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PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO YOUR FELLOW JAMES MASON MEMBERS!
Thank you Rick for inviting me to join this group. I do love to read and I do jump around in the various types of literature that I chose. I do usually read only one book at a time and do have the fault of not stopping a book even if I dislike it. I somehow feel it will get better and I will miss out on something wonderful. I have four children who are also readers so we share a lot of our literature choices with one another. I did teach for a number of years but decided to take early retirement so that I could have the time to do more reading.
To find new books, I check the Barnes and Noble "coming soon" category for what appeals to me. I then put myself on the waiting list at my local library. I belong to the library book club as well.
Well, that's about it about me. Again, thanks for the invite and happy reading!
I'm a bit late in posting this. I too am disabled with back problems. So now I write my own books, edit for hire, write reviews, and design marketing programs for others. I actually read very little not related to what I'm doing these days. Frankly, I read so much as part of the job, reading for pleasure isn't much fun any more. Thankfully, I read fast, but I can't when editing, I don't want to miss things. I have not read many of the English authors, other than some of the classics, so I don't really know why I joined this group. I am proud of the fact that my review got an English author, Carrie King, noticed by an American publisher. That deal is in progress, I hope it's a good one. For those of you that haven't read Life in the Woods with Joni-Pip, I highly recommend it. It's an instant classic on par with the greats. So, now that I've worked in my product placement ad, lets see, is there anything else y'all need to know about me? Oh yeah, I live in Alabama these days, I have for the past ten... maybe twelve years. I'm from the Colorado mountains originally however. People here think I sound like a damn Yankee, though to people in other places, they think I talk like a southerner. Mostly, I talk like a country boy, because that's what I truly am. Oh, I collect musical instruments of all varieties, so if anyone's got a donation to that collection, let me know. I can probably at least pay for the shipping, though at times, even that can be tough, paydays for editing are not on a regular basis.
Hello All! Thank you Rick for the invitation to join.My name is Andrea. I live in Canada, work in a very boring job and live vicariously through books. I particularly enjoy historical fiction, though on occasion I love a good scare or a great mystery.
Hello everyone! Thank's Rick for the invitation! My name is Kimberl. I live in Canada I'm a college student and I'm a bookworm. I always have a book at hand just incase there's ever a spare moment. I have a wonderful fiancee who's a landscaper and helps support my book buying habit!
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My name is Kimberl. I live in Canada I'm a college student and I'm a bookworm. I always have a book at hand just incase there's ever a spare mom..."
welcome Kimberly,Andrea and all our new friends in the James Mason Group!
Thank you for the invitation, Rick. I hope to know the other members here... By the way, I'm Ace 25 years old and I'm a filipino. I love reading since I was a kid. My mom bought me my first book, which is "Spooksville" by Christopher Pike
I'm on page 30 of "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy as of now...
Happy reading to all! :)
Ace wrote: "Thank you for the invitation, Rick. I hope to know the other members here... By the way, I'm Ace 25 years old and I'm a filipino. I love reading since I was a kid. My mom bought me my first book..."
Hi Ace, welcome to the group from another Filipino. Been meaning to read The Road but when a friend told me the synopsis, it sounded really depressing. How do you find it so far?
Lai wrote: "Ace wrote: "Thank you for the invitation, Rick. I hope to know the other members here... By the way, I'm Ace 25 years old and I'm a filipino. I love reading since I was a kid. My mom bought me m..."
Thanks for the warm welcome :) The book is dark and cold... well, that's all I can say for now, I'll make a review after reading it.
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By the way, I'm Ace 25 years old and I'm a filipino. I love reading since I was a kid. My mom..."
welcome Ace!!! so glad to have you in our Group!
Rick
Hello,Rick, thank you for the invitation. I'm honored to be a part of your group. I am a vivid reader (aka bookoholic!). I'm also working on my first YA paranormal romance/urban fantasy novel.
Please stop by my blog at http://www.cheeriosandpearlsstories.b...
and join me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Angelpolaangel
Ace wrote: "Lai wrote: "Ace wrote: "Thank you for the invitation, Rick. I hope to know the other members here... By the way, I'm Ace 25 years old and I'm a filipino. I love reading since I was a kid. My mom..."
Hi Ace,welcome. I love The Road and the way it actually popped out and made you feel what the man and boy felt. Powerful stuff.
Thanks Rick for the invitation. Hi everyone my name is Trina, I'm 25 and of course love to read. I have a bad habit of reading 4-5 books at one time (not sure if that is a bad habit, but I really do a lot of rereading). I love to read just about everything, it just has to catch my attention. Plus, reading really seems to help the time go by faster while my boyfriend is overseas. I'm hoping that this group will help to focus my reading a bit more and also broaden my horizons of the books that I do read.
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welcome Trina
just look at the posts on the ARE YOU A ONE BOOK AT A TIME READER- and you will see - you are not alone!!!
Hi. Thanks for the invitation, Rick. I'm Anita Clenney. I've been a reader all my life, a writer for the last few years. I write Paranormal Romance about Secret Warriors, Ancient Evil and Destined Love. The first book in this series will be released May 2011. www.anitaclenney.com for more info. IF we're not allowed to talk about our writing, please let me know. I love all kinds of books, but I prefer romance and mysteries and love it when they're combined. The last book I read wasn't a romance. It was Jeri Westerson's Serpent in the Thorns. Great book.
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Welcome Anita
By all means - talk about your writing! very open Group here - check out the Author Forums on Group Homepage and let me know if you would like one- but feel free to discuss your writing freely!
Speaking of bookstores, come visit Larry McMurtry's at Archer City, Texas. Larry McMurtry was born in Archer City, Texas, the son of Hazel Ruth (née McIver) and William Jefferson McMurtry, who was a rancher.[1:] He grew up on a ranch outside Archer City, Texas, which is the model for the town of Thalia that appears in much of his fiction. He earned degrees from North Texas State University (B.A. 1958) and Rice University (M.A. 1960In 1988 he opened another Booked Up in Archer City, which is one of the largest single used bookstores in the United States, carrying somewhere between 400,000 and 450,000 titles. Citing economic pressures from Internet bookselling, McMurtry came close to shutting down the Archer City store in 2005, but chose to keep it open after an outpouring of public support
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Mc...
Hi all, thanks for the invitation to join the group.My name is Karen and like most of you I am a bookaholic, my idea of a great shopping trip is to hit one of the four areas in my town with lots of charity shops and spend hours wandering from one to the other. I will buy from amazon if I know exactly what I'm looking for but I love to browse as you never know what will catch your eye.
Thanks Rick for the invite!Hey my name is Tiny (nickname lol) and I come from New Zealand, I LOVE reading, but my mom says I need to get a life hahaha! Totally agree with her, but that doesn't mean I have to give up reading lol. I write more than I read, but lately I've become this bookworm and no more the party girl everyone remembers me as lol...I want to be a journalist and author someday too...but well see where fate takes me ;) hopefully to the next bookstore to get my hands on a good book lol
Thanks for the invite Rick. I'm Carrie from southern Virginia USA. I LOVE reading. I also just love having books, but I LOVE reading.
Karen, I'm right with you on a great shopping trip! I love to hit the Goodwill and Trift stores for books. There is also a little shop here in the small town where I live that has used books... I left with two big garbage bags FULL of books the last time I went in! Fun times, Fun times....
Thank you for the invitation, Rick. My name is Kristina and I am a Geriatric Social Worker from Ohio. I love to read and play with my two children. I will read, pretty much anything. I am also a Goodwill, Thrift store shopper for books. I love a good buy. I am a little bit jealous of Carrie with the two garbage bags full of books. Virginia is not really that far from OHIO!! Looking forward to some good discussions. Thanks for having me.
my name is Noel. My fav book is Night World, and i am writing 4 books.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_nos...Tuck was orphaned when cruel Indians killed
his mother on their farm in Kentucky. Left to die
along the trail he was saved by Old Ed. The
tender boy was taken to Matagorda, Texas
where he grew up with his human family of Old
Ed, Molly, Freck, Jim, Tad and two ex-slaves.
Mixed into the family were a bunch of animals
with funny names such as Squint Eyed,
Crooked Horn, Spot, and several thousand
longhorns, and some very unusual Savages.
Mix all of these characters with two cattle drives
from Texas to San Diego and you have Tuck the
damnedest saga of the West you ever read. Let
three brothers fall in love with the same dance
hall girl; lead them into the Civil War, and when
brother fights brother and you have a love story
you can't put down.
ISBN073889933X
EAN-139780738899336
Search Keywordslong horn cattle;Kentucky;Texas;Arizona;California
Number of Pages328
Subtotal $9.56
Hey i was invited into this group and i thought it would be cool for me to introduce myself. I am a rocker and i love to read books that catch my attention. I have only fifteen books but they are pretty interesting.
Greetings everyone! I just wanted to take a min. and say hello.My name is Jason and I live in Connecticut. I'm a student, daydreamer, professional classical musician, pilot, and all around nerd. I love all things book related!
I also have a book blog www.braincandybookreviews.com where I share thoughts on the books I read. Please feel free to check it out.
As always, please feel free to friend me, email me, or just say hello - I love book people.
Look forward to being a part of the group!
Jason wrote: "Greetings everyone! I just wanted to take a min. and say hello.My name is Jason and I live in Connecticut. I'm a student, daydreamer, professional classical musician, pilot, and all around nerd. ..."
Jason, contact me offlist, there's someone you should meet, at least online. She's a classical musician that is now an author and into all things books. You'd have a lot to talk about. She used to travel the world as a pianist, she's played all the famous places, and was trained both at Juliard and Eastman School. She was in Eastman about the same time as Yo Yo Ma.
Hey Dave and thanks, I'll shoot you an email!I was Westminster Choir College and New England Conservatory myself. She sounds like an interesting person indeed.
Thanks!
Hi,
Thanks Rick for inviting me.
I'm Anne Whitfield an author of Historical women's fiction, plus the odd modern romance. :o)
Thanks Rick for inviting me.
I'm Anne Whitfield an author of Historical women's fiction, plus the odd modern romance. :o)
Hello all. Rick, thank you so much for the invitation.
I am an avid reader and live in Charlotte, North Carolina. My favorite authors include Ron Rash, David Benioff, Margaret Atwood and Stieg Larsson. I look forward to discussing books with everyone.
Hello! Thanks for the invitation Rick, this looks like a very lively and diverse discussion group, I'm looking forward to reading posts.I'm currently reading, just began actually, Howard's End and I'm loving it.
Oh,I'm an old gal from Indiana who just loves to read all kinds of books.
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Thanks Rick for the invitation. My name is Eve Langlais, Canadian mom of 3 who is a huge lover of books. I even write some. I look forward to lurking and reading the posts. LOL Nice to meet you all.
HiI've been on G.R. for several months and only just found my way here. I write under the name of Timothy Pilgrim. If any of you are interseted I will be on the authors on line stand at the Winchester writers conferance on 25th and 26th of June along with several other authors such as Sue Rule [cloak of magic:] If all goes to plan it will also see the launch of my new book on 'grow your own' written under my own name.Use our stand as a meeting point
On the 11th of July I will be introducing the speakers of a self publishing forum at the Frome festival. These will include Sue Rule[again:] David Elliot author of Clan both short listed for the Brit Writers awards at the O2 arena 3 days after Frome and Sarah Wittaker a very successful self published cook book author. The entire spectrum of independant publishing will be covered from P.O.D. short run, audio and ebooks. With Bristol author Dereck Hucklesby signing copies of his brilliant book 'The Apothacary' it should be a brilliant day out.
I look forward to meeting some of you at either festival.
All the best Paul Rix [oldgeezer:]
Hi,My name is Ed. I'm also the Chief Curmudgeon on the "History, Actual, Fictional and Legendary" discussion site.
Not totally sure what this site is all about but I have a hard time turning down personal invitations.
I spend most of my GR time moderating but will definitely dip in here when I have something to say.
Hello, there!My name is Catherina and I am from Bulgaria – small European country, use Google Map for more information xD.
I am very grateful for the invitation and find this group interesting and useful. Books have been my passion for most of my life and I am glad I have the opportunity to share my thoughts and opinions with other booklovers. My only regret is that my level of English might prevent me from fully expressing myself. I apologize in advance for this complication, but it is always hard to communicate in language different from your native one, so I hope you will forgive my mistakes.
Back to the topic, I read a lot and write a little, unfortunately everything I have written is in Bulgarian, so I can’t share it for reviews :(. Still, I hope we could exchange thoughts about literature, I don’t have favorite genre, although lately I have been reading mainly classical authors. More about that in the appropriate sections :).
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My name is Catherina and I am from Bulgaria – small European country, use Google Map for more information xD.
I am very grateful for the invitation and find this group interesting and..."
Ed wrote: "Hi,
welcome to both of you! happy to have you as members!
My name is Ed. I'm also the Chief Curmudgeon on the "History, Actual, Fictional and Legendary" discussion site.
Not totally sure what this site is all about but I have a hard time turning ..."
Hi Rick and thanks for the invite. I'm Jane, originally from the UK but working in France as an English teacher in the Chamber of Commerce language school. I love reading and read just about anything so I am looking forward to seeing group members recommendations to add to my TBR list !
i would also like to thank rick for the invite :-) this group sounds all right...i'll be sure to give it a chance
Hi Rick & I would like to say thank you for the invite. My name is Sallie & I am originally from Marietta, Georgia currently residing in Illinois...I love reading & usually can be found with a book in my near possession. I look forward to other member recommendations to be added to my TBR list.
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Hello everyone and thank you, Rick, for the invite.I have been a member of GR for a couple of years now and since then my book collection has multiplied beyond belief - I love it though, whatever mood I'm in I know there's a book in my bookcase ready to be read, be it humour, adventure, chick lit, et cetera.
I started a blog this year:
http://mandythebookworm.wordpress.com/
Drop by and check it out if you like. It's mostly about book reviews and author interviews but there are a few other tidbits in there as well.
I look forward to making my way around the threads ☺
HiI found this group listed on a friend's page and had to join as I've been a James Mason fan for decades ;)
I live in North West England, write and read stuff. At the minute, I'm cutting through Plato's Symposium. Yes, the plot bunnies take me to strange places...
Kim
thanks rick for your invitation its seems great group:)my name is kiran and i m a student of age 19.i love British Literature of all kind. Atleast i give chance to every kind:)
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I found this group listed on a friend's page and had to join as I've been a James Mason fan for decades ;)
I live in North West England, write and read stuff. At the minute, I'm cutting throug..."
so pleased you saw this Group on a friend's page- I also have been a HUGE James Mason fan- since I was about 14 and saw Heaven Can Wait- I started this Group in Oct primarily to keep his memory alive- that it has expanded into a wonderful community of readers and writers- I credit the memory of Mr. Mason as the conduit!
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