Thanks a lot for informing me, dear Anne.
Nice place here and congratulations to all your news!
We will probably meet more often again now. . .
Hugs!

Big smile! MiChi, you're my first post! That makes total sense to me. And yes, I believe we will see each other much more often. Thanks for coming!

I'm also happy to be your second post!!!

Great stuff Anne. So glad to see everything is coming together so well.

Just 1 tiny weenie technical point from me, your home link doesn't work!

always gotta be someone who drops a fly in the ointment!

Thanks for stopping by, KriKri and Phensman! Hope to see you around. Hopefully the home link is working now? Not sure what happened with that!

A great idea dor a site and something that could not be more appropriate for me right now , im looking forward to seeing how the forums develop and to joining in some conversations . good idea for a site anne , well done .
Ian

Excuse me for asking here, but is it possible to post fotos on your site?
Of course, I could try, but I see no edit function, in case. . .and it might be as interesting for others.

Hi Ian! Thanks so much for stopping by! I look forward to talking with you. Michi, great idea! I'll see what we can do about adding an edit function to the site.

phensman: The 'home' link is working fine now, thanks for noticing it though!

Thanks Andrew.

Oooooh look! The site is all up and running nicely :)

Good luck with the book and the site Anne - hope to speak to you soon!

Finally got around to placing my order... best of luck Anne.
Maybe one day I can stop dreaming about being a sculptor.

Annie,
THANK YOU!!!! for providing this wonderful forum and site. I am so glad that I went to the PG forum tonight (I also do not get there very much these days, so it was great to read your post about your success!).

I am sure you are thrilled to have your book published and I wish you every bit of success with it (from here I'm going to look into ordering a copy of it).

I miss our chats and please know that I do think of you often. I'm honored to know you and hope that someday soon we'll get to meet in person :>) and you can discuss one of our favorite subjects -- creativity, creative people, animal-loving people, etc.

All the best to you as you travel down your chosen path! Kind regards,
Pat Parker

Hi Bob and Pat! Thanks for stopping by!

Is it possible to draw, paint, do portraits in pastel, shoot great photos, design web sites, AND write well?

When I was a girl I didn't know any better, and I believed everyone loved school, knew how to draw, write and illustrate little stories, and looked forward to using paints in our art classes.

All that changed in middle school. Things I did well brought unwanted attention from teachers and the principal, and unkind attention from classmates. Wanting to fit in, I stopped getting A's, I stopped writing and drawing . . . I was an army brat, so when we moved I could re-invent myself and do the things that came naturally, until the cycle started again.

I'm an adult now. If I became a successful author? I shudder at the very idea. But I want it so much.

I beg people to read my stories for feedback, and nothing happens. The writing groups I've joined online fail to live up to their name. There are no groups in my community. My sole encouragement comes from my wellness team and writing instructors.

I don't want to hang out with people who "want" to write, meet to socialize over food or drinks, discuss the works of famous authors, lament over their failure to write the great novel, or aren't committed to learning the craft. I have no friends to turn to.

I don't want to sacrifice drawing for writing or photography. Can I have it all? Am I punishing myself for doing too many things well? When I turned in writing assignments I always turned in work with mindless mistakes and typos that I missed after eight edits and rewrites. In art school I'd accidentally spill something on a finished project.

Am I the only one who does this? Am I my worst enemy?

Hi Limner, I just posted a response to you in the other thread, Introductions, that would apply here too :)

Sorry. I'm confused. I thought I'd be able to chat with others here. I did not mean to be redundant.

Please accept my apology. I erred through ignorance. :D

Oh, no apology needed at all!! I'm hoping others will join in as well! Hehehehe, dive in people!

Please check back for upcoming new pages, including photos and merchandise, as well as an opportunity to write a review!

Hi Anne and everyone,
I finally managed to log in to the forum. Thanks for not giving up on me Anne! And thanks to Andy as well for his help.
Now I just have to come up with something intelligent to post to the forum. . .

Welcome, EmKay! Thanks for your persistence. Andy is continuing to work on the forum so it operates better. And don't worry about coming up with something "intelligent"--any discussions are welcome! hehehe
If anyone else has problems registering, logging in, or posting, PLEASE contact me at anne@anneparis.com. Thanks!