Welcome… I’m New Here! Hi, fellow Litopians

[gbhunt]

Hi @RBurnett , great to meet you! I'm sure you've already worked out that everyone here is friendly, and we're all in the same boat

 

[Rachael Burnett]

Hi @RBurnett , great to meet you! I'm sure you've already worked out that everyone here is friendly, and we're all in the same boat

Thank you. And everyone is definitely v.friendly

 

[Rachael Burnett]

Most of us here are scared, well some are scary. Ease into it...

Thank you

 

[Ancora Imparo]

I was introduced to Surrealist women writers and artists and fell in love with them - I wrote my MA thesis on posthuman representations in Leonora Carrington's oeuvre, but totally adore Remedios Varo and so many other Surrealist women

That sounds incredible. Wonderful work from both those women. I bet you had fun covering that subject. I chose fairy tales. I remember wondering if I'd have enough material to dive into to make the wordcount ... lmao

 

[LJ Beck]

I also completed my MA (in Writing for Young People) at Bath Spa – Newton St Loe. Such a beautiful place. I loved it. Between the castle and lake, and having to write write write every day for a year, I thought I'd died and gone to heaven

Wow that does sounds like heaven!

And Hi Rachael!

I'm a bit scared of commenting and asking for feedback at the moment, but loving the writing so far in the forums.

I just became a full member, so we can wade in slowly together.

 

[LJ Beck]

I have! Aired this past week. Dark fantasy called Red Deceit. But it's a secret between you and me. Not a soul knows.

Congrats on your high score! I just saw that one, and loved your blurb and opening. Secret's safe with me.

 

[AgentPete]

Thank you. And everyone is definitely v.friendly

I’ve heard there’s a pretty sketchy agent type lurking around here someplace… so watch out for him… but apart from that, everyone is indeed copacetic… p.

 

[Emily]

Welcome to the Colony, Rachel, glad you are here

 

[Rachael Burnett]

Wow that does sounds like heaven!

And Hi Rachael!

I just became a full member, so we can wade in slowly together.

Me, too. I signed up last week and watched a couple of the seminars which were great.

 

[Rachael Burnett]

That sounds incredible. Wonderful work from both those women. I bet you had fun covering that subject. I chose fairy tales. I remember wondering if I'd have enough material to dive into to make the wordcount ... lmao

Fairy Tales sounds fab. Did you focus on one writer or a few? Have you read Bettleheim's Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales? I keep meaning to read it and never quite get around to it.

 

[LJ Beck]

Me, too. I signed up last week and watched a couple of the seminars which were great.

Oh awesome. I haven't checked those out yet, but I will. Loads to do here.

 

[Ancora Imparo]

Fairy Tales sounds fab. Did you focus on one writer or a few? Have you read Bettleheim's Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales?

Yeah, I read, and quoted, him and many others. I remember liking every book I had to study, his too. I mentioned lots of fairytales but concentrated on one – Cinderella – to show how it evolved over a thousand years but retained its core element (the "story").