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Hi everyone,

New to Absolute Write, and looking forward to kickin' around on the boards and learning what I can from all of you beautiful people. At the moment, I write middle-grade fantasy and am knee-deep in querying agents for my MG Fantasy novel. I have an adult commercial fiction manuscript as well, and am querying that simultaneously with the MG manuscript.

In the dim recesses of my past, I wrote screenplays, and am the proud owner of roughly a dozen unproduced scripts. Had a great agent, but my only claim to fame is that Wes Craven once passed on a script of mine because he thought it was too dark ;).

Glad to be a part of this great writing community, and am hoping to pick up some good advice on the journey.

See you on the boards!
 

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Welcome!

I would love to read the screenplay that Wes Craven found too dark! It simply has to be awesome.

You've come to a wonderful site, a fountain of knowledge, with super folks in abundance.

Happy querying! And remember to have fun!
 

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I bow to you for having completed that many works! Sending all the positive vibes for your latest endeavors.

Fellow newbie with no completed works 📇
 

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Welcome to AW, The Shimmer!

You won't find a better online writing hangout than AW, in my opinion. Great community and an amazing resource. Tons of SFF writers here, and a fair few screenwriters.

Make yourself at home and happy writing!
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Thanks for all of the welcoming messages, everyone. Glad to be swimming in the same pool with all of you, and I'm looking forward to learning as much as I can from the community. Again, I'm querying MG Fantasy and an Adult Commercial Fiction manuscript, so if anyone has a suggestion as to which corner of AW I might benefit from poking around in, I'd appreciate your input. Thank you!
 

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Thanks for all of the welcoming messages, everyone. Glad to be swimming in the same pool with all of you, and I'm looking forward to learning as much as I can from the community. Again, I'm querying MG Fantasy and an Adult Commercial Fiction manuscript, so if anyone has a suggestion as to which corner of AW I might benefit from poking around in, I'd appreciate your input. Thank you!
The Share Your Work Section of the boards might be what you're after, specifically Query Letter Hell.

The password to get in there is 'Vista'. There is a 50-post minimum requirement before you can start a thread but you can certainly participate in threads before then. Please read the stickies before diving in to get a feel for the space.

The Bewares, Recommendations & Background Check board is also an invaluable resource for learning more about potential publishers and agents. The Publishing forum and sub-forums are also excellent.

Have fun :D
 

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Welcome to AW!

ooohh I love Wes Crave, dying to see that manuscript haha :) Good luck with everything, see you around!
 
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