Hi!  I am a newbie here and just wanted to introduce myself!

Name:  Kathy
Age:  38
Aspiring to be:  A good writer.  If I never get published, at least I am able to entertain myself and my friends.
Influenced by:  Wow, so many writers, I don't really know where to start.  My favorite contemporary authors are Sidney Sheldon and Diana Gabaldon.
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‘I could take my skirt off if you’d like’. Lilah Daily was one fucked up girl, and nothing made me sadder than sitting on the old living-room floor, her head leaning gently against my shoulder. She knew too well the feeling of loss, a curtain of silk hair sweeping the side of her face as she softly kissed my collar bone. ‘Lih-‘ I raised my hand ( Read more... )

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Hi Everyone,

I'm Archee, and yes, I am a newbie.

I'm stuck in a rut of sorts concerning getting past the first chapter of a story, so I thought I'd link you all to a fabulous tutorial that I found quite helpful - How to Successfully Complete a Successful Story! by glitterjewele .

There's a few of these on Fictionpress, though this appears to be the ( Read more... )

Okay all, happy 2006! I think we should take a moment to see what everyone is up to as of the new year.

Still working on Solace and still waiting to hear back from LUNA.

How about you all?

Okay people of Literally Aspiring, are you still aspiring? If so, how? I think we all need a little update on what people are up to so just mention your progress (or lack there of) so we can all be supportive and learn from it like one big happy group.