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message 1: by Denise (new)

Denise Wilson (denisewilson) | 10 comments Several quotes have been added for Denise Wilson author of Seven Words You Never Want to Hear. There was no way to attribute the quotes to this book and the author's photo does not appear.
Here is the author's Goodreads page. This is the book where all of the quotes come from.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...


message 2: by Arenda (new)

Arenda | 26448 comments We'll need a link to the quotes to be able to correct them.

When there are multiple authors with the same name, GR disambiguates them by adding an extra space between first and last name. When adding a quote, that space has to be inserted in the author field to find the correct author. When the correct author is chosen, the book will be available.

Are all these quotes from the book linked in your post: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quot... ?
If you can confirm this, I'll move the quotes to your profile and link them to your book.


message 3: by Denise (new)

Denise Wilson (denisewilson) | 10 comments Hi Arenda
Thank you so much for your speedy response.
Here is the link to the quotes.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/quot...
On the right-hand side of this page you will see other books by some people named Denise Wilson. They are not me.
I am really new to this and don't really understand your question, "Are all these quotes from the book linked in your post:"
All I did was take some quotes that multiple people had highlighted when reading my e-book and used this form, https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/new
Once they were written they were saved. That is all that was done. I hope this answers your question.
I really appreciate you taking the time to help me.


message 4: by Arenda (new)

Arenda | 26448 comments When they are all highlights from your book, that is the confirmation that these quotes are by you and from your book.

Moved them to your profile and added the book to the quotes: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quot...


message 5: by Denise (new)

Denise Wilson (denisewilson) | 10 comments Thank you Arenda, I am so grateful for your help.


message 6: by Denise (new)

Denise Wilson (denisewilson) | 10 comments Sorry to trouble you again Arenda but is there a way for me to edit my tags?


message 7: by Arenda (new)

Arenda | 26448 comments Sorry, I don't know if that is possible.


message 8: by Denise (new)

Denise Wilson (denisewilson) | 10 comments I removed a quote that wasn't tagged properly since I couldn't edit it, and was going to repost it. When I tried to do that, my book still doesn't show up with the name Denise Wilson. Is there a way to make this happen so I don't have to trouble anyone each time a quote is listed. I am on Goodreads so I don't know why it doesn't show my book among books by Denise Wilson.


message 9: by Arenda (new)

Arenda | 26448 comments You are Denise (two spaces) Wilson, so when adding a quote, you have to insert an extra space in your name.


message 10: by Denise (new)

Denise Wilson (denisewilson) | 10 comments Thanks so much.


message 11: by Ron (new)

Ron Sami | 7 comments I think I have a similar problem. How do I add a quote from my book to book page? It looks like I have mistakenly entered the title of the book along with the name of the author.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/quot...
Can you remove the misspelled quote and add it to the book page?


message 12: by Arenda (last edited Jun 06, 2021 07:39AM) (new)


message 13: by Ron (new)

Ron Sami | 7 comments Many thanks for your help!


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