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2. Dark Fiction
3. Safe: New and Selected Stories https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
4. I was born during a hurricane

2. Humorous Sci-Fi/Fantasy (emphasis on the humor)
3. Blithering Genius. Blithering Genius
4. I'm reasonably certain that my subconscious is leading a more productive life.

2. I enjoy writing realistic people in fantastic places with intricate plots. Mystery/Thriller with maybe a bit of the Science Fiction and Fantasy mixed in. My preference for reading is really a case-by-case basis. I don't have a favorite genre to read really, so long as it's written well.
3. Legend of the Archon: Harlow and the Chalkwalker
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
It's my debut novel. First one I've ever written! Released last week!
4. Something interesting about me? Gosh, I don't know.
Is it cheating if I say I wrote a book? I mean, that's pretty interesting if you ask me.
Someone says to me, "Hey, I'm an Author."
First thing I would say is, "Wow, that's so interesting."
Maybe that's a bit on the nose.
Okay. Uhh--I got it!
I used to be a janitor... It was a crappy job.


1. Claire Ohlsson Geheb
2. The book I have written is a historic memoir and I love to read history.
3. Dear Willy, The True Story of a Life Well Lived
4. I used to be the shyest person in the world...and now I am not!

2. Writing leadership and motivational books.
3. Belief-In_Self (November 2017)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. Never wanted to be a writer, just could't get this stuff out of my head... book number two is almost complete.

1. Trevaris Anderson
2. I prefer writing Romance and Drama books with a poetic tone.
3. "Dodge By Dodge Carter" - Just released on Amazon today
4. Interest fact about me - I studied German for 3 years and studied in Stuttgart!

1. Pen name is K.D. Carter
2. I write historical fiction/fantasy; but I read whatever catches my attention at the moment.
3. My first book is "Talamk an Eisc," first book in the Celtic Rings series. I will soon publish "The Death Doll," both available on Amazon.
4. I studied Ju-Jitsu for years, and took my first black belt test about 5 months after my 1st daughter was born.

My name is Tami Urbanek
I write creative nonfiction based on my own experiences.
Recently published my second book: Silent Whispers; What One Thinks is Crazy, Another Knows is True: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Trying to promote this book while writing book 2 of the same main title

I'm JGuenther. My nom de plum is Damson Greengage Satsuma.
2. Your Preferred Writing and Reading Genre
Writing: I've never written in the same genre twice. This is a great way to maintain my obscurity.
Reading: Mysteries.
3. Your Most Recently Released Book (with Goodreads link if you like) if you have one
Historical Fiction: CG Jung psychoanalyzes Adolf Hitler. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
4. One Interesting Fact About You
I ♥ puzzles and have two US Patents.

2. Reading - Learning (Guitar mostly). Writing - Travel, philosophy.
3. Goa : A Lesson In Life - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. Founder of "The Blogging Musician" @ adamharkus.com. A resource community for guitarists, musicians and writers.

1. Jillian Thomadsen
2. Love to read all novels and memoirs. And I write across genres as long as it's contemporary fiction with a female protagonist.
3. All the Hidden Pieces - The story of a family who disappears. No one has figured out the ending beforehand yet.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I was a White House intern...for President Clinton! In July 1998 I was interviewed by the FBI.

2. Reading and writing crime fiction and true crime
3. A Good Bunch of Men
4. I've stood over hundreds of dead people.

2. Write adult fiction, YA...reading: any type of genre! I love reading everything.
3. The Edge of Brave https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I'm a marathon runner and a veterinarian :)

2. Write Thriller/Suspense, Historical Fiction; Read Various Genres
3. The Protectorate
4. I'm a pharmacist, too!

2. Syfy
3. Science Fiction Fantasies, vol 2
4. I'm basically an idiot (just ask my wife)

2 Reading -sci fi, fantasy, alternate history, classics, non-fiction, philosophy
Writing Apocalyptic, Fantasy, so far
3. All Systems Down March 2018 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I have skills...

2. I write children's books about trolls and dragons. I read fiction, historical fiction, thrillers, classical, regency romance, anything really, except horror.
3. My latest book is Blue Troll and the Manycorns
4. I live in Norway, have 7 grandchildren, a fluffy dog and a tendency to see trolls and dragons in the woods where I walk with the fluffy dog.

2.I write speculative fiction and Sci-fi without vampires, zombies, or the supernatural. Will read anything but romance.
3. My book is Primelife https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I find retirement more satisfying than work!

2. Write: memoir; micro, short and novel fiction. read: words on paper, all.
3. Not The Mormon Norm releasing Halloween 2018
4. I starting drinking again in 2012 and I like it.

2. Horror, poetry, apocalyptic, dystopian, RPG/interactive, classics
3. Mask: Shadow
4. I am about to graduate from college at 40 years old!

2. Romance right now, but I've sketched ideas for general fiction and magical realism - love to read many genres including indie romance, general and classic fiction, and history, but excluding all horror and most thrillers and fantasy (have made exceptions for Harry Potter, occasionally Stephen King, and I went through a Dan Brown phase which I guess are thrillers?)
3. A Walk Along Forbidden Drive , Parts 1 and 2 (contemporary erotic romance)
4. I grew up in NY and was taught that anything other than heterosexual sex within the confines of marriage is heinously sinful and makes God mad at you, which I believed for a long time. Now I've written an erotic romance, woo hoo!

2. Reading - fantasy, sci-fi, drama, adventure, slice of life, historical, YA, MG
3. N/A
4. I have two cats and a dog

2. Writing - Urban Fantasy with elements of High Fantasy, Reading - High fantasy with no Romance, Horror with no Romance, Supernatural with no Romance, Paranormal with no Romance, Epic Sagas with no Romance. Clearly I don't like Romance.
3. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. Isn't this one a matter of perspective? What I find interesting others might not but I'll give it a try; I trained with a Lakota Shaman in my youth. Am I interesting?

2. Science fiction, fantasy romance to read - polyamorous bisexual science fiction to write.
3. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. Um...I make all of my own clothes. Sort of interesting.

2. I write Contemporary Romance. Read it too, plus YA Paranormal & Women's Fiction
3. Hope to publish my first book soon
4. I live in New Zealand (at least, I think that's interesting)
1. Tomas K. in reality, planning to assume the pseudonym "Tomas K. Grizzly"
2. Reading is mostly fantasy (especially epic/sword and sorcery) or sci-fi. Writing fantasy.
3. My debut is in (hopefully) last pre-beta draft, still under the working title "Project Eternity book one" even though I am close to final name. Current ETA probably Q1/2019.
4. I like hiking the hills, often alone, and consider the grizzly bear my spirit animal, hence the pseudonym. Also, if it came to that, my quality of singing would be equal to that of a bear as well.
2. Reading is mostly fantasy (especially epic/sword and sorcery) or sci-fi. Writing fantasy.
3. My debut is in (hopefully) last pre-beta draft, still under the working title "Project Eternity book one" even though I am close to final name. Current ETA probably Q1/2019.
4. I like hiking the hills, often alone, and consider the grizzly bear my spirit animal, hence the pseudonym. Also, if it came to that, my quality of singing would be equal to that of a bear as well.

I write mystery, suspense, drama, modern with a bit of romance thrown in.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
I’m really not that interesting, but as one who prefers to stay out of the limelight, I managed to raise two sons who are both in rock bands and love being on stage and travelling. I wish I had their confidence!

My genre is Fantasy to write read historical fiction like the Three Kingdoms
My book is The Lord of Shadows Trilogy Martial Arts Fantasy
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

2) All kinds of romance as long as its not clean!
3) Sought By The Lion, available on preorder on Amazon, not sure its on GR yet
4) I don't really trust Big Pharma and am heavily into alternate medicine

2. Non-Fiction, either Travel or Memoirs
3. Double Bubble
4. I've lived in 36 Countries and visited over 135.

2. Reading wise - all fantasy, sci fi, crime, murder mystery, romance sometimes historical/regency. Writing - paranormal romance, new release is post apocalyptic survival with themes of love/adventure.
3. Petals in the Snow December 2016
4. I starred in a docu-drama about 1950s nursing filmed in Ireland.

2. Reading: I will read almost anything, but my favourites are Young Adult, Fantasy, Magic Realism, Sci-fi, Dystopian & monster horror (zombies and werewolves are my faves) Writing: Young Adult, Fantasy & Dystopian
3: Sidhe: A Fairytale https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
4. I have a chihuahua called Thor. :)

2. Preferred reading and writing genre: both the same, memoirs
3. African Summer: A Crossroader in Sierra Leone at https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
4. While I've written many sorts of non-fiction, I started my first cozy mystery on the morning of my 70th birthday and have published a trilogy of them before getting tired of plotting out the murders!

2. Horror, Literary Horror, Suspense, Thriller
3.

4. I taught creative writing at CT's maximum security prison for woman, invited by Wally Lamb, who was the head of the creative writing program

2. I read everything except Erotica and I write: middle grade mysteries and Fantasy; Preschool Teacher Curriculum & Training; Poetry; and short story collections
3. Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
4. I started writing for my youngest child when he was learning to read (He's 41 now!)

1. Camille Adams
2. Reading - romance, erotica, fantasy, self-development.
3. Writing - memoir, poetry Escaping Ulric just released.
4. I’m from Trinidad :-)

2) I write literary fiction, I try and read mostly classics, I like turn of the century British literature (Somerset Maugham). Reading right now Italo Calvino.
3) Most recent novel is I, Charles, From the Camps https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
4) I write what I know, or more specifically what I've lived. I've lived and worked in war zones, failing states and surrounded by poverty and sadness for about 20 years - which is why my writing is so sad.

2. Officially I think its called Chic Lit - I like to think of it as Wine Ready
3. The Secret Life of Sarah Meads
4. I am profoundly fond of gin and tonic....I suspect they just missed it off the food pyramid by accident.

2. We've published a book for authors, so Writing/Publishing genre.
3. Our book is My Publishing Journey: A step-by-step guide to publishing and keepsake journal in one.
4. I once received a horse in lieu of a signing bonus when working as a designer for a business magazine.

2. Thriller / Mystery / Romance
3. I have two books / Valley of the Queen and the sequel Palace Secret.
4. I was a photographer in Vietnam and later an advertising photographer for 25 years with studios in Chicago and Dallas. I love writing my books but am less enthusiastic about the process involved in promoting them.

2. Urban fantasy/Satire
3. My first book is Old School Evil
4. I'm still a kid at heart and watch cartoons more than any other television, which works out great for my books, which are all based on cartoons.

2. Writing: Fiction- romance, PNR shifters. Reading: Fiction- murder mystery, crime, thriller, suspense, and Alpha Female romance and PNR shifters
3. Love Changes Everything - Kincaid and Brae's Story (Mercinia Series 1) (https://www.goodreads.com/TTFN121)
4. As of the 28 May 2018 I am a published author. A fact that I am very very proud of.


2. Reading: Anything good. I don’t discriminate. ❤️ Writing: memoir/self help
3. Loving Me in Spite of Me (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...)
4. I am a serial positivist.

2. Writing - Fantasy (Mostly High Fantasy though some supernatural fantasy, as well) Reading - Fantasy and regency romance,
3. Most recently released book - The Myatheira Chronicles Volume IV: In the Beginning https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. An interesting fact about me: I have been training in the martial arts for over 23 years. I earned my fourth degree black belt in Tang Soo Do when I was 24 years old and am a three time world champion through the WKU (formerly WKA).

2. Urban Fantasy is my writing genre and I read anything in Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction, Epic or High Fantasy and a lot of non-fiction (like historical for research)
3. My first novel will be released later this summer (so no link yet)
4. I am a huge fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (especially Loki!)

2. I write chick Literature, love, romance, relationships, inspiration and women's empowerment.
3. Released my second book The Stiletto Woman end of 2017.
4. I love to network, am very social ( that's where i get my inspiration from!)

My name's Azalea Forrest
I write fantasy and I love reading fantasy <3 <3
My first book is Witch in the Lighthouse, released in March of this year. :) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
I enjoy hoop dancing :o Great for flow and just turning off.

2) Science Fiction & Suspense
3) Converted
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