Goodreads Authors/Readers discussion
Introduce Yourself!
Salem wrote: "Hello fellow community members. My name is Salem Archer. I live in a small North Carolina town with my wonderful husband and one totally spoiled little dog, and, like everybody else, I’m trying to ..." Welcome Salem! Happy writing!
Marla wrote: "Hi Goodreaders,I'm a writer/author/writing workshop teacher and frustrated marketer. Indie publishing is hard work and there's no way to understand that until you join the movement...which I did b..."
Hi Marla, I share your pain. Marketing alone could be a full-time job.
So I've been on GoodReads forever, but just now have the time to actually get into it! I'm completely new to this, so please be gentle!I'm Catherine Herzog (friends call me Cat) and I wrote "The Key to Her Heart", a romantic-suspense novel. It was self-published last November, but I'm touring a little bit this year! I actually just had my first signing last Saturday and, though small, it was exhilarating to meet new people and hear thoughts from some who have read my book. I live in northeastern Iowa and have four kids (two out of the house) and two grandkids who are 19 days apart in age., as well as two cats and a wonderful husband, Todd.
Anyway, my book is available at Amazon, Kindle, Nook, and Kobo, or if you live in Mason City, it's for sale at the Book World there. The Key to Her Heart is actually only the first in the Heart of a Family series. I'm currently working on the second book and hoping to self publish on the first anniversary of my first book, but we shall see!
Vincent wrote: "Please introduce yourself! Do you write books? Do you just enjoy reading them?Let us know a little bit more about who you are:"
Hi there, I'm Patricia. There's a lot here to slowly catch up with. I'm a self-published writer mainly in the sci/fantasy genre, poetry and women's issue material. I enjoy reading and writing. Looking forward ...
Welcome Patricia and other Newcomers!Enjoy the group. :)
Hey everyone, my name is Chris Douthit and I am new here. I mostly write educational books and learning video courses. Glad to have found this group, looks like a good one!
Hello, My name is Paris Dunkan I am an author and illustrator. I wanted to say HI and let everyone know about my new book "Oh,No!" It is available on Amazon Kindle. I would love if you could take a look and leave a review to let me know how you like it!
Hey everyone,My name is Andrew Yorke and I have been writing off and on since I was a child. Over the last couple of years, I have been working with an indie publishing house to put a few of my works out there. It's been a blast, and my latest novella Runaway Empire is something I hold pretty dear. A portion of the net proceeds are going to the non-profit Sandy Hook Promise. It deals with a group of individuals in the immediate wake of the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, CT.
I'm glad to be joining up with this group on Goodreads. Let us all enjoy the beauty of literature!
All the best,
Andrew
Welcome Newcomers!
hi i'm Michael, an author but more of a reader than anything, just looking to improve is all and meet new people :)
Welcome Michael!Glad to have you in our group! :)
:DI hope you enjoy the group.
so far so good haha really am enjoying it to be honest :)
Greetings from Tennessee. I am an muse to a fantasy writer. I promote him and learn as much as I can about the art of publishing these book series. Your search has ended. Moonwarriors is the very best Vampire and werewolf series on the market. You may be interested in a writer, which is on facebook/goodreads and he is very down to Earth kind of man. Send him a friend request to Rusty Nugent and you can like Author Rusty Nugent group. Take it easy and let me know if you like Rusty's book series. You get many transformations of heroic werewolves vs evil vampires, and many battles between the both of them. There is a lot of blood and guts. The books are Dark Fantasy with Horror and Romance elements. Thank you for your support. Lets become friends, send me a friend request.
Hi there! My name is Lina Crowe. I am an avid reader and an aspiring author. I just published my first ebook through Smashwords this past Christmas.
I am extremely siderodromophobic (afraid of trains). I have a slight addiction to nail polish, Tic-Tacs and Pinterest (I like to call it a healthy obsession).
I am currently working on a book called Fighting Hearts, which is the first book in my Hearts of Archirind series that I hope to have published within the year.
https://www.goodreads.com/story/show/...
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Hi Everyone! My name is Shirley Sorbello, and I live in NJ. I retired a few years ago from a career as a social worker/administrator and began to pursue a life-long dream of writing. I published my first short story last year: http://www.amazon.com/Thats-Just-Way-... I'm working on a sequel to it as well as a novel. I've always enjoyed reading but unfortunately don't have as much time for it now that I'm writing.
Hi Clive, Elie, Lawrence, Kelli, Samreen, Sheena, Robert, Marla, Amy, Hally, Suzanne, Christopher, Salem, Catherine, Chris, Paris, Andrew, Michael, Mary, Cphe, Lina, and Shirley
Hi, I'm Mike Wilton, retired but still active. I have three books waiting for a generous reader to spare the time to offer a review. The first is called 'Save Our Shop', a romantic comedy, with a farcical slant, following the on/off romance of William Bridges, hopelessly in love with Sally, despite formidable opposition from her step mother, Lady Constance. In desperation Williams seeks help from his uncle Neil who on the run from the police, disguises himself as his Aunt Isobel...The other two are children's books - one an adventure story on another planet; and an animal battle against the dreaded brown rats, headed by the evil King Freddie.For more info see my website, www.michaelwilton.co.uk. Available on request to mike@thewiltons.net
Hi everyone :)I'm 14 years old, from Croatia. If you don't mind, will use 'Luna Phellan' pseudonym here. I'm not comfortable with sharing my real name around until it's really needed.
I write since I was 11 and a half, and am currently working on first book in series Pepeo i Vrijeme(Ash and Time).
I am also passionate reader, although I don't really have much money to afford books so I'm limited to school library.
Looking forward to meeting new people :)
Hi Everyone,
My name is Liam Howley. I'm from Dublin, Ireland. The Absurd Demise of Poulnabrone is my debut novel.
My name is Liam Howley. I'm from Dublin, Ireland. The Absurd Demise of Poulnabrone is my debut novel.
Hi everyone!I am Katerina and just an avid reader.
Hello,My name is Jamie Sheffield, and I've always enjoyed reading mysteries; I enjoy Lawrence Block, Carl Hiaasen, Lee Childs, John Sandford, John D. MacDonald, and Richard Stark (among many others).
I'm currently reading/juggling 6 books, 4 of them mysteries or thrillers.
I'm also a best-selling author of the best detective series that you've never heard of ... The Tyler Cunningham Adirondack Mysteries.
My most recent novel, "Caretakers", along with the others, are all available on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Jamie-Sheffield...
I look forward to participating in this group, and hope to get pointed towards some great reading.
Thanks,
Jamie
Hi, everyone! Just wanted to drop a line about my newest release, out today! THIRD EYE'S A CHARM, by yours truly, Dorothy Callahan, is a paranormal romance, already getting 5 stars reviews on Amazon! I had so much fun writing this, and I would love for you to drop by and take a peek. Hope to see you there!Lies. Deceit. Betrayal. A ghost. Must be Wednesday morning.
Intrigued? Check out my excerpt on dorothycallahan.com.
Thank you, and I would love to hear from you soon.
My name is Beau. Long time reader, first time...... no, wait, that's a different thread.I enjoy reading, mostly horror, paranormal, sci-fi and warped humor.
After many years of being told that I should put my overactive imagination to good use, I finally took this advice to heart, and wrote my first book, Sleep With One Eye Open.
I'm sure I've bored you all enough for now. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
Hi everyone. I'm not sure who I should be aiming my stories at, but my greatest pleasure is in writing romantic comedy. I'd be more than happy to let anyone have a copy to get their views, as I am already stuck into a sequel of my book called "Save Our Shop", and would be interested to know how any of you go about writing - do you keep a notebook by your bed, for instance - what creates the spark that sets you off?Sorry, I should introduce myself. Details on my website:www.michaelwilton.co.uk.
Hi Michael. I used to keep a notebook by the bed, but I kept using it instead of sleeping.
Yes, and of course it helps if you can understand your own writing next morning - I'm so used to relying on a keyboard.
Yeah, the perils of sleep writing, usually done in the dark. Thought at the time: This is gold, I can't wait until morning.
Reality, next morning: What is this drivel?
Hi to all,I'm an avid reader of mystery, thrillers and international intrigue. I'm a retired, world-traveled, ambitiously lazy being who has written 2 mysteries (adult and middle-grader)
I’m always thrilled to recognize a locale in a novel as something more than a clichéd depiction from a postcard. I strive to bring that sentiment to my settings.
I'm old enough to have spent many hours in the public library as a kid - some weeks checking out as many as 13 books! was an early adopter of the kindle because it lessened the luggage I had to carry on my far-away vacations.
www.vickiepettee.com
Ciao Everyone, Trying to teach myself all about Goodreads and discovered this page! My Debut Novel "THE SERPENT'S DISCIPLE" a historical suspense thriller was released last September and I am very excited to say I have reached a stepping stone of selling more then 1000 books to date. The readers and writing community has been wonderful. My agent in Rome is headed to the London Book Fair in April and excited to see what she will accomplish there with promoting my book and presenting the sequel that I am slavishly working on. For a peek at the trailer and more about the book, please go to www.deborahstevensauthor.comGrazie
Howdy.Al Kalar here. I found this delightful group quite by accident.
About me:
I'm a moderator for another group on GoodReads.
I work for a publisher as an editor (and "other duties as assigned", like janitor).
I write under a pen name (to avoid taking responsibility).
I read, mostly science fiction, as often as I can manage (after reading other stuff all day long on my job).
Sooooo, this looks like a good place for me to be. Thanks for allowing me although I'm not sure I want to be part of a club that would allow me as a member (with apologies to W. C. Fields).
I am author Kia Roberts from Miami Florida. I recently released my debut novel, Delectable Delight. It is an urban fiction novel. I am looking to gain exposure and meet up with other up and coming authors.Delectable Delight is available at Amazon.com and on Barnes & Nobles.
Hello all!My name is Johanna -- I'm a tv writer / comedian / forward / slash / abuser with my first book coming out in April ("How Not to Calm a Child on a Plane (& Other Lessons in Parenting From a Highly Questionable Source)").
I'm pretty new to Goodreads and am amazed, inspired and downright awed at the range of people posting here -- I gotta say, I have definitely found my new procrastination source.
For more information about me, my book, and my frequent shenanigans, feel free to check out my website: www.johannastein.com.
Looking very forward to feeling and finding my way around here!
Katerina wrote: "Hi everyone!I am Katerina and just an avid reader."
Katerina, avid readers are what authors live for! :)
Hi. Just discovered this group. I'm a dog lover, amateur photographer, and author. I've had my short fiction published in a variety of science fiction and fantasy magazines and anthologies. I currently have a mystery series out in paper and ebook--I'll post links over in the appropriate category--and have republished most of my stories as ebooks. You can find all my books and more than you probably want to know about me over at http://www.susankroupa.com.Glad to be here!
Welcome Newcomers!
umm okayHow are you?
Thank you all for adding me. Most of you do not know me personally yet. I am Roy Lopez and I work for Corner Stone Creative Solutions. We do book covers, page layout/interior design, illustration, editing service, transcription, book trailers and even animation. Reaching out to individual/independent authors is my pet project that recently got approved by management since our company caters to publishing houses. We do all of these publishing houses' production so yes, we are their secret that you guys don't know about. I hope I will be able to help some of you here. Message me. Let me know how I can help you. roy@cornerstonecreativesolutions.com
Cphe: "I've met some wonderful self published authors during my time on Amazon."It's glad to hear you say that. I ran into a guy a few weeks ago (a complete stranger, in a waiting room) who was reading a book that I had read. So to kill some time, I struck up a conversation with him about the book and what he though of it.
That discussion had gone as far as it could (without me giving away the ending, so I asked him about what he wanted to read next. His reply was blew me away. "I'd never read any of that self-published rubbish. It's just poorly written trash, full of spelling mistakes". I asked him what titles he'd read to give him such a poor opinion of self-published authors.
He replied "Oh, I've never actually read any of them. I just know they're no good because if they were, they'd have been published by a proper publisher".
He had never read a self published book, but just knew they'd be crap.
Wow!
Rather than correct him, I excused myself on the pretense of having to reply to an email.
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