Welcome… I’m New Here! Greetings from London

[Monkhouse]

After many months of rewrites and implementing notes, I think I'm ready to shop my debut cybercrime-thriller, The Flood.

I'm currently working on pitches and synopsis, just starting to query, including Litopia's pop-up submissions. Anyhoo, figured I'd join up while I was at it, and see what I can do to improve my marketing package.

I love action and crime and SF. Anything by Don Winslow. Also a fan of Adrian McKinty, Mick Herron, Steve Cavanagh, and S.A. Cosby. On the SF/spec-tech front, I like Blake Crouch, Daniel Suarez, and Andy Weir.

I'm interested in writing with an edge, often dark, gritty, and action packed.

About me: I'm an American, living in London. I’ve got some education (BA in English, Masters in Novel Writing, JD in Human Rights Law), some experience (editor and tech writer, small-town juvenile delinquent turned UN war-crimes attorney), and some skills (I suppose we'll see about this last bit). I've also got grit. I'm writing every day, committed to doing whatever it takes to succeed. Right now, this means selling The Flood.

Nice to meet you all.

Monkhouse

 

[RK Wallis]

Welcome aboard if you want to improve your marketing package, you've come to the right place.

Andy Weir.

Love him. Need to read more of him.

Human Rights Law

Fascinating.

UN war-crimes attorney),

Doubly fascinating.

Who are you working for? If you don't mind me asking. When we were on a working holiday, I worked for DLA, before they merged.

 

[AgentPete]

Welcome aboard, @Monkhouse! Very nice to have you here p.

 

[Dorm Ant]

Greetings. Give us some dark and gritty stuff to beta read, please.

 

[Peyton Stafford]

Welcome. Looking forward to a dark and gritty read.

 

[Vagabond Heart]

Hi and welcome, and nice to have you with us xx

 

[Stacey]

I'm interested in writing with an edge, often dark, gritty, and action packed.

The darker, the better. I'd be happy to beta-read, when you start looking.

Welcome to the club / colony / family / zoo

 

[Emily]

Welcome to the Colony, Monkhouse, glad to have you here

 

[Emily]

(oh, and our Litfest is in London next April )

 

[Monkhouse]

Welcome aboard if you want to improve your marketing package, you've come to the right place.



Love him. Need to read more of him.



Fascinating.



Doubly fascinating.

Who are you working for? If you don't mind me asking. When we were on a working holiday, I worked for DLA, before they merged.

Thanks for the warm welcome. Was working for UN ICTY.

 

[Monkhouse]

(oh, and our Litfest is in London next April )

Will check it out. Thank you.

 

[Jonny]

Belated welcome to Litopia @Monkhouse

If yiu need any help navigating your way around the colony just drop me a line and I’ll be happy to assist if I can

 

[LJ Beck]

Hi @Monkhouse and welcome. I’m also new-ish to the colony, and also working on my marketing material. There’s a weekly huddle here that I’ve found to be fantastic. A great place to review your synopsis (or whatever you like up to 1000 words) if you’re looking for feedback. And Agent Pete has a brilliant seminar on writing synopsis. Great to have you here!

 

[gbhunt]

Hi @Monkhouse , great to meet you! Can't wait to see your proposals!

 

[PCFrontier]

After many months of rewrites and implementing notes, I think I'm ready to shop my debut cybercrime-thriller, The Flood.

I'm currently working on pitches and synopsis, just starting to query, including Litopia's pop-up submissions. Anyhoo, figured I'd join up while I was at it, and see what I can do to improve my marketing package.

I love action and crime and SF. Anything by Don Winslow. Also a fan of Adrian McKinty, Mick Herron, Steve Cavanagh, and S.A. Cosby. On the SF/spec-tech front, I like Blake Crouch, Daniel Suarez, and Andy Weir.

I'm interested in writing with an edge, often dark, gritty, and action packed.

About me: I'm an American, living in London. I’ve got some education (BA in English, Masters in Novel Writing, JD in Human Rights Law), some experience (editor and tech writer, small-town juvenile delinquent turned UN war-crimes attorney), and some skills (I suppose we'll see about this last bit). I've also got grit. I'm writing every day, committed to doing whatever it takes to succeed. Right now, this means selling The Flood.

Nice to meet you all.

Monkhouse

Hi Monkhouse, I have just joined Litopia, so hallo from a new member. Good to see someone who likes sci fi, my current writing interest. Best wishes. Paul C

 

[Eva Ulian]

Hello @Monkhouse, welcome to Litopia. Why not join us in one of our Huddles Writers' Huddle I'd love to meet you in person.