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2. Writing: fantasy technothrillers. Reading: fantasy and, well, technothrillers.
3. Dragon's Trail
4. I'm a "method writer," akin to a method actor. Whenever possible, I've done my worldbuilding research firsthand: swordsmanship, horsemanship, blacksmithing, conlanging, BASE jumping, etc.

2. I write erotic romance, and will read just about anything. :)
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4. When my parents saw a scan of me in my mum's tummy, they thought they were expecting a boy.

1. My name is Shirani Rajapakse
2. I write poetry and short stories which fall into the genre of literary fiction, women's fiction. I also like reading in these genre as well as fantasy, mystery and contemporary romance.
3. I will be releasing "Chant of a Million Women" a poetry collection soon.
4. I'm a chocoholic.
1. Nia Markos
2. Writing - Young Adult/New Adult Paranormal/Fantasy
Reading - Basically Anything
3. Venture (The Crystal Series Book 2)
4. Retired early to focus on writing
https://www.goodreads.com/author/dash...
2. Writing - Young Adult/New Adult Paranormal/Fantasy
Reading - Basically Anything
3. Venture (The Crystal Series Book 2)
4. Retired early to focus on writing
https://www.goodreads.com/author/dash...

1. my name is Marie Higgins.
2./3.I have written a children's book called Fotecast Funny and most recently a memoir about my time in the wilderness called Sprouting Spiritual Growth. There's a giveaway running on Good Reads right now so sign up if you'd like a free book and to use your own writing skills to do a review on it.
4. I am an advocate of holistic practices (massage-I am an LMT, meditation-I teach it, and spiritual journaling - it is a daily practice and I write about it in my book.

2. Writing: Contemporary and Sci-Fi thrillers
3. East of the Out-Lands (June 2017)
4. Artist and Author

2. Non-fiction travel
3. Dust in My Pack
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
4. Author

2. Scifi and fantasy
3. Devil in the Microscope
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I host a podcast about board games: meeplenation.com.

Hi I'm Douglas Phillips and I write and read science fiction, focusing mostly on hard sci-fi that keeps it real. My first book is Quantum Space, released 4/10/17. I love to learn about and ponder the origins of our reality.

2.I write science fiction, young adult. nature. and novels.
3 I just like to read and write.

2. write - speculative fiction/urban fantasy;
read - fantasy, sci fi and anything else that catches my interest
3. Dream World (Book #2 of the Dream Waters series), releasing book #3 this fall
4. I've vowed to get a dragon tattoo when I reach 50 Amazon reviews on a single title (Book 1 is at 32 so far)

2. Writing Genre - Alternative Health (Mind-Body-Spirit). Reading Genre - Historic Fiction.
3. REMEDY: HOW I CURED THE INCURABLE
4. Debonair Army Blackhawk Helicopter Pilot

2. Reading- Fantasy, Inspiration, sci-fi, spirituality
Writing- Philosophical Sci-Fi
3. Recently published my first book-
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I am the youngest computer science engineer in my team and have independently developed various algorithms in 4G for my company .

2. I prefer to write mystery/thrillers and read the genre as well. Love a good spy novel, but don't plan to write any.
3. My first book... https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I prefer no punctuation on my initials. Drives my proofreaders crazy!

2. Writing- Memoir, Thriller/Suspense; Reading- Same as writing
3.

4. I once got my hand caught in Mel B's hair during a photo op...

2. Horror and related "dark" sub-genres, poetry
3. The Consciousness Conspiracy (Remix) vol. 1
4. A music track that I created was played on The Colbert Report.
1- Carlos Dash
2- New Adult Romance Novels and Contemporary Romance Novels
3- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4- Carlos Dash is actually a pen name for a writing duo consisting of man and one woman. That's right. There's two of us!
2- New Adult Romance Novels and Contemporary Romance Novels
3- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4- Carlos Dash is actually a pen name for a writing duo consisting of man and one woman. That's right. There's two of us!
1. Ari, still trying to come up with a last name
2. The answer for both is whatever I'm in the mood for
3. Currently writing my first book
4. I love star gazing, own a telescope, and haven't the faintest clue how to use it...
2. The answer for both is whatever I'm in the mood for
3. Currently writing my first book
4. I love star gazing, own a telescope, and haven't the faintest clue how to use it...

2) Fantasy and science fiction for both reading and writing.
3) The Spirit Field Adventures: Spark
4) I began my career in accounting, but realized that I found more enjoyment in writing books then working on boring paperwork.

2. Reading history, thrillers, military, suspense. I write in the thriller genre.
3. Published first novel almost a month ago- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I retired from the US Army in 2011.

2. Historical fiction and Biographies
3. Dreams from Nepal, Dreams from Nepal: Emotional Story Of a Twelve Year Old Nepali Boy
4. I went to school to become a Chemist. After a decade in the lab, I traded my lab gloves for entrepreneurial journey. Born and raised in Nepal.

2. Write literary fiction; Read fantasy, sci-fi, the classics
3. Phantom Adolescence
4. I live in a country where just mentioning its name often cause people to hate me, without any other reason. That's also why I use a pseudonym.

2. Reading Women's fiction, sci fi, non fiction -biography and autobiography. children's
3.Wildflowers (To be released Nov. -Dec. 2017)
4. I am a retired professor (5 years) and I still wake up from wonderful dreams in which I am lecturing.

2. Writing - Erotic Romance, Reading: Poetry, Nonfiction, Psychology, Romance, Fantasy
3. More Wolf Than Woman - Erotic Romance, Short Story, Erotica For Men
4. My closest friends are all men, I'm not sure why, but many find this strange. I do not.

2. I write SciFi and Fantasy, and those are my favorite genres to read, too!
3. Unbroken Light
4. I also make and sell custom plush creations, and have plushed creatures from my books to take to conventions. They may be fierce in the novels, but they are adorable and cuddly in plush form!

2. I write in the YA, Paranormal, Thriller genre. I read Pretty much anything YA, or what my friends recommend.
3. My Most recently released book : Harmless https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I used to hold certification as a riding instructor in both English and Western.

2. Love writing YA and new adult. Love reading just about everything, but memoirs are sometimes difficult for me to connect with.
3. Broken Girls -https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. If I could be a stay at home dog mom and write for a living, I totally would, but until then, I'm happy to work during the day and write when I have a spare minute.

2. Write-YA, Dystopian
Read-YA, Dystopian, Fantasy, Apocalyptic
3. Aftermath: The Armorian Chronicles https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
4. I have a twin sister

Enjoy reading Fantasy and SciFi. Only writing Fantasy
Her Time -A Merchant Queen Rising https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
I know wine. Well.

2. Romantic Fantasy; Read Fantasy, Horror, Romance
3. Destiny's First Awakening, Book One of the Chosen One Prophecy
4. I worked for a lawyer for almost 30 years--if that doesn't drive you into the wonderful world created by books to escape that harsh reality, nothing else will!

2. Write Fiction Romantic Suspense - Read Fiction, Non Fiction, Mystery - Dark Humor
3. Trapped Trapped
4. I love to Kick Box

2. Enjoy reading Non Fiction/Biography.
3. First Book written. "Letting People Down" Memories of a cemetery worker.
4. I love to fly my vintage Cessna around the country and write about my travels in a style similar to John Steinbeck's "Travels With Charley."

2. I write and read erotica, but enjoy horror and fantasy just as much.
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4. I play guitar and I'm a bit of a headbanger.
1. Kiply Nova Fox :)
2. My writing genre can change day to day, lol! Lately it has been Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Romance (which makes for a very unique story, if I do say so myself!); My reading genre can range from Historical Fiction, to Dystopian, to Romance, to Non-fiction :)
3. I am currently writing my first book! I will release details nearer to when it is finished!
4. I was born on Halloween in 1992. My parents call me a witch.
2. My writing genre can change day to day, lol! Lately it has been Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Romance (which makes for a very unique story, if I do say so myself!); My reading genre can range from Historical Fiction, to Dystopian, to Romance, to Non-fiction :)
3. I am currently writing my first book! I will release details nearer to when it is finished!
4. I was born on Halloween in 1992. My parents call me a witch.

2. I love writing anything, but right now I guess I'd say Fantasy.
3. Confessions of a Campaign Manager: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I write lyrics too.

2- I read books that belong to different genres; philosophy, politics, economics are among the most popular genres in my bedroom, but lately, I have gained a huge interest in reading contemporary/historical fiction books, after publishing my own novel that belongs to the same genre.
3- My first & latest, "The Bachelors of Egypt" The Bachelors of Egypt
4-I had a book ready for publishing in 2009, it got rejected by some publishing firms, another book ready for publishing in 2013, it was rejected by plenty of publishing firms :) I thought I should become an entitled member of the society before self-publishing my first book... here we are in 2017; didn't become "entitled", wrote a new book, self-published it, with a true belief that the sales digits will be multiplied after my death. Good for the inheritors :)

2. Reading is pretty evenly split between mysteries, thrillers, scifi, and fantasy.
Writing is mostly mystery, though I'm working on a fantasy trilogy.
3. Snow Job: A Bloody Murder Mystery
4. I also run a Dungeons & Dragons campaign

2. Thrillers, mystery, suspense. Both reading and writing.
3. The Mother of all Things. To be released next month.
4. I have been run over, fallen 70ft down a cliff, been in several car and van accidents, had a scaffold board miss my head by a second, been beaten up and received a fractured skull and bruising to the brain, plus a few other scrapes. I think I just may be invincible. Either that or careless and lucky. I like to believe the former. Who wouldn't right?

2. Writing- Fiction, Reading- Almost anything and everything
3. Not God's Way https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I was a student of Microbiology. I started writing stories because a friend inspired me to do so and loved it in an instance. Now it's impossible to live without it.

2. Reading : thriller, sci fi, fantasy, poetry and manga; Writing : Fantastic, horror, poetry
3. Peur primale et autres récits (release date: 7/26/2017)
4. I would love to run my own bookshop or library. I often dream of the outer space and cosmic.

2. Reading: American History, thriller, action, western, biography, horror; Writing: History, historical fiction, westerns
3. A Branch Too Weak
4. I am a high school history teacher, an adjunct professor at a college, and I play ice hockey in an adult league. My first book was all set to be published with a traditional publisher, but I didn't like the fact that the changes they wanted (removing source citations) would have degraded the historical validity of my work. So, I became an Indie Author.

2. Horror and Thriller to write. Thriller to read.
3. Muddy Mississippi Blues Sept. 11/2015
4. I'm a cop in the town where William Faulkner would come to dry out and where he died.

2. Writing - Children's books
Reading - Christian inspired devotionals, novels, personal transformation books
3. Angels, Angels Everywhere (released 3/7/2017)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
In a Goodreads Giveaway ending Sept. 18
4. I will be retiring from my JOB soon, and can't wait to write more!

2. Writing: speculative fiction
Reading: for fiction, speculative/sci-fi/fantasy, for non-fiction, religious studies (mostly on early Christianity, but not entirely)
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4. I was inspired to write The Testament of Judas while doing research for my dissertation on The Gospel of Judas (an actual mid-second century text that has almost no relation to the novella I wrote).

I am Rani Ramakrishnan.
I read my genre of fiction and non fiction and write thrillers.
Twice Blessed (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...)
I prefer to read non-fiction while I am working on any novel.

2. Reading: Sci fi, Fantasy, technology - Writing: Sci fi
3. Space Rogues - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I shared an elevator with Tempest Bledsoe (Vanessa on the Cosby Show) once
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2. Reading- graphic novels, (mostly memoir and non-fiction), sagas, children's,
3, Writing /drawing about living, teaching and traveling in Pakistan, India, Kuwait, Philippines, Paraguay.
4. I once held a soldier's rifle at the Khyber Pass, and so did my mom.