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I don't really know what to put here... I'll start with... I am 26... I like creative writing: I am writing a book, it's nearly finished now and I am hoping to get it published. I enjoy watching documentaries about ancient history and reading about C17-C18 history, these are an interests I have had for about 15 years; physics is a new interest: I don't really think string theory will every be proven, but I like to read about the possibilities. I also like reading fiction, but only books with happy endings lol. It tends to be historical fiction that I choose, although if someone recommends something else, I will give it a go. I also enjoy genealogy. I like art, Kandinsky and Marc are my favorite artists; I like to paint and draw too, but I do that less now. I don't really have the time. I love animals . I have a dog and a cat, they are my best friends. You should see them, they are so funny playing together. My dog is really clever, she can do tricks and learns really fast. The only thing I cannot train her to do, is to not bark when she hears someone outside the house I think if my dog was to have a hobby, she would put "barking at people" So I feel a bit bad when I try to stop her from doing it, she seems to enjoy it so much Anyhow! That is enough about me. I would really like to meet new people, especially if you share some of my interests.

I am postdoc in physics. My stance is probably NONE of the theories involving too small scales will be proven simply because we lack imperical evidence. My approach is merely to explore "possibilities", so I envision myself working on several theories at the same time that are typically regarded as competting with each other. My criteria of liking or not liking theories is also a bit unusual. I tend to focus on axioms and their agreement with my intuition, while most other physicist are focused more on the outcomes (possible experimental verification, predicions, applications, and so forth). But in my case the former usually outweighs the latter. So in case of string theory I used to despise it because I didnt know how to "construct" the string in "mechanical" way. But recently I found out how to do it so now I came to like string theory and will probably work on it for a while, in parallel with other things I am doing.

Well I hope I havent bored you with this discource. So what are you writing a book on? Is it a fiction?

Hi, I'd like to talk. I like writing too - what type of book are you writing? I like animals too, espescially cats

The book I have nearly finished is a historical adventure/romance type book. The romance bit was difficult to write, but I think most books and films today are wholly focused or in part about a romance. So I wanted to give my reader or readers - depending on the success of my book - what they expect. What are you writing about? Do you have a cat?

Cool, sounds awesome Why was it difficult to write? :O Yeah, they often like there to be romance involved. People often get "swept up" with it all. Cool Well I hope they all like it

I have written an adventure/fantasy novel, and am writing part 2. I am just waiting for a publisher to want it lol. I know it's brilliant, I am however just playing the waiting game. There is also romance in my book too. Rather humerous when it comes to it too lol.

No, I do not have a cat. I just love them sooooooo much - they are soooooo cutey wutey

Wow - postdoc in physics, you must be smart. If I was to live again, and have discovered physics earlier, I would have attempted that kind of path. But I didn't, I studied creative writing. I am very interested to learn more about your research.

What interests me about string theory is new dimensions and symmetries - Einstein's special theory of relativity - time travel! I will not apologise for how geeky that sounds. I want to write my next book about this topic and enter it int he Welcome Book Prize I am trying to force myself to get my other book finished, because once I start researching and learning about this topic I will abandon all my other work. I read that the Large Hadron Collider has not yet found anything to suggest string theory

Maybe your aspie dog has a special interest "barking at people"

Don't know why this came to my mind, but it did

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I don't know why it was difficult to write... It just did not come naturally to me, I guess. But whenever I can't do something, I go out and buy loads of books on the topic and read them all, and usually learn how to do it. Which is what I am doing with the romantic element of my story. I have another book coming in the next week about how to write romantic literature. I am very excited because it was supposed to cost nearly £30, and I got it for £6 second hand on Amazon.

Wow - go you! Did you get an agent, or go straight to a publisher? I'd love to read your book tell me when it is available to buy.

Cats are cool. My cat is very noisy though, she miaow allot in the morning and before bed I don't know why...

Hahaha, that must be it

Hmmm I see. That sounds like a good idea on learning That's awesome Haha, gotta love a bargain XD

Danke i have gone straight to a publisher. I have chosen not to have an agent for now. If it doesn't work out, then I will probably have to get one. Thanks Sure - though I have no idea when that will be XD

Oh yeah, cats rock Hmmmm, well cats are cute, maybe she wants to sleep on your bed?

And it is cool that you say "go you". I say that a lot too

You are probably best to go straight to a publisher if you can, you have to pay an agent about 15%, that could work out to be quite a lot... My sister said I should go straight to a publisher too, but she said I should send it out even before the book is finished, because of the "waiting game" you mentioned. I have the urge to get it all done, but also the concern that someone might want it before it was finished. I don't cope well with stress like that

She does sleep on the bed When I got her she was a little poorly kitten and I had to bottle feed her, so she has always had special privileges. Maybe she is singing? I don't know if cats sing... But a lot of miaowing is happening, so I doubt it is a statement she is making...

Hihihi isn't that weird that we use the same slang . I would have thought slang was regional, so different slang for different areas - but England and Australia are so far apart...

Yeah, I don't want to pay them that However some publishers only accept scripts from agents :S That is why I am sending mine to companies which accept them. Hmmm, well from what I know, publishers ask for a chapter, ot 50 pages, or a certain amount. And if they like it, then they will ask for more. Unless you are super close to finishing yours, I don't think you should. But it is up to you Oh no about stress

Awwwww cute catty watty Hmmm I don't know :O Perhaps she is trying to be like Nyan Cat

Yeah, it is strange XD I barely know anyone else who says "go you". Who knows :S I suppose we pick things up from all over the place XD Though people do say I do have a bit of an English accent However that isprobably because I like Doctor Who lol.

Hi Daisy12345, Well let me start by saiding that I love art. I like to do a little bit everything in art. I plan to major in fine art in college. As a career I either want to be a video game designer or animator. I am also into history as well. I love renaissance art and japanese woodblocks. I love reading fiction. I am really into tattoos. I also love comic books. Also I enjoy writing as well Oh if this helps any, I won't try to publish a book right away but rather build up some credit, like getting a short story publish for a independent company and here a link that location all kinds of different publishing
companies:
https://duotrope.com/

here some independent companies:

http://monkeybicycle.net/

http://batcatpress.com/

Well it is never too late. Or, rather, better late then never. That is my philosophy anyway. Whenever I make mistakes I tend to be obsessed over trying to "undo" them and it often buffles me why most NT-s dont "undo". So my suggestion for you is to "undo" your "mistake" by studying physics Nothing to lose anyway.



String theory and extra dimensions and all this other "cool" stuff is often lumped together in popular media but they are not the same. True, string theory USES extra dimensions; but there are plenty of other theories that use them too. So if you are interested in doing clever things with space and time, it doesnt have to be string theory; in fact, non-commutative geometry and doubly special relativity are both a lot more clever then string theory when it comes to geometry.

My advise is to try to pick up more professional books and study from there; because popular books tend to distort stuff. Recently they tried to make string theory accessible for undergrads in a book "First course in string theory" by Zeebach. That would probably be the only book you will understand. But still you need a bit of calculus and so forth. It was meant to be accessible to third year physics majors.

So tell me about your other interests. What made you interested in 17-th century history? Is it because of something specific that happened at the time in some specific countries, or is it because of rennaisance? What aspects of history are you most interested in?

I like when cats miau, that makes them soft, or at least that is the theory I had when I was little when I had a cat

I actually rescued a kitten few years ago, but I was unsure whether my landlord will allow me to keep her so I gave her away. Thankfully one of the people who met me on the street knew of no-kill shelter. Otherwise I would have never given her to any other kind of shelter

Tell us what your novel involves.