[Welcome meme] Getting to know each other...

[sterling]

We're all relatively new to DW, and that means we're likely going to meet a lot of new people. But, where to start? How can we break the ice and get to know each other?

Perhaps a quick friending "meme" would be just the thing. Copy and paste the below as a reply to this thread, and let us know what kind of writer you are. Answers can be as vague or as specific as you'd like.

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<u><b>General</b></u> <b>- Name:</b> <b>- Age:</b> <b>- Location:</b> <u><b>Reading</b></u> <b>- Your favorite genre/s:</b> <b>- Your favorite author/s:</b> <b>- Your favorite book/s:</b> <b>- Your favorite character/s:</b> <b>- Least favorite book/s:</b> <b>- Least favorite characters:</b> <b>- Recommended reading:</b> <u><b>Writing</b></u> <b>- What do you write:</b> (ex: fiction, poems, songs, etc.) <b>- Your favorite genre/s to write:</b> <b>- Do you write fanfiction?</b> (if yes, what fandom?) <b>- Do you write original fiction?</b> <b>- Current project:</b> <b>- An area you'd like to improve in:</b> <b>- An accomplishment you're proud of:</b> <u><b>Other</b></u> <b>- Hobbies:</b> <b>- What's in your journal?</b> <b>- Why did you move to DW?</b> <b>- Favorite energy drink?</b> <b>- Anything else?</b>

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[jackluminous]

General

- Name: Jack.
- Age: 26.
- Location: Manchester, UK.

Reading

- Your favorite genre/s: Fantasy of any sort, space opera, and alternate history.
- Your favorite author/s: Neil Gaiman, Susanna Clarke, Michael Chabon, Terry Pratchett, Clive Barker, Alan Moore, Neal Stephenson, Stephen King, J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert E. Howard, Iain M. Banks...I'm forgetting some, I know for sure.
- Your favorite book/s: Gaiman's Sandman series, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Abarat, Lord of the Rings. Many, many, many more.
- Your favorite character/s: There are a lot, but the first one that comes to mind is Sam Vimes from Pratchett's Discworld series.
- Least favorite book/s: Anything Ayn Rand has ever written.
- Least favorite characters: Don't really have any.
- Recommended reading: I recently read Terry Pratchett's The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents for the first time, and I now intend to read it to my future children.

Writing

- What do you write: Long original fiction, mostly.
- Your favorite genre/s to write: Anything that falls under the broad umbrella of SF, from space opera to magic realism to horror to steampunk.
- Do you write fanfiction? Sometimes. I've written Doctor Who, Marvel Comics, Star Trek, Metal Gear Solid and Abarat fanfic, all very short and self-contained.
- Do you write original fiction? A lot of it.
- Current project: Oh, man! Don't get me started. I have about three novels going, and two novellas.
- An area you'd like to improve in: Time management, editing, plotting, not getting bored and dumping the current thing for a new shiny.
- An accomplishment you're proud of: Writing 30,000 words of fiction in three days for a writing challenge.

Other

- Hobbies: Writing, complaining about writing, my fandoms, tabletop roleplaying, and casual gaming (Warcraft, console games).
- What's in your journal? Not much yet, but I'll soon be posting about fandom and writing stuff.
- Why did you move to DW? It seemed friendly and awesome, and I liked the sense of community that's already growing.
- Favorite energy drink? ...tea?
- Anything else? NO. :D

[meoryn]

You know, I have the same problem about improving - I totally get bored too and dump what I am writing for the new shiney toy. I've been accused of having a short attention span.

[truestory]

You sound really cool! I love Neil Gaiman and have a great fondness for Terry Pratchett. Would you like to be friends?