Intros Please!

[Nikki]

I've seen a lot of agents encourage their clients to self-pub (w/their help) when a good book just isn't having an bites from editors. It's amazing how much things have changed, but it definitely works in our favor!

[Kayla]

Hi, I'm Kayla:) I'm new here. I'm 15 and I run a book blog. Oh yeah, I love owls.

[Sara]

Kayla wrote: "Hi, I'm Kayla:) I'm new here. I'm 15 and I run a book blog. Oh yeah, I love owls."

Welcome, Kayla!

[Nikki]

Welcome Kayla! Owls are definitely cute! :)

[Hazel]

Hey new people ;) I agree with Nikki, Kayla, Owls are adorable.

[B.B.]

Wow...this group has grown so much! Welcome to everyone new, and hello to everyone who's been here for a while! I haven't had much time for checking out the threads but hope to be more active this summer.

[Janel]

Hello!

My name is Janel Gradowski. I write both literary and women's fiction ranging in sizes from flash to novella length. The tagline on my blog describes my philosophy as an indie writer: Creating tasty stories to satisfy every size of reading appetite.

I have three ebooks out with another one coming soon.

[James]

Hi! I'm James and I have two novels: Candytuff, a contemporary novel with an absurd perspective about relationships, and The Writers' Motel, a novel set in the 1970s about writers gathered at a motel on a mountain in Tennessee desperately trying to write their novels. Both are available from Amazon.

[Sara]

Welcome Janel and James!

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Welcome Kayla, James & Janel! I love the variety of novels our group writes! I hope I can get to all of them one day... & Kayla, owls are one of my faves too!

[Sara]

Hi Cheyanne! I think I own one of your Amy Sparling books:)

[Hazel]

Hello, Chyanne, James and Janel! So glad to see the group growing =)

[James]

Thanks, Hazel! Glad to be here.

[Janel]

Thank you Sara, Jessica and Hazel. Can't wait to see what's in store for this group. Looks like it's growing every day!

[Andy]

Hi everybody!

I'm Andy and recently published my debut novel, The Remarkables. It's an action adventure with sprinklings of urban fantasy and sci-fi, and is in the young adult realm, but has been enjoyed by all ages so far. It follows the story of a teenager called Owen who discovers that he has superpowers.

The idea behind it had been growing for years, and I had intended the book to be a one off, but I loved the characters and the world they inhabit so much that I'm currently writing a sequel.

[Hazel]

Hi Andy, sounds like a cool series =) I know how that is, I've had several books where I planned to write just one, and then the characters just wouldn't let me go.

[Sandra]

HI and welcome one and all newbies. You all sound like you have some intersting projects on the go, look forward to hearing more from all of you.

[Andy]

Hazel wrote: "Hi Andy, sounds like a cool series =) I know how that is, I've had several books where I planned to write just one, and then the characters just wouldn't let me go."

That's exactly how it is. My latest puzzler involved how my leads would react if I plonked them in the rain forest. So I did.

[Rae]

My name's Rae. I'm a new author who's still learning the ropes. Reading remains my first love, but after years of hoarding stories and ideas, I've begun to write again, and first novella was published in March. I look forward to connecting and helping others as well as growing as a writer.

I enjoy writing romance (PNR/UF) and I read any type of romance, PNR, and all genres of fantasy. Some of my favorite Indie authors are Olivia Hardin, Liz Schulte, and Tawdra Kandle.

[Sara]

Hi Rae! Welcome to the group:)

[Rae]

Thank you, I'm glad to be here.
Cheyanne wrote: "Welcome Rae! Hope you enjoy your stay here. Everyone is pretty awesome. :)"

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Welcome Andy! As a writer of teens with super powers as well, I'm excited to check out the Remarkables!

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Hi Rae, welcome to the group :) I'm glad you started writing. I know the feeling of stock piling ideas. It takes a lot of work getting them all written into cohesive stories but I also think that's the funnest part! Share your work with us and if you ever need any input this group has a lot of helpful writers in the same boat!

[Hazel]

Hi Rae, and anyone I missed =)

[Daniel]

Hello Jessica and all authors and readers of this group. I'm excited to be a part of this cool community of indie authors and avid readers.

I'm Daniel S. Rodriguez.
Although I've not been published yet. I'm currently writing a few novels, "Red Wine" "Love At Dusk" are both romances, also I have a couple of psychological thriller novels in-progress.
I'm looking forward to meeting new friends with awesome ideas and enthusiasm and passion. Friends who appreciates dedication and respect different perspectives.

My native language is Spanish, but I prefer the challenge to write in English.
My background is in Quality Engineering for a distribution and service industry, but my passion has secretly been writing. I first wrote a short play in middle school for an audience about a Mexican family mirroring mines - and their experience crossing the US- Mexico border illegally in the '90s.
I've written a few short stories and submitted "Purgatory, The Third Realm" to a fiction contest, but was rejected. It was awfully written so I don't blame the editor. :)
"Beautiful Feather" has not seen editor eyes, it's a story about a transgender male who sees himself already a real woman despite still having male organs. Feather falls in love with a man and he too blindly falls for her. He later discovers Feather's secret and when he finds out he wants to become a woman he doesn't approve. Feather struggles to be what he feels is to be and live as a woman or remain a man in woman's clothes to keep the love of her life who doesn't accept her purpose.

Thank you for reading my intro and look forward to connecting with many of you

Peace to everyone and keep reading and writing- after all that is our purpose in this group.

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Thanks for joining, Daniel! Be sure to let me know when you publish those romances! The titles are already enticing ;)

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Awesome description Daniel when you're finished with it I'd love to read and review it XD I like all types of books but I'm especially drawn to ones that feature diversity and I'm looking into more books that feature transgendered protagonists as well as gay , lesbian etc....

[B.B.]

Hi Cheyanne, Janel, James, Sara, Andy, Rae, Daniel, and Libertad! Some interesting sounding reads there!

[Marie]

Hello everyone :)
My (pen)name is Kim and I am 20 years old :) I ive in a small village in Germany and I am an avid reader. I have to admitt that I do not read a lot of Indie authors. One of the reasons for that is that I still am not really into reading books on my ereader, another reason would be that Indie authors are not really "existing" here in Germany. I do not think I have ever heard of a German Indie author.
Anyway I would love to promote more Indie authors on my little blog which you can find here: kimberleyjones17.blogspot.de

I always dreamed about being a published author so maybe someday I can join your ranks :)
I am looking forward to getting to know you all and find more amazing books to read :)
Greetings!

[K.S.]

Hey Everybody!

My name's Kimberly (K. S. Daniels) and I write classic/golden age style Science Fiction (think Asimov and early Heinlein). My first book came out in January (The Valkyrie Profiles) and the prequel short story to the series (Children of Ymir) can out last weekend. I have also been an English Instructor at the University of South Alabama for the past 3 years, but since I'm moving to New Orleans this summer I'm currently just writing till my fingers go numb. Please hit me up if you guys want to chat about writing or anything else that falls under the category of awesome. I'm also actively seeking readers to review my books, so if you're into SF message me and I'll send you a free review copy! =D

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Welcome Kim & Kimberly!

[Hazel]

Kimberley wrote: "Hello everyone :)
My (pen)name is Kim and I am 20 years old :) I ive in a small village in Germany and I am an avid reader. I have to admitt that I do not read a lot of Indie authors. One of the r..."

Hey Kim! Glad you joined the group =) Most of our books here should be international (I'm pretty sure mine are too, even in paperback) I'm totally with you, I don't own an e-reader.

[Hazel]

Hello to Kimberly as well! And if I missed anyone else, hello to you too =)

[Marie]

Thanks for the warm welcome you, too :)
And hello to Kimberly :)

Greetings

[Lisa]

Hi, I'm Lisa Eugene. I write contemporary medical romantic suspense!! My first book is Strictly Business and my new release, Steal My Heart is coming out July 1st.

[Sara]

Hi Kimberly, Daniel, and Lisa! Great to have you here:)

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Lisa that's quite a genre ;) I'm intrigued! Welcome to the group!

[Hazel]

Hi Lisa! haha, I'll admit that first I thought you wrote "contemporary medieval romance" and I was like, how does that work? but then I saw it was "medical" I've been on the computer too long ;)

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Lol! Hazel

[Lisa]

Hazel wrote: "Hi Lisa! haha, I'll admit that first I thought you wrote "contemporary medieval romance" and I was like, how does that work? but then I saw it was "medical" I've been on the computer too long ;)"

I do that sometimes...lol...then I have to do a double take!

[Hazel]

That's what always happens to me when I read too much and my eyes get tired. It can be very entertaining sometimes, the mistakes I read ;P

[D.R.]

Hello everyone. Just thought I would drop by and say hi. I'm fairly new to Goodreads and I'm looking for a home. (This is actually my first Goodreads post ever.)

I love the whole indie community. I've recently published my first novel. I've spoken with a few other indie authors and everyone I've talked to has been really supportive.

Mostly I write horror/supernatural stuff, and I have a blog dedicated to my writing and reviews of (mostly) indie books. I read more indie stuff now than traditional published authors because the books just seem so much more personal. I still love the classics though! I just wish I had more time to read.

If anyone is interested, hop over and have a looksie. Hope it's okay if I leave a link here. Looking forward to getting to know everyone!

http://drjpublishing.blogspot.com
D.R. Johnson

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Welcome to the group! I wish I had more time to read too. I've discovered a lot of wonderful indie authors here but there just aren't wnough hours in the day... Check out the rest of the topics and post your blog and your book in the "what's new" topic and ill be sure everyone sees that it's available :)

[D.R.]

Thanks Jessica! I appreciate it.

I'll do that as soon as I get my bearings. :)

[Guy]

Hi Everyone!

I'm Guy and am currently 40,000 words into my first book and about 10,000 into my second. I've a lot of friends who are quite successful published writers and have always been a voracious reader, so I thought it might be time to give it a go myself.

So far so good and most importantly, I'm really enjoying writing. It's something I do for myself with no real end goal, but if the finished product is something I'm at least partly happy with, then I might pop it into the public domain.

I'm quite new to the whole indie author movement as I've got a hideously large to read list already, but am interested in finding some indie greats to give me an idea of what other people are doing.

Cheers!

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Thanks for joining the group, Guy! If you need any help or input just give us a shout :)

[Christy]

My new published Young Adult novel is now available on Nook, Kindle, Lulu, Kobo and Smashwords. You can check it out for yourself! If you are interested in fantasy romance/suspence as well as dealing with depression and other mental health issues, then I hope you'll give it a shot. The title is The Sharing Moon and author Christy A. Campbell. Thanks for all the support!

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books...

http://www.amazon.com/The-Sharing-Moo...

http://www.lulu.com/shop/christy-camp...

[D.R.]

Hi Christy Ann!

Those links didn't work for me for some reason.

[Beth]

None of the links worked for me either -- and I did a Google search as well. THE SHARING MOON is not listed on Amazon or Barnes & Noble or Smashwords. So maybe it was withdrawn???? Can you update us, Christy Ann?

[J.C.]

Hi, I am John Craig Stephenson, self published author of 'A Murder in Auschwitz'. Currently working on a new novel....

I am happy to answer any questions on my book.