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Sallie's avatar

Hi I’m Sallie from Phoenix. The best part of my day in the winter is reading a book while sitting in the afternoon sun. I’m not currently a writer. (Sorry, Ed, Google in its infinite wisdom put your email into a special folder- not spam!).

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Ed Tankersley's avatar

Thanks for joining in, Sallie. I'm happy to have you along for Story Course. I was having problems with my email, too, and I missed a few of the early comments from other participants. Now that you have discovered the "Special Folder," have you found all of the Story Course posts that I've already sent? There's the intro, bit 1, and bit 2. If you haven't found them in your inbox, you can find them all on the web.

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M. Annette Joseph's avatar

Hello, I'm a reader and writer. Love 19th-century English lit., murder mysteries, Emily Dickinson, for a sampling; have written fiction short and long, poetry, other forms, and started on Substack in December, writing about being the mom of a son with special needs. I'm working on a short short story and hope this Story Course will be helpful!

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Ed Tankersley's avatar

Oh, and where in the world are you?

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M. Annette Joseph's avatar

Where there is snow.

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Ed Tankersley's avatar

Welcome to Story Course, Annette. I hope you find something that will be helpful to your writing, but at the very least you'll have some other writers to talk to. What are some of your favorites from 19th century English lit? I'm more attuned to 20th century writing, but I did love Wuthering Heights and The Importance of Being Earnest.

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Cathrine McClure's avatar

I'm Cathrine. I live in Phoenix, AZ. I'm writing a fantasy novel and trying to be more consistent with my writing efforts. I lead a book group where we read mostly literary fiction which often includes socially relevant topics. I love to read short stories and non-fiction, including Great Courses on audible.com.

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Ed Tankersley's avatar

Thanks for introducing yourself, Cathrine, and for being a charter member of Story Course.

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Ed Tankersley's avatar

I'll start. I'm Ed, the creator of Read Write Repeat and of Story Course. I'm in Phoenix, where it's a chilly 65 degrees today, so sweater weather. I write fiction, both short and long, as well as poetry, and with this Substack I'm also trying my hand at teaching/guiding as well as at personal essays.

I read mostly literary fiction, primarily contemporary but I'm also dipping back into classics to fill in the holes in my literary education. I try to read at least one "big" book each year, something that challenges me (and my understanding of fiction). I think that this year it will (finally) be Ulysses by James Joyce; I've started it at least three times in past years and not finished.

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