Hello, dips toe carefully into pond

[MaryMumsy]

After all, there might be sharks or alligators. I'm a new member. My good friend JeanneTGC said I should jump in. I'm a voracious reader, one of Jeanne's primary betas, and am noodling with an idea she says is narrative non-fiction. The two most recent westerns I've read are 'Appaloosa' and 'Resolution', both by Robert B Parker. Don't have a lot of westerns in my library, but have read hundreds in the past.

MaryMumsy

[TheIT]

And cats, too. :e2cat:

Welcome to AW! Enjoy your stay!

:welcome:

[alleycat]

Welcome to AW.

[dpaterso]

Welcome! Glad to see you here!

-Derek

[Appalachian Writer]

Welcome, Mary. Guess what? JeanneTGC is a good friend of mine as well and I do a little beta-ing for her now and again. Hope to see you around here often. I've got some stories over on western SYW, and so have a few other pretty good writers. You might just slip on over and take a look.
Appy

P.S. Thanks for the good words on my recent revision. JeanneTGC forwarded them to me. You gave me hope that I might just finish that revise and resubmit request.

[JeanneTGC]

MUMSY!!!!

SO glad you're here!

Oh...dang...that means I have to behave...erm...only look at my posts here in Westerns, where I'm always the picture of decorum!

(nonononono...don't look at Humor! Or Office Party! Or Horror! Only look at my posts in Westerns!)

And, she's a better writer than she likes to give herself credit for, folks, so I'm hoping the encouragement from like-minded readers and writers will drag her kicking and bucking all the way to a finished novel. :D

[lostgirl]

Mary!!!!! Hey you crazy chick!! It's about time you got your happy a$$ here. I never thought Jeanne would wear you down. You cost me a dollar, missy!!! I'll take it out of you in reps.. never worry... j/k I know never to be against the great corrupter.. it's a sucker's bet.

I'm glad you made it on... Someone needs to hang around and try to keep that Jeanne character in line... :D

[MaryMumsy]

Thanks for the warm welcome.

MM

[Puma]

Welcome aboard, MM. Sounds like you already have a pretty good idea of the ropes. But - never, ever, hesitate to ask questions. Everyone who stops by western is pretty congenial and very willing to help out a newcomer. Puma

[myscribe]

Welcome Mary! I'm glad to see a familiar face around these parts. Love that you’re toying with an idea for narrative nonfiction. You definitely don't give yourself enough credit. I know you can do it!

(And Jeanne will drag it out of you eventually, so you might as well start with the writing now) ;)

[MaryMumsy]

Thanks Puma and Phyl. I'm actually in the 'organizing to do research' phase. Making lists of info I need, and the places I can potentially find it. Wish I had a spare few thousand to make a trip to W TX courthouses and historical societies. But just as sure as I spent the money, they would have NOTHING. So I will write letters, offer to pay for copies, and include SASEs so they can let me know if they have anything I want. It's actually all Jeanne's fault. She was late getting to the WWA book signing and I had too much time to go around gathering and purchasing. I even called to say 'help me, I'm buying', and she just laughed. And it was a MEAN laugh.

MM

[lostgirl]

Really, does she laugh any other way? :D

[JeanneTGC]

Really, does she laugh any other way? :D
Nope.




Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!


See? :tongue

[lostgirl]

Yep, looks spot on. :wag:

[Festus]

Mary,

Welcome aboard! Glad to have you join us!

Festus

[Puma]

Hey Festus - I know this is Mary's thread, but good to see you around - we've missed you! Puma