Newbies, meet everyone else!

[Sofia]

Hey Joe, Scott and Ginny! It's great to have you here!

[Chloe]

Hiya. I am an avid reader of romance fiction as well as some dystopia novels such as divergent. I continually write beginnings to books and I would like you to comment on my stories so that I can carry on.

[J.U.]

Hi, I'm Jane & I am a new author and huge fan of books, mainly chick lit & historical fiction. Nice to be part of this group!

[Aleks]

Hi everyone,

I'm Aleks. I'm a Psychologist and self-development author from sunny Sydney Australia. I've been looking for an interesting writer's group to join in order to learn and share what I know and connect to like-minded people.

I have a new book coming out in 3-4 weeks where I interviewed best-selling business and self-improvement entrepreneurs and will offer a synopsis of it next time I post if that is acceptable to the group. I'll be happy to offer a review copy to those who may be interested.

Other than that, I hope everyone is well and I look forward to contributing where I can :)

[Sofia]

Hi, Aleks! It's great to have you here!

Congratulations on your book!
We have a folder for advertisements, where you can open a thread and post the synopsis.

[Susan]

Hi: I'm Susan, a slightly deranged writer from Santa Barbara California who decided after 25 years of writing and completing 26 novels to release them all at once in a 2 year timeline. I write romance--contemporary, historical, New Adult--whatever it takes to get me through my work reality. I've just released the first two!

[Saffron]

Hello Everyone, I am Supreet (Weird Indian name). But you all can call me Sue.

[Alexis]

Hello

I'm Alexis. Haven't written any books yet. Never really thought I'd be able to commit to that large a project. Mostly I've done nonfiction articles and some copywriting for the web. But I'm thinking of going back to fiction and poetry that I used to do a lot more when I was younger.

Planning to quit the day job to focus on writing more soon hopefully. Plus trying to get more involved in the literary world. I'm probably totally wasting the opportunity being in NYC.

[Saffron]

Hey Alexis,

I totally get where you are coming from. I thought about quitting my day job for a long time and finally I am doing it very soon to concentrate on writing.

Good Luck!

[Alexis]

Good luck to you to. Sue

[Sofia]

Susan wrote: "Hi: I'm Susan, a slightly deranged writer from Santa Barbara California who decided after 25 years of writing and completing 26 novels to release them all at once in a 2 year timeline. I write roma..."

Hey Susan, it's great to have you here! Good luck with your books! What are your first two novels about?

[Sofia]

Supreet wrote: "Hello Everyone, I am Supreet (Weird Indian name). But you all can call me Sue."

Hi, Sue! Welcome! What kind of things do you write?

[Sofia]

Alexis wrote: "Hello

I'm Alexis. Haven't written any books yet. Never really thought I'd be able to commit to that large a project. Mostly I've done nonfiction articles and some copywriting for the web. But I'm..."

Welcome, Alexis! Good luck on your writings :) Is there any specific genre you write in?

[Saffron]

Hey Sofia, I am writing my first romance novel. It is a tragic love story with no HEA in sight right now. Hopefully i will be able to change that down the road.

[Sofia]

Aw, I know how you feel! Sometimes the ending that fits the story is not the ending we wish for our characters. I hope that as you write it, the story will change enough for a HEA to be possible for your MCs and I wish you the best of luck with your novel!

[Susan]

Sofia wrote: "Susan wrote: "Hi: I'm Susan, a slightly deranged writer from Santa Barbara California who decided after 25 years of writing and completing 26 novels to release them all at once in a 2 year timeline..."

I have one that is tradition HEA romance.On the light side. I released that last week. And in May I released something less tradition, more gut twisting and raw:

It is the first in a series I call the Half Shell Series. It's about messed up rich girls in the 80s & 90s. Eventually HEA...though I don't think quite the way anyone will expect it.

[Susan]

Oh... here is the release from May( I never do any thing right on goodreads when I'm tired.

[Holly]

I'm working on an idea for my first novel. I'd probably be done with most of the planning right now if I would just stop making excuses and actually sat down and written it out.

[Sofia]

Holly wrote: "I'm working on an idea for my first novel. I'd probably be done with most of the planning right now if I would just stop making excuses and actually sat down and written it out."

What is it about?

[Susan]

Holly wrote: "I'm working on an idea for my first novel. I'd probably be done with most of the planning right now if I would just stop making excuses and actually sat down and written it out."

I really admire people who can plan. I hibernate(i.e. lay in the sun) and then I sit up and I have a story and I power write until its done.

[Holly]

That's awesome Susan. For me, I can't even think about writing one page until I've planned everything. It makes things easier for me that way.

Sofia, it's looking like it's going to be a mystery/suspense novel about a stalker. Haven't gotten too much past that because of my above mentioned excuses.

[Susan]

Holly wrote: "That's awesome Susan. For me, I can't even think about writing one page until I've planned everything. It makes things easier for me that way.

Sofia, it's looking like it's going to be a mystery/s..."
Laughing...oh I did have teachers and professors try to teach me discipline. Didn't work. I still can only write a story if I start with the first page, then write the ending, then go to the middle. And I cant put a darn thing on the paper in outline from.

[Susan]

J.U. wrote: "Hi, I'm Jane & I am a new author and huge fan of books, mainly chick lit & historical fiction. Nice to be part of this group!"

I've got 2 chick lits out now and I'm releasing a historical series in September. What are you working on.

[Susan]

I have a light, fun romance new release on free download today.

[Trishala]

Hi everyone! My name is Trishala. I am the author of a fiction novel 'The Seller of Beliefs'. Writing and reading - both have been with me since quite a while, the result of which is my first fiction novel!
www.thesellerofbeliefs.in
https://www.facebook.com/TrishalaDShah

[J.U.]

Susan wrote: "J.U. wrote: "Hi, I'm Jane & I am a new author and huge fan of books, mainly chick lit & historical fiction. Nice to be part of this group!"

I've got 2 chick lits out now and I'm releasing a histor..."

Hi, my first one is 'The Whirlwind Report' - in the Kindle store under J.U. Flint. I'm working on the sequel at the moment. I love historical fiction, but don't write any - too much like my day job!

[J.U.]

Susan wrote: "I have a light, fun romance new release on free download today. "

Hi Susan - will check this out!

[J.U.]

Susan wrote: "Oh... here is the release from May( I never do any thing right on goodreads when I'm tired. "

Hi again - will check this one out too!

[Sofia]

Hey, Trishala! It's great to have you here! What is your book about?

[Sarah]

Hello! I've been a part of the group but not very active! I figured I should probably introduce myself. My name is Sarah Brocious. I am newly published ( 2 books out) I am all about reading...always have been! Look forward to watching and interacting with all of you!!

[J.U.]

Sarah wrote: "Hello! I've been a part of the group but not very active! I figured I should probably introduce myself. My name is Sarah Brocious. I am newly published ( 2 books out) I am all about reading...alway..."

Hi Sarah. Good luck with the books - see you're a romance fiend like me!

[Sofia]

Hi, Sarah! It's great to have you here and I look forward to reading your works :)

[Sarah]

J.U. wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Hello! I've been a part of the group but not very active! I figured I should probably introduce myself. My name is Sarah Brocious. I am newly published ( 2 books out) I am all about r..."
I certainly do love romance! Big old sap right here!!!

[Sarah]

Sofia wrote: "Hi, Sarah! It's great to have you here and I look forward to reading your works :)"
Thank you Sofia!!!! :)

[Jack]

Hi Ariane, I'm new to the group. I'm both an avid reader, and an author myself. Mostly I work in the horror genre. Looking forward to getting involved with this group.

[Vanessa]

Hi, it's nice to meet everyone.

[Donald]

I'm Don, avid reader of mostly fantasy/SF with a smattering of non-fiction. I have one traditionally published book to my name but am now working on several fantasy and humorous fantasy books for self-publication... which, er, I should be working on now instead of browsing forums.

[Quentin]

I'm Quentin, mostly read and write horror and adventure. I have one novel out (horror western) and several Kindle Worlds novellas and short stories, and I should have another horror novel out by the end of this month. Feel free to friend me, I'm always looking to connect with new people!

[Fern]

Hi! I'm Fern, and currently working on a memoir with the guidance of a mentor appointed to me by the NZ Society of Authors. I also attend the Tauranga Writers' Group in real life.
I'm really looking forward to interacting with you all :)

[Peter]

Hi I am Peter. Last year I published a book here in New Zealand called The Lie That Settles. It did quite well but I have just put it on Amazon so we'll see how that goes. I am interested in most fiction and non fiction except fantasy and science fiction. Looking forward to expanding my network of writer friends

[Sofia]

Hi, newbies, it's great having you all here :)

[Erin]

Hi, I'm Erin from Night Owl Proofing...
I am happy to read and review books for authors.
I am also available for proofreading etc and happy to discuss - but pm me cos this is just a hello :)
I like thrillers, murder/mystery etc, crime/forensics, happy with the gruesome stuff. Also a touch of romance, happy to read the saucy stuff, paranormal, some fantasy, creepy... horror. Oddly, I enjoy reading cookbooks too.

Hello.

[Crystal]

Hi, I'm Crystal and I write romance.

I like doing all sorts of unpopular things, like writing in first person present tense. I'm working on my first trilogy (book 1 is published), and I still feel really newb! None of my IRL friends write novels. Heck, they don't even read novels (I live in LA). I want to meet some like minded friends who are crazy about writing great books.

[[deleted user]]

Hi everyone! I'm a thirteen year old girl from Dauntless(I wish) and would like to become a better writer and have people review my books and fa fiction. Um, how do I start?

[David]

Great to be part of a NZ group.
In the Waikato writing a trilogy plus the rest - poetry, non-fiction articles etc.
Favourite author Charles Dickens.
Favourite book Neurotribes Steven Silberman.

[Nadia]

Hey there! Not so very new but I'm definitely going to be spending a lot of time here from this point onward. May need some guidance hehe

[Nadia]

Hello Alexis! Horror really? I'm more of a soft fiction, children's story books, kind of girl.

Pleasure making your acquaintance

[[deleted user]]

I'm new and very much looking forward to all this group as to offer

[Hailey]

Hello there. My name is Hailey Sawyer and I'm currently working on my first novel at the time of me writing this comment.