I'm new :)

[Raith]

Hey, I'm Brooke from indiana . I've been writing a novel for about a year and a half and have 13 chapters + prologue. I love reading fantasy and just wanted to join up with some like minded people

[Teresa Edgerton]

Welcome, Raith (or Brooke). You shouldn't have any trouble meeting like-minded people here -- and considering the number of aspiring writers, probably a lot of them with 13 chapters and a prologue, too.

[The Ace]

Freda scuttles through at high speed, waving yet another sparkler in greeting.

"Sorry we're celebrating Guy Fawkes night a little late this year and sparklers fascinate her. Welcome aboard."

[Talysia]

Welcome. It's always good to see new faces around here.

[Grimward]

Welcome Raith. You're sure to find like minded people here, as well as those of other minds, too....

Anyway, may many happy hours be yours here in this place. Don't forget to eat and sleep....!

[purple_kathryn]

Bonjour!

(which is about the limit of my French)

[Harpo]

Welcome and hello and that

[kale]

Hi...nice to see you...to see you nice.

[Dr.Jackson]

Hello and Welcome to Chrons!

[Raith]

Thanks everyone. I have a question... How do I get my avatar onto my posts? I put one in but it's just a profile picture as of yet, how do I get it up on the threads? It's not extremely important, just bothersome.

[chrispenycate]

From someone who's (possibly) not quite the most computer illiterate on the site, but nearly:

User CP

Settings and options

Edit avatar

Custom Avatar ; URL or upload from your computer.

Now, where were we? Ah, hadn't started yet, I see.

Like minded? yes, I suppose we like minds quite a lot. Not necessarily more than we approve of bodies, but minds get through internet links with less damage.

I'm one of those who is enthusiastically writing, although I can't say exactly how many chapters it runs to; it isn't yet organised like this.

So, any and all fantasy, or do you have favourite authors/books/worlds? Not that it makes much odds; you'll find enthusiasts for most of the major authors, and opinions on many others (not always compatible opinions, certainly, but that's what discussion's about.

Welcome to your home away from reality; sleep might be in short supply from now on.

[TheEndIsNigh]

Raith.

Thirteen chapters... Mmmm

A prologue...

Eighteen months in the writing....

Welcome.

[SpaceShip]

Hi brooke - welcome to the Chrons.

[Moss]

Welcome, Raith, from another newcomer. There's lots of good stuff for writers, and lots of good stuff on publishing, but most of all there are lots of lovely folk on here.
Can you tell me anything about your writing? How long are the chapters? Have you outlined the entire book? What do you expect the final word count to be? Have you written consecutively from the beginning, or do you have chapters from different parts of the book? Do you attempt to perfect a section or a chapter, or are you aiming to finish the entire book before redrafting. Apologies if this is intrusive, and I shall not be offended if you don't reply, but I am really interested in how different folk tackle the writing process for a whole book.
Thanks.

[Raith]

I had a basic storyline idea, and just started writing. I've gone over and over it several times and tweaked it here and there, sometimes rewriting a big parts of the chapter until I feel good about it. I do not have a page count, because I haven't printed it all out. My printer is crap and it uses a lot of ink I haven't outlined the whole book, because if it is too rough, it makes me crazy thinking about it, so I get a chapter as good as I can, (still not perfect) before starting a new chapter, and I still go back and reread once in a while and change things.