Greetings! Hello from New Zealand

[Nikky Lee]

I stumbled across this forum yesterday and what a little (read: big) gold mine! I am an Australian-born, New Zealand-based writer with a background in content writing and marketing in the education and business sectors.

In my free time, I write speculative fiction. While I've been known to dabble in short stories (with varying degrees of success), my creative writing tends to take on more long-form prose. Currently, I'm working on the first novel of an epic fantasy series.

Here's to hoping that this community will be a source of inspiration and motivation to keep putting one word down after another

 

[Carol Rose]

Welcome!

 

[Emily]

Welcome, @Nmlee I too am a newbie and Speculative fiction writer, on the other side of the world!

 

[Patricia D]

Welcome from San Francisco

 

[AgentPete]

Very warm welcome One of our longstanding members is a fellow Kiwi, and sometimes even manages to join us for Pop-Ups, even tho it's something like 6am your time!

 

[AngryPI]

Welcome to the colony. Lots of info and inspiration!

 

[Magicman]

Welcome to the colony. Epic fantasy - nice. I've been looking for the dragon's horde of gems and gold - with some success.

Smiles
Bob

 

[Laura Lee]

I stumbled across this forum yesterday and what a little (read: big) gold mine! I am an Australian-born, New Zealand-based writer with a background in content writing and marketing in the education and business sectors.

In my free time, I write speculative fiction. While I've been known to dabble in short stories (with varying degrees of success), my creative writing tends to take on more long-form prose. Currently, I'm working on the first novel of an epic fantasy series.

Here's to hoping that this community will be a source of inspiration and motivation to keep putting one word down after another

Welcome, Nmlee! I am a reading/ literacy specialist here in the US, and we are always impressed with the world of literacy in NZ! Good luck with your writing! As you put it, one word after another!

 

[Marc Joan]

Welcome!

 

[Nikky Lee]

Thanks for all the warm welcomes!

 

[Barbara]

Welcome, and yes this place IS a goldmine!

 

[Paul Whybrow]

Welcome to the Colony!

 

[Katie-Ellen]

Hello

 

[David Weller]

Welcome to the Colony.

 

[Rich.]

Hi! There's an old thread here that will give you an idea of which members write speculative. Welcome aboard!

 

[Robinne Weiss]

Welcome from a fellow Kiwi! Where are you based? Are you a member of SpecFic NZ? Great group of folks to connect with, if you're not already. I'm south of Christchurch. As @AgentPete says, sometimes I get to Pop Ups, though I haven't been there lately--too much real life going on, and the Pop Up time is some of my most productive writing time, so I've been loath to give it up.

 

[Nikky Lee]

Hello fellow Kiwi! I'm based in Auckland and am a subscriber to Spec Fic NZ's newsletters and Facebook page. In the short time I've followed them, I've seen some great things come through.

 

[AgentPete]

I had a client, the late lamented Mal Peet, who did a writer in residency in Auckland, and loved every minute of it. Very creative culture, he told me. Plus, you still apparently have book shops

 

[Lex Black]

Welcome to the Colony!

 

[Laura Lee]

Yes! My NZ editor became a dear friend...they are so ahead of us in literacy--and they HAVE BOOKSHOPS! Lots of poetry, too. Welcome!