helping each other become better writers and find joy in the process. I absolutely love writing but am only now able to exploit it because my kids are grown and have left the nest allotting me the extra time to write.

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Welcome! May you find great motivation and tools here for all of your projects!

What sort of fiction ideas are you thinking of putting to paper?