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[Victoria]

Thanks for the nice welcome Rick!
Bolt Action

[Sophie]

Hi All –

I write historical fiction. My debut novel (the story of a pair of 13th Century sisters who became the queens of England and France) will be released by NAL in March 2012. I am delighted to be a part of the group :)

Sophie Perinot
www.sophieperinot.com

[Greg]

I'm here, keeping it imaginative in the heart of Africa, trying to launch a career as a novelist. My book Gorillaland: A Jungle Odyssey is due out sometime soon. Can't bear the waiting, like being in prolonged labour (I can only imagine). I'm reading some very heavy-duty literature at the moment, as research for my next novel, set in Somalia. How to conjure up an entertaining antidote to that failed-state scenario... It's going to be tough. Anyway, nice to talk to you peeps.

[Joseph]

I would really appreciate your assistance in getting the word out about my blog, Everyday Heroes, at http://www.joseph badal.wordpress.com. I write about people and organizations that have made a difference for the better. And I even include animals in my list of heroic subjects (see my 12/1/11 blog coming soon).
Please read it, subscribe to it, and then forward it on.
Thank you,
Joe Badal

[Whitebeard]

Hello James Masonites! WhiteBeardBooks is a very new retail book/audiobook/art store online. We are affiliated with a company that owns two publishing imprints, a studio that specializes in visual art, particularly cover art for books and recordings and audio art which will in the very near future be doing audio books, music for book trailers and background or that classic elevator music for websites.

I'm here on GR to meet writers, publishers, independents in almost any area of the arts who will share ideas about what you'd like to see available to you in your many incarnations that we might be able to offer. I'm looking forward to getting to know more about the group and the individuals in it.

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

Sophie wrote: "Hi All –

I write historical fiction. My debut novel (the story of a pair of 13th Century sisters who became the queens of England and France) will be released by NAL in March 2012. I am deligh..."

Greg wrote: "I'm here, keeping it imaginative in the heart of Africa, trying to launch a career as a novelist. My book Gorillaland: A Jungle Odyssey is due out sometime soon. Can't bear the waiting, like being ..."

Joseph wrote: "I would really appreciate your assistance in getting the word out about my blog, Everyday Heroes, at http://www.joseph badal.wordpress.com. I write about people and organizations that have made a d..."

Whitebeard wrote: "Hello James Masonites! WhiteBeardBooks is a very new retail book/audiobook/art store online. We are affiliated with a company that owns two publishing imprints, a studio that specializes in visua..."

big welcome to our new members!!!

[Marsha]

Thanks for the invite, Rick. I'm a big reader of most genres. Not much into vampires and supernatural, but just about everything else.

I live in Atlanta, Georgia. (Actually out in the country near the city.)

My first novel, H10 N1 was published in May, 2011. H10 N1 It has a 5-star rating on Amazon, and also got 5-stars from Midwest Book Review recently. Very exciting!

I love talking about books, but must rein in my tongue to keep from giving away 'spoilers'. Just sayin'.

[Cherie]

I can't believe I've been at Goodreads for over a year now and just found this group... Heh. Better late than never.
My name is Cherie Noel, and I'm an author/reader/mom...but not necessarily in that order. Mostly mom stuff comes first and then I work on the rest. I have two works published so far, both M/M romance, am working on a YA sci-fi series with my daughter, and have several M/F romances in the works. I used to be a full time nurse, but an injury from my time as an active duty soldier worsened to the point that I could no longer perform the duties required of a floor nurse.
Luckily for me, I discovered that I took true joy in writing stories to entertain and inform others, and ta-da, a new career was born.

The Soldier & the State Trooper, pictured above, was my first contracted work. It just came out this past August and I'm still pretty giddy about the whole thing.

[Joseph]

Congrats on your first novel.

[Cherie]

Joseph wrote: "Congrats on your first novel."

Thanks Joseph. It's pretty exciting.

[Joseph]

Don't ever lose that excitement. It's the passion that keeps you going.

[Cherie]

Joseph wrote: "Don't ever lose that excitement. It's the passion that keeps you going." LOL. That and the LOUD voices of my characters in my head.

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

Marsha wrote: "Thanks for the invite, Rick. I'm a big reader of most genres. Not much into vampires and supernatural, but just about everything else.

I live in Atlanta, Georgia. (Actually out in the country nea..."

Cherie wrote: "I can't believe I've been at Goodreads for over a year now and just found this group... Heh. Better late than never.
My name is Cherie Noel, and I'm an author/reader/mom...but not necessarily in t..."

Just wonderful to welcome both Cherie and Marsha to James Mason Group!

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hi everyone. thanks mr. rick for the invite.

[Richard]

Hello.
I'm Richard, a 46 year old conservationist/student and am always reading something. I have to read at night before I can get to sleep.
I read all sorts of books, but mostly thrillers/crime, with history, natural history, science fiction, science, fiction, humour and many others thrown in.
I'm looking forward to participating in discussions and arguments!
Good reading!
Richard.

[Joseph]

Welcome, Richard. You might like my latest thriller, Evil Deeds, which is based on the kidnapping of our son in Greece, and is the prequel to Terror Cell and The Nostradamus Secret (all part of the Bob Danforth series).
Joe

[Marsha]

SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS.

Self-published authors definitely fall into this catagory. If you have a friend or family member who likes to read, consider getting them a book for Christmas or Hannukkah from an Indie bookstore or right here on goodreads.

Not sure they'll like the book? Nearly all authors are offering sample chapters these days, so check out what's available, and

SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS.

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

K.D. wrote: "hi everyone. thanks mr. rick for the invite."

welcome KD!!!

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

Marsha wrote: "SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS.

Self-published authors definitely fall into this catagory. If you have a friend or family member who likes to read, consider getting them a book for Christmas or Hannukkah..."

very well said- so important to support all writers- and that MOST definitely includes indies!

[Diane]

Cherie wrote: "I can't believe I've been at Goodreads for over a year now and just found this group... Heh. Better late than never.
My name is Cherie Noel, and I'm an author/reader/mom...but not necessarily in t..."

Welcome to the group and Congrats on your book. Best of luck with it.

[Marsha]

Cherie wrote: "I can't believe I've been at Goodreads for over a year now and just found this group... Heh. Better late than never.
My name is Cherie Noel, and I'm an author/reader/mom...but not necessarily in t..."

Cherie wrote: "I can't believe I've been at Goodreads for over a year now and just found this group... Heh. Better late than never.
My name is Cherie Noel, and I'm an author/reader/mom...but not necessarily in t..."

Just took a closer look at your profile and book cover. Bravo on choosing the M/M romance genre. How are sales going?

[Salma]

Help! pLEASE CHECK THIS OUT AND REPLY! http://salmaswritings.dinstudio.com/

[Diane]

Welcome Kat. Glad you can join us.

[Victoria]

Hi folks,
I'm Victoria and I have 3 e-books out at the moment through Trestle Press. I'd love you guys to have a read and let me know what you think.
I'm an avid reader and have tonnes of books and e-books awaiting my attention.
Plus i have many ideas swimming around my head that demand attention too!
Thanks for having me in the group, I look forward to chatting!
Vic x

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

Victoria wrote: "Hi folks,
I'm Victoria and I have 3 e-books out at the moment through Trestle Press. I'd love you guys to have a read and let me know what you think.
I'm an avid reader and have tonnes of books an..."

Kat wrote: "My name is Kat McLaughlin. I'm a reader/writer of psychological thrillers. I read textbooks for leisure time. Yes, I know, kind of weird, but I can't get enough of criminal profiling, homicide inve..."

welcome Kat and Victoria- great to have you with us!!

[Tony R.]

Hello all,

My name is Tony and recently joined Goodreads a couple of weeks ago. I have recently gotten into m/m romance novels after spending a couple of years reading the Harry Potter series over and over again (I think I finally burned myself out). I was on a James Patterson kick for a while, but quickly got burnt out on that also.

I am 28 and live in Nashville, TN.

[Marsha]

Hi Tony,
Have you met Cherie? She's an M/M writer. (See her book The Soldier and the State Trooper above!!)

[Libbie Hawker]

Well hello there.

I am still trying to figure out what James Mason has to do with books in general and this group specifically, but James Mason was awesome and maybe that's enough. Plus, I love the austerity of the all-caps theme. It doesn't come across as uncouth yelling to me. It comes across as VIRILE CONFIDENCE and GOOD-NATURED BLUSTER (where virile can be applied to ladies, too.)

I'm Lavender. I do write, and if you're curious about that you can click on my name and take a look, but first and foremost I'm a reader. I will read anything that catches my interest, but I tend to go mostly for literary fiction, historical fiction, and sci-fi.

Glad to be here! Looking forward to meeting more rad Goodreads people.

[Michelle]

Hi!
I'm Michelle Birbeck, a UK writer. I write shorty stories in the horror genre for Pocket Novel Publishing, and full length Paranormal/Historical novels for The Writer's Coffee Shop Publishing House.

My first short story, Consequences, is out now, which is very exciting, as it's my first published piece of work.

I'm pretty much always reading or writing. I'm a collector of signed books, too, and I adore all of Richard Laymon's work.

Chelle

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

Lavender wrote: "Well hello there.

I am still trying to figure out what James Mason has to do with books in general and this group specifically, but James Mason was awesome and maybe that's enough. Plus, I love t..."

lol- WELCOME Lavender and all our new members!

As far as James Mason goes..when I started the group a little over two years ago, I decided to name it in memory of my favorite actor- James Mason- and I do know for a fact that Mr. Mason was a quiet man, who between takes, while making films, could be counted on to be found by himself, reading a book :>))

[Salma]

Salma wrote: "Help! pLEASE CHECK THIS OUT AND REPLY! http://salmaswritings.dinstudio.com/"

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

Salma wrote: "Salma wrote: "Help! pLEASE CHECK THIS OUT AND REPLY! http://salmaswritings.dinstudio.com/""

Salma- I would recommend posting your link in our BOOKS AND WRITINGS BY MEMBERS thread and LETS SUPPORT A MEMBER- as that is where our fellow members best support each other

[Salma]

Oh okay thankyou :)

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

Salma wrote: "Oh okay thankyou :)"

A very nice site too!
easier if you use a hyperlink so I cut and pasted one for you-

http://salmaswritings.dinstudio.com/

[Linda]

He-ey! from the South!
I just sent my manuscript to the agent, so I finally have some time to stop and smell the Good Reads.
I'm always online- doing something- so look forward to forming more virtual friendships with other readers and writers.
- Linda Sands
linda-sands.com

[Patrick]

rick , thanks for the invitation to join group.I enjoy history and military history but starting explore other generes.Looking forward to the future.

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

Patrick wrote: "rick , thanks for the invitation to join group.I enjoy history and military history but starting explore other generes.Looking forward to the future."

Welcome Patrick- is there a particular era of military history you most enjoy? Mine is Revolutionary War and 17th Century Europe

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

Linda wrote: "He-ey! from the South!
I just sent my manuscript to the agent, so I finally have some time to stop and smell the Good Reads.
I'm always online- doing something- so look forward to forming more v..."

Wonderful to have you here Linda! Best wishes on the new book!

[Mike]

Hi, everyone! My name is Mike. I am a retired college professor from Southern California wine country. I am an avid reader, and I am also an author. I have two short humorous novels and one international thriller now published on Amazon Kindle. I look forward to discussing my books and reading in general with all of you. By the way, James Mason was one of my favorite actors.

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

Mike wrote: "Hi, everyone! My name is Mike. I am a retired college professor from Southern California wine country. I am an avid reader, and I am also an author. I have two short humorous novels and one interna..."

welcome Mike!! great to have you here- also terrific to have another James Mason fan!

[Dawn]

Welcome new members! I stopped to say "hi" as I see so much talent hopping aboard. Many diverse backgrounds, too, which makes this such an interesting group!

[Joseph]

Great News! The Nostradamus Secret made the top-100 best-selling list out of 2,980 in the Spy Stories & Tales of Intrigue genre on Amazon Kindle today. It was also rated #2 out of 2,980 books in this genre by readers who reviewed the book.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Nostradamus...

Evil Deeds has now been out for 2 weeks and is beginning to gain traction with readers in both book and ebook formats.
http://www.amazon.com/Evil-Deeds-Bob-...

My latest blog about Everyday Heroes will be posted tomorrow morning. You will find this one a surprise because of the subject. If you open the link don't forget to subscribe to the blog, which is updated monthly.
http://www.josephbadal.wordpress.com

Thanks for your continued support.
Joe Badal
http://www.josephbadalbooks.com

[Donna]

Hi Everyone,

Just recently joined the group and wanted to let you know that THE ELEPHANT SCIENTIST giveaway (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10...) is just about to end!

The book, which is part of Houghton Mifflin's amazing Scientist in the Field Series, follows the remarkable work of researcher Caitlin O'Connell and her team as they study African elephants at Etosha National Park in Namibia. Check it out and sign up if you like what you see!

Many thanks, Donna

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Joseph wrote: "Great News! The Nostradamus Secret made the top-100 best-selling list out of 2,980 in the Spy Stories & Tales of Intrigue genre on Amazon Kindle today. It was also rated #2 out of 2,980 books in th..."

Congrats Joseph!!!

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

Donna wrote: "Hi Everyone,

Just recently joined the group and wanted to let you know that THE ELEPHANT SCIENTIST giveaway (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10...) is just about to ..."

welcome Donna!! facinating sounding book!

[Donna]

Thanks Rick ... it really is, and the images taken by Caitlin and her husband, Tim, are stunning!

[Holly]

Hello All! This looks like a nice and active group!

[Joseph]

Thanks, Rick.

[Loretta]

Thanks for the invite - I'm a YA author - titles include Unforgettable(Walker), In a Heartbeat(Walker), In Search of Mockingbird (Henry Holt), and The Shrouding Woman (Henry Holt). I'm also an avid reader.

[Kirkus]

Howdy everybody! Thanks for the invite. :)

Still learning everything Goodreads has to offer. What a great site.