A Good Thriller discussion
Introduction
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Please Introduce Yourself, Let's All Get To Know Each Other
Travis wrote: "Welcome Kirby!!"Thank uu
Jason wrote: "Me, personally - I m having a good friend of mine who has written plays before attempt to go through my original novel and turn it into a screenplay/script. Then my illustrator and I are going to g..."I think Jason has the right approach. There are just so many differences between writing screenplays and writing novels; to go from one to the other assistance would be key.
Hi fellas!A Thriller Junkie from Pakistan. I am looking forward to some good time here.
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enjoy the group
Hi Mujahid. Here's your "welcome to the family" url from my current YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEbEM...If you're new, Arathi, I apologize for not giving you your "Welcome to the family" URL sooner. Here's yours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2ODf...
Hi, all. I'm Alex. I'm a twenty-year-old Canadian pessimist with a knack for writing things that disturb my friends and concern my family. Which is weird, because I write primarily in the speculative action genre. I do lean a bit into horror territory, but still, it seems that even my non-horror work raises a few eyebrows. Oh well.Anyway, I'm always trying to make myself busy with productive work like reading for review swaps, writing, or drawing. Unfortunately, I'm a master procrastinator, so it takes me a while to actually get anything done.
I've published seven works so far, and I have a good amount of short stories that would need to be edited first before I publish them. Also working on a novel and a couple novellas. I see a good handful of releases coming late this year and throughout next year. I'm always looking for constructive criticism and enjoy reading reviews that aren't even all that flattering if they have something I can work with.
I also break into rants sometimes and I can be very wordy. Sorry about that.
Alex: Re: Rants: Been there, done that, got the (bleeping) t-shirt. I do it too.Here's YOUR "Welcome to the Family" URL, Alex:
The Beach Boys: Shut Down: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pYU0...
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be nice please
Welcome Alex: I tend to use my blog for rants. If you're in here, like Sean said, it's probably best we avoid politics and religion. So....what's your favorite breed of dog? Even though I love blac labs and Cavalier King Charles spaniels, the golden retriever will always be my favorite. Probably helps that I grew up down the street from some breeders of Goldies. I'll never forget their biggest dog, a golden retriever named Buffett. Never found out if he was named after Jimmy Buffett or not, but he was a really big and friendly dog.
Jason wrote: "Welcome Alex: I tend to use my blog for rants. If you're in here, like Sean said, it's probably best we avoid politics and religion. So....what's your favorite breed of dog? Even though I love blac..."Adopt. Adopt. Adopt. No one needs a purebreed. There are plenty of good dogs that need homes.
Welcome to the group Alexander! Enjoy!!
Hello everyone. My name is Douglas Barrow and I live in what was the small town of Katy, Texas just west of Houston. It's now one of the fastest growing towns in the country. I work in the engineering and construction industry as a mechanical designer laying out HVAC systems using Autodesk software.
I was not much of a reader for most of my life, just the odd science fiction book here and there. Then I picked up The Lions of Lucerne by Brad Thor. I was hooked. I've read all of his books and have now branched out to other authors. Vince Flynn, Brad Taylor, Ben Coes, Eric Meyer, Chuck Dixon and a few others on my want to list.
Thank you for inviting me to this group Sean. Hope to contribute some fun and useful bits of information for ya'll.
Welcome to the group, Douglas! Enjoy!
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Some great action authors
your welcome..
Hi Douglas! Welcome! :)One of my favorite actresses, Renee Zellweger is from Katy! :)
Rebecca wrote: "Hi Douglas! Welcome! :)One of my favorite actresses, Renee Zellweger is from Katy! :)"
My stepson Rhett ran in the Katy Couples Run with Renee in 1981 and they won first place! He was 9 and she was 11 years old. We have their plaque with their photo on a bookshelf in the living room.
Omg! That's so cool! I've seen many interviews with Renee, and she is very proud of her hometown!
Douglas, your "Welcome to the family" URL is: Rolling Stones - Highwire (1991): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKwk8...
Rebecca wrote: "Omg! That's so cool! I've seen many interviews with Renee, and she is very proud of her hometown!"I can see why she would be. It's a great place to live.
hi Douglas...welcome! Our taste in thrillers is definitely in sync. perhaps you may even like the novels I've written. Would love to get to know your reading taste a little better, and look forward to chatting.Jason
Hi, my name is Margaret.I live on Vancouver Island in British Columbia , Canada
I love all mysteries but in particular probably enjoy the
psycological thrillers by authors such as Camilla Lackberg or
Val McDermid
I used to read piles of paperbacks but now mainly read ebooks
from the library on my Kobo EReader
I hope to enjoy this group
Cheers
Margaret Dayton wrote: "Hi, my name is Margaret.I live on Vancouver Island in British Columbia , Canada
I love all mysteries but in particular probably enjoy the
psycological thrillers by authors such as Camilla Lackber..."
Nice to meet a fellow Canadian and mystery lover :) Have you ever tried Patrick Redmond? His psychological fiction is amazing IMO
Welcome to the group Margaret. Enjoy!
Margaret Dayton wrote: "Hi, my name is Margaret.I live on Vancouver Island in British Columbia , Canada
I love all mysteries but in particular probably enjoy the
psycological thrillers by authors such as Camilla Lackber..."
Hi Margaret-waving across the strait at you from Orcas Isl. WA. You've found a nice, friendly group!
Hi Margaret. here's your "Welcome to the family" URL: Billy Idol: Rebel Yell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdphv...
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welcome .
I love Vancouver and Vancouver Island, came over by sea plane and loved it.(from Vancouver to Vancouver Island.
Also love Banff, Jasper, Lake Louise, Whistler. Loved it !
Beautiful place it live.
Amber really does have good taste in music
It's been a long time since I've been in this thread. Welcome to all of the newest member of Good Thriller!!
Amen to what Sean said. I, too, love Vancouver, Whistler, Banff, Lake Louise, Goldstream National Park, etc. B. C. Is an amazing place.
Credit my parents for that, Jason. Since yesterday, I have been on a jag I call "Christmas in July." Currently, that means I am listening to Luciano Pavarotti's rendition of Ave Maria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojeLy...This particular recording was made the year I was born.
Glen, your "Welcome to the Family" URL is Tennessee Christmas by Alabama, since I did say I was on a "Christmas in July" jag. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dGJ4...
Maragret, I'm sorry I forgot your "Welcome to the Family" URL. Yours is: Nutcracker Cojocaru 2 act part 5 Dance of the Reed-Flutes .avi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Mfc...
hi, I live in London with my husband and our dog (an Airedale, a real handful). Love cycling walking & watching tennis on TV. My first novel is due out soon (a thriller set around 7/7). I love all sorts of books inc. litfic but mostly read psychological suspense/drama/thrillers eg The Book of You. Nearly finished I Let You Go by Claire Macintosh. Often read on Kindle & iphone - audio books perfect for walking the dog.
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We love good thrillers here, I love tennis, play 3-4 times a week.
Loved I Let You Go by Clare, also enjoyed her second book, which I got from Net Galley.
Clare did a Q & A for our group as well.
Enjoy the group
PS
Been busy watching tennis the last 7 hours !!
Yes ANDY, Wimbledon Champion
Yes Heather Watson Wimbledon Champion
Hi Sean thanks for the welcome. Tennis today - It was good to see Andy finally smile when he won - without too much trouble for about first time ever
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He is a very cheerful, great character. A boxing fan too like myself.
A great sense of humour.
Welcome to the group Jennie!
Hi, Jennie. Your "Welcome to the Family" URL is Women's Ideal Body Types Throughout History from Buzzfeed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrp0z...
Hi Everyone, Very excited to join this group, having joined as Goodreads author only a week or so ago. I pretty much knew this was the group for me when I scrolled down and saw discussion threads on tennis! I play every weekday morning, and think there is nothing better than to get the exercise done in the morning so you can enjoy writing and reading the rest of the day. Thanks for the guidance Sean. Look forward to contributing to discussions as soon as I get my bearings in this group.
I copied and pasted the above comment from my post to the authors section of this group about two weeks ago. I realized no-one was looking at that section since then. I hope I have done the right thing here? Anyway to add some info here, by way of introduction. I live in New York for most of the year. Try to get away to warmer places in Winter (where I can play tennis). I have had two mysteries/crime thrillers published (quite a while back) and always prefer reading to writing !!m
Hi, Joanna. Every new member of the group gets a "Welcome to the Family" URL from whichever one of my 5 or 6 YouTube playlists is running at the time I post.Right now, that means it's the Original Cantina Scene - A New Hope [1080p HD] (on Playlist #1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6PDc...
Thank you so much for the welcome Paula, and for the song Amber. I love it and love the title "A New Hope" . That about sums up my writing life at the moment, coming back to writing fiction after about twenty years of being a lawyer.
Joanna wrote: "I copied and pasted the above comment from my post to the authors section of this group about two weeks ago. I realized no-one was looking at that section since then. I hope I have done the right t..."Hey Joanna!! Welcome to the group :)
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great to have more tennis fans, especially to join in with tennis threads.
Groovy, my tennis fan I think is offline at the moment.
We love thriller books as well.
Welcome Joanna!! Look forward to getting to know you better.
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But I have heard f writers writing an entire script first, then adapting that to a movie. The script for video games such as Assassins Creed were actually gaming scripts/boards first, and the books came much later.