Good day,
My name is Ian Curtis, and I am a newly published author. My book "The Canticles of Andurun: Dragonsong" is book one in a seven book series that all takes place in a mythical realm named Andurun. I am currently working on book 5, which is entitled "Aria of the Dawn."
I have been a writer for about 25 years, and have quite a bizarre medley of works under my belt (though nothing previously published). I love fantasy: good verses evil, bizarre monsters, exotic locations, impossible quests; the classics are the best, in my opinion.
I have also been a Christian since I was a boy; I have only become an actually effectual Christian in my late twenties. It's a sad, too-commonplace story... Now I want to use my gift to glorify the Lord, and to share a well told tale with the world. It seems I am in good company.
I look forward to being here for awhile, and if anyone wants to visit my other haunts you can find me at: http://thecanticlesofandurun.blogspot.com/(my fantasy site) or http://malachi3verse6.blogspot.com/ (my theology site).

Welcome to Holy Worlds Ian!

It is great to have you here! Well done on becoming a published author! That must be great. I will be sure to check out your blog maybe I will be able to find your book on my Kindle.

Anyhow, welcome and I look forward to seeing you around the forums!

Welcome to Holy Worlds! Congratulations on being published.

Welcome, Sir Ian Thomas Curtis, to the land of Fantasy writers and really crazy introduction threads that we so proudly call Holy Worlds! 'Tis a pleasure to have you amongst us.

I ditto to Elanor. It is great that you are a published author! It's always nice to meet more accomplished writers! Congrats!

And...as is tradition: *throws tacos in the air*

Mr. Curtis, welcome! It's so cool that you're published! I'm sure you have lots of tips and encouragement for the rest of us. I'm glad you found the Holy Worlds. What directed you here?
And, as a welcome gift---Root beer floats! The finest vanilla ice cream, and the bubbliest root beer. Here's a pack of straws.

Hello and welcome!

How wonderful! Two new members today!

Welcome to this beloved place we call Holy Worlds. It is wonderful to have someone who has experience in the published field. We're thankful to have you on our quest of writing for God. ^^

I hope you enjoy perusing our many forums and threads covering a variety of subjects.

~Calen

Howdy and welcome, Mr. Curtis! Great to have you here. *slings Aussie akubra hat into the air in celebration, and fires confetti gun*

In like company indeed! We are delighted to have you here, sir. I looked up your book on Amazon, and I am thoroughly intrigued. The premise of dragons ruling humans, and the concept of branding, is a very effective hook. I will have to see if I can obtain a copy sometime.

http://www.amazon.com/Canticles-Andurun ... 1609762711 (The Amazon link for anyone else that's curious.)

Please, have a cupcake, and browse around the forums! We would love to hear more about your writing ventures, and we'd be honored if you'd share some of your publishing experience with us. We just launched a new subforum, dedicated to topics about publishing and promotion:

viewforum.php?f=123

Welcome!

Sir Ian ~ Welcome to Holy Worlds! We're all delighted, enchanted, and charmed to have you here {to speak in fantasy terms}. As everyone has said, congratulations on publication!! That is certainly a fantastic milestone. I look forward to reading and hearing more from you around the forum!

~ Dawn

Welcome, Sir! It's great to have you here. *brings in the glittery penguins and a punch bowl* Do you like punch? *looks around* I see a great lack of glitter... *brings in several sacks, rips them open, and brings in a fan* Much better.

Oh, wow, congratulations on getting published! I do hope you will share your insights with us. I'm planning to get my hands on a copy of your book now too.

I second that! Especially the part where I go get a copy of your book!

Welcome!

Welcome to Holy Worlds! As some of my fellow writers said, we will be very happy for some tips. (In publishing and writing.)

Sir Ian, I like the ring of that
I now have a Sherlock Holmes tale running through my head, haha!

Welcome! It's good to see more people finding the wondrous world of HW I hope we members can be of help to you in your writing adventures (all we demand is notification of reading material. )


*peeps at Amazon page* Woah! *dances off*

hehe

*pokes Lizzie * Look, Love, I have a book named after me.

Welcome Sir Ian Thomas Curtis! That is such a regal sounding name. I love the story premise of Dragons lording over Humans. It is a theme not heavily used (thanks, Philli, for the link). I too shall try and obtain a copy. I'm a big dragon fan, so it will be high on my To Read list.

Again, welcome.

Wow...I am humbled by the warm reception! I will surely be coming back as time permits to share, and I am very happy to hear that everyone likes the premise of my stories. I am glad to have found a fantasy writing location that glorifies the Lord, and I certainly plan to remain awhile, so long as you can put up with me, that is... God bless!

Oh, believe me, we put up with a lot. I don't think you'll be a problem. We are happy you plan on sticking around.

Actually, the fact that you believe you're someone that needs to be "put up with" just proves, in my mind, that you will be perfect for the community, Sir Ian.

(I hope that made some convoluted sense...)

Very glad to have you here, Sir. Welcome to Holy Worlds!

It did.

Welcome, Sir I! I beseech you to ignore the resident eccentric (Inesdar), the resident dragon-geek (Airianna), and the resident chatterbox (Philli) and partake in some most excellent pizza with me. Oh! And you're published? *adds all books to wishlist* I'm going to have to read those when I can get money to buy them

Anyways, welcome!

eru

I must say again that I am glad to be here. You know the difference between talking to someone about a topic and talking with someone? I share my faith with any; sometimes I'm talking to them (they're listening...at least I hope) and sometimes with them (they're contributing; this is usually with another believer).
With fantasy fiction it is similar. I can share my thoughts, ideas, etc with others, and they may express interest or raise questions, but it is another beast entirely when someone else enjoys delving into the void and raising up a world that previously only existed in your dreams. NOW I'm talking with someone! Anyone else ever think like this? It isn't an offense to anyone; if someone was talking trig, it would be TO me and not with me... I'm not extremely fond of math...

I see what you're saying Sir Ian, and I think you will find place (and conversation partners) for both here.

The resident chatterbox! I'd pretend to take offense at that, Huey, if I weren't having you design a blog template that has a button that says, quite literally, "Follow me on Twitter... where I talk an awful lot." La di da...

You take every excuse to bring up that template, don't you

eru

Do not!

(I honestly hadn't given the frequency of its appearances any thought so I'll just comically deny your accusations in an immaturely girlish way.)

Dragon Geek! I-... well, I suppose that is not so insulting, once I think about it...

*shrugs*

*chuckles fondly at his friends*

eru