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Mesg #75 |
"Looking for people who don't love me enough to lie :)" |
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ceige |
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Member since Feb 26th 2012
36 posts |
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Mon Mar-05-12 02:42 PM |
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Hi all,
I'm Carrie. Ceige is just a name my sister called me, my initials, c j g squinched together into a word. I've been writing since I've been reading, and I've been doing both as long as I can remember.
I've recently decided to take myself more seriously and see if I can be a better writer. I've been taking classes, letting people read my (much fretted over) words, and generally asking for feedback. I've found that a "there is no sound in this scene, I feel deaf" is so much more helpful than a "this is good" so I've come looking for people who don't love me enough to lie to me.
I've been haunting this site for a few weeks and found it very helpful. I've checked out the chat rooms, read a few articles, and even dipped my toes into critiquing a few posts (though I'm still polishing my new first chapter before posting it for a critique and I'm about to just make myself post it because polishing may have become procrastinating about six read-throughs ago).
I just love this site! I love the advice about setting goals (my new goal is to edit or write a scene a day thank you ashe from the chat rooms). I love the advice on grammar. I know I'm overdoing the love-fest here, but I really do love how supportive this site is
it's so nice to finally find people who enjoy writing as much as I do.
I'm excited to be here and looking forward to getting to know all of you!
Thanks, Carrie
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Hello, Carrie,
maripat,
Mar 05th 2012, #1
 RE: Hello, Carrie,
ceige,
Mar 08th 2012, #7
 RE: Hello, Carrie,
maripat,
Mar 08th 2012, #9
Welcome!,
magic seeker,
Mar 05th 2012, #2
 RE: Welcome!,
ceige,
Mar 08th 2012, #8
 RE: Welcome!,
magic seeker,
Mar 08th 2012, #10
 RE: Welcome!,
ceige,
Mar 08th 2012, #11
RE: Looking for people who don't love me enough to lie ...,
ppaauull11,
Mar 07th 2012, #3
 Welcome to you, too!,
magic seeker,
Mar 07th 2012, #4
  RE: Welcome to you, too!,
ppaauull11,
Mar 12th 2012, #13
 RE: Looking for people who don't love me enough to lie ...,
ceige,
Mar 08th 2012, #5
 RE: Looking for people who don't love me enough to lie ...,
ceige,
Mar 08th 2012, #6
 RE: Looking for people who don't love me enough to lie ...,
ppaauull11,
Mar 12th 2012, #12
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Mesg #76 |
"Hello, Carrie" |
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maripat |
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Member since Jul 11th 2002
16193 posts |
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Mon Mar-05-12 05:34 PM |
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I'm glad you came out of lurking to say hello and introduce yourself. Good luck with the critique exchanges. If you have any questions, please ask.
Maripat ~~~~~~Signature's Off~~~~~~
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Mesg #86 |
"RE: Hello, Carrie" |
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ceige |
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Member since Feb 26th 2012
36 posts |
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Thu Mar-08-12 01:03 AM |
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Hi Maripat,
Thanks for welcoming me.... I do have a quick question. Can you tell me how you set the WIP ticker at the bottom of your post? (or send me to a post that explains?) I'd love to be able to visually track my progress.
Thanks! ~~~~~~Signature's Off~~~~~~
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Mesg #88 |
"RE: Hello, Carrie" |
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maripat |
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Member since Jul 11th 2002
16193 posts |
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Thu Mar-08-12 08:18 AM |
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Scroll up to the header. Far right bottom corner, right above where it says FM Writer's Words for 2012, there's a progress bar link. Click on that and it'll show the fields to fill in.
Let me know if that works for you.
Maripat ~~~~~~Signature's Off~~~~~~
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Mesg #87 |
"RE: Welcome!" |
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ceige |
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Member since Feb 26th 2012
36 posts |
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Thu Mar-08-12 01:12 AM |
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Hi Deb,
Thanks for the personal welcome.
I checked out your website and love the dragons but I have do a question... have you found a way to keep Churchhill off your lap while working?
Micah doesn't seem to understand the difference between a laptop and a book and his typing skills make my spell-checker unhappy!
Well back to writing, and thanks again for saying hi. ~~~~~~Signature's Off~~~~~~
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Mesg #90 |
"RE: Welcome!" |
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ceige |
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Member since Feb 26th 2012
36 posts |
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Thu Mar-08-12 11:58 PM |
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I'd let Micah say hi back to Churchill but his typing is abysmal.... though some days I'm certain he's trying to tell me something and cursing his paws for hitting multiple keys at once. Do you think he'll get better if I let him practice? ~~~~~~Signature's Off~~~~~~
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Mesg #78 |
"RE: Looking for people who don't love me enough to lie ..." |
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ppaauull11 |
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Member since Mar 02nd 2012
8 posts |
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Wed Mar-07-12 04:26 AM |
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Hi ya, Carrie, I'm very new here myself been looking around for about a week I guess. I really identify with the subject of your post. I just don't know if my work is good or whether people around me just say it is .
What genre are you writing in?
Welcome to a fellow newbie. Paul ~~~~~~Signature's Off~~~~~~
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Mesg #104 |
"RE: Welcome to you, too!" |
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ppaauull11 |
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Member since Mar 02nd 2012
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Mon Mar-12-12 08:46 PM |
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Thanks Deb. Thanks to Carrie this site has already been useful. I think it's a great resource to have.
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Mesg #84 |
"RE: Looking for people who don't love me enough to lie ..." |
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ceige |
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Member since Feb 26th 2012
36 posts |
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Thu Mar-08-12 12:59 AM |
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Hi Fellow Newbie... I mean Paul,
I'm glad I'm not the only one who worries that the people I love might me liars 
I'm writing a urban fantasy (vamp/werewolf-esque people set in modern times). How about you?
Thanks so much for the warm welcome! ~~~~~~Signature's Off~~~~~~
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Mesg #85 |
"RE: Looking for people who don't love me enough to lie ..." |
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ceige |
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Member since Feb 26th 2012
36 posts |
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Thu Mar-08-12 12:59 AM |
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Hi Fellow Newbie... I mean Paul,
I'm glad I'm not the only one who worries that the people I love might me liars 
I'm writing a urban fantasy (vamp/werewolf-esque people set in modern times). How about you?
Thanks so much for the warm welcome! ~~~~~~Signature's Off~~~~~~
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