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08-10-2012, 06:08 PM
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New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Bikini Bottom
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Hey, you can call me Ehjookayted!
Hey everyone! My name is Ehjookayted, Ehj for short, and I'm excited to be a part of the community here! To be perfectly honest, I've always had an inkling that I've wanted to seriously write somewhere in my life, be it a career or a hobby. So it does shame a little bit to say that I've never seriously committed myself to my writing. I have a passion for it, but I've neither explored my poetic fancy nor my desires to write a novel.
What I do write, however, ties in my two loves: writing and philosophy. I particularly love essays, for some odd reason, and enjoy finding the deep rooted philosophy in anything I read. Being able to implement that into writing is something really great, and it's cool to think that I can writing analytical pieces with a touch of creativity and a healthy dose of philosophical knowledge. I know there are plenty of philosophical minds out there, and I fully expect some to be on here.  Of course, philosophy only gets you so far, and is rather abstract, especially in writing. The symbols and themes associated with any meta-cognitive writing are not that easy to approach, and I think I've always struggled with making my writing concrete. As quirky as my writing style is, I am a student of this game (if we could call writing a game), and I'd like to think I appreciate all types of writing. Something I love is the raw emotion that some writers have a natural gift for. Emotion is obviously the goal that most writers want to get out of their readers, and it's kind of awesome to break down the writing and see what words, phrases, motifs, etc. make that writing work. Yeah, I'm a word nerd. My favorite word would have to be a tie between paradox and paroxysm. Well I've talked way too long, but I hope to start posting a lot and contribute! I definitely will be getting into more serious writing in the coming months, but I can say that this place will be a truly great resource. Oh and thanks to my friend, free_cashews_on_me for introducing me to this place. Sorry for rambling, but I'm not exactly concise, especially when talking about myself.  I'm egocentric, pretentious, and erudite, so yeah you could say I'm Ehjookayted.  I'll see you around. Thanks for reading! Ehj~
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As we destroy the world around us, we create a different landscape for those who will come after us. As we create a painting of the utmost grandeur, we destroy the blank canvas. As we watch our lives wilt before us, we see a new one blossom before our eyes.
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08-10-2012, 06:26 PM
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Starscream
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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 Take some time and read the Newbie Guide and the Stickies found at the top of Forum pages. They are your best guide to learning about Absolute Write. Don’t forget to read the FAQ regarding posting pictures at AW. In fact, we have lots of brilliant FAQs check them out. Members who want to start a thread in Share Your Work to have work critiqued need 50 posts. Don’t make a mad dash to reach your 50 posts. Take some time to greet fellow newbies, critique other members’ works, or join a discussion. Announcements, Events and Self Promotion is for active members only. All obvious spam will be deleted on sight!
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 A DOG OF WAR Click the cover, it's a link Loyal Tierza struggles through the heartache and despair of WW2 to find her boy. My First Blog-Marriage My Second Blog-The Boy In The Striped Pajamas Help find Tracey Cooeedownunder's sister is missing No Rest For the Wicked Click to buy. Haggis has a story in it. |
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08-10-2012, 06:28 PM
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Sophipygian
AW Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Chicago, Illinois USA
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Welcome and good luck.
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08-10-2012, 06:32 PM
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New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Bikini Bottom
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Forum looks great, and what I really love is how the BBCode is integrated seamlessly into the posting page, really cool stuff. Also love the forum design, it's very simple yet clean. Thanks again for the help!
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As we destroy the world around us, we create a different landscape for those who will come after us. As we create a painting of the utmost grandeur, we destroy the blank canvas. As we watch our lives wilt before us, we see a new one blossom before our eyes.
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08-10-2012, 06:49 PM
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practical experience, FTW
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Qc, CA
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 SECOND CHANCES - here - ebook and paperback RETURN TO CAER LON - on Amazon - ebook and paperback MOONSHADOWS - upcoming this fall ----------------------------------------------------- I have a website! www.claudedancourt.webs.com And I tweet... @ClaudeDancourt |
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08-10-2012, 06:53 PM
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Insanium in the cranium
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Sort of cozy here.
Posts: 4,311
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Why hello there stranger!
This man... this man is a legend.  Enjoy yourself, my friend. Great to see you taking your talents seriously. This is definitely the place to start your writing journey!See ya around. This'll be a great way to improve your sentence fluency.  Later dude!
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08-10-2012, 07:10 PM
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the Light of Dawn
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Onward and upwards
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Welcome!
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 Divination on Kindle (Amazon) Divination on Smashwords (Any Format) My Blog: http://wesleykang.wordpress.com |
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08-10-2012, 10:39 PM
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If I had a brain I'd still be dumb
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Scotland
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08-11-2012, 01:06 AM
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Order of the Dragon
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Michigan
Posts: 4,927
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Hello, and welcome!
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08-11-2012, 01:47 AM
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'til the end of time
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Montreal
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Hey, welcome!
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WIPs Roses and Thorns YA Fantasy (drafting) A Curse of Red YA Fantasy (rewriting/revising) |
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08-11-2012, 06:13 AM
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They are all perfect....
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: The 5-0
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Hello and
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08-11-2012, 07:58 AM
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New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: In my bedroom.
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Well well well, hello Ehj. I see free_cashews_on_me got you to join too. Awesome, and see you around on the site! Hahaha.
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08-11-2012, 08:07 AM
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practical experience, FTW
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Missouri
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Welcome.
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My writing blog: http://ryanmuellerwriting.blogspot.com/ WIP: The Man in the Crystal Prison (Upper MG Contemporary Fantasy): 66K Revising and Editing White Fire (Epic Fantasy): 114K Revising and Editing. |
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08-11-2012, 10:35 AM
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One evil little baby step at a time
Join Date: May 2011
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Welcome!
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08-11-2012, 11:35 AM
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Benefactor Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
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welcome
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08-11-2012, 04:23 PM
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Making my own sunshine
AW Moderator
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Location: Gulf coast of FL
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08-11-2012, 05:24 PM
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practical experience, FTW
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Cape Breton
Posts: 766
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Welcome to AW!
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08-11-2012, 05:34 PM
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.. and the 'voices'
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Moose Rapids, Quebec
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Welcome aboard
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08-11-2012, 06:25 PM
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New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin
Join Date: Jul 2012
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Hello ehj, and welcome. I enjoyed reading your intro-nice mix of self-disclosure and humor. I joined the AW community in an effort to make writing more of a habit. Seems like you have similar interests. Good luck!
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08-11-2012, 11:18 PM
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New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Bikini Bottom
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Thanks for the warm welcomes everyone!
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As we destroy the world around us, we create a different landscape for those who will come after us. As we create a painting of the utmost grandeur, we destroy the blank canvas. As we watch our lives wilt before us, we see a new one blossom before our eyes.
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08-13-2012, 07:00 PM
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practical experience, FTW
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Ottawa area Canada
Posts: 535
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"I'm egocentric, pretentious, and erudite, so yeah you could say I'm Ehjookayted."
Or your the phirst graduate of an all phonics schooling, with the phirst book "Hooked on phonics." still stored away phor repherence. Quote from page seven "Fills phirst phoray, phound Phrida phloundering phar phrom Fill's pharm." stating that not every word is spelled like it sounds. Innn or-dur toooo gettt it core-rect, uuuuuuu neeeeeed tooo ovvvver pro nown sssss the were-dzzzzz. |
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08-14-2012, 10:41 PM
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As Sweet as Honey
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: NY
Posts: 82
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Hi!
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08-14-2012, 11:05 PM
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practical experience, FTW
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: USA
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Welcome
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04-28-2013, 04:24 PM
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The Anti-Magdalene
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: The The Nutcracker Suite
Posts: 33,206
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Hi Ehj!
Welcome to AW! Don't forget to read about AW basics in the Newbie Guide! Questions about the forum software can be found in the FAQ's menu in the handy blue bar at the 'top' of this page. This common acronym list helps identify our mystifying abbreviations. Before you ask that Newbie question!! See if Katiemac has the answer here. and check out: Sara's 10 Basic Writing Tips! If you're looking for critiques please read the 50 Post rule. Posting your writing to the Share Your Work (SYW) area is explained here. This link covers the most common problems posts. found in SYW *Worth reading no matter how long you have been here!* AW is a community built on the foundations of respecting your fellow writer and helping each other, it's the basic building blocks of how and why AW works. Welcome to our community! =) -kelly- Fun AW social links: The Office Party Kelly's Soft Asylum
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04-28-2013, 06:24 PM
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practical experience, FTW
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Canada - eh!
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Welcome Ehj!
Loved your into, by the way! This a great site for writers with a lot of information. See you in the forums.
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