New author....

[OttoRank]

As someone also quite new to all of this, let me add a note of encouragement. I recently had a first story "published", and in some ways it probably grew out of similar circumstances to yours. I very much enjoyed the comments and responses to my "exposure". I actually came to appreciate the whole process of reading and writing more... here!

I had a somewhat ambivilent experience with the "volunteer editor" experience. (But then, I expect most experience with editors is probably ambivilent). In any writing, IMHO, it is always good to have at least a second set of eyes help in the "birthing".

best!

 

[cloudy]

I'm late to the welcome party!

Sorry, I had a sort of weird day and missed this.

Welcome

 

[thambok]

Thank you all for the words of encouragement, and extra special thanks to SelenaKittyn for taking the time to look it over, and provide some excellent feedback.

I have submitted the story, and will keep you posted on its progress through the gauntlet of submission!

 

[thambok]

I find myself checking the 'pending' page every 5 minutes, despite knowing full well that it can take several days.

Is this normal, or has the torture of wanting to see it posted sent me over the edge?

 

[Guest]

 

[thambok]

Good, good.

I don't mind being abnormal, as long as I have company.

 

[Guest]

 

[thambok]

Oh, the abnormal was apparent long before post #1.

Its just nice to know that others share my particular flavor of abnormal.

 

[Selena_Kitt]

Thank you all for the words of encouragement, and extra special thanks to SelenaKittyn for taking the time to look it over, and provide some excellent feedback.

you are quite welcome... don't forget to tell us when it's up...

 

[thambok]

Not much chance of that. I am obsessing over this.

 

[Selena_Kitt]

Not much chance of that. I am obsessing over this.

Hadn't noticed!

's'okay, you'll make it through... deeeeeep breaths...

we all wait anxiously... still... honest

 

[thambok]

I will be okay once the first one makes it up.

I have been lurking on Lit for a long time, and I am in awe of the authors I read. Everyone in AH has been extraordinarily helpful and welcoming.

Now, I just want to come full circle with the process, and offer my own contribution. And secretly, I have that eternal fear that my writing may not be good enough. This is my first time presenting it to a public audience.

 

[drksideofthemoon]

I will be okay once the first one makes it up.

I have been lurking on Lit for a long time, and I am in awe of the authors I read. Everyone in AH has been extraordinarily helpful and welcoming.

Now, I just want to come full circle with the process, and offer my own contribution. And secretly, I have that eternal fear that my writing may not be good enough. This is my first time presenting it to a public audience.

I can't speak for every writer here, but please, never be in awe of me. I have the same fear with everything that I write. I firmly believe everything I write looks like crap by the time I am ready to post it. After I submit it, I worry until it comes out, and if I make one person happy, then I am happy.

 

[thambok]

Ok.... GB scared me, as did a few other areas, and I don't want to make that mistake too many times.

Are there rooms in the chat area that are more like AH, and less like GB?

I am sitting here mashing F5, twitching in eagerness at the thought of my first story getting posted, and I need to find something to occupy my time.

 

[TheEarl]

AH is really one of a kind. If you want to get into editing and being edited, then I can thoroughly recommend the Story Discussion Circle. Very, very slow traffic, but good fun.

The Earl

 

[BlackShanglan]

And secretly, I have that eternal fear that my writing may not be good enough.

Ah yes. Best be careful there. You are familiar with the rules about being flogged naked at the stake for failing to create an erotic and yet epiphanic symbolic closure, I take it?

The official Shanglan seal of approval. Wear it with pride. If you really wann get on Shanglan's favorable side, don't make appealing suggestions involving a briar patch.

It really has been a terribly long time since anyone made movements toward throwing me in the briar patch. It's a tragic state of affairs.

Shanglan

 

[cloudy]

It really has been a terribly long time since anyone made movements toward throwing me in the briar patch. It's a tragic state of affairs.

Shanglan

but I thought you liked running barrels!

*sob*

 

[kendo1]

A late welcome to you thambock.
Another one who can spell.
Whatever next.

Maybe they'll start doing that on the GB.

Ken

 

[BlackShanglan]

but I thought you liked running barrels!

*sob*

Oh no. I loathe it. So much so that I require remarkable quantities of whipping to get me moving.

Oh please, please ... don't throw me in the briar patch!

 

[drksideofthemoon]

Ok.... GB scared me, as did a few other areas, and I don't want to make that mistake too many times.

Are there rooms in the chat area that are more like AH, and less like GB?

I am sitting here mashing F5, twitching in eagerness at the thought of my first story getting posted, and I need to find something to occupy my time.

Do yourself a favor, and your F5 key. They seem to approve stories between 9:00PM and 1:00AM PST. I've never seen one of my stories come out during the day. Also, don't even bother looking before 72 hours after submission....unless it's a contest story....

 

[thambok]

Common sense and reason have no place in this process. I know damn well my story won't be appoved soon, but that F5 keeps calling.....

 

[Stella_Omega]

I can't speak for every writer here, but please, never be in awe of me. I have the same fear with everything that I write. I firmly believe everything I write looks like crap by the time I am ready to post it. After I submit it, I worry until it comes out, and if I make one person happy, then I am happy.

If you felt like being in awe of me once in a while, I'd be patheically happy

 

[rgraham666]

If you felt like being in awe of me once in a while, I'd be patheically happy

OK. I've been in awe of you. Occasionally.

 

[cloudy]

If you felt like being in awe of me once in a while, I'd be patheically happy

oh, yeah....what Stella said.

Awe: it does an ego good.

 

[drksideofthemoon]

If you felt like being in awe of me once in a while, I'd be patheically happy

We could set up a calendar where each one of us spending a day in awe of you...or we could all put aside a day, we could call it Jour de Stella, and we could all in be in awe of you on the same day...