Thread: Hello!

Greetings!
My name is Ashley, I live in western Canada, I'm 24, mostly I write fantasy but have ideas for other genres in the works.
I am currently working on a novel I started 6 years ago but have not worked on in for about 4 years now, I have started up again!

I am attending school to be a pharmacy technician, though I recently attended a sci-fi/fantasy convention for the second time and discovered I do in fact want to act still so after graduation and chilling as a tech for a good handful of years I intend on heading back to school. Basically I invested too much into a relationship, got dumped (dude is a total player), had my mom pushing me to be a scientist (she's happy about the pharmacy tech thing) and that just left me not knowing what I wanted to do. I ended up getting sucked into this program before I even realized it. I love the program though, I'm doing well and learning tonnes. They even let me play with needles! I thought this was it until I went to this convention again and went to this one panel and it hit me like a brick wall, for lack of a better analogy, I still love acting. Crazy eh? At least I'll have a great career to fall back on if the acting thing really doesn't work out. I am going to finish the program and stay in the field for at least a few years, who knows maybe I'll be content just doing that.

I love writing as well, but just as a hobby, I don't think I would want to do it as a career. Too much pressure = Ashley not being creative
As you can see I ramble when I type, never fails.

So this is my third post now I believe, already, my first was in the "Writing Discussion" thread regarding changing the character POV, so please check it out. I'm interested in networking and getting advice and opinions and will give as well if I can! Thanks!

Hello, larien, and welcome to WF.

Hope you get plenty from the site. Have a good mooch around, and don't be afraid to post excerpts of your work for critique.

BB

Thanks!
I was actually just reading up on the "Copyright" thread how all us newbies are worried someone's going to steal our work if we post it. It's funny cause it's actually kind of conceited but we all think that way when we're new I guess.

I'm really looking forward to working with everyone and getting feedback.

Hello, I am new too! ) I also love to write ( do it as a job - yes there is a lot of pressure!).

Also used to work in a pharmacy - how random!

Hi Larien. Welcome to WF.

Hello there, Ashley! Welcome to the forums!

Welcome to the forums, Ashley. I also have another job next to writing - guess most of us have that, as we can't live off writing alone.

Welcome to WF Ashley

Hello and welcome to the forum, I'm quite new myself. My writing is also just a hobby.

Hello, Ashley, hope we'll be friends. So far I've haven't met a Canadian I didn't get along with; guess I'm lucky that way. ^^

Holy cow that is random limebird! Have you written anything where you've drawn on info you knew from your pharmacy work? Suddenly thought that'd be fun to do.

Reavyn I've seen you posting in a few places, nice to know another new person.

Anders glad to know you get along so well with us Canucks I see you're also relatively new.

Thanks for all the warm welcomes everyone!

Hello Ashley, welcome to the site.

Thanks Gumby, I'm excited to be here!