1. watchtower

    watchtower New Member

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    Hello from a writer and publisher

    Discussion in 'New Member Introductions' started by watchtower, Jun 2, 2020.

    Just sent out 6500 queries (to my social network of primarily creatives, media people and publishers) and have been excited to get a few responses of interest.

    One of my best friends, an art critic, described this latest book of mine as "underground". Dark history that's difficult to confront. You're telling me, I had to research and write it!
     
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    6,500 queries?! That's a lot....

    Welcome to the forums. It sounds like you're into horror? I'm not clear on what "underground" refers to?

    Scott
     
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    Hi @watchtower :superhello:

    IDK, if it is anything like the music scene, then not well known and not signed to a record label. o_O
    Might be like that, though then the underground aspect could go away when the book gets well known.
     
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    Hi watchtower!

    I’m one of the forum moderators, and I want to welcome you to the forum. Unless your finger stuttered on the zero key, that's a LOT of queries. I take it they're not overly personalised? Well, it's the digital age, so why not. It will be interesting to find out how that works out for you. Any experiences you can relate will be interesting to forum members to hear about. There should be some places in the Publishing section of the forum that you can post how you're getting on.

    I assume this means you've finished at least one book? "Underground" means what? That it's subversive, or simply not mainstream (yet.) What's the subject matter, if you're interested in telling us about it? Dark history of what?

    Anyway, questions questions....

    In order to help you get oriented and get settled, here are a couple of links I strongly recommend that you read at the start, if you haven’t already. They will give you a good idea of how we operate here on the forum:

    New Member Quick Start

    Forum Rules

    You will notice in the New Member Quick Start that in order to post your work in the Workshop area—the only area of the forum where you are allowed to post your work and ask for feedback—you will need to do at least two critiques for other people, in exchange for receiving feedback on one of your own pieces of work.

    This site is designed around the concept of members helping each other out by ‘paying it forward’—through our two-for-one critique system. So do two critiques, THEN you can post something of your own. This advance 2:1 ratio lasts as long as your membership here—although it is your own responsibility to keep track of your own ratio. The software doesn't keep track of it for you, beyond your first two critiques.

    In order to help you get started doing critiques, here is a link to a good article written by one of our former moderators: https://www.writingforums.org/threads/constructive-critiques.20627/

    One of the popular areas of our forum is our contest section. There is a monthly contest running for Short Stories, Flash Fiction and Poetry. You can enter these ongoing contests, even as a new member. And we really encourage you to visit the site, read the current entries, and vote for your favourite when the voting period starts. This means a lot to the people who have written these entries. And it will also give you a good idea of what our members are capable of writing.
    https://www.writingforums.org/writing-contests/

    While the Role Playing Game section is not new, it’s being given a revamp. So if you are interested in playing and writing Role Playing Games, you might want to visit this section and get in on the fun. https://www.writingforums.org/threads/resurrecting-the-dead-rpg-section-rebuild.165055/

    I hope you have fun getting to know us and let us get to know you, via the posts you make. Please feel free to explore the forum. There is a lot under the hood. This site map might help you find your way around more quickly than the menu bars do, so feel free to use it. https://www.writingforums.org/faq/

    If you encounter any difficulties, don’t hesitate to contact me or one of the other moderators, whose names appear in yellow at the bottom of the Community page. We will be glad to help.

    Again, welcome!

    Cheers for now,
    Jan
     

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