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Nin
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Posted: Tue 29 Mar , 2005 8:25 pm
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Warning: totall selfish thread.....

Back in january, in one of our local bookstores (a huge one, called FNAC), I read a brochure about a writing contest. The theme was: Little murders in Switzerland. I had never written a police story. French is not my native language. And yet I decided to go for it.

And I wrote my story. My husband proof-read, and his reaction was far from encouraging. I hesitated and sent it on the last possible day.

And guess what: today I received a letter... and among the 380 stories they received, 12 will be published. And mine is one of them.

:Wooper: :Wooper: :Wooper:

In exactly one month, on the 29th of April at the Geneva book fair, the collection will be released. :D

My name will be printed somewhere. :D

Something I have written. :D

When I was a child, I wanted to be a writer and then I gave a up the idea because I thought I did not have enough talent. Now, I know this is only a six pages long story and a local contest.

But I am just totally happy today.

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Nin, that's absolutely, bloody wonderful. Congratulations. :D
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Congratulations Nin! That's a hell of an achievement and even more so for not writing in your native tongue. Just how many languages do you speak?

Bravo!

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Congratulations my friend!

Maybe, finally, you'll appreciate the talent we've all seen in you ;) :devil:

I hope to hear of more events like this! Write more, Nin, I hope you get to see your name in print more :d

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Nin, that's fabulous news! You must be thrilled--and you should be very proud! :cheerleader:

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w00t!!1 for Nin!

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Congrats. :cheers

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:D :cheers :D :clap: :cheerleader:

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I think you should split your writing into 10 posts in this thread. That way we could celebrate your writing along with your 1000th post. ;)

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:D:D:D Nice one Nin! :cheers

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:banana: I hate to be a nag but I TOLD YOU IT WAS GREAT!

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Terrific! Congratulations! :D

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CONGRATS NIN :D:D:D

:cheers :cheers :cheers

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That is SUCH fantastic news Nin .. no one deserves it better than you .. and you KNOW what i think of your writing :)

Huge :Wooper: :Wooper:

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Wow, Nin, that's brilliant! :D

Congrats! :cheers

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:cheerleader: :clap: :cheerleader: :D :D

I said it on IM but what the hell...remember this moment next time doubt nibbles at you! Remember this! :D

BTW - you could share that story here with us (although it is in French :neutral: I guess I could Babelfish it. ;) )

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Oh wow Nin! That's spectacular! :D I wish I knew French so I could read it, but alas I cannot. :( Maybe a translation can be worked out somehow...we have quite a few people who know French here. ;)

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Wow. Good for you!!!

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NIN!!!!!! WOW!!!! Oh, wow! :hug: :hug:

I'm so happy for you! :D

I remember publishing my only thing ever, a short column in a ( admittedly largest national) Afrikaans newspaper, and how very, very special it was to see my name in print!

So, I do know the feeling of getting published! :D

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Nin, that's really great and I congratulate you. I suppose one can never have "enough" talent :P but from what I've seen of your writing, you have plenty
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