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01-17-2006, 03:53 PM
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Writer
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: New York
Gender: Female
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Greetings from NY!
Hey! While I don't claim to be a writer, nor someone whose main focus is writing, I really do love it. I participated in NaNoWriMo this past November, but didn't get past 36k before I ended up hating my story. I'd like to be able to create fiction with more differentiated, realistic characters so that they remain interesting throughout.
My main interests are physics (the story I just posted, Uncertainty, is based on some physics principles), crew, playing clarinet, and most of my other classes, included English as certainty not last nor least.
I've asked for critique of my work before (in particular the aforementioned piece) but most of what I've been getting has been, "Huh? I don't get it" and I thought showing it to a larger audience would be helpful.
Hopefully I'll be posting more work- this was the first piece that I wrote and finished of my own volition.
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01-17-2006, 06:57 PM
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Mentor
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Gender: Male
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I used to play the clarinet. Well, I can still play it, I just choose not to.
Welcome to WF. Feel free to get in touch with a clarinet playing mentor if you need any assistance.
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01-17-2006, 08:36 PM
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Prolific Writer
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Florida
Gender: Male
Posts: 284
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I enjoy the concepts of physics. I have tried to read Searching for Schordingers Cat, is that the spelling? but everytime i do i get lost. Its fun to try though.
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01-17-2006, 08:36 PM
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Prolific Writer
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Florida
Gender: Male
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I enjoy the concepts of physics. I have tried to read Searching for Schordingers Cat, is that the spelling? but everytime i do i get lost. Its fun to try though.
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01-18-2006, 01:27 AM
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Wordsmith
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Belgium
Gender: Female
Posts: 6,074
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Hi there, and welcome to the forums! Sorry, but I'm not one for physics (or all other scientific subjects). I love languages and history, and economics.
Nickie
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01-18-2006, 05:04 AM
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Banned
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,804
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Hello and welcome to the forums.
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01-18-2006, 02:17 PM
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Wordsmith
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: New York
Posts: 5,240
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Welcome.
Crazy weather we've been having lately, eh?
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01-18-2006, 02:30 PM
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Profound Writer
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Nth Co Dublin, Ireland
Gender: Female
Posts: 1,302
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Hi Northern Lights,
Wanted to reply for Two reasons,. One I love your name, it conjures up an amazing memory for me, you know the kind you keep wrapped really close to your heart and in cotton wool?
Two, saw you were from New York and having visited there for the first time ever in November, wanted to say 'Love your city.'
Sorry am a complete dunce when it comes to anything scientific.
Hope you enjoy it here.
Lorlie
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01-18-2006, 02:46 PM
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Writer
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: New York
Gender: Female
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Ilan- yeah, it really is crazy. 65 degrees the other day, people were out rowing, they said it was incredible. Of course, now it's the nastiest rain-slow yet.
Lorlie- Glad you like my name. I borrowed it from the shell (boat) I rowed in my novice year. It was a gorgeous blue, and I have some really good memories from rowing in that boat with those girls.
As far as New York goes, I'm sorry to say I'm not from NYC. I'll be there this weekend, though! I'm from upstate- that other part of the state that no one ever thinks about!
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01-18-2006, 02:49 PM
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Profound Writer
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Nth Co Dublin, Ireland
Gender: Female
Posts: 1,302
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Hey NL,.
Thats Kewl, I am very sure if I had gotten that far it would have won me over too!.
Lorlie
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01-18-2006, 03:40 PM
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Wordsmith
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: New York
Posts: 5,240
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Ha, where in NY then? I'm in New Paltz.
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01-18-2006, 05:28 PM
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Writer
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: New York
Gender: Female
Posts: 35
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Ilan- I'm way up in Rochester, gateway to Buffalo. Where is New Paltz? I recognize the name but can't place it on a map.
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01-18-2006, 08:58 PM
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Writer
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: MN, USA
Gender: Male
Posts: 36
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Holy Shmoly! Another Aurora Borealis-y name! I didn't even think before I made my name... now I wish that I had dropped it for another one. Oh well, I guess we both live up North and were somehow inspired by it.
I've never seen the Northern Lights outside of TV -- so I suppose you are more entitled to the name than I.
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01-19-2006, 12:29 AM
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Prolific Writer
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Florida
Gender: Male
Posts: 284
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By the way, I made an attempt to participate in NaNoWriMo this year as well, got about 20k in, unfortunately within the first week i got laid off from my job and i had to change focus not to mention lost some motivation. Oh well, ill get it done anyways.
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01-19-2006, 05:04 PM
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Writer
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: New York
Gender: Female
Posts: 35
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NaNoWriMo is tough- my props to winners.
DaNL- haha, I'm not THAT far up north....just the name of a boat. I've heard they are beautiful, though.
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