Goodreads Authors/Readers discussion
Introduce Yourself!
Welcome to the group, Cholet, Gianni, Tom, Effie, and Kees!
Hi there....This is Sima from Tanzania....
I am an emerging writer and love reading Children's book in particular but also read some other stuff and poetry.
My short story 'Dying Gracefully' is part of the Writivism Anthology 2015 called 'Roses for Betty and the other stories' ///available on Amazon.
Also my first children picture book is called 'Doing the Right Thing Isn't Always EAsy'
Thanks and kind regards,
Sima
Hi all,
We'd like to introduce ourselves. We do enjoy a range of books -from sci fi to modern classics -particularily Jon Franzen.
Recently we have been thinking about one thing though..
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We have just launched a sex tips book. It is currently just 99 cents
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glad to be here.
If you know of any similar books we are interested in how they are written and the content. let us know,thanks
all the best!
D anf J
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Welcome Kees and Sima!
Hey guys, my name is Mikayla Kennaugh. I'm going into my senior year at WSU in Pullman, WA majoring in English. I have recently started reviewing books because I love to read all the time (hence my major). If you ever want to send me a review copy of your book I would be more than happy to read it and post a review, just message me!Thanks!
Welcome to the group, Sima, D & J, and Mikayla!
Welcome to the group, Mikayla!
Hello. My name is Richard and I live in Cambridge, England. I have recently (at last!) had my first two novels published by Accent Press using a slight pseudonym RJ Gould. The reason I've used my initials is because it's unusual for a male to write about Romance and the publisher thought it might be best not to make it obvious at first glance that I'm male! It's true that most of my readers are women but they seem to enjoy having a male writer providing a male protagonist's point of view. I do hope that is the case and I'd like to encourage more men to write Romance. My books are 'A Street Cafe Named Desire' and 'The Engagement Party'.
Hi, everyone! I'm Dove and I am working hard to get my book published! I write YA fiction, I like it to have lots of action, some romance, and funny moments sprinkled in. The series I'm starting follows five kingdoms in a medieval-ish time period. Hope to have it out soon!
Welcome to the group, Richard, Damian, and Dove!
Victoria wrote: "Welcome to the group, Richard, Damian, and Dove!"Thanks, Victoria - at first look, this is a great group for sharing interests, ideas and books.
Hello All!My name is Jay Cole and I primarily write humor and comedy, although I can be very flexible on genre if your check clears.
My latest book is Conversations with Larry Xenomorph, a romantic comedy with a sci-fi twist (NOT hardcore sci-fi, although a Xenomorph is indeed an alien). However, have no fear, the humor is clean and punchy, as am I.
A little more risqué, although also a romantic comedy is my previous book, Sexual Evolution in which technology has literally replaced sex and all marriages are now arranged by a Federal Marriage Bureau. Nothing quite says romance like an entrenched bureaucracy and threats of imprisonment. The humor is broad and farcical, and two of the main characters have never quite forgiven me.
Excerpts are available on Goodreads for both books.
I thank you for welcoming a newbie to Goodreads and this discussion group.
Hi, I'm Eric. I like to write in all sorts of genres, but I am primarily inspired by science fiction and fantasy novels.My newest book is Destruction, a Fantasy/War Dairy that is told from a single POV character (that happens to be an elf). Fair warning: It's dark. Really dark.
Thanks for welcoming me.
Welcome to the group, Jay, and Eric!
Hello from HOT Southwest! Am relatively new to Goodreads, but not to publishing; have been co-authoring, editing, and publishing books since 2010. For a quick, introductory view, a recent publication: 
Humbling and Humility (HnH) by Rian Nejar
Briefly, HnH is an intense and detailed narrative of an Indian-American father and husband's struggle with betrayal, by his spouse, and its consequences upon himself and his children.
Including a critical view of state intervention, into domestic discord, in families in America, the narrative explores this father's attempts to mitigate harm and accommodate disruptive life changes in non-violent ways, both in his family and in other families in similar predicaments.
In raw and honest discussions, with no pretense of holding back, this new work dives into culture and gender differences, and the many challenges immigrants face in America.
In essence, a tale of empathy, compassion, and love...amidst loss and suffering. Life, and humanity, in short.
More about myself in the author page above. Please...feel free to comment, connect, and otherwise communicate!
My name is Emily Hodson, indie author of The Pretty Unlikely Trilogy. I've been writing since the age of 5 and am finally ready, after 7 years in the making, to share my new books. Check it out down below .A sci fi book about a rebellious teenager named Anna who moves to Cleveland with her crazy mother, where she discovers hidden secrets in her new house and the people around her, in a not so human way. The story of an unlikely girl facing some pretty odd situations.
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Like the newest status on my Facebook page and it will enter your name in the drawing.
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Welcome to the group, newcomers!
Welcome to the group, Rian, and Emily!
Thank you, Victoria, and ⓝⓐⓣⓗⓐⓝⓐⓔⓛ♦Future Liberty Alumni♦ -rian
Created to stand out, not fit inHello, my name is Sherique Dill. I am from Nassau, Bahamas. I love to write. I learned about 3 years ago that I was a gifted writer. I always knew that I expressed myself better through writing. But I never dreamt that today I would be a Author.
I just published my first book called "Created to stand out, not fit in".
I am new to this Author stuff, so I am here to learn and meet new friends and connections.
Apart from being an Author I have a will to also want to branch into speaking engagement, so I have the passion, determination, persistence and most of all, I am walking in purpose.
Please feel free to check out my bio, check out my new book which can be found here, and give me some reviews!!
Nice to meet you all
Victoria wrote: "Welcome to the group, Jay, and Eric!"Thanks much!
Still feeling my way around, but I'm definitely glad to be here.
Hi all. My name is Kev, and I have just released my first book 'Touretti Spaghetti. It is a semi biographical novel about a boy growing up with Tourette's syndrome. I am an indie author trying to get any help I can to promote it. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
I think this group is a great forum for new authors, and hope to get to know some of you better.
Kev.
Hi, My name is Casey Browning. I am a recently published Children's Picture book author. I have many more that I am working on and hope to get published in the future. I am a huge fan of puns, word play and rhymes. Not everything I write is in rhyme but a lot of them have fun word play. The book that I have had successfully published is called Ol' Halloween Night. Its about the wonderful creepiness of Halloween. My wife, Kimberlee, did the fantastic illustrations.
Ol' Halloween Night
Welcome to the group, Sherique, Mette, Kev, and Casey!
Hello, Everyone!I'm Shari T. Mitchell and my mystery novel, Divine Guidance, is listed on Good Reads. This is the first book in a trilogy based on feisty heroine Marnie Reilly, a counselor and reluctant clairvoyant. Divine Guidance is available in paperback and for Kindle from Amazon and Createspace.
I have been writing forever! Give me a pen and a piece of paper and story appears. Divine Guidance is the first novel I have published.
Please do visit my author's page or my website, www.sharitmitchell.com.
I love to read as much as I love to write. Poetry, mystery, psychological thrillers, historical fiction... give me a book and I can be lost for hours on end.
I look forward to chatting with everyone.
Cheers,
Shari
Hello, everyone!I am Athena Montgomery and I am a book blogger. I decided to make a blog because I love reading books and I also enjoy writing about books. Although, I love writing and reading, I am majoring in Computer Science!
I own a book blog and I would love to review any book from any genre (preferably not nonfiction books).
If you are interested please message me on my Goodreads account or via my book blog: http://fullofbooks.com/.
Athena wrote: "Hello, everyone!I am Athena Montgomery and I am a book blogger. I decided to make a blog because I love reading books and I also enjoy writing about books. Although, I love writing and reading, I..."
I'd love to have you read and review my psychological Thriller "Pretty Maidens All In A Row." http://www.amazon.com/Pretty-Maidens-...
Hello everyone. My name is J.M. Brown and I'm from the most easterly province in Canada, Nfld. I am a psychological thriller author and I have a debut novel on amazon called "Pretty Maidens All In A Row" that's doing quite well. I am a retired psychiatric nurse who spent 35 years working in mental institutions counselling patients with all sorts of disorders, serious, and not so serious. My knowledge of the human mind is reflected in my writing and readers can easily get inside my character's head. Glad to meet you all and hope to have many meaningful conversations with you.
Mikayla wrote: "Hey guys, my name is Mikayla Kennaugh. I'm going into my senior year at WSU in Pullman, WA majoring in English. I have recently started reviewing books because I love to read all the time (hence my..." Would you be interested in reading a psychological thriller? http://www.amazon.com/Pretty-Maidens-...
Victoria wrote: "Welcome to the group, Shari!"Thank you, Victoria.
Welcome to the group, Athena, and J.M!
Victoria wrote: "Welcome to the group, Athena, and J.M!"Thank you!
Hello, my name is Sarah Marsh. I write science fiction romance/ erotica and paranormal romance. I'm fairly new to the writing community, since my first book only came out in Dec of last year. I love to read all genres so when I'm not writing these days I'm always reading!Sarah's Crew Coalition Mates, #1 Talia's Match Coalition Mates, #2 Eve's Rescue
Hi, I'm Lora, and excited to become part of the group! I read anything, but most enjoy YA, Romance, and general fiction. I write, and have recently published my first novel, a YA romance titled Outspoken. I look forward to participating!
Hi, I'm Charlie Garratt author of the crime/mystery novel A Shadowed Livery. I live in Donegal, Ireland, enjoy writing, gardening and music.
Welcome to the group, Lora, and Charlie!
Hi Everyone..Readers, writers, editors, word people galore! I just joined the group recently. I've written personal essays published in the Christian Science Monitor, Home Forum section. In May 2015 I released my first novel:
Halt at X: A North of Boston Novel
A blend of literary, contemporary, romance, and suspense set on the North Shore of Massachusetts.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
I'm working on my second novel set on the Weekapaug Coast of Rhode Island on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Hurricane of 1938.
Happy reading and writing to you all.
Welcome Tom, Effie, Kees, Sima, David, Mikayla, Richard, Damian, Dove, R.J., Jay, Eric, Rian, Emily, Sherique, Kevin, Casey, and Shari!
Welcome Athena, J.M., Sarah, Lora, Charlie, and Sally!
Hello, I have no idea what I'm doing.
I'm a Goodreads virgin, and I've heard that this is a good place to engage with readers. Hello readers. I'm a newbie author, writing children's comedy.
I've had a little bit of success in the past as a sitcom writer (I once had a show broadcast on BBC Radio), but I was inspired to write for children after the death of my father.
It was very strange - a sudden irrepressible urge on the way back from the funeral. Perhaps I felt that the responsibility for entertaining and nurturing the younger generation was passing from Dad to me. (At 40+ I'm now the oldest male in our little family.)
My dad was imperfect in a number of ways, but he got the important stuff right. He protected us and encouraged us, and I think that's good enough. Fundamentally that's what my first book The Gorilla Babysitter is about.
An outcast gorilla and a bereaved lion are my imperfect father figures. But they both protect little Ruby the lion cub in their own peculiar ways, and build a better life for her.
Did I mention it's a comedy? I've read a lot of supposedly funny books to my kids, and we get a few titters and the odd chortle now and again, but rarely a proper laugh. My aim was to challenge that and put the humour first.
Have I succeeded, dear reader? Well, only you can tell me that.
Anyway, thanks for tolerating me, and I look forward to being part of this, and perhaps even persuading a few of you to read about a babysitting Scottish gorilla with a mince pie habit :-)
Thanks,
GK Wood
I'm a Goodreads virgin, and I've heard that this is a good place to engage with readers. Hello readers. I'm a newbie author, writing children's comedy.
I've had a little bit of success in the past as a sitcom writer (I once had a show broadcast on BBC Radio), but I was inspired to write for children after the death of my father.
It was very strange - a sudden irrepressible urge on the way back from the funeral. Perhaps I felt that the responsibility for entertaining and nurturing the younger generation was passing from Dad to me. (At 40+ I'm now the oldest male in our little family.)
My dad was imperfect in a number of ways, but he got the important stuff right. He protected us and encouraged us, and I think that's good enough. Fundamentally that's what my first book The Gorilla Babysitter is about.
An outcast gorilla and a bereaved lion are my imperfect father figures. But they both protect little Ruby the lion cub in their own peculiar ways, and build a better life for her.
Did I mention it's a comedy? I've read a lot of supposedly funny books to my kids, and we get a few titters and the odd chortle now and again, but rarely a proper laugh. My aim was to challenge that and put the humour first.
Have I succeeded, dear reader? Well, only you can tell me that.
Anyway, thanks for tolerating me, and I look forward to being part of this, and perhaps even persuading a few of you to read about a babysitting Scottish gorilla with a mince pie habit :-)
Thanks,
GK Wood
G. wrote: "Hello, I have no idea what I'm doing.I'm a Goodreads virgin, and I've heard that this is a good place to engage with readers. Hello readers. I'm a newbie author, writing children's comedy.
I'v..."
I think that is an excellent concept. The role of men in caring for children and mentoring them has become almost forgotten these days.
Hi. I'm Don Firesmith. I've authored 7 technical software books and two fantasy books. I just started working on my second book in the Hell Holes series. This one is going to be a full novel rather than a novella and will begin at the first book's ending cliffhanger. I have their escape route researched all the way to Fairbanks and I've largely decided what happens where along the way. I finally started writing a couple of evenings ago, and I'm up to page 11 so far. Hope to write another ten pages this weekend.For those of you who haven't entered the Amazon.com drawing to win a free copy of the first book, the deadline is midnight tonight Pacific Daylight Time. Click here to enter
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Relatively new here so may have posted flukes in the past not having found my way around as yet.
I am Kees Bijker and I have written 2 books now. First one was a bundle of poetry and the latest is the first installment of my science fiction trilogy (which may get 4 volumes). I am currently revamping the cover and the layout of the poems so it is not available right now.
I am Dutch, have lived in the UK for 23 years before moving to Bulgaria. This is why I write, and read, in English I suppose.
You may find out more about me by visiting my author page and mailing me.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B00D2ZR94A
It just received its first review and it was a nice 5 star as well. Only one but they mean a lot at these beginning stages.
For all those that do leave a meaningful review for my debut novel, I have a free paperback available. Looks good on your bookshelf I am sure.
Happy reading all,
Kees