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[Quantum]

Shoshana: here's the link to our "writing " bookshelf.

https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

On which you'll find Publishing 101.

For other relevant info, see the links in my post to PJ and Joe.

[P.J.]

Alex G wrote: "Welcome PJ and Joe!

Don't forget to check out our author resources spreadsheet:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And post your book promo..."

Thank you, Alex! I've clicked on both links, and will continue with the promotions post in the morning. That's the Announcement & Book Promotions folder, that has a list or table of topics, and you click "new topic" to start a new thread?

[Shoshanah]

Graeme wrote: "Hi Shoshanah,

Welcome to the group."

Thank you. I appreciate the welcome.

[Shoshanah]

Marie Silk wrote: "Welcome Masi, Shoshanna, and Suzy!! :)"

Thanks Marie

[Quantum]

PJ: correct. Create a new topic and select the "Announcements " folder to put your topic/post into that folder.

[Shoshanah]

Alex G wrote: "Shoshana: here's the link to our "writing " bookshelf.

https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

On which y..."

Thanks for the link. My book is already published though, now I'm working on how to market and promote it.

[Nik]

P.J. wrote: "Are you still in Eastern Europe? I'm in the "Other" Colorado (shortgrass prairie)...."

I'm in Israel, but might be traveling to EE next week indeed.
Prairies - nice, associates with Cowboys and Indians from Mayne Reid or Fenimore Cooper books, but that's probably long outdated -:)

[Nik]

Joe wrote: "Looks like an interesting group. Thanks for inviting me, Alex. I am a retired engineer with too much time on my hands. I have been writing all of my life but I won't bore you with the details. I wa..."

Hi Joe and welcome!

Writing is an acute addiction and as you seem to be already hooked, I'm afraid you'd be prone to continue.. -:)

Hope you'll enjoy and contribute

[P.J.]

Nik wrote: "P.J. wrote: "Are you still in Eastern Europe? I'm in the "Other" Colorado (shortgrass prairie)...."

I'm in Israel, but might be traveling to EE next week indeed.
Prairies - nice, associates with C..."

The cows are still here, Nik. It's too arid to farm (here) without irrigation. The "cowboys" are a mix. Some people wear baseball caps and ride 4-wheelers to herd their cattle. Others are still traditional with cowboy hats, and round up cattle from horseback, maybe with a working dog or two. Colorado law says you have to fence out, not in, but out here people fence in, and though a "field" can be square miles, there's no truly open range. There's more open range in the mountains, though not a lot. Most ranchers still brand their cattle, and you can still find "Rocky Mountain Oysters" on the menu some places, some times of the year. The Native Americans mostly were herded to and penned up in Oklahoma and the desert Southwest during the 19th century so there's more of a Native American presence there. A lot of people still rodeo - small percentage of the population, but enough to hold rodeos. There was an actual wagon train in 1993: the Oregon Trail Sesquicentennial Wagon Train. It had to follow roads west from Missouri to eastern Wyoming, but once in Wyoming was able to follow the original Oregon Trail cross-country (talk about open range and wide open spaces!). I worked my way across Wyoming on that wagon train. The advantage in 1993 over 1853 was that when girls were racing their horses and one fell off, they could call for a flight for life helicopter. It was an interesting picture: a cluster of women in 1850s period dresses standing beside the helicopter. The experience of a lifetime.

Is there peace where you live? One thing for which I'm thankful is that I'm not living in an area of frequent or incessant armed conflict. When I think of that, words begin to fail....

[Nik]

Thanks, for such a colorful description of the scenery and some lifestyle. Sounds quite cool and I hope to see it with my own eyes someday.
Whether it's peace here? Yep, but fragile and there is fighting in Syria - just next door, with some stray or intentional shells falling in the north and Egyptians coping with Sinai branch of ISIS in the South. And today and for the last couple of days we have forest fires everywhere - some say these are incineration intifada... But for someone here - it's probably life as usual as we know it..

[P.J.]

Frankly, Nik, there are much more picturesque things to see in the mountains than here! Though I can look out the window as I write this and see 14,000 foot Pikes Peak, white with snow above treeline and backdropped against a brilliant blue sky, though it's probably 60 miles away.

Life as usual as you know it says a lot. People are pretty adaptable. But I wish peace would come there, and life as usual were more carefree and less tense.

[Nik]

P.J. wrote: "Life as usual as you know it says a lot. People are pretty adaptable. But I wish peace would come there, and life as usual were more carefree and less tense. .."

Thanks, P.J. Hope it will and believe its attainable

[Shoshanah]

Alex G wrote: "Oh and after you read that, don't forget to check out our author resources spreadsheet. If you're building your own website e have members who've done they too."

I have a website, and set up an author page on FB. Now need to get some people to join the group, view the website and of course find the right reviewers. So far I am finding blogs / websites that review novels, romance etc, mine is health related, non-fiction.

[Shoshanah]

P.J. wrote: "Frankly, Nik, there are much more picturesque things to see in the mountains than here! Though I can look out the window as I write this and see 14,000 foot Pikes Peak, white with snow above treeli..."

Sorry to jump in at the tail end of a conversation. Not everyone is adaptable. We certainly do need peace.

[Graeme]

Hi Suzy, P.J. and Joe,

Welcome to the group.

Cheers Graeme

[P.J.]

Graeme Rodaughan wrote: "Hi Suzy, P.J. and Joe,

Welcome to the group.

Cheers Graeme"

Thank you, Graeme! I've been quite enjoying this group. :)

[Rita]

Welcome P.J., Suzy and Joe. You'll find this is one of the more active groups with lots of interesting conversations.

[P.J.]

Rita wrote: "Welcome P.J., Suzy and Joe. You'll find this is one of the more active groups with lots of interesting conversations."

...and warmth. Lots of interaction, and it's interesting and welcoming. I've been active as an author in Goodreads for only a week or two, and this is where I feel most at home. Thank you all!

PJ

[Shoshanah]

P.J. wrote: "Rita wrote: "Welcome P.J., Suzy and Joe. You'll find this is one of the more active groups with lots of interesting conversations."

...and warmth. Lots of interaction, and it's interesting and wel..."

That's good to know. Which discussions do you recommend?

[P.J.]

Shoshanah wrote: "P.J. wrote: "Rita wrote: "Welcome P.J., Suzy and Joe. You'll find this is one of the more active groups with lots of interesting conversations."

...and warmth. Lots of interaction, and it's intere..."

Shoshanah, for me, various threads in The Lounge, World & Current Events, or All Things Writing & Publishing, as time allows. Your taste and needs may differ. New topics crop up frequently. It's a pretty alive and engaging group, people are thoughtful, and discussions are civil. :)

[Kennt]

Hello, my name is Kenneth. This is amazing group and i found a lot of thing I didn't know they exist.
Ps: English is my second language

[Nik]

Hi Kenneth and welcome!

Glad you find new and interesting stuff here. It's quite international around on the group and a reasonable command of English shall suffice -:)

Hope you'll enjoy and contribute

[Quantum]

Kennt wrote: "Hello, my name is Kenneth. This is amazing group and i found a lot of thing I didn't know they exist.
Ps: English is my second language"

Welcome Kenneth!

you'll probably also find some things here that only exist in our minds.

[S.Q.]

Graeme Rodaughan wrote: "Hi Suzy, P.J. and Joe,

Welcome to the group.

Cheers Graeme"
Thank you, I'm excited about engaging with such an interesting group of people. I'm starting my first book blitz to promote my six-part series. I'll let everyone know how it goes with downloads. How do most of you get reviews? I haven't had good luck with Goodreads giveaways (20 books, 2 reviews, I of which was way off base and unkind). It looks like getting reviews is key to gaining more exposure.

[Nik]

Good luck with the series, S.Q. Don't know whether reviews are the key, but they can sure help. Bloggers interested in your genre, review groups and review threads here on GR, people announcing occasionally willingness to review certain genres shall eventually bring some new reviews and exposure..

[Tony]

Thanks for the invite, Nik, I'm Tony, an ex-damned near everything, including spy, interpreter and candlestick maker and, at 84 going on 18, an author for the last four years, with 28 novels written during those years and published as ebooks. Three more on the way. FOR ANNIE: TTFN is one from my youth. It means TA-TA FOR NOW and was regularly used towards the end of WWII. If anyone wants to know anything about the 1930s through the 1960s, please ask. I'm looking forward to participating in the discussions.

[Nik]

Hi Tony and welcome!

With only 'near everything' on your cv/resume, I hope you still have a few things to try and being such a prolific author is not a bad choice -:)
We are very diverse here age wise with not adults, young adults, new and old adults alike contributing their equally esteemed insight and opinions.

Hope you'll enjoy and contribute

[Tony]

I certainly will, Nik

[Quantum]

Tony wrote: "Thanks for the invite, Nik, I'm Tony, an ex-damned near everything, including spy, interpreter and candlestick maker and, at 84 going on 18, an author for the last four years, with 28 novels writte..."

Welcome Tony! Excellent , we can ply you with drinks and get you to talk about your spy days. ;)

[Michael]

Tony wrote: "Thanks for the invite, Nik, I'm Tony, an ex-damned near everything, including spy, interpreter and candlestick maker and, at 84 going on 18, an author for the last four years, with 28 novels writte..."

Hi Tony, I tried to get a copy of A Handful of Dust and none of the "get a copy" links went anywhere.
Where are your books available?

[Tony]

Hi, Michael. I am so sorry. I renamed the book and it is now called, 'A HANDFUL OF DESTINY'. It is available on Amazon, Smashwords and Create Space. All the books are on Amazon, and almost all of them on Smashwords. I do thank you for your interest.
FOR NIK: All my spy memoirs are in 'Y' OH 'Y', published recently, where I have taken the risk of disclosing lots of things which the MOD would have put me inside for only a few years ago, hoping that with the passage of time I could get away with it. I still feel that little frisson of fear when a stranger knocks at the door. On the other hand, if I was arrested it would be marvellous publicity!

[Nik]

Tony wrote: "FOR NIK:..I still feel that little frisson of fear when a stranger knocks at the door.."

That's for Alex probably, who's already mixing the drinks -:)
Don't miss the fans, coming to say hi and thank you, while pretending nobody's home -:)

[Tony]

Nice one!

[Surabhi]

Hello, I am Surabhi from India. I am a book reviewer, writer and currently working on my first novel.

[Nik]

Hi Surabhi and welcome!

Book reviewing is becoming the most needed profession in the world, while writing - the most abundant -:)

Seriously though - good luck with the first novel. It should be exciting!

Hope you'll enjoy and contribute

[Joe]

Welcome aboard, Surabhi. Enjoy the journey.

[Chrisl]

This group's interests are outside my normal range. That has appeal.

Wealth has never been an attraction. Living in a small town on Oregon's Dry Side had higher priority than occupational choice. (I do believe any society that has a minimum wage should also have a maximum wage.)

Writing now requires more discipline and energy than I possess. I stack stones instead of words. It's a lot more difficult to delete a rock wall than some creative writing in a computer. (In the 1980s, I did get a satisfactory financial reward for a "nutritional genealogy" book I started, a paycheck that an attorney obtained for me from publishing industry pirates.)

World ... When joining the USAF in 1960 after high school, I asked to be stationed in either Germany or Japan. Got assigned to SAC Headquarters near Omaha, to the outfit that detected missile guidance radar in Cuba. Did most of my world travel after military. (Hitchhiked about 30,000 miles in 8 countries before becoming a "small town bookie.")

[Nik]

Hi Chrisl and welcome!

The way you've described, it looks like you have a distinctive say on each of our subjects -:) Having 'wealth' in the name doesn't mean that we necessarily glorify its accumulation, rather study how and where it's done and offer a great deal of criticism towards those excelling in money-making and a little less in being human -:)
And 30K miles - more than world's circumference is definitely a respectful figure.

Hope you'll enjoy and contribute

[Tony]

Well, Chrisl, as a regular punter, I know you'll be accumulating the wealth now, as a bookie. May the New Year bless you with good fortune and the best of health. And welcome!
http://mysterieswriter.weebly.com

[William]

Hi all!

My name is Bill Webb. I've been a writer for 40 years but my first published novel only came out in August. Despite the chronology being off a bit, I'm the world's oldest teenager in both mind and spirit. Body is a different story.

I'm a pretty normal guy in most respects. My only regret is not discovering the wonderful online world of writers sooner than I did.

[Nik]

Hi Bill and welcome!

Better late than never, and if you feel like teen, then it's not even late-:)
After 40 years of writing (an impressive seniority per se) I bet you have lots of stuff to offer and publish every quarter or so.

Hope you'll enjoy and contribute

[William]

Thanks Nik!

I spent the last ten years working on an as yet unfinished NF World War 2 book, so the return to fiction was unexpected. I'll keep you updated as time marches on.

[Nik]

Cool, good luck with the WIP and with the already published one!

[Jeff]

I've been meaning to do this for a while since I've been in the group....
I am a 37 year old college student/stay at home father. After 17 years of trying to start a career, I am heading back to finish my bachelor's in English Education. I have three kids who are crazy and awesome 11, 4 and 2. My wife is AMAZING and is well on her way to a successful career. I have been writing since high school, but have been working on my novel for three years in fits and starts. I love literary fiction and some of my favorite authors are Thomas Pynchon, Don DeLillo, David Foster Wallace, Hunter S Thompson and many others.

[William]

TheLongWait wrote: "I've been meaning to do this for a while since I've been in the group....
I am a 37 year old college student/stay at home father. After 17 years of trying to start a career, I am heading back to fi..."

I, too, was a stay at home dad, so I can honestly say: you're crazy!

Just kidding, sort of. But finish the book. Just do it. Good, bad or indifferent, once you finish that first book it changes everything. Best of luck.

[Jeff]

Thanks. I'm 50,000 words in, but have a ways to go. It will get done or I will die trying lol.

[William]

TheLongWait wrote: "Thanks. I'm 50,000 words in, but have a ways to go. It will get done or I will die trying lol."

A doer such as you will get it done sooner rather than later.

[Nik]

Hi TheLongWait and glad to welcome you formally!

50k is a decent piece and hope the remainder won't take as long, although in comparison with 40 years of Bill, you are almost a cheetah-:)

College sounds fun in any age. Good luck with the degree, writing and everything!

Hope you enjoy and we appreciate your contribution to the discussions

[Jeff]

Thanks for the welcome. My actual name is Jeff. I just have always used my book title as my name.

[Nik]

Welcome, Jeff, nice to have you here!