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[Graeme]

Hi, Terese. Welcome to the group. Always good to find another philosopher amongst us.

[Nik]

Hi Terese & welcome!

We too hope to be a fit :)
Bottom line - a lot is philosophy and we'll be looking forward to your philosophical as well as theological input on different topics.
BTW, we often mention Sweden on a corona thread, but feels like it was underrepresented, if you'd want to fill this gap.

Hope you'll enjoy and contribute

[Parag]

Hello Everyone, I'm Parag from India.

I recently quit a fairly long career in software development to be a writer. I have a master's degree in Computer Science, which in retrospect feels like a mistake :-)

If I had another chance, I would study literature and journalism. I guess I'm giving myself that 'second chance' now. I've signed up for a bunch of online writing courses and an online literature course to start with.

I'm trying to figure out the genres I'd like to write in. Starting with short stories and will soon write non-fiction about "renewable energy and electric vehicles". I don't know much about this field yet but it's a topic I am very interested in.

Thanks for hosting this group - it feels like a wonderful place.

[Nik]

Parag wrote: "Hello Everyone, I'm Parag from India.

I recently quit a fairly long career in software development to be a writer. I have a master's degree in Computer Science, which in retrospect feels like a m..."

Hi Parag & welcome!

Yeah, trading a paying job for writer's destiny may be a little haphazard :), but nonetheless I wish you every success on that path! A second chance is a fair game.

Hope you'll enjoy, share your progress and contribute to the discussions

[Graeme]

Parag wrote: "Hello Everyone, I'm Parag from India.

I recently quit a fairly long career in software development to be a writer. I have a master's degree in Computer Science, which in retrospect feels like a m..."

Hi Parag, welcome to the group. Enjoy.

[Parag]

Hi Nik, thanks for the welcome!

Yes, a bit rash to quit a well-paying job for a writer's destiny. I loved software when I started 20 years back but in the past few years, every line of code felt an added straw on my back. I guess the last straw happened in 2020 :-)

I'm looking forward to the writer's life. I know it won't be easy but it will be worth it.

Looking forward to learning and sharing here...

[Parag]

Graeme wrote: "Hi Parag, welcome to the group. Enjoy."

Thanks for the welcome Graeme!

[Karen]

Hello there. I enjoy participating in making the world a kinder place, and in thinking through issues relating to how we can do that.

I am an author, and online course-creator, and enjoy living a very simple, peaceful life in the midst of a very busy city.

I love organic gardening, making compost!! (yes, actually!), and finding ways to help democratise wealth.

I will only respond to posts very sporadically, as I do not enjoy the best of health all the time, but I will enjoy seeing what this group has to offer!

[Nik]

Hi Karen & welcome!

Making the world kinder is a worthy goal, unless someone (not you) applies a machine-gun for this purpose :)
Wealth $ gardening are very frequent guests in our discussions. Feel free to contribute, whenever you have a chance.
Hope you’ll get better and enjoy your membership

[Graeme]

Karen wrote: "Hello there. I enjoy participating in making the world a kinder place, and in thinking through issues relating to how we can do that.

I am an author, and online course-creator, and enjoy living a..."

Hi Karen, welcome to the group.

[Andrew]

Hi My name is Andrew James Graham.

I live in the North Tyneside area of Newcastle upon tyne (England)

I joined Goodreads to hopefully discover some different authors and some brilliant recommendations for must reads.

I usually read the gritty dark British Police dectective novels, my favorite authors being Ian Rankin, Mark Billingham, Peter Robinson and Peter James, but I also enjoy the underworld Gangster type novels by Martina Cole and Stephen Leather.

I also hope you can advise me on any other groups I could join to share my views on crime thrillers, there are loads out there but I'm not sure which ones are the best for conversation.

I look forward to interacting with you all in the future.
Regards
Andrew James Graham

[Nik]

Hi Andrew & welcome!

Hope you'll enjoy & contribute to the discussions

[Belynda]

Hi my name is Belynda Wilson Thomas an author and blogger. What an interesting group of people that come to Goodreads. Happy to be part of the group.
I look forward to continued interations.
Thanks

[Nik]

Hi Belynda & welcome!

Glad to greet you on an introduction thread.

Hope you'll keep enjoying and contributing to the discussions

[Andrew]

My name is Andrew James Grahm. I live in Wallsend North Tyneside in the North East of England. I have joined Goodreads to hopefully discover some different authors and some brilliant recommendations for must reads.

I usually read the gritty dark British Police dectective novels, my favorite authors being Ian Rankin, Mark Billingham, Peter Robinson and Peter James, but I also enjoy the underworld Gangster type novels by Martina Cole and Stephen Leather.

I also hope you can advise me on any groups I could join to share my views on crime thrillers, there are loads out there but I'm not sure which ones are the best for conversation.

I look forward to interacting with you all in the future.
Regards
Andrew James Graham

[Graeme]

Hi Andrew and Belynda, welcome to the group. I look forward to seeing you on the threads.

Have fun.

[Scout]

Hi, Andrew. I, too enjoy Rankin and Billingham, just finished a couple. I'll have to look for Robinson and James. There are a couple of groups you might want to try: The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group and the Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers group. They're both very active. Welcome and hope to see you around!
You, too, Belynda!

[matty]

Hello. I’m from the US and found this group through the Goodreads community page. My interests include reading, true crime documentaries, debating, science, and more. Look forward to meeting new people and having beneficial conversations!

[Nik]

Hi JAB (hope the abbreviation works and sounds very contemporary, actually :)) & welcome!
We attempt not to commit crimes, although it feels sometimes tempting to rob a bank. Other than that, our interests pretty much coincide.
Hope you'll enjoy and actively participate

[matty]

Nik wrote: "Hi JAB (hope the abbreviation works and sounds very contemporary, actually :)) & welcome!
We attempt not to commit crimes, although it feels sometimes tempting to rob a bank. Other than that, our i..."

Haha thank you

[Graeme]

Hi JustAnotherBibliophile, welcome to the group.

I think I'll jump on the JAB bandwagon too, if that's ok?

[matty]

Yep, that works!

[Graeme]

Cool.

[James]

Good Day,

My name is James N. Conway and I am a writer. Currently and during the past few years, I have mostly been venturing around Afghanistan, occasionally bumping into insurgents, secret police officers, and diplomats.

Given my love for espionage novels and the realisation that there are few, if any spy thrillers with a non-Western perspective set in Afghanistan and/or Central Asia, I attempted to change this and wrote Cross-Border, a spy novel with non-Western characters mainly set in Afghanistan and Tajikistan (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...).

As I am new to goodreads, I am looking forward to see what the community here has to offer. So please reach out if you have any good suggestions.

Cheers,

James

[Nik]

Hi James and welcome here and to Goodreads in general!

Sounds like you've got a lot of first hand experience to share in a literary form. Congrats on airing Cross-Border and best of luck with it. Espionage is a fascinating theme. Many authors come to this site, hosting millions of readers, with high expectations. Takes time to ken the score.
Have a look at the sections and threads and feel free to contribute your views and opinion.
Hope you'll enjoy and participate.

[James]

Nik wrote: "Hi James and welcome here and to Goodreads in general!

Sounds like you've got a lot of first hand experience to share in a literary form. Congrats on airing Cross-Border and best of luck with it. ..."

Nik,

Thank you very much for your kind welcome.

At the moment, I am still mostly browsing, trying to get hold of how things work around here — but I will get there.

All the best

[Graeme]

Hi James, welcome to the group.

Good luck with your spy novel. It sounds interesting.

[James]

Graeme wrote: "Hi James, welcome to the group.

Good luck with your spy novel. It sounds interesting."

Graeme,

Thank you very much for the kind welcome and your kind words on my novel.

I have just set up a promotion topic for it (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...) and am giving away some free copies. So in case I should have hooked you, let me know.

[Belynda]

I am probably like a lot of other authors looking to enjoy the writing journey and get a little financial benefit out of it. It is a joy to get respect for having written a book. It is a joy to talk about the writer's journey. It is interesting to talk about choosing to self-publish and the benefits of taking our writing careers in our own hands.
I am loving being a writer at this stage in my life. Grown children, the heavy lifting of life is mostly behind me I have time and can afford to write. If I make money from it - bonus. If all I ever do is talk to my writer's group, go on a few internet talk show's, get into a local library, join arts groups, and continue to write - life is great. Between family, Toastmasters and writing this stage of my life is better than I could have hoped for. I get more out of writing as a journey than as a destination. To all those on this same journey - enjoy. When you finish one book start another and never stop writing.

[Nik]

Belynda wrote: ".... the heavy lifting of life is mostly behind me I have time and can afford to write. If I make money from it - bonus. If all I ever do is talk to my writer's group, go on a few internet talk show's, get into a local library, join arts groups, and continue to write - life is great...."

Sounds like an excellent, realistic and stress free approach!

[J.E.]

Hello Everyone! I'm glad to be here (I generally enjoy the company of anyone who lets me in without taking the added precaution of covering the furniture in plastic first).

A bit about myself: In 9th Grade a teacher told me that one day I would read a book that would change my life and she was right. I discovered Hunter S Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and learned how much fun misbehavior could be (I regret nothing). About the same time I read P.J. O'Rourke's "Holidays in Hell" and decided that my hedonist tendencies would benefit from a protracted road trip. So I joined the US Navy and spent several years bar brawling my way across the Far East with a Blood Alcohol Level that often exceeded my IQ (a few regrets there. That hurt.)

My misadventures in the Navy inspired my first three books Tequila Vikings (released Nov 2020), Olongapo Earp (May 2021), and Neptune's Martyrs (Aug 2021).

As I get the Tequila Vikings saga released, I am also outlining my next, a historical fiction series detailing the lives of the American and Filipino guerillas who resisted the Japanese on the island of Mindanao in World War II. So far it is shaping up to be a cross between Game of Thrones and Band of Brothers. I am really looking forward to throwing myself into that in earnest as my efforts in support of Tequila Vikings wind down.

I look forward to meeting and interacting with fellow writers and travelers as well as giving and getting advice upon what can help us progress through all of our journeys.

Cheers!

[Nik]

Hi J.E. & welcome!

We have very little furniture, mostly broken in the course of recent brawls :) So nothing much to cover and everything’s available to our esteemed members.
Sounds like you had eventful life hitherto and hope you’ll find literary path equally, if not more, enjoyable.
Congrats on the debut’s release and best of luck with the upcoming ones.
Hope you’ll participate in the discussions, share your Asian and other, not classified experiences and enjoy your membership

[J.E.]

Nik wrote: "Hi J.E. & welcome!

We have very little furniture, mostly broken in the course of recent brawls :) So nothing much to cover and everything’s available to our esteemed members.
Sounds like you had e..."

Thank you Nik! I am new to Goodreads so still trying to figure out where my input could be the most value - added. May take me a while before I learn how to fumble through it!

[Graeme]

Hi J.E.

Welcome to the group. Looking forward to seeing you around the threads.

[J.E.]

Graeme wrote: "Hi J.E.

Welcome to the group. Looking forward to seeing you around the threads."

Thank You Graeme!

[Nik]

Hi Roxanna & welcome!

My respect for making the most of the life despite the disabilities. I survived a car accident too with a few disabilities refusing to go, although it's been 17 years.
Hope you'll enjoy it here and contribute to the discussions

[Graeme]

Hi Roxana, welcome to the group and good luck with your goals.

[Jonas]

Hello, I`m Jonas. I am 20 years old and I´m from germany.

[Nik]

Hi Jonas & welcome!

Hope you’ll enjoy and contribute to the discussions

How is it in Germany these days?

[Graeme]

Jonas wrote: "Hello, I`m Jonas. I am 20 years old and I´m from germany."

Hi Jonas, welcome to the group. Looking forward to seeing you around.

[Jonas]

Nik wrote: "Hi Jonas & welcome!

Hope you’ll enjoy and contribute to the discussions

How is it in Germany these days?"

Hard and confusing. We have not a good time.

[Nik]

Yeah, so I read on the media, but there is nothing like hearing about anything first hand. Keep up and hope it’ll get better soonest!

[Jonas]

I hope it get better, good luck too.

[Manoj]

I am a writer and filmmaker. My first book "I Killed My Magician" is published recently. It's a self-help book unveiling simple ways to control the mind presented in a fictional form.

[Nik]

Hi Manoj & welcome!
Congrats on recent publication and best of luck with it.

Hope you'll enjoy and take part in the discussions

[Graeme]

Hi Majoj, welcome to the group and good luck with your book.

[Nik]

Hi Manoj, an intro every couple of days might be just a little excessive :)

[Graeme]

Manoj, I've removed your spam comment above.

This is where people introduce themselves. A simple look at the threads in this group will instruct you on the correct location for self promotion.

This is your first and last warning.

[Mariia]

Hello dear friends !
When I was younger I was dentist and christian, now I am a writer and buddhist. And I am just 30 years
old. How?! I found my own way and I feel privileged to share it with you through my books.
My story is a story of independence, strength, and believing in yourself.
Let's help each other to find our passions, let's share them! Let's live a full life! And most of all say "YES" to yourself!

[Nik]

Hi Mariia & welcome!

Nice transformation and still plenty of time to try more religions and occupations :)

Hope you’ll enjoy it here, share passions and otherwise participate in the discussions