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message 601: by Kao (new)

Kao Narvna (kaonarvna) | 1 comments 1. Kao Narvna
2. To Write--realistic fiction. To Read--classics, and realistic/science fiction.
3. To Actualize
4. I started writing larger projects due to my love for writing tandems with dear friends of mine, and a lot of my muse comes from unresolved desires in that field.


message 602: by Paul (new)

Paul Weil Paul Weil
Writing many genres.
Debut novel: Themis https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
I spend time everyday in a inner world I created when I was about 7.


message 603: by A.J. (new)

A.J. Milton | 1 comments 1. A.J. Milton
2. Writing: Erotic Romance, Reading: Fantasy & Scifi
3. Sophie's Journey: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. My greatest love: Scuba diving (or maybe chocolate)


message 604: by Sabetha (new)

Sabetha (sabethadanes) 1. Sabetha Danes
2. Reading - Mostly urban / paranormal fantasy & horror but I'll read anything once. ;)
2. Writing - Urban Fantasy
3. Haven't release yet.
4. I can drink deathwish coffee right before bed and have no issues sleeping.


message 605: by Yvonne (new)

Yvonne Blackwood (yblackwood) | 24 comments Hello all
1. Yvonne Blackwood
2. Writing- Children’s lit, fiction; Reading- mystery
3. Nosey Charlie Comes To Town
4. I am a retired banker


message 606: by Crystal (new)

Crystal Miller (crystal_miller_author) | 1 comments 1.) Crystal Miller
2.) Reading-MC, PNR, non-fiction, contemporary romance
Writing- PNR/MC
3.) Trigger's Salvation
4.) I''m a PA, blogger, and an author


message 607: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth Daniel (poeticsoul35) | 1 comments 1. Elizabeth Daniel
2. poetry and mystery
3. Diary of a Poet ...a collection of poetry.
3. I wasn't supposed to be able to write.


message 608: by Nancy (new)

Nancy Burkey | 1 comments 1. Nancy Burkey
2. Suspense, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction
3. Rubbing Stones Rubbing Stones
4. I'm a psychiatrist in my day job


message 609: by M.E. (new)

M.E. Royce | 1 comments 1. M.E. Royce
2. Reading - Anything with a twist, fantasy, and regency. Writing - Mainly fantasy epics.
3. Aideil: The Shattered World (June 13th 2017)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I am graduating high school in one week.


message 610: by Robert (new)

Robert Cruce (robertryancruce) | 1 comments 1. Robert Ryan Cruce. I go by my middle name
2. My preferred writing and reading genres are fantasy and sci-fi
3. The Lost Kingdom of Moora
4. I have a BFA in Theatre Performance


message 611: by Krista (new)

Krista | 1 comments 1. Pen Name: April Evans Real Name: Krista Hepp
2. I read just about anything except non-fiction. (I will read autobiographies/biographies if I REALLY like the person). I write psychological thriller and mystery/chick lit
3. Dandelions and Disguises: A Katelyn Tod Novel https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I balance the line between extravert and introvert- I love people, but when I'm done, I'm done.


message 612: by Mark (new)

Mark Danenhauer (mark_danenahuer) | 1 comments 1. Mark Danenhauer
2. Reading - sci fi, non-fiction, and mystery. Writing - non-fiction, nature, environment.
3. Jake's Nature Guide: Rocky Mountains - published March 2017! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I have travelled to 6 continents and lived in 3 and I have hiked in the Rockies, Andes, Himalayas, Mt. Kenya, and others...


message 613: by J.J. (new)

J.J. Jorgens | 4 comments 1. J. J. Jorgens
2. Mystery, Shakespeare, History
3. Veterans Day. A Jane Morris Mystery. goodreads.com/book/show/32937679-vete...
4. As a writer and teacher, I have always felt guilty that I was learning as much as my readers and students.


message 614: by Belinda (new)

Belinda A. Allen (belinda-a-allen) | 4 comments 1. Belinda A. Allen
2. Reading - speculative fiction, creative writing non-fiction
Writing - Speculative fiction short stories and novels
3. Road Noise Short Stories To Thrill And Chill https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I love desert landscapes.


message 615: by Shannon (new)

Shannon | 3 comments 1. Shannon Sheets
2. Psychological suspense and women's fiction, blended together
3. Societal Damage www.shannonsheets.com
4. Banker by day, which pays the bills, and surprisingly gives me good material for my stories.


message 616: by Andrew (new)

Andrew Vaillencourt | 4 comments 1: Andrew Vaillencourt
2: I like to read everything except romance, erotica, and YA anything. I like to write hard sci-fi, fantasy, and technical non-fiction.
3: My books are Ordnance
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Silver Bullets
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

4: I save energy for a living and I used to be a competitive MMA fighter. Makes writing brawls lots of fun.


message 617: by Greta (new)

Greta | 1 comments 1. Greta Sloan
2. Reading- young adult, psychological thrillers, christmas cozies, contemporary romance, dystopian
3. The Sunrise Chasers (a young adult romance/adventure) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I am an avid hiker and photographer


message 618: by Roger (new)

Roger Hardnock (rogerhardnock) | 2 comments 1. Roger Hardnock


message 619: by Roger (new)

Roger Hardnock (rogerhardnock) | 2 comments 1. Roger Hardnock
2. Reading- Paranormal, mystery, thrillers, Stephen King, John Grisham, and a Pulitzer here and there.
3. My book- Love of the Game/ 6/2017
4. I'd like 100 million people to enjoy my stories!


message 620: by Louise (new)

Louise Rushton | 1 comments 1. Louise Welsh (published as Louise Rushton)
2. Children's books
3. Doctor Dactyl's Weather Thingy-ma-jig
4. I'm addicted to gaming as well as reading!


message 621: by Isabel (new)

Isabel Pelech | 9 comments 1. Isabel Pelech
2. Science fiction, fantasy, and YA
3. The Fire-Moon, a pseudo-Egyptian fantasy adventure
4. One time, I paddled out into the middle of a winter lake to figure out what birds I was looking at, because I could have sworn they looked like penguins. (Turned out to be cormorants.)


message 622: by Robert (new)

Robert Edward | 42 comments 1. Robert Edward
2. Writing- fantasy/historical fantasy (for now!), Reading- fantasy/sci-fi, but also veering into general humor every now and then (trending British authors lately).
3. Edge of a Knife - Edge of a Knife, released May 26, 2017
4. I love Jack Russell Terriers.


message 623: by Jon (new)

Jon Ray (jonray) | 5 comments 1) Jon Ray

2) Reading/Writing - Fantasy, Sci-Fi

3) Gorp: Goblin Janitor

4) I've worked in Hollywood as an actor, writer, and director. Look me up on IMDB if you're curious.


message 624: by Jenna (new)

Jenna (stjenna) | 22 comments 1. Jenna Rose Robbins
2. Reading: All over the place, but recently I've been into historical fiction. Writing: Memoir, Young Adult, Travel (and pretty much every genre as a ghostwriter)
3. Your Most Recently Released Book: "Faithful and Devoted: Confessions of a Music Addict" (memoir about my obsession with Depeche Mode) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I'm a digital nomad whose had more than two dozen "homes" in five countries over the last five years.


message 625: by Jacqueline (last edited Jun 10, 2017 04:20PM) (new)

Jacqueline Patricks (jacquelinepatricks) 1. Jacqueline Patricks
2. Sci fi/Fantasy but I'll read anything that stops moving long enough for me to focus
3. Final book in my sci fi trilogy Destiny of the Queen Destiny of the Queen, (The Brajj, #3) by Jacqueline Patricks
4. I have four parrots who tell me what to do.


message 626: by Susan (new)

Susan Trombley | 1 comments 1. Susan Trombley
2. Writing - Science fiction and fantasy romance, Reading- science fiction and paranormal romance, fantasy romance, thrillers, romantic suspense, horror, police procedural, some mysteries
3. Jessabelle's Beast Jessabelle's Beast
4. My first published story was about a demon. I was only 11 when I wrote it. Doesn't seem like the obsession with those subjects has faded much.


message 627: by V.L. (new)

V.L. Cooke | 1 comments 1.)Vicki but I write as V. L. Cooke
2.)Reading- anything paranormal, urban fantasy, thriller, romance, mystery, fantasy, pretty much anything except horror
Writing - paranormal and urban fantasy
3.) Golden Opportunity (released 9/2017)
4.) I just graduated (I'm 48) with my bachelor's in psychology and will be starting an MFA in creative writing program in the fall.


message 628: by S.N. (new)

S.N. Liska (snliska) | 1 comments 1. Sandra aka S. N. Lemoing
2. Fantasy, contemporary - Everything except crime, horror.
3. Powerful - Tome 1: The Realm of Harcilor (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...)
4. I write about badass diverse and female characters. I studied the Female representation in film and media and the Female Gaze, best choice of my life :)


message 629: by Sheila (last edited Jun 15, 2017 12:51PM) (new)

Sheila Horgan | 7 comments 1. Your Name: Sheila Horgan
2. Your Preferred Writing and Reading Genre: For reading, I'm all over the place. For writing, women's contemporary and cozy/light mystery.
3. Your Most Recently Released Book: When Destiny Met Chance: Mrs. Gunder and Edna, Book Two
4. One Interesting Fact About You: I have a tattoo that says Seanmha'thair (shan-waw-hir) on my left foot and handprints for each of my five grandchildren on my right foot.


message 630: by Lee (new)

Lee Hall | 1 comments 1. Lee Hall
2. Writing: Originally science fiction but now occult/horror. Reading: General fiction/sci fi/horror
3. Most recent book: Darke Blood
4. Interesting fact. By day and night I work as a technician and I look after /run a particle accelerator in the English countryside for science.


message 631: by M.D. (new)

M.D. Flyn (mdflyn) | 1 comments 1. M D Flyn
2. Speculative fiction, but my genre soul mate is steampunk with dark humor
3. I don't have an inferiority complex. Just aspirations.
4. I am a human-like raccoon. Shiny!


message 632: by Travis (new)

Travis Messick (tleemessick) | 5 comments 1. T. Lee Messick
2. Reading: Fantasy, suspense, thriller, mystery, horror. Writing: Fantasy
3. Most recent book: Copper Rain
4. For those who don't know me, then the fact that I speak Spanish wouldn't be all that special


message 633: by Amanda (new)

Amanda W Stone (amandawstone) | 1 comments 1. Amanda Wyckoff Stone
2. SciFi & Fantasy
3. Nothing published ... YET!
4. I've been the guitarist in several heavy metal bands


message 634: by Joel (new)

Joel Smith (Steven_Grant) | 2 comments 1: (real) Matthew Werner.
2: I don't really have a preferred genre or anything, but I mostly write comics and graphic novels. In terms of settings and themes, I write mostly superhero stories, but I don't really have a preference and will write whatever I'm inspired to at the time.
3: I haven't released any commercial books yet, but a short story I wrote a few years ago is being adapted into a comic.
4: Along with writing my own sequential stories, novellas, novels, and short stories, I also write reviews for the works of others. I think analyzing those types of things is a good way to grow as a writer, because you learn what to look out for in your work.


message 635: by Alyson (new)

Alyson Stone (alysonserenastone) | 49 comments 1. Alyson Serena Stone
2. Fantasy, Young Adult, Supernatural
3. Once (release date July 11, 2017)
4. I teach special education, trying to decide if I like it or not


message 636: by Pamela (new)

Pamela Harju (pamelaharju) | 81 comments 1. Pamela Harju
2. I read and writing anything... I don't like genres. :)
3. The Truth about Tomorrow https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I was born and bred in Finland but have lived in Ireland for 15 years.


message 637: by Ron (new)

Ron Hall | 1 comments 1. Ron Hall
2. Mystery
3. Bobby Jenkins
4. Never read a novel until I was 25 years old.


message 638: by Erin (new)

Erin Barnes (erinkbarnes) | 1 comments 1. Erin K. Barnes
2. Young adult, sci-fi, fantasy, memoir
3. I'm writing a bedtime novel for young adults. It's meant to put you to sleep, but it's anything but boring.
4. I have a strange brain: synaesthesia, ASMR, restless leg syndrome, sensory processing disorder


message 639: by Kim (new)

Kim Walton (kimwalton) | 2 comments Hi
1. Kim L. Walton-Durham
2. Drama, Young Adult, nonfiction, and Adult Urban Fiction
3. Dedication followup to My Motivation both are YAs https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I like to cook, garden, and a nice glass of wine or two


message 640: by Angela (new)

Angela (angelamerlo) | 1 comments 1. Angela Merlo
2. Paranormal Romance
3. Devil's Lake
4. My short story, MOTHER, made the top 35 list in TNT horror contest last year.


message 641: by Michael (new)

Michael Bellik | 12 comments 1. Michael Bellik
2. Any thing that moves along
3. Cleansing their Souls (published June 2017)
4. Work to support my skiing,biking,golfing,writing habits.


message 642: by Margaret (new)

Margaret Ball | 3 comments Margaret Ball
Read: sf/fantasy, historical novels, mysteries, YA, poetry, history
Write: sf/fantasy, historical novels
Duchess of Aquitaine (2006)
Yes, it's been a long time; I started writing again last fall after a 10-year sabbatical.


message 643: by Ross (new)

Ross Myles | 3 comments 1. Ross Myles
2. Reading: Classics, fantasy, romance. Writing sci fi, fantasy, romance.
3. Voiceless Naivety
4. I speak four languages and i don't know the alphabet.


message 644: by Megan (new)

Megan Leigh 1. Megan Leigh Proverbs (real name, but I write as Megan Leigh)
2. I write high fantasy, sci-fantasy... er, weird kind of short stories and rhyming poetry. Read all of those and also action thrillers.
3. Ferrian's Winter: Book One: The Sorcerer's Valley
4. I have never considered myself to be a normal person.


message 645: by Rhonda (new)

Rhonda Robinson (author63) | 1 comments Rhonda Robinson
Non-fiction
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
I'm retired and my bucket-list is to live the Caribbean life. I watch my three year old grandson while his parents are at work. But once grandson turns five, I'm hoping to relocate to the virgin island.


message 646: by Geoffrey (new)

Geoffrey Hild (geoffreyhild) | 6 comments 1. Geoff Hild
2. reading: mystery, western, action/adventure, and the classics (but not the great unreadables). Writing: mystery
3. All Murder Is Local (2016).
4. I prefer my beer Pilsner processed, lightly hopped, and properly chilled.


message 647: by Angela (new)

Angela Joseph | 132 comments Rhonda wrote: "Rhonda Robinson
Non-fiction
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
I'm retired and my bucket-list is to live the Caribbean life. I watch my three year old grandson while h..."

Welcome, Rhonda. I'm from the Caribbean and I've been to the Virgin Islands. Nice place.


message 648: by James (new)

James Mack (jamesemack) | 5 comments 1. James E Mack
2. Writing - Thrillers, Reading - Multiple Genres
3. Only the Dead https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

4. Have been charged by a silverback gorilla!!


message 649: by Jason (new)

Jason Kane | 9 comments 1. Jason Kane
2. I like to write : Literary, Flash, Prose Poetry; I like to read: Literary, Flash, Prose Poetry, Poetry, the occasional Stephen King joint, Classics, etc. Really anything as long as the prose has a little bit o' sparkle.
3. My book: Deep Sky Objects (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...)
4. One Interesting Fact About Me: I have recorded many dozens (hundreds?) of songs in my basement; I play guitar, piano, drums, and vocalize--it can't rightly be called singing.


message 650: by Paul (new)

Paul Lawrence (paullawrencebooks) | 3 comments My name is Paul Schmehl. I write under the pen name Paul Lawrence. (Lawrence is my middle name.)
I write Christian fiction, which has apparently doomed me to a life of poverty. Fortunately, I'm retired, so it doesn't matter.
So far I have published one book, a novella titled Prayers Were No Help
I'm learning the business, so I'm certain there will be plenty of mistakes.


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