Hi!

anne_tedeton · Jun 4, 2013

Hello, all! I'm Anne, and...I'm new here! Any pointers in the right direction or hints on navigating the forums are totally welcome.

A little about me: my writing niche is focused on stories that are a little sad and a little scary. My current project is a 82k YA dark fantasy about murderous angels. I'll be shopping the first book around soon...once I've got a decent query letter. I'm quite terrible at them, but hopefully I'll get whipped into shape here on the forums and make a few friends

PorterStarrByrd · Jun 4, 2013

Welcome aboard

The newbies guide covers almost everything ....

Griffin Hayes · Jun 4, 2013

Welcome to AW!

zfk55 · Jun 4, 2013

Welcome Anne

JulianneQJohnson · Jun 4, 2013

Welcome to the WC! Explore the forum. I will add that the "new posts" button is great for seeing what's active right now.

Rockweaver · Jun 4, 2013

Anne welcome to the cooler glad to have you here

Wordcaster · Jun 4, 2013

Hi Anne,

Finishing the novel is a great step. Look forward to interacting with you. Good luck and welcome!

rwm4768 · Jun 4, 2013

Welcome. We're all terrible at query letters at first. You'll get better after a few rounds in Query Letter Hell.

cooeedownunder · Jun 5, 2013

Welcome

clee984 · Jun 5, 2013

Hi Anne, welcome.

tinker · Jun 5, 2013

Welcome to AW and good luck with that dreaded query letter!

regdog · Jun 5, 2013

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SuzanneSeese · Jun 5, 2013

thehairymob · Jun 5, 2013

Mare · Jun 5, 2013

Anne, good luck with the book!

Tayson · Jun 5, 2013

Welcome, and good luck with your coming query.

L. Y. · Jun 5, 2013

Welcome to the Water Cooler!

:welcome:

AW is a huge place, and there's a lot of information to be found here. Take your time and browse around to get a feel of the various forums.

And don't forget to check out the Newbie Guide. Enjoy your stay.

anne_tedeton · Jun 16, 2013

Thanks, all

Sort of suprised by the warm welcome--you guys are a lot friendlier than other forums I've been on!

Haha...I'm excited and filled with dread at the prospect of getting my query hacked to ribbons. But it's all for the greater good

Thanks again for stopping by to say hi to a newbie.

juliesondra · Jun 16, 2013

Yay, good luck Anne. I think some of the best querying resources online are here in this place! Ask the Agent and Successful Queries (for examples) might give you a boost! And I feel ya there--querying is not an easy thing to jump into. But you can always view it as an adventure, fraught with peril and danger around every corner! With a treasure waiting for you at the end!

Or something.

anne_tedeton · Jun 16, 2013

juliesondra said:
Yay, good luck Anne. I think some of the best querying resources online are here in this place! Ask the Agent and Successful Queries (for examples) might give you a boost! And I feel ya there--querying is not an easy thing to jump into. But you can always view it as an adventure, fraught with peril and danger around every corner! With a treasure waiting for you at the end!

Or something.

Writing a query = getting to the end of disc three. I'm down with that. Perhaps this'll be easier if I view it as a succession of boss battles...

Thanks for the tips

aus10phile · Jun 17, 2013

anne_tedeton said:
My current project is a 82k YA dark fantasy about murderous angels.

Wow that does sound sad and scary! Welcome. Hope you find the forums helpful!

anne_tedeton · Jun 18, 2013

aus10phile said:
Wow that does sound sad and scary! Welcome. Hope you find the forums helpful!

Thanks

Hi!

anne_tedeton

PorterStarrByrd

nutruring tomorrows criminals today

Griffin Hayes

One evil little baby step at a time

zfk55

JulianneQJohnson

Ferret Herder

Rockweaver

Wordcaster

Straw that broke the camel's back

rwm4768

practical experience, FTW

cooeedownunder

Grateful for the day

clee984

Bearded and serious

tinker

Winging it!

regdog

The Scavengers

SuzanneSeese

Comfortably numb by rejections

thehairymob

If I had a brain I'd still be dumb

Mare

Tayson

L. Y.

Thread surfer and virtual bartender

anne_tedeton

juliesondra

anne_tedeton

aus10phile

committed plantser

anne_tedeton