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LATompkins

LATompkins

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I'm actually quite introverted so, no idea how much I'll type here but, let's answer some questions because why not :D

Where you’re located in the world; England since birth :)

Your reading tastes (likes / dislikes / passions / bugaboos); I like to read Fantasy and YA. I love magic and the supernatural. Not a fan of sad stories, especially those that are based on true life events; I just get sad reading them :(

What areas of writing interest you; Not sure how else to answer this other than "To tell a story". I can be quite imaginative and I love creating worlds, characters, and stories in my head and writing them down. Watching them form is just exciting for me!

Life to date: surprises, successes, lessons learnt; Well, I'm sure we can all agree 2020 was a surprise but, me finding my best friend that year was amazing! :) She has DID so, I actually gained 16 best friends at once! They're all amazing! <3 Successes, well I suppose me completing 3 out of 8 books in a series I'm writing is a success. Currently in the query trenches but, I won't give up! Lessons learnt? That there's always something to learn. Researching can be fun! :D I want to start singing lessons again and actually be good at playing the piano, haha. I should learn Japanese again... I'm getting off-topic.

Food & drink! A surprisingly important topic for writers – what are your tastes? Random. Umm, I drink a lot of Cherry Pepsi (Chepsi) and accidentally gave myself a caffeine addiction which has since been stopped... almost. =P

More info. I'm female, 31 and Autistic. :)
 
Welcome @LATompkins Hope you enjoy Litopia.

Everyone's extremely friendly so do jump right in if you feel up to it. Otherwise, feel free to have a look around and find your feet in your own time.

This is a good place to check out (How-to guide) to see a lot of what goes on in the colony and if anything is unclear please send me a Personal Message (it's sort of our internal email system accessed via the little envelope icon at the top right of the page (beside your name)
 
Jonny said:
Welcome @LATompkins Hope you enjoy Litopia.

Everyone's extremely friendly so do jump right in if you feel up to it. Otherwise, feel free to have a look around and find your feet in your own time.

This is a good place to check out (How-to guide) to see a lot of what goes on in the colony and if anything is unclear please send me a Personal Message (it's sort of our internal email system accessed via the little envelope icon at the top right of the page (beside your name)
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Thank you! I'm sure I'll figure everything out eventually and, I'll be around, even if I'm being anti-social :D
 
LATompkins said:
Got a few. Tamora Pierce, Cornelia Funke, Sarah J Maas, Cassandra Clare. I've even read Lord of the Rings. :) What about you?
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My favourite so far: Naomi Novik "Uprooted" and especially "Spinning Silver". Katherine Arden's Winternight Trilogy. Laini Taylor's "Daughter of Smoke and Bone" trilogy. Erin Morgenstern "The Night Circus" and especially (quite possibly my favourite book ever) "The Starless Sea". Going back in publication time: Robin Hobb's The Liveship Traders trilogy.
I also write YA fantasy. One out on the rejection trail (two more written of that trilogy) and one in the brewing pot. :)
 
Hannah F said:
My favourite so far: Naomi Novik "Uprooted" and especially "Spinning Silver". Katherine Arden's Winternight Trilogy. Laini Taylor's "Daughter of Smoke and Bone" trilogy. Erin Morgenstern "The Night Circus" and especially (quite possibly my favourite book ever) "The Starless Sea". Going back in publication time: Robin Hobb's The Liveship Traders trilogy.
I also write YA fantasy. One out on the rejection trail (two more written of that trilogy) and one in the brewing pot. :)
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Oh wow! I need to check those stories out! I need to get back into reading. I've been slacking! Has your story been a pop-up submission? I'd love to look at it :)
 
I'm also a newbie. Welcome. I think " Not sure how else to answer this other than "To tell a story". is a great answer. Storyteller may be the actual world's oldest profession. Have you read Peter S Beagle? The Last Unicorn and Tamsin?
 
Pamela Jo said:
I'm also a newbie. Welcome. I think " Not sure how else to answer this other than "To tell a story". is a great answer. Storyteller may be the actual world's oldest profession. Have you read Peter S Beagle? The Last Unicorn and Tamsin?
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Yay, I'm not the only one! :D I've only seen The Last Unicorn movie. I do wanna read the book someday :)
 
JamieRae said:
Hello @LATompkins, welcome! What 3 books could you recommend from your favourite genre that would give us an insight into you as a writer?
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Oh gosh, ummm, books may be too difficult but series, The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare, The Immortals by Tamora Pierce and Inkheart (still need to finish the 3rd book) by Cornelia Funke :) Almost added A Court of Thorns and Roses but, I'm not enjoying the later books as much as the first
 
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LATompkins said:
Oh gosh, ummm, books may be too difficult but series, The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare, The Immortals by Tamora Pierce and Inkheart (still need to finish the 3rd book) by Cornelia Funke :) Almost added A Court of Thorns and Roses but, I'm not enjoying the later books as much as the first
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If you liked Court of Thorns and Roses, you will probably like "For the Wolf" by Hannah Whitten.
 
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