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09-13-2005, 02:51 PM
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A weird bloke from Austria
Hello to everyone,
I'm here cause I want to improve my english story telling skills. My mother tongue is not English, and thats why my stories may not be of perfect language, but I hope I can work on that with your help!
I'm a german speaking writer from Graz, Austria, and allready did publish some short stories in magazines and even in Books. I'm quite successful in German writing, allready wrote a novel (I'm 22), which is currently discussed by a publisher...
Why I want to write in English? Because I 1) love the language, 2) love the US, 3) want to live in the US (currently live in NYC) 4) wnated to try something new.
Well, I have just been finishing my first English story called "A Hell of a Shift in a Hell of a Town" (will post it right afterwards) and hope you can help me finding language / grammar and - of course - plot regarding errors.
Many thanx in advance,
best wishes,
weirdbloke
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09-13-2005, 03:12 PM
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Ink Slinger
Join Date: Oct 2004
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Welcome to the forum, weirdbloke.
What is your novel about?
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09-13-2005, 03:27 PM
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Well, it's a horror/fantasy novel. It's about a young man getting a tattoo from an indian. Later on the tattoo begins not only to move but completely to change, until it appears that it actually is a gate. A gate into a world, the young protagonist never wanted to discover but finally has to....
The big publishers in Germany (those who're publishing Stephen King etc) of course refused it (they refuse almost EVERYTHING a newcomer sends in), but now I'm negotiating with a smaller one....we'll see.
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09-13-2005, 03:33 PM
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Wordsmith
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Welcome. From my experience, this is the best place to come for improving one's writing skills.
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09-13-2005, 03:36 PM
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Ink Slinger
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good luck with getting it published.
Sounds interesting, your story, although I'm not a big Fantasy fan, but I like Horror, especially if it's written by Stephen King.
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09-13-2005, 03:37 PM
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Wordsmith
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Belgium
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Hello Weirdbloke! I'm Nickie from Belgium, and I do speak German. I can even understand the language people speak in Austria and Switzerland.
This is certainly a good place for us writers! Welcome to it.
Nickie
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09-13-2005, 03:38 PM
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Yeah, I'm a great King fan, too. I set up www.stephen-king.at for the Austrian fan community this winter, and I also have been to Bangor, Maine, mostly because of him. Call me sick but it was worth it  |
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09-13-2005, 03:43 PM
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Oh hello Nickie, didn't see your post before! Well if you can understand the German which is spoken in Austria, you're really good. This more weird than the English which is spoken in Texas |
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09-14-2005, 09:11 AM
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Wordsmith
Join Date: Sep 2004
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hi, there, 'sicko'! ... seriously, welcome to the forum... in re your tattoo story, have you read the ultimate classic on that subject, ray bradbury's 'the illustrated man'?
love and hugs, maia
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09-14-2005, 11:13 AM
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Hi maia, no I haven't read that book. Not yet, at least. Is it worth?
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09-14-2005, 11:30 AM
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Wordsmith
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if you're writing about tattoos that come alive and do weird things, it's not only worth it, but required reading!
besides which, it's a great read!
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