Noticing Newbies

Hello fellow writers. My name is Kat and I'm new here to the site. I've been writing for over15 years as a hobby and emotional outlet. Just recently I've been harassed by all my loving friends and family to get published because they all feel I'm "wasting my talent". Here is where I'm starting. As a sufferer of severe anxiety, one of my biggest fears is rejection. I'm sure there are plenty of you with the same fear. I hope to get to know people here and have my writing critiqued by my peers as I will hope to have the honor of doing for you. I have tried building connections and friendships with groups of people on other forums before but have not had much success. Writers, in my opinion, are much more laid back so I'm hoping I will be able to form those relationships here. Happy writing everyone, I'm honored and excited to be here!

~Kat