Intros Please!

[[deleted user]]

Welcome Lynn & Rebecca! The Misfits sounds like a great read & Merch Girl sounds so fun & right up my alley. Excited to check them both out :)

[Rebecca]

Jessica wrote: "Welcome Lynn & Rebecca! The Misfits sounds like a great read & Merch Girl sounds so fun & right up my alley. Excited to check them both out :)"

Thanks Jessica!

[InD'tale Magazine]

Hello everyone!

InD'Tale Magazine is a digital magazine aimed specifically at writers and readers of self and small published works. We are growing by leaps and bounds, both in terms of readership and submissions by indie authors.

Check out our shelves here on Goodreads - we are entering the books we have reviewed in the magazine.

Our website is www.indtale.com -- information on how to submit your books for review is there, along with articles, columns and professional reviews.

Follow us on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/InDTaleMagazine
Like us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/InDTaleMagazine

Looking forward to chatting with you all!

[[deleted user]]

Thanks for posting this! ^

[Michelle]

Hi everyone,

I guess I'm next to introduce myself. I've been a bit of a lurker on Goodreads, but I'm familiar with the site, and have enjoyed discovering new books to read.

I am also a writer, and now finally, a novelist. My favourite genre for writing is Chick Lit romance, with oodles of humour thrown in. For reading, I love romance, science fiction, and good clean who dunnits.

Thank you, and hope to make a few new friends :)

[[deleted user]]

Hi Michelle! I love reading Chick Lit w/ lots of humor too but writing it is way more fun :) Thanks for joining the group!

[Nikki]

Welcome to the group, Michelle! :)

[Michelle]

Thanks Jessica and Nicki, it's lovely to be welcomed. So often that doesn't happen. And Jessica, thank you for your email. It was much appreciated :)

[Gabriel]

Hi, I'm Gabriel Boutros, author of the recently self-published courtroom drama, The Guilty. You can sign up right here on Goodreads for a free giveaway of my novel. I look forward to getting to know other indie authors.

[Christina]

Oh, I'm glad I stumbled upon this group :)

Hi!

My name is Christina and I'm a new self-published author. My debut novel, DAHLIA, is the first in a series. I've been vigorously working on the sequels so I've been busy, busy, lol. I love reading and writing both YA fantasy and contemporary books.

You can check out my writing style on my blog if you'd like http://www.channellewrites.wordpress.com.

It's great connecting with more indie authors and lovers of indie books. :) Feel free to add me as a friend or connect via FB http://www.facebook.com/ChristinaChan... and/or Twitter @channellewrites

And if you have any questions for me about my writing journey, I'd be happy to answer.

Nice meeting you all!

Christina

[[deleted user]]

Welcome to the group Gabriel & Christina! looking forward to chatting with you :)

[Katie]

Hello everybody! I wrote a blog post this morning ranting about discrimination against Indie authors, and then thought maybe I should find an actual indie author group to balance all the negativity I run into, so here I am.

I am Katie Lynn Daniels, I am the author of a children's picture book "The Tale of Pirate Shishkabob" and a superhero fiction parody series called "Supervillain of the Day." The third book comes out May 3rd, the fourth books comes out June 4th, and it is about a world overrun by supervillains, without any superheroes to stop them. The only thing standing between humanity and utter destruction is an eccentric reporter living in London, England, who is definitely more than he seems.

And that was a terrible logline because I seem to have lost the one I had before and had to make up a new one on the fly. Anyway, links!

My blog: katielynndaniels.com
Supervillains: Supervillainoftheday.com
Twitter! @danielskatie

I look forward to getting to know ya'll!

[[deleted user]]

Awesome! I'll add your blog. Do you mind if I share it elsewhere?

[B.B.]

Hello, I just found this group--thank you Jessica for this thread! As a reader, I read all genres, indie or not, but admit to being partial to fantasy and Regency romance. :P

As a writer, I have an eclectic assortment of future titles in mind, but my current (and first) novel is Bronze. It's the first in The Glister Journals, a series about a young girl (14 in the first book) who experiences life a little differently than most kids and about the friends she makes--their stories are just as important as hers. They introduce her to the world of horses, close friendships and, eventually, romance. The story has many themes, but assumptions and how things are not always as they appear is central.


It is a long but easy read and is more character driven than most YA as far as I can tell. First chapters can be read here. It will be available in e-book (hopefully by summer) and the second book is on track for an early 2014 release.

I look forward to meeting everyone! :)

The Glister Journals: theglisterjournals.com
My blog: chinabluepublishing.com/bsblog/ (Wordpress)
glisteringbsblog.blogspot.com (Blogger)
Twitter: @glisterjournals

[Katie]

Jessica wrote: "Awesome! I'll add your blog. Do you mind if I share it elsewhere?"

Please do!

[Hazel]

Hi B.B.! Glad you joined =)

I'm reading "Bronze" right now, and I'm enjoying it though it's been a long time since I read any mainstream contemporary, but I do like the characters a lot =)

[B.B.]

Hazel wrote: "Hi B.B.! Glad you joined =)

I'm reading "Bronze" right now, and I'm enjoying it though it's been a long time since I read any mainstream contemporary, but I do like the characters a lot =)"

Yay! I'm so happy to hear it. :) I was afraid it might be too "teenage angst" for you. I'm almost done with your On a Foreign Field: A Story of Loyalty and Brotherhood. It's a great story, though also not what I would normally read. I was a bit afraid you might be too graphic at the end (you know) but you weren't! I'll never be able to watch that movie again! LOL. (I'm squirming inside just remembering it!) Anyway, I'm looking forward to see how it plays out in the end. :)

[Hazel]

I personally think too graphic death scenes (especially ones like that) take away from the meaning and sentimentality of them. Plus there are so many other writers who obviously seem to relish the gory details, and I wanted to take a different turn with mine, so glad you liked ;)

I don't think your book is too angsty either, at least not yet anyway lol :P Frankly, as long as a book isn't like Twilight, I don't really care. Your book actually reminds me of reading Trixie Belden even though it's not a mystery. It's kind of nice to read something different.

[B.B.]

LOL...I can't speak to Twilight and I've never heard of Trixie Belden, but I'm happy you like it so far. (How far are you into it?)

[Hazel]

I'm a little over a quarter of the way through, but I had to get through a giant stack of library books that were almost due and I'm almost ready to start reading it again lol

[[deleted user]]

I have two blogs that i try to write on regularly and i'm an aspiring indie author who will release her first YA fantasy novel in september. I'm also taking reviews ESPECIALLY indie books.I prefer books that feature diverse themes but now with my review list so small i'm considering anything.

http://guinandlibertadtomas.blogspot....

This one is more like the steps we're taking to make our indie book the best it can be and tips on how to consider every possibility deciding the self publishing route. If any aspiring authors aren't really sure one what outlets are out there when you publish independently link up to our blog and we hope to share what we're doing and still doing to try to get our book in as many heads as possible :)

http://yamulticulturaljunkie.wordpres...

[[deleted user]]

Hey B.B. thanks for joining! Glad to hear you've already got a fellow indie fan :) Based on the conversation, I'll have to pick up Bronze too :P

[[deleted user]]

Libertad, you've joined the right group! Glad to have you :) We have plenty of indie novels for review and everyone has great advice and resources for fellow indie authors. I'll add your blog and I look forward to reading more from you!

[[deleted user]]

Jessica wrote: "Libertad, you've joined the right group! Glad to have you :) We have plenty of indie novels for review and everyone has great advice and resources for fellow indie authors. I'll add your blog and I..."

Awesome!I hope to get many requests. I adore indie authors and want to get the word out on any great indoe books people are otherwise not too sure about!

[[deleted user]]

Oh goodness first I have to say it's quite an honor to even be on the same thread with all of you. I have been a fan of indie books since about 2 years ago when I was 15 and just searching around the internet when I stumbled upon some reading material that was quite good! I was disgusted at the amount of hate the book got since it was self published! Ever since then it has been a personal dream to self publish some poetry and a couple novels. It's an awful feeling when you have a story in your mind and you don't have the ability to share it with others.
I know I'm quite young (17) and hope that you all don't mind! Writing is my passion and I put all of my heart and soul into it and I just would like to share it with others!
I look forward to meeting all of you, sharing my writing and promoting your writing to anyone who will listen.
Thank you!

[Ross]

Welcome to the group! Can't say I've caught any hate mail about my works thus far- perhaps its a sign you've made it when you do!! LOL :-)

[[deleted user]]

Thanks for your support, Quentin Rose! I'm glad you're here and please share when you have something you want us to read :)

[[deleted user]]

Haha yes, I think it makes someone a bit stronger. Well after you disregard the fact that hate does get passed around. ^_^ Oh thank you for being welcoming! I will definitely~! *Floats to other threads*

[B.B.]

Jessica wrote: "Hey B.B. thanks for joining! Glad to hear you've already got a fellow indie fan :) Based on the conversation, I'll have to pick up Bronze too :P"

Thanks Jessica! I've got one of yours on my TBR list already. :)

[Kaylee]

Hi! I'm Kaylee and my first self published New Adult novel will be out August 2013!!

[[deleted user]]

that's awesome, Kaylee! congrats! remind us when it's out so we can read :)

[Kaylee]

Will do :) Thank you!!

[[deleted user]]

Great! Welcome to the group, Caroline :)

[Tom]

Hi all, I've been on Goodreads for a month or so but found out about this group from a friend who just joined. I've written the first two books of a fantasy series but I like to dabble in sci-fi as well. This seems like a good, tight-knit group. I'm looking forward to contributing!

[Sharon]

Hi I am Sharon Puthur from Bangalore, India. I am a new author. Truly Indie n proud! I've written a book titled "May 28". Its about 2 pranksters who always get away with everything till destiny in turn plays a prank on them. The genre is family drama with romance n comedy n bits of horror.
M working on writing a play, based on an idea from the novel itself which will be a murder mystery with supernatural elements. If it turns out well might convert it into a novel too :-)
Love books! Can't think of a life without them!

[[deleted user]]

Thanks for joining, Sharon!

[Sharon]

Jessica wrote: "Thanks for joining, Sharon!"

Thanks :)

[Nikki]

I haven't glanced at this thread in a while... so welcome to all the new fellow indies!! =)

[Gabbie]

Hello everyone! I've been an avid reader of Indie books for several years now and finally decided to jump in the world myself and write. My self-published book Unspoken Memories won't hit the reading world until September but until then I look forward to making new friends here.

[[deleted user]]

Gabbie, thanks for joining the group! Welcome and be sure to let us know if you need any feedback and definitely let the group know when you release your novel! I'm glad you made the decision to start writing :)

[Sara]

Welcome to the group, Cat! Glad to have you here:)

[Sara]

Catriona wrote: "Sara wrote: "Welcome to the group, Cat! Glad to have you here:)"

Thank you. I'm still trying to get the hang of Goodreads."

Well I am a new mod to this group and trying to figure everything out so we can do it together;)

[Hazel]

Hi all new people! Just wanted to introduce myself again as one of the new mods, so I'll be helping out with everything here, and if you can't get ahold of Jessica or Sara, I'll do my best to help!

[Susan]

Greetings fellow indies!

I haven't self-published yet, but I'm considering doing so late 2013 / early 2014. For now, I'm exploring the world of self-publishing, so I thought this group would be interesting!

I write crime fiction and am currently in the last edit of my first book. I look forward to chatting with you all :)

[[deleted user]]

Welcome Susan! I look forward to reading your stuff and hearing about your journey into self publishing!

[[deleted user]]

Cat! So glad you joined. We are setting up a little monthly writing contest here soon. I hope you'll enter and and show us what you've got :) & I'll def check out the Celtic Heroes series.

[Susan]

Thanks Jessica! I look forward to reading your work, too!

[Susan]

Thanks, Cat! I'm pretty sold on self-publishing not only for the freedom, but the creative experiment quality of it. I guess it's the logistics that I'm still exploring, so that once I've finished my last edit I'm ready to go.

[Nikki]

Welcome Susan! I remember just 2-3 years ago when self pubbing was so taboo and a 'career killer.' Now it's a very acceptable option. I look forward to reading your work! :)

[Susan]

Thanks, Nikki! It's amazing how everything's changed in even just a year's time. I remember last spring, agents were all saying absolutely not to self-publishing and now a majority of them are supporting it (for the right writers, of course).