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[Graeme]

YangUei wrote: "Wouldn't it be nice if we can organize a zoom/meet/team session for introduction, hang out and get to know each other? ;)"

Hi YangUei, welcome to the group. It looks like you have a lot of real world experiences to offer.

[Nik]

Paul wrote: "...I do not have the money to just spend time chatting. I wish I did, but I don't ..."

Chatting is free and a company is something we can offer. Graeme set up a promo thread for you. Good luck!
Hope your health and wellbeing will improve

[Paul]

Graeme wrote: "Hi Paul, give me five minutes to make a thread for you in our promo area and you can post there. There may be a number of authors seeking to engage with Reader's Favourite reviews.

Cheers Graeme"

Thank you!! I appreciate your help!

[Dan]

Hi I'm Dan Monty, I'm an Australian author. Lived in America for a few months and just this year brought out my first major novel "From the depths". My second "The Outlaw Madrid" is a western and it's riding out soon. Thanks for having me guys!

[Nik]

Hi Dan & welcome!

Congrats on launching the first and best of luck with further projects. I'm inspired by Tarantino's and Rodriguez's work too :)

Hope you'll enjoy and contribute

[Charissa]

Congrats Dan.

[Jim]

I am an avid reader of both non-fiction and fiction books - will read any genre with one exception - romance novels.

Brief biography: 73-years-old, former Seminarian (4 years), former U.S. Marine/Vietnam veteran, professional musician (1968 thru 1976), 33-year management career - retired in 2001, married 35 1/2 years, now a widower, father of 4, grandfather of 4, the author of one novel.

An avid traveler: 45 of the United States and 5 foreign countries to-date.

[Graeme]

Hi Dan, welcome to the group.

[Graeme]

Hi Jim, welcome to the group (belatedly :-)...)

[Nik]

Hi Jim, glad to have an opportunity to welcome you anew and applaud your super impressive career and achievements! Lots of things to be proud of.
Hope you'll keep contributing to the discussions at hand and enjoy your membership :)

[Leonie]

Hi Jim and Dan

[Graeme]

Paul wrote: "The latest novel by Western author Paul F. Murray is titled “The One Who Loves You.” It is a Western romance which takes place in Wyoming Territory shortly after the end of the Civil War. Daniel Ha..."

Hi Paul, I have deleted your misplaced comment above. You know where the self promotion threads are - use those.

[Paul]

Graeme--Let me add that I am 67 years old and I did not grow up with computers in the 1950s and 1960s. I live alone and I have no children or grandchildren to help me learn computer mechanics/computer gymnastics/computer machining. I have been trying since last August to get my online (due to Covid-19) tutoring job going, without success, due to my inability to find every icon, every sub-sub-menu, every link that I have to navigate past in order to access the elementary school classrooms where I am supposed to be tutoring. I think you tried to set up a thread for me a couple of weeks ago, but it seemed that this had a lot more to do with critiquing Readers' Favorite Reviews than it did with promoting my novels. I realize there is an "Introduce Yourself" platform here, but that seems more geared toward first-time, one-time introduction of self, rather than ongoing promotions of an author's novels. Please help me understand where I am missing the mark here. Thank you.

[Graeme]

Paul wrote: "Graeme--Let me add that I am 67 years old and I did not grow up with computers in the 1950s and 1960s. I live alone and I have no children or grandchildren to help me learn computer mechanics/compu..."

Hi Paul,

The folder is titled, "Announcements and Book Promotions."

REF: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

Fill your boots in there.

You are entitled to create new threads in there, either on an author or per book basis.

To create a new thread, do as follows.

[1] hit the link above to enter the folder.

[2] hit the 'new topic,' button on the upper right corner ... this will open a new dialogue with the following fields...

Topic: I.e. the name of the thread.

This topic is about: Can be left blank, or you can search for a book title or author name.

Comment: The first comment

[3] Hit post... and you're done.

Note that any thread you create can be modified or deleted by yourself, a moderator or Goodreads admin.

[Paul]

Thanks, Graeme. I have a much better idea now where to go to promote my books and how to get there. I don't want to misplace my book promos, because (1) I don't want other authors (i.e. competitors) to get the same idea, and (2) misplaced promos don't do me any good, because readers in non-promo threads probably would just skip over my promo comments. I appreciate your help.

[Graeme]

Paul wrote: "Thanks, Graeme. I have a much better idea now where to go to promote my books and how to get there. I don't want to misplace my book promos, because (1) I don't want other authors (i.e. competitors..."

Indeed, Paul. Good luck with your endeavors. This is not an easy path to walk.

[T.C.]

Hi everyone! Thanks for the invitation to join!

I'm a published author with a near-future cyberpunk trilogy and some short stories out, and other works in various stages of publication or completion.

I started out as an undergraduate writing screenplays and learning and practicing filmmaking (something I haven't done for quite a while now). My first published novel was a near-future cyberpunk thriller titled Sleep State Interrupt (See Sharp Press). It was a finalist for the 2017 Compton Crook award for best first science fiction, fantasy, or horror novel. The first sequel, The Wrath of Leviathan, was published in 2018, and the final book, Zero-Day Rising, came out Oct. 1, 2020. I have other books on the way as well. I am a member of Poets & Writers and the Maryland Writers Association, and help run writing workshops and critique groups.

By day, I work as a climate adaptation analyst, and have had a number of scientific papers and book chapters published. I live in Annapolis, Maryland. I enjoy traveling and have visited all seven continents. For book samples, short stories, and more, visit https://www.tcweber.com/.

Hope everyone here is doing well! These days, truth is stranger than fiction.

Cheers,

T.C. Weber
https://www.tcweber.com/

[Nik]

Hi T.C. & welcome!

An elaborate intro and excellent writing and traveling achievements. Fits nicely into our global reach :)
As we frequently discuss climate and ecological issues, would appreciate hearing more about what your analyzing is focused on.

Hope you'll enjoy and contribute to the discussions

[Graeme]

Hi T.C, welcome to the group.

I hear that cyberpunk is undergoing a resurgence, so good luck with your books.

[T.C.]

Graeme wrote: "Hi T.C, welcome to the group.

I hear that cyberpunk is undergoing a resurgence, so good luck with your books."

Thanks Graeme!

[[deleted user]]

Hi, my name is Philip. When I'm not writing, I like to read about business, personal finance etc. I like videos from WSJ, Company Man, Business Casual etc. Naturally, I went to business school in college. So I joined bc of the money discussions in this group.

[Nik]

Hi Phil & welcome!

You are probably the first new member of 2021!

Sure, feel free to participate and wreak havoc on "wealth & economics" sections :)

Hope you'll enjoy and contribute from your knowledge and experience

[[deleted user]]

Lol, I forgot it's a new year! Just another day to me, another rotation around the sun! Thank you.

[Scout]

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[Nik]

LITREAL wrote: "We are happy to announce our new show "The Writer's Preview" where we showcase new books written by prominent writers from all over the world. Avanti Centrae will be promoting her new novel "Solsti..."

Hi Litreal, welcome to the group. Your post belongs to an announcement section, so I suggest you relocate it there.

[Graeme]

The spammer has been removed.

[Susan]

Hello. Very happy to have found this group and look forward to some interesting discussions. I am a retired financial adviser trained on Wall Street and survived, among other things, the Tech Bubble and the attack on the Towers in 2001, and the Global Financial Collapse in 2008, then retired and wrote a non-fiction book about wealth management just for women, and a not-entirely-fictional novel about Wall Street during the days leading up to the big crash of 2008. I am up for anything anyone cares to talk about from stocks and bonds to economic trends, including gender biases among the financial world, and particularly about the impact the crash of 2008 continues to have on our society today.

[Nik]

Hi Susan & welcome!

Your knowledge, experience and willingness to discuss should be very relevant and might be of high demand in different running threads of economic and other essence. Feel free to barge right in :)

Hope you'll enjoy and contribute from your wisdom.

[Scout]

Hi, Susan! Welcome! I'm so glad, after messaging with you personally, that you've decided to join us! Hope you enjoy the group, and I look forward to your contributions.

[Samuel]

Hello everyone! My name is Samuel J Boyd. I am a new author that just finished my second book. I was inspired growing up by anything fantasy and hope you all will check out my works. Anything helps right now as I am trying to grow my following.

[Nik]

Hi Samuel J and welcome!

Congrats on airing the 2nd and best of luck with it.

Apart from enjoying and accumulating followers, I hope you’ll elect to contribute to ongoing discussions

[Graeme]

Susan wrote: "Hello. Very happy to have found this group and look forward to some interesting discussions. I am a retired financial adviser trained on Wall Street and survived, among other things, the Tech Bubbl..."

Hi Susan, welcome to the group. The tech bubble - I remember it well...

[Graeme]

Samuel wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is Samuel J Boyd. I am a new author that just finished my second book. I was inspired growing up by anything fantasy and hope you all will check out my works. Anything helps..."

Hi Samuel, welcome to the group. Good luck with your writing and marketing efforts.

[Alienne]

Alienne Laval Magistra PhD
Alienne Laval ♀ Anthropologist 28195 Bremen Germany

ABOUT ME
Without "Islamic Science" I would not be a Magistra.

I am not a theologian and Islamic theology is an absurdity to me.

I am a religion scientist, specialized in anthropology and psychology of religion.

I am a doctora of public law (publizistik) and communication science, expert in cultural semiotics and media anthropology - endophysics.

[Nik]

Hi Alienne & welcome,

Your background and specialization should be very relevant to some of our most popular discussions, one of them being https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... . Placing it here, in case you'd want to weigh in. Semiotics and endophysics sound super exciting too, although I had to use google to help me understand what they exactly encompass.
On a lighter note, I loved the Town Musicians of Bremen at the time :)
Hope you'll enjoy and elect to contribute to the ongoing friendly (mostly) debates

[Graeme]

Hi Alienne, welcome to the group.

[Alienne]

*ty*

[[deleted user]]

Hello everyone!
My name is Rylee I'm 14 and am really in to animals I have two dogs and a lot of chickens. And I'm getting a fish. I also ride horses my grandparents in Ohio own four. I will talk to you about animals or books for years without stopping. I also love music and I'm writing a book that I hope to have published by the end of this year. I also make cards. And love to cook/bake and I do photography as well.
I joined to see what other people think about whats happening in the world today.

[Nik]

Hi Rylee & welcome!

Well done on such a variety of activities, things you love and your curiosity in general.
Good luck with writing a book.

Hope you’ll enjoy and contribute to discussions

[Graeme]

Rylee wrote: "Hello everyone!
My name is Rylee I'm 14 and am really in to animals I have two dogs and a lot of chickens. And I'm getting a fish. I also ride horses my grandparents in Ohio own four. I will talk t..."

Hi Rylee, welcome to the group.

[Mast]

Hi, guys. I've just joined goodreads and this wonderful community as well. I'm an aspiring writer, plus RN in Australia. I've been working on my supernatural thriller + adventure for over 4 years. I'm heading towards the end of my novel and looking for a critique partner at this stage. Let me know if anybody who is interested in this genre would like to review and share work. Thanks!

[Nik]

Hi Mast & welcome!

Best of luck with accomplishing the debut novel and more to come.
Hope you'll find what you are looking for, and generally enjoy and contribute to the discussions.

[Mark]

Hi all! Mark here. Nice to meet everyone. I guess my goals are to get rich and wealthy. To learn more about you and the interesting things that are there in the world. I also want to know more about music, literature, history, and other things in the world that make it so dang magical. I just want to dance with the faeries and escape reality with the vampires and werewolves. The zombies were quite fun last night and they continue to be.

Enough kidding around. Okay, I am Mark Lin. I am a reader since I can remember. My first time was with a book. In hand. Haha. Not much more I can really say about that. I love books and to read. I love Latin as well. I really enjoy reading other languages and having a good time with everyone. It is a gun.

Intellectual is a good time. I enjoy intellectual arguments and debates. I am also owed quite a bit due to the nature of things. It is not easy to be born in December as my friend Malcolm Gladwell will attest. There are a lot of things at play here and people never want to screw things up.

Anyway, I am very happy to be invited to this group. It has been an absolute pleasure to serve you all and I will continue to do so as long as you need me. You know where to find me. :)

[Nik]

Salve Mark & welcome!

Nice intro and I've noticed you are into photos too :) Hope apart from dancing with the werewolves, you drink as well, because that's what I'm gonna suggest next in good Friday's spirit.

Hope you'll enjoy and contribute to the debates and otherwise

[Graeme]

Hi Mast and Mark, welcome to the group.

[Martha]

Hi everyone! I'm Martha, and I am writing my first book and looking for beta readers interested in nonfiction, covid, computer programming, community and flexibility. My fun fact is I'm a night owl for a few days at a time. So great to meet you all!

[Nik]

Hi, Martha, the night owl, & welcome!

Good luck with the book. We’ve no choice, but be interested in corona :)

Hope you’ll enjoy & contribute

[Graeme]

Hi Martha, welcome to the group.

(And apparently our 3000th member 😊.)

[Scout]

Welcome, all! And 3000 members, that's impressive!

[Terese]

Hello, I was invited to the group and am curiously peering around at various topics. Seems like a very interesting group. I am a theologian, by degree, but not by trade. I am a continuous student of philosophy.

I read a bit of everything and have a casual interest in far too many things, at times it drives me to distraction, so perhaps this group - which seems quite eclectic is a perfect fit.