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Welcome. We hope you enjoy the YouWriteOn experience. Feel free to post a 'hello' and tell us about yourself.  If you have any queries, ask our friendly help-dog in the help section - he's made from old toaster parts and we were thinking about putting him back into service as one  Our members are a very constructive bunch, and here's some examples of member feedback .. Quote: rachaelede, Wednesday, 4 Jan 2006 11:13 Thank you so much for your review! You have put loads of time and effort into it, and it is SO helpful. The comments you made about the boy (Tom) are interesting as I am struggling with him at the mo. Anyway, thanks again for the review. I will review yours in the next couple of days. I want to wait until I have a good stretch of time so that I can do it properly. Feedback from author about her book chapters entitled 'Elsewhere':Quote: HJW, Tuesday, 10 Jan 2006 09:13Thanks for the review of Elsewhere, it was really really helpful and the points you have raised are very constructive and reflected things that I think need more work (i.e at times I have erred on the side of keeping things too simple). You have the honour of being the first person to comment on my work, other than my partner and a very close friend, and to get a view from a neutral third party is really great. I think this site is such a good tool for all us aspiring authors. Feedback from author about her book chapters entitled 'Blood Shadows':Quote: Just to say a big thank you to you for the thorough review of Blood Shadows. I thought it was an excellent review - you should do that for a living..... You obviously took a lot of time and effort to write it and I really appreciate it. I felt the points you made were very valid and will definitely take them on board. Feedback from author about her book chapters entitled 'Starquest':Quote: Thanks so much for your review of Starquest. It was great to have such positive feedback and I'm really glad you enjoyed it. I'm also very grateful to you for pointing out some typos I missed after revising for about the twentieth time! I will email you with some thoughts on the other points you raised. Every suggestion is most welcome as I really want to get this to the best standard I can. Thanks again. Feedback from author about her book chapters entitled 'Woodsmoke and Wildflowers:Quote: That was a very good review you gave me Janetuda and thankyou. Some of your points have already been made by other reviewers and I have decided a bit of a re-write is on the cards. I am still not sure which genre it should be. As you say, it may not be enough for today's young teenagers, but I will think about that. Jack is not in the Army because he is over the age limit at that time. I think I have mentioned that in my next set of chapters which I have uploaded and you may like to read. Many thanks for a helpful review. More feedback from authorsQuote: Thanks for great review, in fact all three reviewers so far have I think got to the heart of the problem I knew it had. Would you believe I worked for a year with a reputable agent on this and still couldn't get it into a shape to please us both (that's AFTER I had spent 2 years alone on the draft). It would have helped so much to go through this feedback process from the early stages Quote: The feedback is helping me enormously. When more than one reader hits on the same weakness, bingo - do something. Reviewing the work of others is a lesson in itself. Somebody writes an atmospheric description and you wonder why you can't do as well yourself. Somebody else misses a plot opportunity and you realise you have done that too.
Welcome also to those who posted 'hello's' in other forums:
Quote: eileenmcinnes, Friday, 24 Feb 2006 11:31Welcome to all newcomers (and oldies). Great site, helpful reviewers, and my story has been much improved by listening to some of the suggestions made.
Quote: plaville, Thursday, 23 Feb 2006 15:53Paul here. New to all this. Looks great. Huge thanks to Michelle and Eileen for reviewing the first chapter of my new idea. Very positive so far.
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Hi, I'm Murray Hurray, and apart from writing these are my hobbies .. 
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BriS
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My name's BriS, I was once in the top ten once but now I'm a hasbeen .. luckily I have a rabbit to keep me company .. 
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My name is Cath and I am an alco... Oh hang on...wrong on-line community. That's a relief. Means I can have a drink here  
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Assignment Robot
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Not you lot, we're only interested in new shiny members. Lovely new shiny members and not old rusty old members ..
*Help dog holds up a ticket*
The public relations course? Was that today, help dog? I didn't need to go on it, can't you see how polished my people skills are?
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My name's ethelred .. I've been around here for about a month and nobody likes me  I'm the leader of The Nerds, and the only member of The Nerds.
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Quote: Assignment Robot, Thursday, 23 Feb 2006 14:58Not you lot, we're only interested in new shiny members. Lovely new shiny members and not old rusty old members .. Let's get you back on that course, shall we? Anyone old or new may introduce themselves, and feel free to tell us about anything writing related as well as your other more varied extra-curricular activities ..
This post was last edited by YouWriteOn, 23 Feb 2006, 15:22
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My name's Eddie and I work for the outfit who are behind the programming and maintenance of YouWriteOn.... On a completely unrelated note, I would also like a house price crash. 
Zarr Internet Services
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Quote: Eddie @ Zarr, Thursday, 23 Feb 2006 15:43My name's Eddie and I work for the outfit who are behind the programming and maintenance of YouWriteOn.... Get your nose back to the grindstone
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plaville
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um.... hello .... Paul here. New to all this. Looks great. Huge thanks to Michelle and Eileen for reviewing the first chapter of my new idea. Very positive so far. ... hold on, have to go. My cat wants food and is now walking over my keybkjghhgds73617yg&^fwd
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YouWriteOn
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Welcome, Paul, and glad to see members are enjoying your chapters.
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olpinkeyes
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Well, you can see who I am. Feel free to call me Pinky for short. Of course, it's not my real name. It's actually a character from one of my books, but I like him so I named myself after him. I write mostly teen/young adult fiction, and spend my spare time playing saxophone. Most of us have to justify our existence, I suppose, and I'm no different. I figure if I have to do it, then I may as well enjoy it, so I spend my working hours sourcing and buying stock for the local library service. I 'do' anything rebellious, different and 'outside the box'. I don't 'do' anything that anyone says I should. 
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YouWriteOn
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Welcome aboard OlPinkEyes, look forward to seeing your writing. I think most of us have pink eyes staring at these computer screens.
This post was last edited by YouWriteOn, 23 Feb 2006, 21:19
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Alison543
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Hello,
My name is Alison and I have just finished my first book, and uploaded the sample chapters.
As I am new to this site, can you tell me when I will be able to upload my completed book?
Thank you
Alison
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YouWriteOn
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Welcome aboard, Alison, and thanks for uploading your chapters. At present YouWriteOn is for uploading opening chapters for novels, approximately the amount agents/publishers ask to see, and a manageable amount for reviewers to read in a review exchange system. You can however upload additional sets of chapters for feedback, but it is best to signal in the title and synopsis that they are follow-on chapters. Any other queries, please let us know. Ted
This post was last edited by Assignment Robot, 24 Feb 2006, 09:28
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Welcome All
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