Newbie here..

Hi I'm new and I'm so confused!

Can someone tell me if I have my story up? Idk if its up or not . .. ?
By the way, can you comment on stories here and leave critiques?

Just really need someone to explain this all.


Freaking out,
Shrien <3

Hi Shrienrox! Welcome to the NaNo forums!

By story, do you mean the novel excerpt on your profile? Because that's definitely showing up for me. It's missing a period at the very end, though, so I don't know if that's a typo or if it cut off the ending. Just something to look out for. Also, it may be best to only post a short excerpt of your story on your profile. 10000 words can be a bit daunting. ;)

And just for future reference, if you ever want to double-check that something's showing up on your profile, just click on "My NaNoWriMo" at the top of any page (ignore the list that pops up, and just click the "My NaNoWriMo" itself). That takes you right to your profile, and you can make sure that everything is showing up properly.

For critiques, you may be best off going to the Critiques, Feedback, and Novel Swap subforum. There are lots of people there, both asking for and giving critiques. I've never looked for critiques through NaNo, though, so I don't really know how the system works around here. Should be pretty straightforward, but I'm sure the folk over on the Critiques board would be happy to help you out if you have any questions about it.

Winterwind did a good job of explaining.

I just wanted to say welcome.

There's no reason to freak out. We've all been new here at some time. Browse the forums and get acquainted. After a while it will feel almost like home. (It does to me.)

And have fun.

Well, Winterwind explained it all beautifully! I'm popping in to say hi, welcome and we are always here to help! :D Hope to see you around the forums more often!

Welcome, Shrienrox, to the asylum known as NaNoWriMo. There is an atmosphere of camaraderie here, and we all have matching straightjackets. I'll warn you now, some of the people act so normal, it scares me into thinking that they have gained some sanity.

Hiya and welcome,

Everyone has already done a good job of explaining but I just thought I'd add my ten cents.

I've been going through the critique forum here a little lately and I think it's good. Other writers tend to have a fairly good idea of what a first draft should look like and how to tell you to fix things. Occasionally you'll get a comment that smarts a little but it's all worth hearing. Just make sure you're ready to listen to some things that you may not like. I know I couldn't have worn a lot of criticism in my first year or so.

I don't think there's any reason to discourage yourself too early by asking for a critique though. That may not be a problem for you -- only you can answer that question -- but if you're brand shiny new, it might be a good idea to warm up to hearing feedback by showing your writing to someone you know in real life. Let people tell you lovely things for a while until you build up confidence and experience enough to be able to recognize where things are wrong.

I say that last bit because of personal experience but like I said, it may or may not apply to you.

Most importantly, have fun. That's why we're all here.

Hi, I'm just popping in to give some tips about what to put up under the Synopsis and Excerpt, although it might be unncecessry for me to explain.

The synopsis should be a brief summary of what the story will be about. It's what you would find on the back on the book. Give enough information on what the story will be about, but leave enough out so that they will be intrigued to find out the rest.

The exerpt should be a sampling of a passage in your story. Choose one that will hook your reader and make them think, "OMG, I need to find out what happens next!"

Nano isn't a site where you upload an entire book. It's just here to motivate you into writing, and also to give help on the writing process. If you want your entire story to be read then you'll need to make accommodations for it outside of Nano (emailing it, etc).

Hope that helps.

Other than that, your writing style is really good, especially given your young age. Very impressive!

Just wanted to say hello and welcome, since your questions have been attended to admirable already.

Howdy, Shrienrox. I'm a newbie too. Still have to figure out what to do before November