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[Brent]

Hi everyone! Excited to be part of this group.

1. Brent Jones

2. I tend to read mystery, thriller, and suspense, although I write mostly literary contemporary fiction.

3. The Fifteenth of June

4. I have an abnormally large gap between my two largest toes on both of my feet. I can never wear thong sandals.

[Swapna]

1. Swapna Rajput
2. Writes Fiction, Non Fiction, Romance, History Reads Romance, Spiritual
3. In Search of a Soulmate
4. A complete tomboy, love to travel and explore new places, love bike riding, photography,watching movies, enjoy being with my friends and family, read books

[A.J.]

1. A.J. Walsh
2. Travel, philosophy, popular science, paradigm shifts.
3. "Goodbye, Mr. Descartes". https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I once met someone with exactly the same name as me, the day after I'd read about a coincidence involving two people with the same name.

[Melissa]

1. Melissa Lurquette
2. Historical Romance
3. A Beautiful Bounty: Book One of the Davenport Trilogy https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

4. I am often called a Jack-of-all-trades, but master-of-none... Here's why:
I play guitar, bodhran (Irish drum), penny whistle, piano. I also do graphic design. I have my own leadership consulting business. I have BA and MA degrees. I studied theatre and leadership. I used to teach English. I published a thesis on succession planning. I am now a published fiction writer. :)

[Katherine]

1. Kathy Stillerman
2. Historical Fiction with strong female characters
3. In the Fullness of Time, sequel to Hattie's Place https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. Retired educator taking up writing as a second career. Love the writing part but, oh my, the marketing and selling is foreign territory. Need all the help I can get!

[Edgar]

1. Hi, everyone! My name is Edgar Smith
2. I love to write and read poetry, short stories and novels.
3. My short story book The Wordsmith and my novel Gnuj & Alt have just been released.
4. After it took a friend many years trying to convince me to publish my poetry, I ended up self-publishing short stories. I've published nine books ever since.

[Aria]

1. Aria Winslet
2. Fairytale retellings, to both questions
3. None yet, but my Hansel & Gretel retelling will be out this summer
4. I was homeschooled all the way through school.

[David]

1. David A Wilson
2. Children's/YA Fantasy
3. Aaron Gray and the Dragon War - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I've written an epic poem for my sister every birthday for the past 15 years.

[Kate]

1. Kate Francis
2. Mystery & Romance
3. Double Image
4. When I'm not writing I teach business and HR

[K.]

1. K. Bird Lincoln
2. Writing: historical & urban fantasy; Reading: fantasy, science fiction, YA, romance, chick lit
3. Dream Eater :
4. lived in Japan for over 6 years

[Edward]

1. Edward Shawn
2. Fantasy/ Crime-tech thrillers
3. The Maiden Medallions: Beastkeeper - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I've stared down the barrel of a gun.

[Aurora]

1. Aurora
2. Writing: Fantasy, Reading: anything with a good story, but mostly fantasy/sci-fi
3. Wildflowers: Part I: Allaha of the Mountain
4. I smoke a pipe.

[Kenny]

1. Kenny Mooney
2. Writing: literary fiction with a stylistic, poetic, very visual focus. Reading: much the same.
3. The Gift Garden
4. I wrote my first novel when I was 14.

[Alexander]

1) Melanie Quinlan, but Melanie is my real first name. Please call me Mel :-)
2) Writing: Urban Fantasy, Victorian Murder Mysteries, Gay Romance, Songs without music. Reading: Fantasy, crime, historical, lgbt
3) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3... Shattered Tales
4) I'm interested in neo-paganism, especially Druidry

[Amy]

1. Amy Wolf
2. Reading: mystery, thriller, historical/contemporary fiction, fantasy Writing: fantasy, YA, contemporary fiction
3. I am about a month away from realeasing my first: Kick Butt Hiring Handbook
4. I was once a ballerina, now I am one only at heart :)

[Andrew]

Howdy all.
1- Andrew M Ferrell is my real name.
2- Reading habits are pretty eclectic. Fantasy and sci fi are my favorites though. I have written an urban fantasy novel and a suspense novella. I'm working on a high fantasy world where I'm writing flash fiction, short stories, as well as longer works.
3- my novella "Haunting of House 1273" October of 2016
4- I started my own publishing company o publish my work but also to collaborate with other authors in fantasy and Scifi short story collections.

Can't wait to meet more of you.

[umm]

I am Jenah Nashashibi
I prefer Fantasy and scifi
I am working on a book called " SHOT"
I am an animal lover

[The]

1. thSexDetective
2. Noir thriller, American contemporary
3. I Never Saw You Cry
4. I burn inside

[Christian]

1. My name is Christian Nava
2. I prefer writing/reading fantasy, sci-fi, YA, horror and suspense
3. I just published Esqueletos bajo la lluvia (Spanish)
4. I have published articles both in English and Spanish

[David]

Ann wrote: "Due to our previous introductions thread being over 60 pages long and beginning to resemble the wild west of the internet, we have decided to lock it and start a new, fresh and clean introductions ..."

David Allen Edmonds
Write: Literary Fiction; Mystery/Detective
Read: Historical Fiction, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery, et al
Personal Pronouns https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Notre Dame fan!

[David]

1. David A. Byrne
2. Read anything, write genre-crossing humor
3. Shady Place
4. I collect comics and sports cards/memorabilia and make movies

[Mike]

1) Mike Kowis
2) non-fiction books & humor
3) 14 Steps to Self-Publishing a Book https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4) My favorite hobby is offroad racing on ATVs and Side-by-Sides

[Angela]

1)Angela Bennett
2) Read thrillers/suspense/crime, but started expanding my taste- write psychological thrillers
3) Dark Road Home, published this month, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4) Private nurse in NYC for the rich and famous, and get to see how the other half lives

[Lawanda]

1) L. A. Johnson
2) Read SciFi/mystery/crime, anything else really.
3) ABCs of the BOP, published in November.
4) Retired teacher, M.S., Ph.D., Purdue. I bleed blue and green, GO Hawks.

[Crista]

1) Crista Crawford
2) Writing and Blogging about my faith. Reading Christian nonfiction and mysteries.
3) The Full Armor of God: Are You Sure You Got Dressed Today?
4) I am a Speech Language Pathologist and Reading Specialist. My passion is unlocking the love of learning and potential in each of my students.

[L.G.]

1. L.G. McFerren
2. Write - YA fiction; Read - anything with a good storyline!
3. Lost in Time (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...)
4. I am originally from the only english-speaking country in So. America!!

[Sheena]

1. Sheena Macleod
2. Prefer reading Historical Fiction but like anything with a bit of fact in it.
3. Reign of the Marionettes-17th century HF. Published Dec 2016.
4. I can speed read.

[LaShawnda]

I'm new to GoodReads and appreciate this intro section!
1. LaShawnda Jones
2. Prefer to Write: personal essays, faith-focused books and social justce commentary. Prefer to read almost anything - bios, cookbooks, poetry, history, how-to, religious
3. Love and Forgiveness (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...)
4. I would like to bicycle across the country - could be any country (US, Canada, Italy, France, etc)

[[deleted user]]

1. Clare Alexander (pen name)
2. Writing Regency romance with a historical flair, reading nonfiction (esp. history), romance, historicals, fantasy
3. First book:
Wild at Heart (Explorers Club Romance)
4. I have been backpacking in the Grand Canyon five times ... one of the most wonderful places ever!

[Jan]

1. Hi, my name is Jan Perry and that is the name I write under.
2. My writing genre is magical realism, women's literature, and literary fiction. I find it hard to classify.
3. Novel: Journey of the Sentinels Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. Just started writing fiction after many years as a physical therapy educator. Life change!

[Alex]

1. Alex Ankarr
2. M/M romance, romance
3. Another World, Another Love https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I've given up running and picked up belgian waffles and danish pastries instead. Eating, not baking.

[Kate]

1. Kate Vane
2. Writing - crime and literary fiction. Reading, same plus historical fiction and non-fiction, popular science/psychology, social sciences
3. Not the End
4. My main non-bookish interests are podcasts and gardening

[[deleted user]]

1. Nia Markos
2. Love anything paranormal/fantasy and write in the same genre
3. Elements (The Crystal Series) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I used to work in banking and retired early to pursue my writing.

[Mannie, Living life large and hard]

1: Mannie Willies
2. All kinds, I'm quite open.
3. It's still growing, but it's getting large.
4. I like fancy hats

[Adrian]

1. Adrian
2. Thriller/Crime
3. Angel of Death
4. I'm a civil engineer.

[Amy]

1.) Amy Marie (Strausbaugh)
2.) Fiction/Fantasy
3.) Reminiscence (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...)
4.) I'm an air traffic controller and I have my pilot's license.

[Damon]

1. Hi! I'm Damon Alan
2. I write space opera, thrillers, and dabble in dark fantasy. I read sci-fi including space opera, military thrillers, and lots of non-fiction.
3. My latest: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I used to be an air traffic controller, I'm now retired. Being an author is more challenging.

[S.J.]

1. S.J. Hosken - Sarah Jane
2. Writing: Paranormal Fantasy/Romance. Reading: All genres. Depends on my mood.
3. One novel published. Working on the second. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I'm a proud mum of two little darlings (demons) and my only escape is writing.

[Pep]

1. Hi everyone!. I am Cloverbee.
2. I don't write but gobble up books at an alarming rate. I mostly read fantasy (high, dark, urban), sci-fi, and mystery/suspense. Nonfiction math and science books. I love Indie Books!!!!
3. I don't write but my favorite series at the moment is Honor Raconteur's "The Artifactor Series".
4. I collect rocks, dogs, cats, books, and amazon boxes.

[Kyle]

1. My name is Kyle Brown
2. I enjoy reading Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Horror, Psychological, and Urban fantasy the most.
3. I have no released any books yet. However I'm about to release two of them within the next week! So I will keep you posted
4. I have always felt that being a writer was what I was destined to do.

[Harlow]

1. Hi everyone! My name is Harlow Hayes.
2. I write contemporary women's fiction. I read YA dystopian, memoirs, classics, psychological non-fiction, and the list could go on.
3. 27 Revelations is my first novel.27 Revelations
4. I'm obsessed with documentaries and podcasts.

[Renée]

1. Hi, everyone! My name is Renée Y. Lewis
2. I write Contemporary Romance and I read Contemporary Romance, Mysteries, Suspense, Action/Dramas, and Sci-Fi
3. My most recently released book is my debut novel, Eve's Destiny
4. An interesting fact about me is that I run marathons.

[Lisa]

1. Hey! My name is Lisa Sorbe.
2. I pretty much read anything and everything – I just love words! As for writing – contemporary fiction, for the most part. Although I would love to try my hand at supernatural, metaphysical, sci-fi or post-apocalyptic in the future. I have such a high respect for authors who write in those genres and the magical worlds they create.
3. I’m currently working on my first book “One Fluttering Heartbeat” and plan to publish it this fall.
4. I’m obsessed with anything related to metaphysical/supernatural/aliens/consciousness/etc. I just recently started a meditation experiment, and it’s been interesting, to say the least.

[Eric]

1. Hi--my name is Eric Halpenny
2. I like to read Sci Fi and Fantasy; I like to write the same
3. This is in the works, but not released yet
4. I'm an Engineer

[Andrew]

1. Andrew Hastie
2. Write: Sci-fi Read: Scifi, fantasy, Steampunk
3. Infinity Engines: Anachronist
4. I once got commissioned by the BBC for a Victorian X-files (hooray!) then the recession hit and they canned it (boo)!

[Elizabeth]

1) Hello everyone! My name is Elizabeth Calder
2) Love to read thrillers, suspense, non-fiction. Sorry to say...not a fan of Sci-Fi. Probably leftover from having an odd high school English teacher who couldn't get enough of it.
3) "The Monitor" recently published, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4) Non-bookish interests are tennis, our rescue animals and painting.

[Emily]

1. Emily Shore - Author Represented by Fuse Literary Agency
2. Reading: YA - any genre Writing - YA - every genre (18 books done, 1 indie published).
3. An anti-trafficking post-apocalyptic novella designed to educate and engage youth on the issue of sex-trafficking. A portion of the proceeds of my book goes directly back to rescue organizations fighting trafficking. Thank you for the support!

4. I've been an active advocate in the anti-trafficking movement for 5 years.

[Sahar]

1. Sahar Ayachi
2. Fiction, novels, psychology, light romance, horror, various genres
3. The Orchid: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I speak 5 languages and can understand 3 others ^^

[L.]

1. Hey, Everyone! I'm Layn Jacobs (Pen name)
2. Romance, dark erotica, paranormal, suspense and I like to write about the same.
3. I've just recently published my first book Whipping Girl
4. I am super shy in real life but no one ever notices because I talk a lot when I'm nervous.

[Cay]

Ok - so new to all this! Here goes:
1. Cay Gould
2. First book was Women's Lit, second one I call literary thriller; I read anything but love mysteries and a bundle of women authors; no horror please
3. Neanderthal Man released in November 2016; https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I am a recently retired urban planner - been writing since childhood - obviously very slow to move into publishing!