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06-23-2003, 07:04 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: nomad for the time being
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hello
I'm a new college graduate, preparing to venture to France to teach English or San Francisco to work in publishing (where ever the wind takes me) in the coming months. I've been writing for as long as I can remember, and I have a severe phobia of publishing that I'm working hard at getting over. Please be as critical as you can with my work, as I truly value the opinions of fellow writers. I look forward to hearing from many of you and to reading your work as well.
Cheers!
amie
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06-23-2003, 08:32 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Ft. Worth
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Hi Amie!!!!!!!
It's good that you have a fear of publishing in some sense. When you do publish, you will have better developed writing skills. However it can also be a bad thing, if you don't learn the business of publishing early.
I look foward to reading your work, and the fact the you said you wanted us to be as critical as possible with it indicates you are a thick skinned and mature author.
Your fellow writer Eric.
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06-24-2003, 03:28 AM
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Prolific Writer
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 434
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hello, and i speak for all of us when i extend a warm welcome and willingness to help you in anyway. glad you're here.
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06-24-2003, 03:30 AM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Pennsylvania
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crap. stupid computer didnt auto log me. that last guest post was me. hello....errr...again.
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06-24-2003, 05:52 AM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Hi Amie
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06-24-2003, 08:40 AM
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Prolific Writer
Join Date: May 2003
Location: SWFL
Posts: 282
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Greetings and welcome. We want one thing from writers here: write.
I well understand the fear of publishers. I have a cigar box full of rejections from before my first published work -- and TWO from since!
The first acceptance is a huge thrill, then it lessens in intensity until you almost expect acceptance.
Then you realize you could be actually SELLING your stuff!
Ah, those freebies do teach you.
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06-24-2003, 12:20 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: nomad for the time being
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thanks
Thank you all for the nice welcomes! I'm enjoying reading a lot of the stuff that is posted and will hopefully come up with some remarks for many of them. In the mean time, you can check out my posts in short stories and poetry 
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06-25-2003, 03:25 AM
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Prolific Writer
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: southeast michigan
Gender: Male
Posts: 201
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France or Frisco?
Welcome to the site, I'm new as well.......been here about a week or so, look forward to reading something from you. How do you decide between France and Frisco? Big difference.......... Keith
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06-25-2003, 09:51 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: nomad for the time being
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Hi Keith...France and Frisco will decide for me. If I don't get the job in Frisco, I go to France...simple enough
I look forward to reading your work as well!
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06-25-2003, 11:24 AM
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Prolific Writer
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Alabama
Posts: 211
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I know I'm a bit late catching this train, but welcome aboard amie. I'll be checking out some of your work soon. If you like the stuff you find here, check out Lit.Org for literally thousands of other writers and stories.
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06-25-2003, 02:08 PM
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Prolific Writer
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Mundane Place
Gender: Female
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Welcome, Amie!
It is nice that you have found our little nest. Again, I say, do not fear the critics. Unless they start to bite. I look forward to reading your work, and seeing more posts from you. ^_^
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06-26-2003, 08:13 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 60
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Re: hello
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Originally Posted by amie
I'm a new college graduate, preparing to venture to France to teach English . . . .
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do you happen to speak any french? i took it for four years. i'm trying to get into a program now to keep up with it. it's been years since i really used it, and i'm fearful of losing it all. |
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06-26-2003, 10:30 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: nomad for the time being
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Hi nightshade...
I do speak French (I studied in Paris for a semester), but I'm not sure that I know of any programs I could recommend for you. I know there are quite a few places in the New York area to take French lessons, and I'm sure if you're near any big city you could probably find something. I highly recommend keeping it up...It's a skill I truly cherish 
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06-26-2003, 10:35 AM
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Prolific Writer
Join Date: May 2003
Location: SWFL
Posts: 282
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Amie --
One little bit of advice. If you go to SAN FRANCISCO, do NOT say "Frisco" -- because many of the natives do NOT appreciate it. I was there for four years, and learned that much!
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06-26-2003, 11:08 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 60
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oddly enough, they also hate 'san fran'.  the usually say 'the city', like it's the only one in california. sometimes they use 'the bay' as well. |
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