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01-21-2008, 09:58 AM
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How to steal candy from unsuspecting forumites..
G'day... I be Amanda Lemmer... although, that will be changing soon.. yay.. how fun is getting married?
Anywho... I'm an avid word doodler. I have started so many pieces in my short life... in years(19) and physicality(1.49meters) that its impossible to count(I believe this insanity to be a good sign) ... back to the point.. I have recently decided to knuckle down and create my very own finished manuscript.. thats right folks... a WHOLE book. Of course, by the time it's published the name Amanda Lemmer will not be on the cover.. but this is besides the point... unless of course I feel like keeping the maiden name.. Amanda Acton has a nice ring to it as well tho... OH GAWD A PUN!
I even made a plan.. and story line.. and everything.. woah... and then I came to a shocking conclusion.. the writing... this is the "easy" part... its getting a publisher to like the work and go, "Heck, yeah, why not chuck all our hard earned cash into fulfilling the life dreams of a starving young writer we've never heard of before."
I figured that to prevent that horrible thought from getting me down, i need a base of motivational people to draw energy from.
So hurry up and motivate me damnit!
pssst... if you're wondering about the advice on candy thievery... check your pockets... 
<throws a candy wrapper in the bin and smiles>
EDIT:
Right you are... doodling can be found Here: CrazyConfuzing on deviantART amidst my attempts at digital art.
Published works can be found Here: Reporter.co.za ... it makes me sad that its only one place, but its still a place 
Last edited by Confuzzled : 01-22-2008 at 04:15 AM.
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01-21-2008, 11:30 AM
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Wordsmith
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Hi there, Amanda! Let me be the first to welcome you to Writing Forums. Have a good time here, and also: congrats on getting married!
Nickie
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01-21-2008, 12:27 PM
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Wordsmith
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Very cute, Amanda. Now put the candy back or we're calling your parents.
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01-21-2008, 12:50 PM
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yay... welcomes. Thank-you
And I'm going to tell my mommy you being mean to the new kid... accusing me of stealing your candy.. you have no proof I say! No proof!
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01-21-2008, 01:56 PM
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Hi there Amanda and welcome to Writing Forums
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01-21-2008, 08:03 PM
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Hi, welcome, blah blah blah. Now get to writing! I mean now! (in my best drill instructor/Sam Kineson voice) - motivated yet?
Rumpole40k,
p.s., that's why I always carry poisoned candy. Want the antidote -- then write more!!!!
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01-21-2008, 09:49 PM
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You have learned much, grasshopper. Always eat the evidence when you can.
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01-22-2008, 12:07 AM
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Last edited by winner : 03-09-2008 at 10:01 PM.
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01-22-2008, 03:33 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lin
You have learned much, grasshopper. Always eat the evidence when you can.
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... Now now, statements like these have the very likely possibility of leading to cannibalism...
Poisoned candy? Antidotes? BUWAHAHAHA! But I have secret magical powers that make me immune to toxic/deadly/etc etc substances.
Curiosity killed the cat... but it made the starving wannabe a hardcore best selling novelist... |
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01-22-2008, 06:45 PM
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Trying to resist the urge to throw in some stuff about the ancient pendant that cancels out the magic powers blah ... blah ... blah. Hey I never said I was doing a good job of resisting, just trying.
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"Doing? You're doing what ANY sane man in your appalling circumstances would do. You're going mad." - The Killing Joke.
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01-22-2008, 06:58 PM
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Hi Confuzzled
Congrats on the future nuptuals - fair play to you if you can plan a wedding and write a book - unless, of course, you are going to combine the two and write a book on all the gory details. As for getting a publisher well as the film says "if you build it (and post it) they will come".
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01-23-2008, 02:51 AM
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hehe, Nah, the wedding is faaar easier than the book. I'm going very small scale, just close family... parents and siblings.. Oh, and the priest might need to be there as well. I'm not one for big elaborate celebrations
And Dare I mention I have a wolf familiar that snacks on ancient pendants thus rendering them useless? |
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01-23-2008, 06:00 AM
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Well.....Howdy, and welcome to this writingforums things, kind of strange saying welcome to it when i'm totally new myself.....And congrats on getting married, and good luck with the book, i'd like to write a book myself, I just.....Well I don't know.....Maybe I should just do it........Yeah......Nice meeting you......
-PeSt
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01-23-2008, 06:58 PM
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Adept Writer
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Wolves huh? I like wolves ... they taste like chicken
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A humble wolf with dreams of being on a stamp, releasing an autobiography, having a film made showing his daily struggles, having a world wide fan club... - Code Red
"Doing? You're doing what ANY sane man in your appalling circumstances would do. You're going mad." - The Killing Joke.
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01-23-2008, 07:59 PM
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Prolific Writer
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Watch out for the yellow eyes.
Welcome AL soon to be AA - I wonder if that's a sign? |
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