Ann’s Comments (group member since Jan 10, 2015)

Ann’s comments from the Support for Indie Authors group.

Welcome!

T.S. wrote: "Hi, I'm Tim O'Neil, author of the Blackfox Chronicles; Tampa Star, Starfish Prime and the soon to be released conclusion of the series, Mudd's Luck. Thanks for having me."

This is possibly the best news I've heard all week!! Now I just have to get my husband to watch X-Files with me from the beginning. . . . . .

Phillip wrote: "X files: The online buzz is Duchovny and Anderson will be reprising their original roles and this seems to be as official as it gets without a new production sheet on IMDB. Both are said to have si..."

Who here uses playlists or soundtracks for their book or character they're writing about?

I just started doing this. Right now Dakota's soundtrack consists of The X-Files Soundtrack, 30 Seconds to Marks, Our Lady Peace, and Anberlin. All dark and moody.

Does this help anyone else get into their character's mindset?

Ha! My husband is more of a Weird Al, Mystery Science Theater kind of geek. I am too, but I also love LOTR, Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, etc. I"m working on converting him to the LOTR. He says he likes them, but he didn't know the difference between Arwen and Eowyn. *facepalm*

Riley wrote: "That's the advantage to marrying a woman that's just as much of a geek as I am. I mean, can you go wrong with a woman who lists her favorite movies as "Starwars, Lord of the Rings, and Shashank Red..."

I'm jealous! My husband likes to read my books without any prior knowledge. I try to bounce my ideas off of my almost 2 year old son, but he just says "Daddy!" or "Mater!" or "Nas!" (that means fruit snacks in his world apparently)

Riley wrote: "Or just come on to the board and ask for help. Truthfully, I don't know what more you can do....though I'm always open to help anyone who feels stuck. I <3 to brainstorm. Why my wife and I make suc..."

What if we just started a new discussion under this group? List a date and time and whoever wants to can log into Goodreads and chat away? I thought about Skype, but not everyone has Skype and it'd be a pain to switch id's and all that.

If anyone else has a better idea, please let me know!

Pick one and I'll pass it along :)

Riley wrote: "You can send it to me anytime Ann, I'll try to tackle any book! Though so far my wife seems to like more of the books I get than I do...."

Facebook and Twitter are both good. Pinterest is one that gets overlooked often.

Karin wrote: "Today I just launched my first Goodreads Giveaway Community GardensWhew. Does anyone have suggestions how to promote? Facebook? Twitter? What do you do? Thanks."

Lighthearted banter :) Not bickering. . .at least I don't think so.

Maurice wrote: "Ann wrote: "HOWEVER, since you brought up needing muscle. . .I don't recall you offering to read any of my books Mr. Riley. Hint. Hint.

Riley wrote: "....Maybe you just need muscle. Don't worry, ..."

I like most of it. The colors are great. But since you have a real girl and real images of the buildings, using graphic images for the car and rose (unless my eyes are playing tricks on me) threw me off a little bit. But overall it's an attractive and eye catching cover.

Maurice wrote: "Hi All, new to the group and to GR. As a former web site designer (late 1990's)I decided to create a cover from scratch for my first novel, "The Budapest Experiment", using licensed images from Dre..."

HOWEVER, since you brought up needing muscle. . .I don't recall you offering to read any of my books Mr. Riley. Hint. Hint.

Riley wrote: "....Maybe you just need muscle. Don't worry, I'll be your asshole! Oh wait...that doesn't sound right...."

I'll ignore that awkward comment. . .

But yes, you seem perfectly content to call things as they are. :)

Riley wrote: "....Maybe you just need muscle. Don't worry, I'll be your asshole! Oh wait...that doesn't sound right...."

It's too late for me on that one. Have you seen my Featured Authors list recently?

Perhaps I need to find a way to be a little meaner. . .I could pretend that Goodreads is my ex boyfriend!!

Riley wrote: "I calls lies and deceptions Ann, none of us want to actually help people! We just want to be internet trolls who heckle each other at every chance we get! Don't let them think we're nice or they'll..."

There are a lot of good ideas within these discussion boards. And everyone is more than willing to help out. So don't be afraid to ask if you have a question or need some help! :)

Maurice wrote: "Ann wrote: "Welcome Maurice! And good luck over the next two weeks! It will be a whirlwind!

Maurice wrote: "Hi All, I'm a newbie author and pretty new to GR. I plan to self publish my first novel,..."

Welcome Maurice! And good luck over the next two weeks! It will be a whirlwind!

Maurice wrote: "Hi All, I'm a newbie author and pretty new to GR. I plan to self publish my first novel, "The Budapest Experiment" in mid/late March. Lots of work going on building the "platform" while waiting for..."

I'm fairly confident it was written in the constitution. . .possibly in invisible ink.

Riley wrote: "I'm shaking my head as I ponder what life has come to. Why do you have to have money to make money?"

Welcome Graham! Have you checked out our review swap discussion? We hope you find our group helpful!

Graham wrote: "Hi, I saw the word money so I decided to join this group. I'm Graham Garrity, a retired police officer, fabricator of evidence and teller of tall tales. My debut novel, The Sound Catcher, a childre..."

Wait. . .authors are supposed to make money??? Why didn't anyone tell me!!

A.W. wrote: "Sometimes the money truck shows up and is the size of a Tonka....right on time, but really small."

Welcome Kim! There are a ton of resources here in this group and lots of people ready and willing to help! Let us know what we can do for you!

Kim wrote: "Hi folks! I am about to take the plunge and self publish in early spring, so nice to meet you! I write fantasy and have nearly completed the second in my trilogy, so time to start promoting the fir..."

Your authored books please. Thanks!

Victoria wrote: "Ann wrote: "And add your books to our group's bookshelf!"

Hi, Ann:

Can you clarify? Do you mean our authored books, or the ones we're reading."