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Old 12-24-2011, 09:13 PM   #1
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Greetings, carbon lifeforms!
Eeee introductory posts are scary. Butttt oh well.

Hi, I'm Brittany! I usually go by Kat online, though. I am 20 years old and a college student. I'm currently double majoring in Bible/Theology and Youth/Family Ministry.

Amid all the hectic business of college, I have accomplished two great feats! The first is getting engaged (woo!) and the second is. . .dun-dun-dun. . . completing my first novel. I'm working on editing the first draft now, and I'm terribly excited about it. It's the first of a series of epic fantasy novels -- I'm already my own biggest fangirl! (not of me, but of the book)

I enjoy food, writing, drawing, music, and am somewhere between "antisocial recluse" and "social butterfly". Mostly, I like to stay in and play WoW, which satisfies my craving for company AND my craving for solitude!

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Hi there Kat, and welcome to the Cooler. Tonight's a great night for food, don't you agree? I've just eaten the entree and main course of our Christmas Eve dinner, now I'm waiting for the dessert...
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Welcome!

How long is your first draft? Also, mmm...food. I'm looking forward to the prime rib I'll be eating tomorrow. Holidays do not treat my waistline very well at all.
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Hi, I'm Brittany! I usually go by Kat online, though. I am 20 years old and a college student.

I enjoy food, writing, drawing, music, and am somewhere between "antisocial recluse" and "social butterfly".
Look what all we have in common already!

Hi Kat (Brittany) and :welcome!!!
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Thank you for all the kind welcomes, guys and gals!

@JeffC -- when I finished, it was 60k. something tells me it will end up longer after editing. . .also, due to the College Diet, I get to come home over the holidays, pig out, and actually LOSE weight. aha.

@CactusWendy -- with as much butter and salt as possible!

@Jehhillenberg -- you go by Kat too?! copycat D:
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Old 12-25-2011, 09:12 AM   #11
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Hi Kat! Congratulations for the engagement, and the novel
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Hail write-lete... making writer and athlete into a single word did not work so well.

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