I'm just about to start writing my first sci-fi (adventure) novel and thought I'd say hi to you all. I'm just researching the details of my storyworld at the moment, going to make sure I've got everything in place before I start writing the main body of text. I hope to get some helpful tips from here.
Welcome, and good luck with your novel, if you ever want to get it published I have some good tips, and if you're still trying in 3 months or so I'll be starting up a small publishing group that could help you out if my other editors and I like your book.
What do you mean if you like it? I guarantee you will like it and it could make your publishing company a lot of cash with the right marketing. I could send you a synopsis in aound 3-4 months time of the first book and you can tell me if you would be interested in my series of novels. Thanks for the welcome. Thanks to everyone else too.
That would be wonderful, once we're started up I'll PM you my email, or if you'd prefer I could do that now and you could send me chapters as you work and we'll put them together into a completed work.
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