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message 201: by Jessica (new)

Jessica | 8 comments Hello! My name is Jessica and I'm writing a book. I'm looking for friends, mostly. ♡


message 202: by Rhonda (new)

Rhonda | 45 comments 1. Rhonda Smiley
2. Writing YA fantasy; Reading whatever friends recommend.
3. I plan to publish my first novel, "Asper," early next year. http://www.rhondasmiley.com/books
4. I write cartoons for a living.


message 203: by Claudia (last edited Oct 05, 2016 10:30AM) (new)

Claudia | 7 comments 1. Claudia
2. I read all kinds of books, plan to write all kinds of stories
3. Will soon be publishing first book on Amazon "Food Storage on a Budget"
4. A hundred years ago I had a job counting mites on apple leaves.


message 204: by Joel (new)

Joel Thimell | 1 comments 1. Joel Thimell
2. Read: Historical Fiction, Spy Novels, Thrillers, Satire, Mysteries, Real-life Adventure. Write: Historical Fiction, Satire, Mystery.
3. Long Road Out of Ur
4. I hitch-hiked from Kenya to South Africa.


message 205: by Íbláum (new)

Íbláum Skugga | 1 comments 1. Ísak Hjaltested
2. SciFi and fantasy
3. Tanning Aboard Spaceships photo book
4. I have an IQ of 138


message 206: by [deleted user] (last edited Oct 02, 2016 02:08PM) (new)

Till Death Do Us Part
1. Beulah Burke
2. Mystery and Thrillers
3. Till Death Do Us Part
4. I am a new writer


message 207: by Kay (new)

Kay Blue | 1 comments 1. Kay Blue
2. Write contemporary and historical fiction: Read the same along with nonfiction
3. The Decoration Day Committee
4. I am fascinated by what ordinary people choose to do in extraordinary circumstances.


message 208: by J. (new)

J. Giresi | 2 comments 1. J.Alana Giresi or Jen
2. Preferred Writing: Fiction, Contemporary Women / Reading: Mix bag - from science fiction to fantasy to romance to mystery
3. My most recently released book is Billy's Cascade https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I currently run three businesses.


message 209: by Aubrey (new)

Aubrey Horton | 1 comments 1. Aubrey M. Horton
2. Contemporary Fiction
3. Noble Evergreens: Environmental Activism
4. MFA in screenwriting from UCLA film school


message 210: by Anita (new)

Anita M. Shaw (anitamshaw) | 3 comments 1. Anita M. Shaw
2. Write Middle Grade & YA fiction. Read anything that promises a good story.
3. Dalton's Last Stand Not a new release. New is coming in a month or so . . . maybe less.
4. Been telling stories since I was four, and writing them since the fifth grade.


message 211: by S. (new)

S. Thomas (sshanethomas) 1. S Shane Thomas
2. YA Sci Fi and Fantasy to read and to write
3. A Paleolithic Fable A Paleolithic fable
4. My books have a lot of martial arts action because before I started writing I aspired to be a Mixed Martial Arts fighter.


message 212: by Joshua (new)

Joshua Biggs (joshua_biggs) | 1 comments 1. Joshua Biggs
2. Write fantasy fiction and read anything with a strong story
3. Mask of the Masters
4. I told my wife that I had figured out how a movie we were watching was going to end. I was completely wrong about the movie and decided to write a book that ended that way.


message 213: by Lars (new)

Lars Jerlach (larsjerlach) | 1 comments Hi everybody,

My name is Lars Boye Jerlach

I write contemporary fiction and gothic. I'm an avid reader of almost all genres.

My most recent (and first) published work is
The Somnambulist's Dreams

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

I have had a long career in the visual arts.


message 214: by William (new)

William Tracy | 16 comments 1. William C. Tracy
2. I read and write Sci Fi/Fantasy. I've written both YA and Adult 3.novelsMerchants and Maji, released August 2016
4. I just came back from the 2016 Writing Excuses retreat and cruise!


message 215: by B.C. (new)

B.C. Mullins | 2 comments 1. B.C. Mullins
2. Writing = Children's, Reading = Almost Anything!
3. Tony Taylor and Summer With Grandpa https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
4. I de-stress by playing on-line games, especially World of Warcraft and Boggle!


message 216: by Garth (new)

Garth Wilcox | 4 comments 1. Garth Wilcox
2. Fiction
3. Cyber Doomsday
4. One thing I love about writing fiction is that you can make heroes out of ordinary people.


message 217: by Derek (new)

Derek Berg | 1 comments 1. Derek Berg
2. Write Speculative and Sci-Fi; Read Speculative and Literature
3. Domain Geometry: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I make cute babies


message 218: by Leo (new)

Leo Buijs | 34 comments 1. Leo Buijs (pronounce Bouse) reading taste is all over the map.
2. Write short stories and guidebooks, they sell. And occasionally something else like # 3.
3. Currently giving away my coffee-table book here on goodreads "Children around the World.'
4. New book: A Taste of Living in Mexico' will come out this weekend.


message 219: by J.A. (new)

J.A. Brown (jabrownstoryteller) | 1 comments Hi all :)

1. I am J. A Brown
2. I like fiction. I can't be more specific than that, because I enjoy everything, depending on mood.
3. Nightmares, Dreams Series Book 2 is my latest release
Nightmares, Dreams Series Book 2
4. I'm a Whovian.

Thank you, and I look forward to spending more time with you soon! :)


message 220: by Jessica (new)

Jessica Jesinghaus (jessjesinghhaus) | 78 comments 1. Jessica Jesinghaus
2. I write mystery/thriller and paranormal romances; I read anything fiction.
3. Mirror, Mirror https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I'm scared of the monster under the bed, but thankfully he's allergic to fabric. That's why I sleep in socks... he won't grab my foot if it falls over the edge of the mattress.


message 221: by Heena (new)

Heena Patwa | 8 comments 1) Heena Patwa
2) Write fantasy. Read anything
3) Impossible to Love (Book 1 of The Starlite Heart)
4) I like psychology even though I have never studied it.


message 222: by Lance (new)

Lance Carney | 3 comments 1. Lance Carney
2. Writing-Humor/Mystery now. Horror/Sci-Fi in my previous life. Reading-Humor, mystery, horror and history (which usually contains elements of the other three).
3. No Egrets: A Glenn and Glenda Oak Island Mystery https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. Hospital pharmacist for over thirty years so something medical always creeps into my stories and books.


message 223: by D.L. (new)

D.L. LeBlanc | 4 comments 1. D.L. LeBlanc
2. Contemporary romance but my next series will also be fantasy. I will read most genres.
3. Broken: Frost Series Part 1 Broken
4. I started writing as a child but stopped. I started writing again a few years ago.


message 224: by Jarvis (new)

Jarvis Cleveland | 1 comments Jarvis T. Cleveland
Mostly write contemporary fantasy. (Lover of witchcraft stories) Parts 1&2 of my debut novella series Salem is now available on Amazon.
Would love to network.
jarviscleveland09@yahoo.com


message 225: by J. (new)

J. Santiago | 1 comments 1. J. Santiago
2. Contemporary Romance
3. Five-Star https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. If I wasn't an author, I probably wouldn't have any social media accounts.


message 226: by Ginny (new)

Ginny O. | 2 comments 1) Ginny O.
2) Science Fiction & Fantasy (preferably blending the two)
3) The Lone Prospect
4) I went to school for fashion design and did better in my english storytelling classes. Oops. Still love fashion, rather be writing as I don't really like making patterns or sewing.


message 227: by Valia (new)

Valia Lind (valialind) 1. Valia Lind
2. YA/NA contemporaries, thrillers, paranormal (both reading & writing)
3. Scarred by Vengeance GR: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
4. I'm obsessed with Hot Cheetos and Zumba


message 228: by C.J. (new)

C.J. Pastore (cjpastore) | 3 comments Hi,

I'm C.J. Pastore.

I write romance books.

I'm an avid reader of romance, mystery and non-fiction

Recently released book is: Captive of a Commoner
http://amzn.to/2bCfMzG

In addition to writing, I teach learning disabled children and adults, helping them read and write and believe in their abilities to achieve.


message 229: by J.P. (new)

J.P. Willson | 1 comments 1. Joseph Willson/J.P. Willson
2. Preferred writing genre I'm still working on it , reading is just about anything I have to admit
3. My most recent and first book is Through the Mind's Eye: a journey of self-discoveryJ.P. Willson
4. Last but not least and this may be blatantly obvious yet maybe not-I am a recovering alcoholic- 2 and 1/2 years sober- sorta interesting no?


message 230: by Jason (new)

Jason Nugent (jasonjnugent) Hey there everyone!

1. Jason J. Nugent
2. I read and write dark fiction, science fiction, and fantasy.
3. "Moments of Darkness" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I once skated with Tony Hawk. :)


message 231: by Ian (new)

Ian Sylus (ianksylus) | 13 comments 1. Ian K. Sylus
2. Horror / Thriller / Dystopian
3. Tricky - I have "Nightmare Child" which was released in June, and a Victorian London Vampire novel coming out in November. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
4. I'm bat crazy for Lzzy Hale


message 232: by Angela (new)

Angela Hausman (angie_hausman) | 5 comments 1. Angela Hausman
2. I write the "Buried Ladies" series -- mystery and read mostly mystery/thriller books
3. Poisonfeather was my latest read
4. I teach marketing at George Washington


message 233: by Timothy (new)

Timothy Doyle (tcdoyle) | 1 comments 1. Timothy C. Doyle (Tim)
2. Sci-Fi & Fantasy tend to be my go-to genres
3. Faces in the Mist: A Jacob Turner Chronicle
4. I love to cook. The first self-published book I printed was a cookbook titled "A Little Salty...", which both describes my personality and my cooking.


message 234: by Rohvannyn (new)

Rohvannyn Shaw | 189 comments 1. I'm Roh Shaw. I write under my legal name.
2. I like to write fantasy, sci fi and humor. I like to read sci fi, history, fantasy, humor, and how tos.
3. How To P!ss Off The Customers https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. Interesting fact? I lived in a place with no running water or electricity for two years.


message 235: by Michelle (new)

Michelle Vandepol | 1 comments 1. Michelle Vandepol
2. Canadian Contemporary
3. Stories Your Mother Never Told You: Canadian Short Story Collection https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
4. I play soccer


message 236: by Lisa (last edited Oct 12, 2016 07:12PM) (new)

Lisa Shelby (lisashelby) | 1 comments 1. Lisa Shelby
2. Prefer to Write and Read Adult Contemporary
3. You & Me
4. I just released my debut novel last week. I'm an author! To me that is pretty dang interesting!!!!


message 237: by James (new)

James (jamescudney4) Hi -

I look forward to meeting and talking with folks.

1. James Cudney
2. Reading & Writing -- Fiction, Mysteries, Historical Fiction
3. I am on chapter 24 of 30 - first draft of a family drama novel (hope to publish in 2017)
4. I'm a genealogy nut!


message 238: by Riley, Viking Extraordinaire (new)

Riley Amos Westbrook (sonshinegreene) | 1511 comments Mod
Julie wrote: "A bookwhack..."

We're excited you are in the Kindle Scout program, but this really isn't the place to ask for people to nominate you. Please, no bookwhacks.


message 239: by Kerensa (new)

Kerensa Lewis (kerensalewis) | 2 comments 1. Kerensa Lewis
2. NA and YA, but I'll read pretty much anything that's put in front of me
3. Hoping to release my first book early next year, tentatively titled Vengeance & Venom.
4. I can say the alphabet faster backwards than I can say it forwards.


message 240: by Colin (new)

Colin Hudson | 1 comments 1) Colin Hudson

2) Apocalyptic thriller (for writing); Factual, biographical, wartime stuff (for reading).

3) A TIME TO RUN

4) In my novel, A Time To Run, I featured a small yacht in which the central characters attempt to escape the grip of the nasty, new Global Government. I made up the name, Running Free, for the boat.

I now own a similar sailing boat, and I have given it that very same name.


message 241: by Cass (new)

Cass Alexander (cassalexander) | 1 comments Greetings!

1. Cass Alexander (pen name)
2. Preferred Writing: romance; Reading: thriller, fantasy, romance
3. My Most Recently Released Book is titled Working On It
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I've been a high school teacher for 13 years and won a state teacher of the year award once (hence the pen name as many people in this town might be uncomfortable with me writing romance--I hope to one day change that)


message 242: by Rodi (new)

Rodi Szoke (rodiszoke) | 1 comments 1. Rodi Szoke
2. Fantasy & Sci-Fi
3. Our Young Guardians: Seven & Two
4. I am a rookie author. I love fishing since I was a child. One day I was fishing with my daughter and she caught a huge bass using a "gummy bear" as bait. I didn't catch a single fish that day.


message 243: by Nalini (new)

Nalini Warriar | 7 comments 1. Nalini Warriar
2. Contemporary Fiction
3. Fireflies in the Night
4. Was a molecular biologist in my previous life. Am a foodie who loves books and writing.


message 244: by Marina (new)

Marina Lovechild | 8 comments Hey all! I just realized I haven't introduced myself yet!!

1. Marina Lovechild
2. I like writing erotica, but I'm open to so many genres when it comes to reading. At the moment it's mostly romance though (go figure!)
3. Picture Me This
4. The only time I drink coffee is when I'm writing. Otherwise I don't really like the stuff! How weird is that?


message 245: by Jamie (new)

Jamie Handling (jehandling) | 1 comments Hi! My name is JE Handling.
I write and read YA - all sub genres.
My most recently book is Ticket to Heaven. I just released this week, but last month I release a new imprint of Keridwen because I'm working on finishing Keridwen's sequel this month. Crossing fingers that time permits.
Interesting fact: I'm a high school teacher, and I love my job.Ticket to Heaven


message 246: by Chris (new)

Chris Norbury (chrisnorbury) | 46 comments Hi Everyone,

1. Chris Norbury
2. Suspense/Thriller/Mystery- read. Suspense--write
3. Castle Danger https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
4. I love to go on solo canoe trips in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW).


message 247: by Clair (new)

Clair St.Claire | 4 comments 1. Clair St.Claire
2. Love to read Fantasy...And write Young Adult Fantasy.
3. Some Must Fall (Book One of The Coming Crown)
4. I began writing Some Must Fall at age thirteen and finished at fifteen. Now I'm working on the hard part--Marketing...If anyone has any ideas for me I would love to hear them!


message 248: by Sushant (last edited Oct 18, 2016 10:37AM) (new)

Sushant Devarachetty (pedni) | 2 comments 1. Sushant Devarachetty

       2. Write: Litfic, sci-fi, romance; Read: Anything & everything

       3. A novella: Another Attempt

       4. I've never been on the moon (over it maybe, but surely not on it...as yet)

                                   Cover page: Another Attempt


message 249: by C.L. (new)

C.L. Wells | 5 comments Q: Your Name (Pseudonym or Real Name or Both)

A: C.L. Wells

Q: Your Preferred Writing and Reading Genre

A: To read: Fiction Mystery, Thriller fiction, True Espionage, Paranormal fiction; to write: Paranormal Thrillers, Sci-fi, Crime/Adventure Thrillers.

Q: Your Most Recently Released Book (with Goodreads link if you like) if you have one:

A: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Q: One Interesting Fact About You

A: I have the largest dog in my neighborhood (a 115 lb. Rottweiler)


message 250: by Morgan (new)

Morgan Lee | 1 comments Hey there everyone!

1. Real Name: Morgan Johnson Pseudonym: Morgan Lee (Lee is my middle name)
2. I literally write and read everything, but have only currently written science fiction, fantasy and romance
3. The Naked Tree, a YA sci fi, comes out on Oct. 31st, but my most recently released book is Seed Among the Thorns https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
4. I have Crohn's disease


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