... happened on this place whilst wandering around

Seems a friendly and informative gaff.

I have just finished my first novel and my agent is punting it around the usual suspects.

Anyone care to fill me in on the delights (or otherwise) that await me?

Hi, Turner, and welcome to WriteWords.

Congratulations on getting an Agent for your first novel - that's quite an achievement.
What genre do you write in?


- NaomiM

Thanks for the welcome Naomi

I suppose the genre I write in could be broadly termed as "dirty realism" - the minutiae of everyday life. The novel is a multiple narrative affair that zooms in on ordinary people and their everyday concerns. I suppose it's a sort of cross between Faulkner and Carver with a dash of Irvine Welsh or Niall Griffiths. The prose style is fairly stripped down.

I am thrilled to have found a forum for writers. I don't really know many actual writers in real life - at least not where I live! I've joined up for the month free trial and will see how it goes from here.

Hi Turner, and welcome to WW

Emma

Hello there.
I have to say, that I joined WW when I signed my first contract and it has been invaluable in helping me through those times when I didn't know how the land would lie.
I didn't know any writers either - still don't, apart from a few I've met through my publisher, but the great thing about WW is that we're all in the same boat.
HBx

Hi and welcome. Hope you soon find a publisher for your novel!

we're all in the same boat.

Or on the same lifeboar...

Emma

Hi Turner,

Welcome to Write Words. It's a good, varied site with some very knowledgeable people on it.

Good luck in finding a publisher for your first book. There's forum thread called the Lifeboar (which Emma referred to above) where people waiting on news from publishers hang out and bite nails. (Only mention this because it's not obvious what it is from its name.) The rest is pretty self-explanatory.

Cherys

Can't seem to find Lifeboar ?....

Which section is it in??

No that I've got any nails left, mind ...

Ah. I think it's in Private Members which temp members may not have access to. Sorry. But wherever you bite your finger stubs - someone will be around.

Hello

I am in the midle of reading Niall Griffiths' Sheepshagger at the moment - I like Irvine

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Welsh too. (I don't know why it submitted post so early)

When your book is published let me know - I am already keen to buy. (first post so don't know how to insert smilie or yippee doo dah emoticon - maybe it's because I am not a full member)

Anyway - good luck

Hi Rwemad and welcome to Writewords

If you put a colon : and bracket ) together you get a smilie.
A semi colon and a bracket give you a winkie
There are a few others but those are the main two.

If you need any help navigating the site just give us a shout.

- NaomiM