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Introduce Yourself!
Welcome, Pamela. Lots of good people here; some of them are good writers, to boot! Dive in and enjoy the ride.
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:"
I'm Mary Martin and live in Toronto, Canada. I think I always wanted to write but somehow got side-tracked into practising law for thirty years or so. Actually, that "detour" turned out NOT to be a detour but in fact my research for writing. In my kind of practice [general, wills and estates] I listened to almost every kind of story possible. I call it my window on the world of humanity. After years of these stories, I got to a point where I simply HAD to start writing my own. It was a very valuable experience for a writer in the making.
I have just published my sixth novel, Night Crossing which is the third in The Trilogy of Remembrance. The first two are The Drawing Lesson and The Fate of Pryde. This trilogy stars Alexander Wainwright, Britain's finest landscape painter. Alex claims that I have put him through the most harrowing circumstances in these novels, but I think he is over-reacting.
Prior to The Trilogy of Remembrance, I wrote The Osgoode Trilogy which was greatly inspired by my law practice. Those novels are entitled, Conduct in Question, Final Paradox and A Trial of One. Harry Jenkins is the protagonist, a Toronto lawyer inspired by my law partner of many years--Robert Gray a gentleman, fine human being and a pretty good lawyer!
Right now you can visit my page on Good Reads and read an excerpt from any one of those novels.
Starting July 31st and for the month of August, I will be giving away ten copies of The Drawing Lesson and The Fate of Pryde and starting in September, ten copies of the third, Night Crossing, will be given away. I hope you can enter and join in the events.
In the meantime, why not drop in for a visit on Good Reads? OR
http://maryemartintrilogies.com
Good morning Christian, Kait, Mary and Pamela.
Lenita wrote: Don't forget Ireth and Victoria, you have 11 more days to read my fantasy Guardian of the Gauntlet for free on Story Cartel. It's a very short book, so you will have no trouble reading it in that time (should you choose to do so)."A joy to read!
Thank you, Mike.Welcome Mary, Pamela Christian, and Kait.
Hello, My name is David. My first book, The Caleb Years: When God Doesn't Make Sense, is an inspirational non-fiction story of hope in the midst of heartache I faced when my fourth child was born with several life-threatening congenital anomalies.
Welcome David. Sounds like an enlightening book. I like to read inspirational non-fiction.
Hi to the new authors from the last week.
Victoria wrote: "Welcome to the group, Christian!"Thank you Victoria. I hope to hear form you in th future.
Thank you Victoria. hello to you and thank you for your welcome. I look forward to hearing from you in the future.
Welcome to the group, Kait, Mary, Pamela, David, and anyone else I missed saying it to!Kait: That's wonderful what you're doing for indie authors!
Lenita: How do I find your story, and what format is it readable in? I'm blind, so not all formats are accessable to me. Also, what's it about?
All my books are half price via Smashwords this month. They're generally aimed at children, but have been enjoyed by people as old as 86, and have some great reviews. And, no, not because I got my family to review them either; most of my family doesn't so much as glance at my books. Anyway, if anyone is interested, go to http://www.smashwords.com/profile/vie... and pick your books, then enter code SSW50 at checkout!
Vincent wrote: "Please introduce yourself! Do you write books? Do you just enjoy reading them?I'm Mary Martin and live in Toronto, Canada. I think I always wanted to write but somehow got side-tracked into practising law for thirty years or so. Actually, that "detour" turned out NOT to be a detour but in fact my research for writing. In my kind of practice [general, wills and estates] I listened to almost every kind of story possible. I call it my window on the world of humanity. After years of these stories, I got to a point where I simply HAD to start writing my own. It was a very valuable experience for a writer in the making.
I have just published my sixth novel, Night Crossing which is the third in The Trilogy of Remembrance. The first two are The Drawing Lesson and The Fate of Pryde. This trilogy stars Alexander Wainwright, Britain's finest landscape painter. Alex claims that I have put him through the most harrowing circumstances in these novels, but I think he is over-reacting.
Prior to The Trilogy of Remembrance, I wrote The Osgoode Trilogy which was greatly inspired by my law practice. Those novels are entitled, Conduct in Question, Final Paradox and A Trial of One. Harry Jenkins is the protagonist, a Toronto lawyer inspired by my law partner of many years--Robert Gray a gentleman, fine human being and a pretty good lawyer!
Right now you can visit my page on Good Reads and read an excerpt from any one of those novels.
Starting July 31st and for the month of August, I will be giving away ten copies of The Drawing Lesson and The Fate of Pryde and starting in September, ten copies of the third, Night Crossing, will be given away. I hope you can enter and join in the events.
In the meantime, why not drop in for a visit on Good Reads? OR
http://maryemartintrilogies.com
The Drawing LessonVincent 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:"
Mary wrote: "The Drawing LessonVincent 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:""
I'm Mary Martin and live in Toronto, Canada. I think I always wanted to write but somehow got side-tracked into practising law for thirty years or so. Actually, that "detour" turned out NOT to be a detour but in fact my research for writing. In my kind of practice [general, wills and estates] I listened to almost every kind of story possible. I call it my window on the world of humanity. After years of these stories, I got to a point where I simply HAD to start writing my own. It was a very valuable experience for a writer in the making.
I have just published my sixth novel, Night Crossing which is the third in The Trilogy of Remembrance. The first two are The Drawing Lesson and The Fate of Pryde. This trilogy stars Alexander Wainwright, Britain's finest landscape painter. Alex claims that I have put him through the most harrowing circumstances in these novels, but I think he is over-reacting.
Prior to The Trilogy of Remembrance, I wrote The Osgoode Trilogy which was greatly inspired by my law practice. Those novels are entitled, Conduct in Question, Final Paradox and A Trial of One. Harry Jenkins is the protagonist, a Toronto lawyer inspired by my law partner of many years--Robert Gray a gentleman, fine human being and a pretty good lawyer!
Right now you can visit my page on Good Reads and read an excerpt from any one of those novels.
Starting July 31st and for the month of August, I will be giving away ten copies of The Drawing Lesson and The Fate of Pryde and starting in September, ten copies of the third, Night Crossing, will be given away. I hope you can enter and join in the events.
In the meantime, why not drop in for a visit on Good Reads? OR
http://maryemartintrilogies.com
Lisa wrote: "I'm so glad to "meet" the other authors and readers in this group. If you have any questions, I'm happy to answer!"Hi Lisa
I'm having a lot of trouble posting my response to the request to introduce myself. Once I post it, [several attempts just minutes ago] I can't find it. Can you tell me if you can see it? Thanks very much.
Hi, Mary, and welcome to the group. I see your post on here twice, once in italics 50 minutes ago, and the other in normal print 47 minutes ago.
Hello! My name is Emily Hodson, author of the Pretty Unlikely Trilogy! I am Alaskagrown and recently moved to the beautiful city of Portland!!! I love to write and I love to write some more. I found this passion since 5, and since then have written short stories, poems, self-published novels, and am working on a memoir book, 3 novels, a poem storybook, and a co-authored book. I am on this site to make some goodreads friends and to get read2revisws for my first and second book to my trilogy, Pretty Unlikely and Pretty Gutsy. On my page , the overall average is 3.36 but the past year, I've spent careful time making it better and more clear. I take criticism well and want my trilogy to do its best. The third one is still in the making. If you want to get a free PDF copy of my book, message me here or email me @ prettyunlikelytrilogy@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrettyUnlike...
https://www.facebook.com/EmilyHodsonf...
Twitter @Effies_World
Lisa wrote: "I carry blank books and journals with me in my car, purse, etc. When ideas come to me while I'm out-and-about, I wait for a red light and jot them down. If you really want to "dictate" your ideas -..."Just to add a thought. On my iphone, I go to the "notes" section where I can either type or record an idea and then, if you've set it properly, the note will automatically go to your own email address. Pretty incredible for me who doesn't go out without a notepad anyway!
Victoria wrote: "Welcome to the group, Kait, Mary, Pamela, David, and anyone else I missed saying it to!Kait: That's wonderful what you're doing for indie authors!
Lenita: How do I find your story, and what form..."
Hi Victoria,
My mother's going blind, so I understand. I'm not sure I can help you, but my fantasy Guardian of the Gauntlet can be found on www.StoryCartel.com under the fantasy section. It is in .mobi or epub format. You now have only nine days left to download it for free, but it is a quick read.
Welcome Emily. I'm Alaskan grown, too.
Lenita: I don't know about the accessability of that site for text to speech, so I brought a copy on Amazon as I can be sure of text to speech on there. It meant I had to pay for it, but I'd rather pay for a book I know I can read than grab a free one I'm not sure about.
Beau wrote: "Good morning Christian, Kait, Mary and Pamela."thank you for your greeting!! CB.
Lenita wrote: "Thank you, Mike.Welcome Mary, Pamela Christian, and Kait."
Thank you Lenita for the kind greting. CB.
Victoria wrote: "Welcome to the group, Kait, Mary, Pamela, David, and anyone else I missed saying it to!Kait: That's wonderful what you're doing for indie authors!
Lenita: How do I find your story, and what form..."
Victoria I too am blind so agree with you that books ned to be in accessable formats. keep up the good work CB.
Victoria wrote: "Lenita: I don't know about the accessability of that site for text to speech, so I brought a copy on Amazon as I can be sure of text to speech on there. It meant I had to pay for it, but I'd rathe..."I'm so sorry, but thank you for buying a copy of my book. Macular retinal degeneration runs in my family. My mother has it, and I will probably get it as well (when I'm older).
Christian: Thanks!Lenita: You have nothing to be sorry for; it's not your fault some versions of books aren't accessable. At least with the introduction of ebooks many sites do carry accessable books these days.
Hi, I'm Feral Sephrian. I'm an editor and author for JMS Books LLC, an online LGBT publishing company. As such, all of my current published work is LGBT romance. My first short story, "Yule Be in My Heart," came out this past December, so I'm relatively new to the whole business. However, considering I'm in my early 20s, it's not a bad start. I'm trying to get my stories out there to pave the way for the bigger and better pieces on which I'm currently working. That's not to say I love my currently published stories any less, but of course I'm still learning as I go and maybe in a few years I'll actually have some best-seller material!
Hey there, My name is Kareem. I write my own personal blog and would appreciate you checking it out mrthisisearth.squarespace.com Any feedback would be much appreciated?kareem x
Hi Everyone, I've been working on my first novel, The Unknown King, for about six years now and I am finally thrilled to publish it. My beta readers tell me they can't put it down and can't stop thinking about it. So—in the nervous hope that they're not all lying to get a free signed copy—I'm going to pull the trigger on All Saints' Day. I currently live in Seattle, WA with my amazingly supportive wife and four daughters and I run a small business to keep us all fed and healthy. Needless to say, I've been putting in early mornings and late nights for years and haven't put any time yet into the blog world. I figure late is better than never. I will be perusing your comments to gather as much info as I can about the joys and pains of self-publishing. Thank you, Vincent, for kicking off this thing.
Welcome, Keith. My experience: you will get joy out of this in inverse proportion to how seriously you take it. Certainly, there are writers who break out and become celebrities of the literary world, but if you make that your definition of success, it can be a long and stressful road. However it goes, though, best of luck, and try to enjoy the ride!
Jack wrote: "Welcome, Keith. My experience: you will get joy out of this in inverse proportion to how seriously you take it. Certainly, there are writers who break out and become celebrities of the literary wo..."Will do, and thanks for the advice.
Hi, Keith and welcome. I'm not far from you, here on Whidbey Island. Sounds like an interesting book. What's the genre?
Anyone live in the Portland area? Or Alaska? I grew up in Alaska and moved to Portland a year ago.
Hello everyone. My name is Keesha Metcalfe and I am a newly published author in the Religion/Spirituality genre. I have just released my new book on Amazon and would love to share it with you. The title is "Demonic Oppression of the Mind: Essential Steps to Freedom". Please feel free to purchase and to give me your feedback. Happy to be a part of this group. Be blessed everyone. Here's the link http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LK5GQZM
Welcome, Keesha. May you find all that you seek!
Victoria wrote: "Welcome to the group, Keesha!"Thanks Victoria!
Jack wrote: "Welcome, Keesha. May you find all that you seek!"Thanks Jack! I certainly hope so too.
Lenita wrote: "Hi, Keith and welcome. I'm not far from you, here on Whidbey Island. Sounds like an interesting book. What's the genre?"Thanks, Lenita. How fun! I just finished the book on my last writing retreat on Whidbey. I love your island. My genre is Fantasy/YA Fantasy.
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Let us know a little bit more about who you are:"
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:"
I'm Mary Martin. I think I always wanted to write but somehow got side-tracked into practising law for thirty years or so. Actually, that "detour" turned out NOT to be a detour but in fact my research for writing. In my kind of practice [general, wills and estates] I listened to almost every kind of story possible. I call it my window on the world of humanity. After years of these stories, I got to a point where I simply HAD to start writing my own. It was a very valuable experience for a writer in the making.
I have just published my sixth novel, Night Crossing which is the third in The Trilogy of Remembrance. The first two are The Drawing Lesson and The Fate of Pryde. This trilogy stars Alexander Wainwright, Britain's finest landscape painter. Alex claims that I have put him through the most harrowing circumstances in these novels, but I think he is over-reacting.
Prior to The Trilogy of Remembrance, I wrote The Osgoode Trilogy which was greatly inspired by my law practice. Those novels are entitled, Conduct in Question, Final Paradox and A Trial of One. Harry Jenkins is the protagonist, a Toronto lawyer inspired by my law partner of many years--Robert Gray a gentleman, fine human being and a pretty good lawyer!
Right now you can visit my page on Good Reads and read an excerpt from any one of those novels.
Starting July 31st and for the month of August, I will be giving away ten copies of The Drawing Lesson and THe Fate of Pryde and starting in September, ten copies of the third, Night Crossing, will be given away. I hope you can enter and join in the events.
In the meantime, why not drop in for a visit?