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1 Florien St John
2 Historical Fantasy/ Romance/ Steampunk
3 Have just added sample chapters of all of my current work https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6...
4 Without meaning to all of my main protagonists are feisty Victorian era females!

2. Reading: Non-fiction, typically history, archaeology, current events, historical fiction and spy novels when just want to relax. Writing: currently focused on memoirs of years spent in Middle East
3. Tracking the Queen of ShebaTracking the Queen of Sheba: A Travel Memoir of Yemen
4. I spent 30 years as a professional journalist and never took a journalism class in my life; wasn't even an English major

2) Romance and paranormal romance
3) Harley & Me https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4) Former Progressive Rock radio disc jockey

2) I like to read fantasy, sci-fi and write the same.
3) Released my first book this month. It is called Moon Girl.
4) I like to cosplay and go to comic cons

2) Fantasy; I like to read self help and finance (contradiction I know)
3) War of the Eight Kingdoms: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4) I'm a Jamaican

1- I love most genres (except maybe blunt YA and romantic novels). I Especially like fantasy.
2- Havn't written anything in a long time (but love to read and give feedback and hopefully I can help with that).
3- Interesting thing about myself: I live in Israel but read in both Hebrew and Enlgish

2. Reading: mystery, thriller, horror, dark fiction
Writing: erotic thriller, suspense, mystery, thriller, horror, dark fiction
3. Working on it
4. Was a scientist before I decided to become a writer

2. Reading - Literary, Women's, Visionary, Biography, Chick Lit
Writing - Visionary, Literary, Women's, Chick Lit
3. Merrily Ever After
4. I'm vegan

2. I write mystery whodunits, suspense and lighter family fiction, including Christmas stories
3. Murder in Vail, about a family snowbound with a killer in their midst. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. After a long career as a news writer, editor and sports writer (I used to be a tennis pro), I retired early to do what I've always wanted to do: write fiction.

2. Futuristic fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal, supernatural, gay, erotic. I'm trying to branch out into other sci fi.
3. In The Moonlight (releasted this year)
4. I love anime and k-dramas and most of my ideas usually follow either of those formats.

2. I write Fantasy Novels
3. Heroes of Karth: The Curse of the Undead (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...)
4. My son has autism and is my inspiration (his spirit is in the book series as one of the main characters).

28 novels, murder mysteries, historical adventure, black magic, private eye, World War I and II, espionage, French and Belgian resistance movements, the 'Y' Service, and, of course, love.
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0028DF8D6 mysterieswriter.weebly.com

2. Reading - speculative fiction, indie comics; writing - dramatic fantasy
3. No books yet, but I have a comic in You Are Not Alone 3 called Haircuts
4. I play D&D pretty regularly

2a. Thrillers, Horror, Literary - Writing
2b. Thrillers, Horror, Literary, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Young Adult - Reading
3. "The Shadow Over Lone Oak"
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I am currently in the midst of replaying the entire mainline Resident Evil franchise in preparation for the release of RE7.

2. Writing comics/graphic novels most recently; prefer to read... all kinds of stuff. History, psychology, layman's science; classics, sci-fi, graphic novels.
3. Lesbian Zombies from Outer Space -- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. We played the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme at my wedding as my bride walked down the aisle; and we walked off together as a married couple to the Game of Thrones theme.

2. Writing--erotica, romance suspense, contemporary romance and I'd like to get into paranormal, thrillers and mystery. Reading--crime fiction, spy thrillers, horror fiction.
3. Most Recently Released Book--'Nocturne of Secrecy: A novella to The Symphony Noir Collection' (Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I had a reading problem as a child. Now I can't get enough of reading!!

2. Contemporary Fiction
3. "Vana's Advenure with Mother Earth" (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...)
4. I speak six languages.

2. Literary fiction and sci-fi as a guilty pleasure
3. Tellers
4. My first book, Ebocloud, was included in the syllabus for a class on Augmented Reality in Literature at Duke alongside William Gibson's Neuromancer, and I take every opportunity to explain that so I can see my name in the same sentence as his.
1. Hunter Lynn
2. Writing poetry and short stories about life and experience and horror. Reading - Horror fiction, Contemporary Poetry, and short stories
3. Poems, Poetry and Verses -- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I struggled with English class as a kid and now I am a published author (under my real name). I love to read and play my guitar and most of all spend time with my family. I am also a proud parent of multiple children with Autism.
2. Writing poetry and short stories about life and experience and horror. Reading - Horror fiction, Contemporary Poetry, and short stories
3. Poems, Poetry and Verses -- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I struggled with English class as a kid and now I am a published author (under my real name). I love to read and play my guitar and most of all spend time with my family. I am also a proud parent of multiple children with Autism.

2. Writing: YA, Thriller Reading: Thriller, YA, Non-Fiction
3. Ayden's Choice - Nele Vonlanthen Hacker Series
4. I'm working on a free online hacking game to promote digital literacy.

2. Literary fiction and sci-fi as a guilty pleasure
3. Tellers
4. My first book, Ebocloud, was included in the syllabus for a class on Augmented Reality in Literature a..."
Hi Rick,
I think it is great that you can make that statement!

2. Literary fiction and sci-fi as a guilty pleasure
3. Tellers
4. My first book, Ebocloud, was included in the syllabus for a class on Augmented Reality in..."
Thanks Glenda. Most gratifying has been that, from time to time, the professor arranged live Twitter sessions so that I could respond to questions from her students as they sat in the classroom. And the students wrote amazing analyses of the book, tying it into what they were experiencing with social media. It's been a great privilege.

2. Mixed but primarily Humor, YA, Distopian, Fantasy and Sci-fi :-)
3. Byrd and the Bees getBook.at/Byrd or https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. Missed the Olympics by .01 second

2. I primarily write epic fantasy, which is also my favourite genre to read.
3. My most recent book is a prequel to The Wizard of Kharathad, entitled The Chronicles of Kharathad - Roots.
4. I was homeschooled in a small town in Canada.

2. Writing: children's & YA fantasy. Reading: Mystery
3. The Frost Giant: A Tale of Hope and Adventure
4. I taught myself to speak, read, and write German.

1. Sara Van Zant
2. I mostly read and write urban fantasy and horror, but I also dabble in science fiction.
3. I'm currently in the editing phase of my novel, hoping to publish this May (working title is 'The Waiting Room').
4. I studied Hawaiian Kempo throughout college.

1. Emmanuelle Cecchi
2. Reading : Fantasy, sci-fi, space opera, sometimes historic, tales. Writing : fantasy and sci-fi but finished a Christmas tale instead.
3. The Little Christmas Ball
4. Explaining where I come from is complicated.

1. I'm Brydie Wright
2. I write humorous children's picture book. I love reading historical fiction/non-fiction
3. I have published a picture book called 'Daddy and the World's Longest Poo' in late 2016, available on Lulu and Amazon
4. I also write review blogs for popular site WeekendNotes.

2) Writing: poetry, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, and speculative fiction. Reading: horror, fantasy (and its subgenres), speculative fiction, poetry, and fairy tales.
3) Overfull
4) I occasionally paint and make other visual art.

2. I prefer writing inspiring and relatable stories aimed at motivating people to aim for more in life. I enjoy reading personal development books
3. Twisted in a Positive Way https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I can't sing anywhere else but in the shower.

Aaron (Pen name yet to be determined)
2. Your Preferred Writing and Reading Genre
Folklore, Fantasy, Military-Political-Religious-Histories
3. Your Most Recently Released Book (with Goodreads link if you like) if you have one
Not a book, but short stories previously published (if you can call it that) online to be reworked and expanded in time.
4. One Interesting Fact About You
I once rescued a cat from the wheels of a semi mid traffic.

2. Writing erotic fiction; reading everything!
3. The Night in Athens
4. I've just completed and published my first book!

2.Currently writing fantasy young adult, but moving into comedy/satire
3. The Dreamer's Lotus:The Sacred Symbol https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
4. When I was 24 I hitchhiked from Nevada to Argentina. It took almost two years.

2.I like to read autobiographies and self-help books mainly. Occasionally a novel.
3. My most recent has been Neil strauss The Truth.
4. I have released my first book, a small collection of my own poetry called "The Despairationist"

Nicole Thompson-andrews real name
Mellissa Green pen
2
fantas to read among other genres Intergalactic Culinary thrillers and Scriptural poems to write
3
Kaos Reigns a whydunnit Serial
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
I'm blind and wear hearing aids. I designed my website myself.

2. SF/F and anything funny
3. Little Computer People
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. I've been known to throw people out of airplanes and teach them not to make a crater in the ground (i.e. skydive)

K.Alan Smith
2. Your Preferred Writing and Reading Genre
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Religious
3. Your Most Recently Released Book (with Goodreads link if you like) if you have one
NA - yet
4. One Interesting Fact About You
Born 9th day, 9th month, 9:09 am, 9lbs, 9ozs (my lucky number is obviously 5 :) )

1. Your Name: Lizel Harvey van Zyl
2. Your Preferred Writing and Reading Genre: - Love writing Romance and children's stories, I read Romance and suspense too.
3. Your Most Recently Released Book (with Goodreads link if you like) if you have one: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
4. One Interesting Fact About You: I love learning new languages

2. Contemporary young adult fiction
3. It Will Set You Free
4. I know WAY TO MUCH about marine animals from volunteering at the Vancouver Aquarium for three years. It was amazing. I got to touch baby seals (they smell horrible).

I enjoy reading good literature of any genre.
I try not to write in any one genre. My first novel can be described as a science-fiction/spy/romance/spiritual/thriller
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
One interesting fact about me: I am also a DJ on my local community radio station. Books and music are my two loves in life.
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My name is Trelas Dyson IV and I love action/adventure, science fiction and/or Young Adult fiction.
I haven't released or published a book but I'm in the process of writing one, looking for new interesting ideas and simply looking for tips to stay focused.
I am the fourth in the family named Trelas, love Steph, KD, Draymond, and Klay from the Warriors and the Titanic.
My name is Trelas Dyson IV and I love action/adventure, science fiction and/or Young Adult fiction.
I haven't released or published a book but I'm in the process of writing one, looking for new interesting ideas and simply looking for tips to stay focused.
I am the fourth in the family named Trelas, love Steph, KD, Draymond, and Klay from the Warriors and the Titanic.

2. Read: psychological thriller, crime, literary, actually anything that has a strong voice against injustice.
Write: psychological thriller, crime, literary, actually anything that has a strong voice against injustice.
3. GIRL IN FATHERLAND is out 29th of January 2017!
4. Even though I'm a rather young woman, I needed to make a dramatic attitude adjustment about my own perceptions on self publishing. It used to be "vanity press", a sign of low quality writing, now with the internet, the idea self publishing=crap and publisher=great seems turned around.
I'm Alice in Wonderland. HELP! But I love it. LOVE IT. DIY is cool for anyone who can teach themselves more or less anything. Just new to this.

2. Fantasy, Sci-fi, Fantasy-Sci?
3. I shall say when one has been released. I SHALL!
4. I may or may not have a doomsday device that may or may not work.

2. Sci-fi
3. Just writing my first, on english, which is not my main language, but I prefer it, even for reading
4. I'm friendly no matter who you are :) Unless you take my chocolate

2. Romance, Historical Fiction, YA
3. The Storyteller (will be published in may)
4. Other than writing, my biggest passion is fitness

1. I'm Robyn Anakin Veary (real name, believe it or not).
2. I love fantasy, fiction, and sci-fi. I predominantly write fantasy but I am also trying my hand at a sci-fi story
3. When the Stars Dance is my debut novel, published in December.
4. I live in South Africa, born and raised, and I listen to different types of classical music to get me into the mood to writing different scenes.

1. My name is Chris G. Wright (G for Gardikiotis - origin: Greek)
2. Read and write sci-fi, also read (but do not write) fantasy
3. Debut novel: The Alliance
4. Drove across Morocco on a Yamaha XT, through scorched plains and 62 Celcius (143 Farenheit), dust and angry camels, down remote lanes and two sandstorms, even a welcoming downpour in the Atlas Mountains and bedlam villages in the middle of nowhere, only to reach the southwestern Sahara and realise that my booked camel trek was not until tomorrow.

2. Writing: Women's Fiction, Romantic Suspense; Reading: Literary Fiction
3. OUT AND IN: a women's mystery-thriller Pat Dunlap Evans
4. My first husband was an NFL quarterback for 15 years, and I used NFL married life as the backstory for the heroine in OUT AND IN.
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