Introduce yourself!

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KaneW
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Joined: Wed 04 Jan, 2023 12:54 pm

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Hi all,
Happy new year! All the best for 2023.
I'm editing my fantasy manuscript at present (105k words) (draft blurb: https://kanew.au/books/).
It's nice to join and I look forward to meeting you. Understand the next meeting is on 19 Feb.
Cheers, Kane
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DazWizzle
Posts: 273
Joined: Wed 24 May, 2017 10:37 pm

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KaneW wrote: Wed 04 Jan, 2023 1:00 pm Hi all,
Happy new year! All the best for 2023.
I'm editing my fantasy manuscript at present (105k words) (draft blurb: https://kanew.au/books/).
It's nice to join and I look forward to meeting you. Understand the next meeting is on 19 Feb.
Cheers, Kane
Hi Kane, welcome to the group. That's correct, the first meeting is on the 19th of Feb and 12pm. Please have your work uploaded by the 12th Feb at the latest. I'll unlock the members area for you.

Look forward to meeting you.
Regards,

Darren


"The poop was me... Sorry. In my defence, I've never had the poop talk before" - Jaime
"I am no longer engaging in the mermaid poop conversation" - Karin
Raymond
Posts: 12
Joined: Wed 04 Jan, 2023 10:33 am

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Hi all,

I have completed my first Science Fiction novel and have gone through a number of edits.

That's a journey in itself. Trying to get my work out there and looking forward to hearing from like minded individuals.

Cheers
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DazWizzle
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Joined: Wed 24 May, 2017 10:37 pm

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Raymond wrote: Wed 04 Jan, 2023 1:46 pm Hi all,

I have completed my first Science Fiction novel and have gone through a number of edits.

That's a journey in itself. Trying to get my work out there and looking forward to hearing from like minded individuals.

Cheers
Hi Raymond, Welcome. I will unlock the members section for you now.
Regards,

Darren


"The poop was me... Sorry. In my defence, I've never had the poop talk before" - Jaime
"I am no longer engaging in the mermaid poop conversation" - Karin
BeeMore
Posts: 37
Joined: Mon 06 Mar, 2023 12:38 pm

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Post by BeeMore »

Hello,
I'm Bron from the Central Coast. I've been thinking about joining this group since before COVID, and now am rearranging life priorities to make more writing activity time. It feels good!
I've almost completed a novel which is part spec fiction, definitely cross-genre. I've been exchange beta-reading with a friend who is also completing a novel, but would also like to exchange with a broader group who are more speculative-oriented.
To give you an idea of my tastes: Neal Stephenson, Octavia Butler, Margaret Atwood, Emily St John Mandel, David Mitchell, Ray Bradbury, Ian M Banks. Recently fell in love with Murderbot. Ideas, characters, worlds and good writing in equal measure.
I've published poetry in lit journals but no prose - and currently proving to myself that I can run the long distance required for a novel.
I have some super-short fiction I can post to get me started here, as my writing buddy and I have been writing a 300 word short story every 3 weeks. It has been a great limbering exercise, and - possibly - not all of them have been total crap.
Cheers, and looking forward to some writing conversation!
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DazWizzle
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Joined: Wed 24 May, 2017 10:37 pm

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Hi Bron,
Welcome to the forum. I'll set your account up at some stage this week. Our next meeting will be in two weeks time in a sunday, with uploads arounf 7000 words to be uploaded this sunday. If you have any questions, please ask.

Regards,

Darren
Regards,

Darren


"The poop was me... Sorry. In my defence, I've never had the poop talk before" - Jaime
"I am no longer engaging in the mermaid poop conversation" - Karin
ACC
Posts: 6
Joined: Mon 05 Jun, 2023 4:58 pm

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Hello I'm new to group but not new to writing. My WIP is YA Urban Fantasy. I'm based in Sydney and after a semi long hiatus have finally returned to my greatest passion. I was looking for an online Critique group and came across this page. When's your next meeting? I would love to attend.

Ana
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DazWizzle
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Joined: Wed 24 May, 2017 10:37 pm

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Hi Ana,

Welcome to the group. The next meeting is June 25th at 12pm.
Uploads of up to 7000 words are permitted up to the sunday prior.
I'll unlock the members area for you in a little bit.
Regards,

Darren


"The poop was me... Sorry. In my defence, I've never had the poop talk before" - Jaime
"I am no longer engaging in the mermaid poop conversation" - Karin
irisosprey
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Joined: Sat 07 Oct, 2023 7:21 pm

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Hello!
I'm Iris- I'm trying to be more disciplined with my writing practice and would love to get critique on my work. I write mostly magical realist and soft sci-fi short stories- Ursula Le Guin, Becky Chambers and Neil Gaiman are big influences. This group seems great and I'd love to come to meetings!
Iris :)
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DazWizzle
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irisosprey wrote: Sat 07 Oct, 2023 7:29 pm Hello!
I'm Iris- I'm trying to be more disciplined with my writing practice and would love to get critique on my work. I write mostly magical realist and soft sci-fi short stories- Ursula Le Guin, Becky Chambers and Neil Gaiman are big influences. This group seems great and I'd love to come to meetings!
Iris :)
Hi Iris, Welcome to the forum, I'll send you an email with all the info.

Regards,

Darren
Regards,

Darren


"The poop was me... Sorry. In my defence, I've never had the poop talk before" - Jaime
"I am no longer engaging in the mermaid poop conversation" - Karin
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