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[Dave]

Welcome, Dorina! Like you, I recently published my first book and am learning how difficult it can be to drum up sales. Most of my sales to date have occurred through my promotion on my Facebook page, and the page for my book. I was pleasantly surprised how willing my Facebook friends were to forward info about my book to their networks.

Good luck!

[Dorina]

Dave wrote: "Welcome, Dorina! Like you, I recently published my first book and am learning how difficult it can be to drum up sales. Most of my sales to date have occurred through my promotion on my Facebook ..."

Thank you, Dave! I don't have a Facebook page yet but I will open one.I tried YouTube but it didn't work so far. Most of my sales are the result of my promotion on amazon.com but they won't let you place to many posts regarding your book.Thanks again for your help, and good luck to you too!

[Sue]

Melanie, can you get e-books easily in Australia? My own award-winning scifi book, Homecoming, is available on Amazon for kindle and Barnes and Noble for Nook, as well as hard copy--but shipping to Oz might be a problem.

[[deleted user]]

i really need to get into this ebook thing yea we get them easy over here but i woudnt have a clue how to use and ereader im slowly considering which one to buy

[Denise]

My name is Denise K. Rago. My first novel, an adult paranormal romance titled Immortal Obsession was released last September. I live in New Jersey and have always loved art museums, history and vampires. I love reading as well and am rather addicted to it, which I am sure other writers will understand! A sequel is in the works and I am always looking for great books to read. I am enjoying being here on Goodreads.

[Dorina]

Welcome Cleo and Denise!Good luck with your books!

[Bryony]

Denise wrote: "My name is Denise K. Rago. My first novel, an adult paranormal romance titled Immortal Obsession was released last September. I live in New Jersey and have always loved art museums, history and va..."
There’s nothing wrong with being addicted to reading Denise. I have to read every day, can’t go to sleep unless I do too either. To be honest I don't see how you can become a good writer unless you read regularly. I find it helps to shape projects I'm working on. It also helps iron out which bits of writer forum critique to ignore or take. The amount of people telling/advising people what to do with their manuscripts is excessive. Then you read something published by Orion, Random House, etc and find the very things they said not to include are in pretty much every single book. Writers eh! ;-)
Welcome to the discussion, good luck with your writing too!

Bryony

[Arch]

Welcome to all the new members.

[Dan]

Dan Smee was the first person in his family to join the military. He became a Medic and then a -Paratrooper. He was discharged from the Army in 1987 and began a long civilian career with Federal Express. When 9-11 hit Dan knew he had to do something to defend our country and so he joined the Army National Guard. He was deployed to Iraq in March of 2004 and served as a combat medic in "Operation Iraqi Freedom" (O.I.F.). That one-year tour in Iraq was profound and life changing; war has a way of cutting to the chase what is important in life. Dan's core values define who he was, is, and will always be--to be disciplined, fulfill his obligations, and have integrity, honor, and personal courage His book Totally American reflects those core values and that of other returning veterans- i.e., to take advantage of the opportunities that this great country of our offers, and whose ideals they were willing to die for.

[Cynthia]

Hello! I am Cynthia Miller Coffel, author of the book Thinking Themselves Free: Research on the Literacy of Teen Mothers. The book is partly a memoir of my first year of teaching, in a school for married, pregnant, and mothering teens, and partly more recent research into the literacy lives of a small group of mothers trying to finish high school. I am also co-author of A Critical Handbook of Children's Literature, a text for college students learning to be elementary school teachers. I am also an essayist, whose work has won awards in small literary journals. And I do read, obviously, widely and constantly. -Cynthia

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:"

[[deleted user]]

Hi, I'm Anne Whitfield.
I write historical women's fiction set in Victorian & Edwardian England, and the odd modern romance.
I live in Australia, but my family is from Yorkshire, England.

[Ian]

Hi all, (feels like an AA meeting: "My name's Ian and I'm...")
I'm a full time writer/playwright. Won a lot of theatre awards along the way. Penguin Books published my memoirs *rolls eyes* My Own Private Orchestra detailing some of my adventures under Apartheid in South Africa. Now I'm US-based and I've had my plays staged around the country, most recently at Brown University. Alongside the novels my Agent is shopping around, I've recently got into doing my own ebooks as well.
A little dark fantasy novella about God Flies for the Mayans another one about fairies The Nog Sisters and of course, the obligatory 'high-adventure' thriller full length novel:The Depths of Deception
To get a taste of one of my styles, a novella is up online at http://www.the-utopian.org/post/34590...
(be advised, the subject matter is disturbing :P
Sorry, didn't mean for this intro to come over like an advert - although it is, I suppose :)
"And if you call now, we'll throw in this fondue set..."
*bows politely*

[Dawn]

Hi all! I'm not a writer, just a reader. :) Well, I do run a YA review blog too. It certainly helps that I have a 16yo that's an avid reader and a sister that writes YA! I look forward to checking out everyone's books and suggestions.

Ian - you had me at 'fondue set'.lol

[Susan]

Hello all!

My name is Susan Wells Bennett and I've published four novels so far. My publisher is Inknbeans Press and I'm a regular at The Spinning Wheel on Amazon.com.

I'm 39, happily married, and a full-time writer. I read voraciously, and I'm a big believer in indie publishing. I'm also a crochet enthusiast.

I look forward to getting to know you!

Susan Wells Bennett
www.susanwellsbennett.com

[Dorina]

Welcome Dan, Cynthia, Anne, Ian, Dawn and Susan!
Good luck to all of you,
Dorina

[William]

Dawn wrote: "Hi all! I'm not a writer, just a reader. :) Well, I do run a YA review blog too. It certainly helps that I have a 16yo that's an avid reader and a sister that writes YA! I look forward to check..."

Welcome to the group, Dawn. I hope you enjoy visiting. I happen to write YA fantasy literature in the vein of C.S. Lewis. The first novel in my seven-title series is The King of the Trees.

What does your sister write?

[Sarah]

Hi guys, my name is Sarah and I'm a writer from the UK. I write young adult sci-fi/dystopian/fantasy and I've just started a series of novelettes about teenage girl superheroes from London (which is now on Amazon). I'm also writing a dystopian novel about clones.

I love reading and am here as a writer and a reader (not just to plug my book - honest).

[Linda]

Books have always been my life and now they really are as I've delved into the world of publishing as well as writing. I claim to be a hopeless romantic who writes happy ever after stories that take my readers on an emotional roller coaster ride, but I read (and publish) multiple genres. I like books that I believe are helpful and those that take us to a world other than our own by turning a few pages.

[Jenna Novosatty]

I am in high school and in a young adult lit class. I love to read. I read almost every day that I am not running. I have started to write a story but never completed it. Do any of you have any tips that I could use to finish it? That would be great! Thanks.

[Ian]

@Jenna sit down at time that's convenient to you and 'do the work' - do it regularly. Churn out words - whether large amounts or small, it doesn't matter. The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. Your 'first steps' are making a point of regularly putting words on a page. There's all the time in the world afterward to edit, rewrite as necessary. But step one is to 'do the work.' Make space in your life specifically for your writing. No one can do it for you. You have to believe in yourself - or at least your story - enough to take the time to 'do the work.' That has to take precedence over more 'fun' things sometimes. But at the end of the process, you'll have something completed.
/2 cents mode off :)

[Susan]

Ian wrote: "@Jenna sit down at time that's convenient to you and 'do the work' - do it regularly. Churn out words - whether large amounts or small, it doesn't matter. The journey of a thousand miles begins wi..."

Excellent advice, Ian. The only thing I would add is that setting a daily word-count goal works for me. Mine is 1,000, but 250 or 500 would work. I've found that having a goal like that keeps me writing even on the days when I'm not feeling "inspired." Inspiration comes and goes, but a writing habit will finish a novel.

[Bryony]

Jenna wrote: "I am in high school and in a young adult lit class. I love to read. I read almost every day that I am not running. I have started to write a story but never completed it. Do any of you have any tip..."

Jenna,

I would say only write what you need to write! If you don't feel like writing then don't, go back to it when you do. Have patience to have your work critiqued (don't pay someone hundreds of pounds/dollars to do this either) and only take from it what you truly feel will enhance your story. Other writers can be helpful but they can also hinder too depending on how good they actually are themselves, finding the balance is the key. Above all else be patient and polish your work to a high standard (grammar, dialogue, spelling) before pushing it out to the big wide world. You should then stand the best chance of attracting interest from publishers (small or bigger) or in the very least you will be self publishing a quality work.

Bryony

[Lindsay]

Hi, all! My name is Lindsay Klug. I'm the author of The Life And Times of Delila, currently freshly released on the market, and another one coming out this summer called What I've Learned.

In between writing, I'm a Pharmacy Tech and mother and wife. For more info, I can be reached at lindsayktheauthor@yahoo.com or on my website at http://lindsaysbooks.webs.com :)

[Timothy]

Hi Jenna,
lots of good advice in the above postings, you'll find your own writing rhythm. Sometimes it's right to do as Susan says, and write a bit regularly, even if what you write comes out a bit 'forced'. It doesn't matter as editing will rectify this later but it will generally help in the continuity, no sudden changes in style etc.
At the same time, if you get an 'inspired' thought, get it down pronto before the moment passes.
Stick at it, you'll get there. Above all else, never, ever rush into the publishing bit, your work must be proof read and edited before publishing. It has to be this way as there is so much absolute rubbish out there it buries the better stuff, please don't do as I did with my first Book, 'RO' a great true story ruined by my impatience. I have just begun a long over due re-write.I dare put my current stuff beside anyone's work, but it was a long hard and painful road getting there. Follow the advice others on here have given, be patient, get it right, including the editing and enjoy the experience. There is nothing to quite match the feeling of holding that first proof copy, and it is just as good with the next book, and the next and t....
All the best Paul Rix [oldgeezer]

[H.J.]

Hi I'm Helen and yes love to write. Started writing when my youngest went to school full time took me six months to write my first book Pulse, though a hell of a lot longer to edit it, again and again. It is a fantasy where the two worlds collied. Not an invisible world or historical but a mix of the two. A Publisher is having a look at it at the moment so fingers crossed. Then I just kept writing did sequel and now writing a thriller. All are YA but it seems to be what I like.

If nothing comes from it at least I am enjoying myself.

[Tristan]

Hey all,

I'm Tristan. Long time reader and writer. The first book I remember being obsessed with is 'The Egypt Game' by Zilpha Keatly Snyder. I must have read it several dozen times and still love it :) It got me hooked on mythology and religion and somewhere along the way it turned into a love for fantasy. In hindsight the first fantasy book I read was 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.' And yes, I've reread that book several times as well. Over the years I have learned to love and enjoy more fantasy and sci fi. My favorite authors include HP Lovecraft, Robert E Hwoard, Philip K Dick, Julio Cortazar, Salman Rushdie, George RR Martin, William Blake, Warren Ellis, Herman Hesse and others I haven't had enough coffee to recollect.

I began writing back in middle school and independently published my first book, 'The Valley of Ten Crescents: Thieves at Heart' just earlier this month. I'm really happy to go from writer to author and hope to come across some new books to read. If you're interested in checking out my stories, my website is www.backthatelfup.com. My book is available on Amazon, Smashwords, Barnes and Nobles and here I believe.

I look forward to getting to know more of you!

[Arch]

Welcome to all the new members.

[Antoinette]

Hello from Antoinette : I'm delighted to be a member of GOODREADS !... At last, a group of people who love to read ! That fact alone makes me feel wonderful !

I could read a newspaper when I was four. My sister taught me because she was sick of me begging her to read my mother's beautiful books out loud. " READ THEM YOURSELF ! ", she shouted.

It just goes to show how important it is to have sensational books in the house ! My Mom had " Alice In Wonderland " with the original illustrations, " The Jungle Books ", " The Wayward Bus ", by John Steinbeck, most of the first editions of " The Wizard Of Oz " series by Frank Baum...

Now, I'm working hard to become published. I have many stories progressing, most of them are novels, all of them are Romance, but they're Fantasy, Thrillers, Horror, and so forth. If you'd like you can see some of my writing on my profile page.

I just posted today an excerpt from the first book, " ELFSTROKE ", of my SIDHE TRILOGY, which takes place in 1002 A. D., mostly under the faerie mounds of Eire.

Also, there is a little taste of another of my novels " RUBY'S CAPTIVE ". Taking place in the Southwestern United States in the 1880s, it features a rancher's daughter who is kidnapped by a six foot, six inch renegade half Apache.

ENJOY !!!...

[Antoinette]

YES, YES, Byrony ! What you said above is such good advice ! It seems like I have been working FOREVER on my novels, but producing quality work takes time !

[[deleted user]]

Hello, This looks like great fun. As an avid reader I'm always looking for new books to read.

I also write novels. Vissi d'arte is set in an opera school in Australia. Eumeralla is a family saga set in the Australian Outback.

My favourite authors are Colleen McCulloch, Douglas Kennedy, Daphne DuMaurier, Ruth Rendell, Philippa Gregory, John Grisham and too many more to mention.

As well as reading and writing I love opera, classical music, gardening and walking.

I was born in the Australian Outback, but live in Cornwall, England.

Joanna

[Kerrie]

Hello everyone!

I am a desperate woman! I am a reader. I love reading. I go through phases and right now, I am in a mystery phase.

I have several favorite authors (in no particular order, because if I could, I would make all of them #1): Margaret Maron, Janet Evanovich, Catherine Coulter (the FBI series), Julia Spencer-Fleming, Sue Grafton, Robert Parker, Dorothy Gillman (Mrs. Polifax.) There are probably others I am not mentioning - I apologize to my favorites if I haven't mentioned you.

I have read ALL of their books and am now in a holding pattern desperately waiting for each author to put their pen to paper and release their next book. Of course, when a book comes out I devour it and am done in a day or two.

I've tried some other authors, Harlan Coben, Patricia Cornwell for example, but they just didn't tickle my fancy.

I like books that have strong, loyal relationships (Spenser & Hawk & Susan); strong character development but also humor. I don't like over the top gorey descriptions of crime scenes and while I know that a well placed swear word is appropriate and necessary, swears on and on and on are boring and not necessary.

It's not that I don't like other books, I love Jan Karon's books and Dan Brown's.

So...all that said...I am looking for suggestions of series' of books that you believe would meet my random desires.

Thanks everyone! I REALLY APPRECIATE IT!

MrsG89

[Catherine]

I'm Catherine Claxton-Dong and have a doctorate in political science from Cornell.

I am a readaholic when it comes to certain genre fiction - mostly sci-fi and fantasy/paranormal :) - but I have put that on hold for the past eleven years.

Why?

Because I convinced myself that I had a moral obligation to look into the possibility of an historical pattern in types of revolutionary behavior that I had noticed while completing my dissertation.

The pattern has turned out to be far stronger than I ever anticipated, but the road to publishing far harder than I understand. Is it just too "revolutionary" a finding or am I doing something wrong?

I have recently (March 7) published the first in my Working Class Rising series that takes a portion of my data and applies it to an analysis of what is going on currently in the Middle East. It's called The Middle East Revolutions: A Framework for Analysis and is available on Kindle or with a free Kindle app for just $2.99.

I would really appreciate some feedback from people who think this sounds interesting.

[Pete]

I'm Pete Morin. I am an aspiring novelist, and therefore, a voracious reader. I have a superb agent for my first novel, Diary of a Small Fish, but as many will know, our timing sucks. I'll be going to CreateSpace/Kindle for some short story releases over the next few months while we wait to see if the subs we've made move at all. In the meantime, I'm systematically reading through all of the "tops" in my genre - which is crime fiction. I've had a bunch of shorts published in obscure anthologies and journals. My first crime/noir story will appear in NEEDLE, A Magazine of Noir, later this year.

Look forward to meeting many folks and snooping around the forums looking for trouble.

[Gloria]

Vincent, I would like to thank you as well, for giving new authors a way to expose their work. My pen name is Desire4Fire and I am the author of Two exciting novels, Kyandra (The REMvision) and The Blood Red Stone (Kyandra's Saga book II) - I am completing the 3rd novel in a series of seven, based upon Fantasy. Although I am only one step above self publishing; the experience is worth the pains of realizing my dream. Thank you so much for allowing writers and novelist a place to share their talent and works. I hope to gain so much from the feedback of this particular group. Thanks Again.
Anyone can google, the novels *Kyandra* and the Blood Red Stone, or access through: Publishamerica.com

Also available on Amazon.com (Under same title names)

Gloria.
desire4fire23@yahoo.com

[Chad]

Good evening everyone! Hope this finds you well. I'm new to the website and am just dipping my toes in a bit. Not quite used to navigating here. Anyhow I'm a humor writer. Feel free to add me as a friend if you enjoy a good laugh and/or are a humor writer as well!

[Dave]

Welcome to the site, Chad. What sort of humor?

[Christopher]

Hello everyone! My name is Christopher John Chater and I just posted my first novel, The Traveler's Companion, which can be found on Smashwords. Thank you!

[Joan]

Kerrie wrote: "Hello everyone!

I am a desperate woman! I am a reader. I love reading. I go through phases and right now, I am in a mystery phase.

I have several favorite authors (in no particular order, becaus..."

You may enjoy Suzanne Brockman or James Grippando they write awesome thrillers and mysteries.

[Jennifer is Reading]

Hello, writers!

I am a novelist and a freelancer!

[Katie]

Hi everybody! I'm coming back to goodreads after a long hiatus. Sometimes being social online can stretch you too thin, Know what I mean? With FB,Twitter,Linkedin, etc... you could spend the entire day just catching up on everything. LoL. Anyway, I'm back and wanted to re-introduce myself.

I'm Katie: wife, mother, and Urban Fantasy author (not always in that order. LoL.) I've got about 5 book under my belt (2 novels and 3 novellas).

I'm a Las Vegas lifer. I love living in sin city, as well as being a lover of all things vampire.

The last book I read was Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris. It took me a while but I really got into that series.

Hope to get to know you all better.

[[deleted user]]

Pete wrote: "I'm Pete Morin. I am an aspiring novelist, and therefore, a voracious reader. I have a superb agent for my first novel, Diary of a Small Fish, but as many will know, our timing sucks. I'll be going..."

Hello Pete, WE met on Authonomy. Good luck with your books on Kindle. I've put my 2 up. I'm delighted that so many authonomoites are doing so well on Kindle.

Joanna Stephen-Ward

[[deleted user]]

Hi everyone,

2 of my novels are on Kindle. The first chapters are free so that readers can make sure they like it before commiting themselves.

http://www.amazon.com/Eumeralla-Secre...

http://www.amazon.com/Vissi-darte-ebo...

[John]

Hey Folks ...

My name is John. I already covered the writing stuff elsewhere. Besides all that I'm from Michigan, but over that last 30? years have lived in Florida, Virginia, South Carolina, Texas and for the last 3 years I've been here in Tennessee. Back in '07 my publisher suggested I attend a horror convention in Toronto so I announced on a Myspace page that I'd drive from Houston and asked if any readers wanted to have lunch/dinner/coffee with me. Eight said yes including Lisa living here in Tennessee. Three hours later I asked if she wanted another free meal while I was heading back to TX. Seven months later I made the move, because she couldn't live without me. Now she's on her computer and I'm rambling here.

That pretty much tells you all the stuff that won't get me deleted.

:)

JPA

[[deleted user]]

Welcome to all the recent new members!

[Katie]

Thanks for the welcome, Anne!!

[Ben]

Hello fellow authors and readers!

My name is Ben Petry and I've recently published my very first work, "The Wizard of Roaming Hall," in ebook form on Kindle and Nook. I've been working on the story for almost half of my life, though only with any great discipline within the last 5 years.

I'm father to a beautiful, 8-month-old baby girl, a church youth director, an occasional handyman and an avid player of board, card, rpg and minature games, though that last part I seldom admit to in person. Ah, the anonymity of the internet!

Looking forward to meeting many good authors and readers 'round these parts.


The Wizard of Roaming Hall

[Lynne]

Hi I a budding author working on my first urban fantasy novel, Dark Angel's Kiss. This group sounds like it has alot of great information and friendships. Thanks for having me. Lynne

[Julia]

Ben wrote: "Hello fellow authors and readers!

My name is Ben Petry and I've recently published my very first work, "The Wizard of Roaming Hall," in ebook form on Kindle and Nook. I've been working on the stor..."


Welcome to the group Ben. Congrats on your new book-- do you have an excerpt anywhere- a free chapter?. I give out 3 free chapters on my website-- a book about being a dad-- from 35 dads. www.ifiwereyourdaddy.com

I'd like to read a chapter of your book. All the best with your book and your baby! Julia Espey

[Jenna Novosatty]

Ian wrote: "@Jenna sit down at time that's convenient to you and 'do the work' - do it regularly. Churn out words - whether large amounts or small, it doesn't matter. The journey of a thousand miles begins wi..."

Thanks a million I think I will.

[Jenna Novosatty]

Susan wrote: "Ian wrote: "@Jenna sit down at time that's convenient to you and 'do the work' - do it regularly. Churn out words - whether large amounts or small, it doesn't matter. The journey of a thousand mil..."

That is alittle hard because I have track pratice almost every day until almost 5 or 6 oclock and then I have homework and chores to do, I just have a busy schedule to keep.