New Author Member says hi

[wildcat]

Hello. I was happy to find this little community online, which appears to be a nice mix of book-friendly people from around the world. I'm a new author but an old writer. For years I wrote screenplays and made a living in Hellywood. But writers there are second class citizens, architects whose plans are constantly altered by contractors and fickle clients. Not a very satisfying environment for a creative writer.

A decade ago I abandoned that career to focus on writing novels. I nearly completed two before I finally found my "sea legs". Putting those two aside I started a third and finished it. I registered it here and am waiting for a review.

My tastes are eclectic but I made the mistake of launching my career in Hollywood as a horror writer, and instantly was pegged as such. Luckily in today's digital publishing world, there is more freedom and choice. A writer can shift subjects without fear of being stifled by agents and publishers looking for easy sales.

My first novel is a Stephen King-ish horror tale, or a dark modern fairy tale as I like to call it (with witches and shapeshifters), because I figured it would maybe help me find an audience (and get a bit of needed financial stability so I can continue writing).

After completing one of the two almost completed novels I started, I plan to write a fictionalized expose of Hollywood based on my own experiences.

[Fran]

Hello wildcat & welcome

[wildcat]

Hi Fran! How's life in Ireland these days?

[Fran]

Hi Fran! How's life in Ireland these days?

Downright miserable but we're still on the right side of the grass

[wildcat]

Can't be too miserable in the Emerald isle?

[Cracker]

Welcome Wildcat, it looks like this community is building quite quickly.

[tonya10057]

Hello wildcat and welcome,I hope you enjoy it here.

[wildcat]

Thanks, Tonya. Thanks, Cracker. I hope I do too.