Greetings...

[breezeshadow]

Hello all.

I'm not really sure what to write for this, because I'm horribly shy and thus my ability to write introduction posts has been slowly deteriorating. *cough*

But anyway.

My name is Breeze, I'm a twenty-something-year-old to-be grad student. I have been writing basically since I was in sixth grade or so. My first piece of writing was a screwy thing about some girl being visited by an angel. My first novel is here if you're ever bored and want to read something so awful it's absolutely hysterical.

I specialize in what I call either weird or semi-realistic fantasy. Basically instead of writing about people going on epic quests to slay dragons, I write about a therapist trying to treat her patient who is basically a human-animal hybrid, and also an illegal immigrant. I dabble in other genres occasionally but fantasy is my focus.

I've wanted good advice for writing for ages but after being basically ignored on sites like Fictionpress, I've become really shy about it and so barely show my work to anyone anymore. I'm hoping maybe talking about writing on this community, or just reading what people post, will give me both the muse to write more regularly, and maybe the courage to post my stuff online more often.

So yeah I think that's about it. *waves*

Comments

[scarylady]

Welcome!

We're still quite small and new, so if you don't get much in the way of responses please don't think we're ignoring you, it's just because we're still finding our feet. Stick around and be a part of making us big and friendly :)

[intothewood]

I'm shy too, pretty hesitant to share stuff I'm truly focused on, and I'm also looking for some different perspectives, so you won't feel alone. Everyone here has been really nice, and they all have interesting things to say.

I love your idea for your story, truly creative!

[auguris]

I know exactly how you feel re: places like Fictionpress. It's hard to get yourself noticed in a big community like that without already having a circle of friends. DW in general seems to be much better about that, and hopefully this community will follow suit. :)

And since you've admitted you're at least as shy as I am, I should probably write up an into post...

[niniane]

It's hard to get noticed in general. The rate of acceptance in most "professional" (i.e. >$0.05/word, not really enough to live on, but...eh, money) is <1%. Writing fiction is tough!

The best advice I could give you is to find someone or other to critique you. And to give a good honest critique (which will sting, but which will help if you're willing to listen to the advice and take most of it). My favorite so far has been www.critters.org, although www.critquecircle.com is also decent.

[analect]

Hello Breeze, and welcome! (Welcome to auguris too!) Like scarylady says, we're still very new, but we don't bite, and we're all here for the same reasons.

I look forward to taking a peek at your novel when time allows - and I love me some magic realism and contemporary fantasy! If you're hesitant to post any fiction, do feel free to just kick off some chatter. ;)