Standing Hopefully by the Cooler

Hi Everyone!

I discovered this magical place yesterday and had to join.

You can call me Sundry, although I will probably end up saying my name at some point, but I need some time.

I come from Eastern Europe, but currently reside in Australia for my Creative Writing and Editing studies.

I'm a '90s kid. There is a cute story in my family about my writing beginnings. Apparently, when I was 3yrs old my mom found me reciting a poem, and wrote it down. Of course, my serious writing began much later, in my teen years. Now I am seriously serious about it, and I realise I need some writing friends, so we can help each other progress.

I mainly write speculative fiction: fantasy, magical realism, more recently SF. I also enjoy reading these genres the most, plus horror, which I'm not yet able to write. That is sort of a challenge I have with myself.

Authors I enjoyed reading: Ursula K. Le Guin, Carlos Ruiz Zafon (may he rest in peace), Tolstoy, and many others (most of them Eastern European).

I love reading works of others, so I am a willing beta reader and I do general constructive critique. As I don't have a finished novel manuscript yet (there are 4 pending; I know, I'm a starter, but can't seem to finish), I can offer short fiction for reading.

My hobby is gaming, though I love drawing when the mood strikes.

There you go, intro done!

Talk to you soon.

Love,

Sundry

Lakey said:

Hello Sundry and welcome. I’ve learned a ton here — it’s a great place to think about craft and make your writing better.

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Thank you! Yes, I am exploring and at the moment find myself a bit overwhelmed, but I'm slowly learning.
Reading works and crits of others really helps, and there are a ton of useful tips and resources here.

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Pastelnudes said:

It's nice to meet you, Sundry : )

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Nice to meet you as well! Thanks for stopping by.

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Maryn said:

A pleasure to have you join us, Sundry. You can, of course, reveal your actual name at some point if you choose to, or you can continue with the pseudonym indefinitely. We're glad you're here, either way.

Maryn, whose name is not Maryn but who's been Maryn so long she answers to it

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A pleasure to be here, Maryn! Thank you!

Chase said:

for sundry reasons. My nickname's mostly a verb. Being an adjective looks like more fun.
I wanted to visit Eastern Europe, but the closest I got was about the middle of Austria.

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Hi Chase, thanks for stopping by.
Well, verbs are generally more active, adjectives kind of just hang out, which actually describes me pretty well.

Austria is beautiful, I visited Vienna. Eastern Europe is worth seeing, there are some amazing capital cities to explore, and people are welcoming and helpful to tourists.