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[John]

Hi Anita (and others)

I go through different phases. I have shelves of thrillers, a few classics, sci-fi, fantasy, non-fiction, classic mid 20th century children's books, historical fiction, others that slip my mind for the moment. I generally don't head for romance or family drama but never say never.

The children's books are what got me started. I lived in Scotland as a child and Drymen library had a fantastic section of Malcolm Saville, Ronald Welch, Monica Edwards, John Pudney and the like. I've never looked back.

[Anita]

Plenty to keep you going there John, I enjoy most but leave out the romance and Si Fi I think one good thing kindle has done for me is given me the chance to try books I would never have done. We have loads of great authors on here and just chatting to them sometimes encourages you to try their novels and, in most cases, enjoy them very much.

[Jim]

Hi John, welcome aboard

[Patti (baconater)]

John wrote: "Hi Anita (and others)

I go through different phases. I have shelves of thrillers, a few classics, sci-fi, fantasy, non-fiction, classic mid 20th century children's books, historical fiction, other..."

Hi John!

Sounds like we have the same taste in books. Or near enough. I've not read romance since I was a kid. Family drama, not so much but...

Check out The Potato Factory Magic.

[John]

I like to read from different genres, so tend to go from one to another just to have a change. hope to try out the book 'the potato factory' in near future.

[Patti (baconater)]

Oooooo. If you're gonna take me up on reccies, I've got lots of good'uns in store for you!

[John]

Give me a chance to read this one - want to know if you have given me a bad lead before taking any more. (Tried to put smile face but didn't work)

[Audrina]

Hi All, Audrina here and looking forward to getting to know you all! Here's a little bit about me.
I live in Herefordshire in the UK and am lucky to be surrounded by books on a daily basis as I work for the Library service. Have listened, read and enjoyed books all my life and never leave the house without my kindle or ipad so I always have something to read!! Love all genres but fav authors are Stephen King, Deborah Harkness, Anita Shreve, Jilly Cooper amongst others.
I published my first novel in July 2013, 2nd in November 2014 and currently working on my third and they make up the Heart Trilogy. Its a romance, chick-lit type of story with some erotic love scenes and a bit of gritty realism in for good measure. Also great is you like a look back at the music, films and fashion of the 1980's
I will pop in and out as I can between working, writing and life in general xx

[Kath]

Hi Audrina. What a lovely name! Welcome to the group - come in and make yourself at home.

[L.A.]

Hi Audrina, welcome, - I'm curious about the origin / nationality of the name........can you tell or is it secret?

[Audrina]

Hi Kath, Hi L.A thanks for the welcome. It's actually my pen name (sssh) but its a mixture of my Dad's sisters name Aurine and my Nan's name Ena. Also it was a character name in an old Virginia Andrews book called "My Sweet Audrina"
I love it too, serously considering changing my name to it xx

[Kath]

I would! Shame to waste it!

[Audrina]

Thanks for the suggestion Kath xx

[Anita]

Hi Audrina, welcome to the group. Kath is right its a lovely name.

[G J (Gaff to my friends)]

Hi Audrina, welcome to the forum. Make yourself comfy, once you get settled, you'll never want to leave!

[Audrina]

Hi Anita, Hi Gaff thanks so much for the warm welcome xx

[Elizabeth]

HI All,

I'm not entirely sure hope I found my way here but having had a look at some of the topics I'm glad I did. I'm a avid reader and very new author. Kindle direct publishing is turning out to be a very 'interesting' experience. So far all I can safely say about this group is that you all appear to be very strange, in the best of possible ways of course, and I'm looking forward to some lively discussions.

[David]

Hi Elizabeth, welcome to the realm of strange ;~)

[Kath]

Strange... is that bad? ;)
Welcome!

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

We're all normal here. For a given value of normal.

[Anita]

a stranger in a strange land Elizabeth, welcome to our lovely group, looking forward to getting to know you better.

[Jim]

welcome aboard. Enjoy.

It's probably too late to flee anyway to be honest :-)

[Elizabeth]

Thanks All.

Normal is definitely overrated, so I'll save the running until something really scary happens :)

[Christ]

Hi! I'm Christ Lewis. I'm an author of Self-Help Books. I love to read self-Help and self-improvement books. Nice to know you all.

Christ Lewis

[Stacey]

Hi Everyone,

I'm Stacey, an author based in the UK (Yorkshire). I've just finished my first book - a romantic novel set in the Yorkshire dales.

I'm new to the forum so wanted to pop in and say Hi :)

I'll also be looking at setting up a book giveaway soon. So stay tuned for more information!

[Kath]

Hi Stacey from Kath in East Yorkshire. It's a friendly group so get stuck in!

[Jim]

welcome aboard

[Anita]

Hi Stacy from me in South Yorkshire, lovely to meet you.

[Stacey]

Kath, Jim, Anita,

Thanks for the warm welcome :)

[Theo]

Hi All,

Gingerlily, who knows me a little from Amazon, gave me directions here.

I think you can check me out as a book reviewer and as an author by clicking on my name.

I also review a lot of stuff other than books - mostly film and television. If you'd like to check me out a little more, my Amazon reviewer profile page is a pretty good place to start:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/...

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Hi and welcome Theo. Good to see you here. Please do join in with our deep and meaningful conversations on, well, just about everything :) And the occasional book...

[Anita]

Good mornings no Theo, welcome to the group. Grab a chair and a coffee.

[Patti (baconater)]

Hearty welcome to new friends.

[Theo]

Thank, all!

[Patti (baconater)]

Fresh coffee available in the Morning! thread, Theo.

Pop in and grab a cup.

Sorry, I ain't sharing the bacon.

[Kath]

Morning, Theo. Welcome to the group.

[Patti (baconater)]

Your tea is going cold, Kath.

Better today?

[Kath]

Better, yes. Still wobbly and as a lifelong non-smoker, I sound like I've had an 80-a-day habit for forty years!
Whoops! My tea!

[Theo]

Thank you, Kath! :-)

[Stacey]

Anybody here drink herbal tea? My faves at the mo are camomile with spiced apple and peppermint tea. Anyone recommend any others? I can't have caffeine sadly (I know...a writer that can't rely on coffee! Who'd have thunk it)

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

We have a thread on the subject. You may find something helpful in here.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Audrina]

Stacey wrote: "Anybody here drink herbal tea? My faves at the mo are camomile with spiced apple and peppermint tea. Anyone recommend any others? I can't have caffeine sadly (I know...a writer that can't rely on ..."

Hi Stacey, my favourites are Redbush and Vanilla and a lovely Chai tea also with Vanilla (I sense a Vanilla addiction). Also love Pineapple and Grapefruit green tea by Twinnings xx

[Anita]

Stacey wrote: "Anybody here drink herbal tea? My faves at the mo are camomile with spiced apple and peppermint tea. Anyone recommend any others? I can't have caffeine sadly (I know...a writer that can't rely on ..."

My friend drinks herbal teas Stacey, sorry to say that I am not keen on the smell of them, mind you I don't drink ordinary tea either so perhaps I am not the best judge.

[Theo]

Peppermint, but only very occasionally.

[Paulyn]

Hi everyone, I am new to the group. My name is Paulyn. I am the author of How To Firm Your Breasts Fast: A Method that Actually Works. I am from the rainy city of Manchester in the UK. :) Great to meet you all.

[Anita]

Welcome Paulyn, very nice to meet you. I live the other side of the Pennies, just on the Barnsley / Sheffield border so not far away. What do you enjoy reading ?

[Kath]

Welcome Paulyn. I'm from Manchester too but haven't lived there since I left at 18 for university!

[Desmond]

Paulyn wrote: "Hi everyone, I am new to the group. My name is Paulyn. I am the author of How To Firm Your Breasts Fast: A Method that Actually Works. I am from the rainy city of Manchester in the ..."

I'm a newcomer from Manchester (Middleton) based as well. My new book/eBook Did Socrates Get Pissed ? is based in the Greater Manchester/ Lower Pennines area. You can get it as a FREE Kindle Download from April 1st until end 2nd April. I'm also giving away 20 FREE copies of the book on Goodreads Giveaways until 1st May. Kindle link is below on http://www.amazon.co.uk/Did-Socrates-...

[[deleted user]]

Hello,

I'm Allan Graham. I live in Manchester. Hope to meet new friends and like-minded people on here to exchange tips and ideas with.

Just released my 3rd TOM O'KELL novel - Tom O'Kell & The Papanuk. Children's mystery/horror adventure in a Native American dimension, peppered with sadness and humour. It's free to download on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VA3W522

Spent 3 and a half years writing the 3 novels and after much reading and re-writing I'm finally happy with all 3 now. Need a rest before I start the 4th in the series - Tom O'Kell & The Curse Of Amurabis. I only know it will be set in a Babylonian dimension.

You can see extracts at www.allangrahambooks.com

Thanks
Allan Graham

[Kath]

Hello, two new Mancunians! My gran lived in Middleton. Small world entirely.