Topic: A Big Thank You

When I joined just under a week ago, I was blown away by the response I was receiving for my writing to the point I was not going to join after my trial period. However, after a few days now I have become to appreciate that folk here really what to help and I now feel privileged to have such a wealth of other peoples experience at my fingertips. I actually feel more confident in my writing knowing there are folk here I can run my first draft through without the embarrassment of it getting pulled to pieces once it gets e-published. So to all who have critiqued my writing so far, thanks for the advice. I hope in time to meet more people here. I'm already on Booksie where you can read all my writings. Please be kind LOL. Hope to speak to some of you soon.

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No better testament than this, Mark. I hope you have a long and fruitful time here on the site.

Bill

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Mark, if you could have read some of my writing when I first joined in 2008, you would've laughed.  I came onboard thinking I knew everything.  That was back when this site was much larger and had ten times the reviewers it has now.  My first chapter went over like a lead balloon, with over forty reviews the first day.  I got slammed!  I quickly discovered just how little I knew.  All these years later, I'm still learning things on here.  I wouldn't take anything for my journey here and for all the friends and acquaintances I've made.  When I read some of the junk I posted back in '08, I cringe!  LOL! 

You'll get there.  Determination is the key!

MJ

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Thanks Mark for sharing your experience! I was very nervous to post my first chapter fearing it would be torn apart and my fragile confidence as a writer shattered. Well, it did get critiqued. That was what I wanted, and my eyes got opened to see what I couldn't see. I should have done this much earlier in the process, but fear kept me away. I will sign up after my trial period runs out. Thank you all!

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Christine Dreier wrote:

Thanks Mark for sharing your experience! I was very nervous to post my first chapter fearing it would be torn apart and my fragile confidence as a writer shattered. Well, it did get critiqued. That was what I wanted, and my eyes got opened to see what I couldn't see. I should have done this much earlier in the process, but fear kept me away. I will sign up after my trial period runs out. Thank you all!

Christine, you did an excellent job on your first post!  Nobody here means any harm, though some of us may come off that way occasionally...we were all new once, so don't let any review get you down.  Take it with a grain of salt and always remember it's your story, not ours.  If you changed everything to something somebody else wanted, you would lose your voice and it would sound like your reviewer's work and not yours.  Keep your head up and you will meet your goal! 

Cheers,
MJ

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Christine, I have been on this site for only a week, and have already been critique by some of the seasoned writers like Marilyn and Clark. Everyone is very supportive.

A big thanks to everyone who has viewed, and reviewed my work thus far. This has been a wonderful learning experience. It has helped me reflect and refine the direction of my book.
SL.

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