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[Shelle]

Lenita wrote: "Welcome Laura and Michelle!"

Hello!

[Victoria]

Welcome to the group, Laura, Michelle, and Simone!

[Laura]

Thanks Victoria! Hello Michelle and Simone - Welcome!

[Kerrian]

Brother Dave wrote: "Hello,

I am an author who writes nonfiction- Christian religion-spirituality-inspirational books. My three books published this year are here, and with much more about me.
http://www.amazon.com/Br..."

Brother Dave wrote: "Hello,

I am an author who writes nonfiction- Christian religion-spirituality-inspirational books. My three books published this year are here, and with much more about me.
http://www.amazon.com/Br..."

Welcome Brother Dave and looking forward to connecting with you.

[Mary]

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 All:

Please allow me to REintroduce myself. I've been burrowed in my office for past year writing an historical novel called THE WOMAN IN THE PHOTO (pub: Summer 2016, William Morrow). Love, love, love the historical genre. Looking forward to lively debates when that book comes out. Did I get the corsets right? Gulp.

In the meantime, my current novel TWO SISTERS is the story of a family full of secrets. It's in the works to be made into a movie. Any casting ideas???

Finally, my first seven novels were Young Adult. (THE SERIOUS KISS, PERFECT GIRL, PRETTY FACE, and the SUSANNA Series.) Over the past several years, I've "grown-up" in fiction, from teens to women in the 19th century. After my long writing absence, I'm happy to be back in Goodreads where all the smart people live!

Looking forward to many fun discussions about EVERYTHING!!!

All the best,
Mary Hogan

[Shelle]

They both sound terrific. I love good historical fiction.

[Victoria]

Welcome to the group, Mary!

[S.W.]

Hello all,

I'm a new author, and new to the group.

As a reader I am a big fan of Indie crime and mystery, but I also enjoy literary fiction and YA. Look forward to chatting with you about all of that.

My debut novel, "Bad Citizen Corporation," is a mystery that's out this month from Rare Bird Books. I have a novella, "Crosswise," coming out on Down & Out Books next March.

I also do weekly author interviews on my blog: http://badcitizencorporation.com

-- Steve

Bad Citizen Corporation

[Dana]

Hello. Thank you for having a place for authors to connect to readers.
I am Dana Christy and I recently wrote my first novel. 'A Heart's Salvation'. Its a wonderful Romance shrouded in mystery and intrigue. I hoping to create some good buzz and help my book reach the right readers. Thanks again A Heart's Salvation
Dana Christy

[Victoria]

Welcome to the group, Steve, and Dana!

[Lenita]

Welcome Mary, Steve, and Dana!

[Ivan]

Hello Vincent and thank you for starting this platform. I just recently joined the Goodreads family and am looking forward to discovering it's bustling book community!

My name is Ivan Sivec and I am a writer, poet and publicist from Slovenia, Europe.

People say I am ‘a man with a hundred stories’ and I’ve been sharing them with my audience, both young and mature, for over four decades now. Quick brag: I’m listed under the top five Slovenian bestselling authors.

In my career I published 130 books in different fiction and non-fiction genres. My particular interest goes to psychological novels on issues teenagers face today, especially topics like teenage suicide, drug addiction, adoption, AIDS... I share true stories to let the young reader know they’re not alone.

This year I’ve actually come out with my first English psychological young adult novel called ''The X Factor: Confession of a Naïve Model.'' The X Factor: Confessions of a Naive Fashion Model

I invite all Goodreads readers and authors to visit my Goodreads or Facebook page to find out more about me. Shoot me a question, I'll be more than happy to answer!

[Laura]

Welcome Mary, Steve, Dana and Ivan!

[Brenda]

Ivan wrote: "Hello Vincent and thank you for starting this platform. I just recently joined the Goodreads family and am looking forward to discovering it's bustling book communit..."

130 books! That's amazing. Congratulations on your great success!

[Lenita]

Welcome Ivan!

[Jacqueline]

Hello, I've just joined the group and it seems a friendly place to be.

I have written several non-fiction books and am working on the next two. I am also an editor and proofreader and have helped to publish two other authors' books, which was just as exciting as publishing my own.

My co-author (and husband) Steven Sonsino has made a series of three free videos on writing your own book. If you'd like to take a look at http://www.keepcalmandwriteyourbook.com, please let me know what you think.

[Aileen]

Jacqueline wrote: "Hello, I've just joined the group and it seems a friendly place to be.

I have written several non-fiction books and am working on the next two. I am also an editor and proofreader and have helped ..."

Hi! I'm Aileen Morris, and I'm also an author who has just joined this group!

[Aileen]

Hello everybody, I am Aileen Morris, a newly-published author of books for teenagers and young adults. My first book, The Darkness of Peoh, came out in July, and has already received positive response. It is the first book in a trilogy; the other two books will be published over the next couple of years.

[Lenita]

Welcome Jacqueline and Aileen!

[Paul]

Hello, I just joined the group. My name is Paul Regnier and I'm the author of a Science Fiction/Space Opera book called Space Drifters.

Thanks for having me on board!

[Karen]

Sorry Paul..I'm to use to the book names being clickable. Got it!

[Victoria]

Welcome to the group, Ivan, Jacqueline, Aileen, and Paul!

[Ivan]

Thank you Victoria!

[Jacqueline]

Aileen wrote: "Hello everybody, I am Aileen Morris, a newly-published author of books for teenagers and young adults. My first book, The Darkness of Peoh, came out in July, and has already receive..."

Hi Aileen, good to meet you!

[Mike]

Welcome new members! Feel free to send me a friend request if you're still getting the hang of the site or if you just want to say hello. :)

[Lenita]

Welcome Paul!

[Diane]

welcome newbies!!!

[Simone]

Thank you so much Victoria & Laura really appreciate it :)

[kavi ~he-him~]

Hey guys, I'm Kavya and I love to read. I am thinking about writing my own book, but this is my first time writing my own novel. Is there any advice you can give me?

[Lenita]

Welcome Kavya! One piece of advice about writing is that sometimes you have to make yourself write; you don't always have to feel like it. In this way there is not really any such thing as "writer's block."

[Victoria]

Welcome to the group, Kavya!

Lenita just gave you some very good advice, but I'll add something to it... When writing the first draft, just worry about getting the story written; don't worry too much about how well-written it is at that stage. Once the first draft is done, then you can go back and tidy it up. But if you worry too much about polishing your work as you write, you'll get so caught up in that part of it you'll not get much actual writing done.

[Konstantinos]

hello , my name is konstantinos , i am 43 and i am from greece .
i love to read and write and recently i started writing a novel. my mother language is greek but i write the novel in english , my english are ok though as i was studying in england for four years in west yorkshire univ.
if anyone would like to help me in the process of my writing it would be great. the novel is about a retired lighthouse keeper in scotland. feel free to add me as a friend :)

[Lenita]

Welcome Konstantinos!

[Ivan]

Brenda wrote: "Ivan wrote: "Hello Vincent and thank you for starting this platform. I just recently joined the Goodreads family and am looking forward to discovering it's bustling ..."

Thank you Brenda! Four decades is a long time, but not enough to pour all ideas onto paper :)
I also congratulate you on your more than successful career! Plus seven children on top of your pets! :)

[Victoria]

Welcome to the group, Constantinos!

[Korina]

Hi I am Korina Layne. I am from Oklahoma. I love writing, haven't finished anything YET, but I plan to. I am writing a book right now that so far has 160 pages typed, but I carry a notebook with me that has about double that. I love reading almost anything except westerns and those overly dramatic love stories. I love Young Adult Literature like Fault in Our Stars, Divergent, Percy Jackson, but I also love Tolkien, Poe and Doyle. I am a college student who is majoring in English. I used to work in a library. I am a total nerd!! I love Doctor Who, Sherlock, Once Upon A Time and Psych. I am not married, heck not even dating, no kids, but I love my family. Hoping to find some great books to obsess about

[Sharon]

Heya everyone,
Sharon Jean Coleman here. Learning the ropes on Goodreads.

I read as fast as I can, because there's so much to read!

Turn ons: A good memoir, something open and honest that makes me feel. I'm not averse to role playing and fantasy, and some historical re-enactment is great. I have a serious side too, devouring marketing, business and writing books... and because I'm a big of a fixer-upper -aren't we all- I love a good self-help book.

Turn-offs: Anything overly sappy sweet romance, I tend to veer away from the mainstream. 50 shades of gray- haven't read it, Nora Roberts-one, once, never again. Zombie books and blood and gore will have me yawning. The only Steven King I've ever read was his book on writing. Wonderful. Maybe I'll try his horror. But I tend to find horror, well, horrible.

Now that we know each other well enough to date... please know I'm happily married going on 15 years (wow has it been that long?) and, oh- I like to write too.

[Konstantinos]

thank you , Victoria and Lenita :)

[Victoria]

Welcome to the group, Korina, and Sharon!

[Tia]

Hi everyone! I'm Tia, and I'm former magazine editor turned novelist. I love writing about smart, witty women (or teens) going through transformative personal journeys -- and getting lost in deliciously sexy love stories along the way. I've published novels, including THE ACCIDENTAL DIVA and the IT CHICKS series, and I co-wrote Iman's THE BEAUTY OF COLOR. My newest adult novel, THE PERFECT FIND, pubs in April 2016. So excited to meet other GoodReaders!

For more about my books, visit my site: http://www.shakeyourbeauty.com/tias-b...

[David]

Hello fellow Goodreaders,

I'm from London, England and I'm new here. I'm a former British detective with 20 years in the Metropolitan Police & Scotland Yard.

I like page-turning true-to-life stories that I can solve myself. So much police & detective fiction fails to stand up to scrutiny, that ultimately I was persuaded by friends to write a novel based around an incredible, thrilling and heartbreaking real major police investigation. England's 9/11.

'The Theseus Paradox' confronts the dark, real-life motives behind crime & terror from a insider police point of view. 'I can't tell you the truth, but I can tell you a story. This is what happened during London’s summer of terror...'

http://www.DavidVidecette.com/the-the...

[Sharon]

Victoria wrote: "Welcome to the group, Korina, and Sharon!"

TY

[Sharon]

David wrote: "Hello fellow Goodreaders,

I'm from London, England and I'm new here. I'm a former British detective with 20 years in the Metropolitan Police & Scotland Yard.

I like page-turning true-to-life stor..."

Hi David. I'm a big fan of memoir myself. And I can't help but think you'd make an incredible resource for so many writers here, including me... mind if I pick your brain sometime when I bump up against not-so-realistic crime scene problems? Add me as a friend if you are willing! :)

[John]

Hi I'm John, newbie independent writer and I recently published my first crime thriller novel. Currently working on a post-apocalyptic trilogy of books. Glad to be here!

[Sharon]

Victoria wrote: "Welcome to the group, Kavya!

Lenita just gave you some very good advice, but I'll add something to it... When writing the first draft, just worry about getting the story written; don't worry too m..."

I'm seconding this. Write "crappy" first drafts.

Do not sensor. Don't even worry about spelling or punctuation.

Write "hot" -as in fast and furious.

And... read...and read. Read good books.

And read books on craft. I was gonna list a bunch here, but I'm falling asleep... so you can check out my "on writing" bookshelf to see some of the ones I've read (or at least skimmed) and found useful.


And then write.

Oh, and steal like an artist!

And... write for the joy of it. Do not ask your writing to earn a living for you. Your muse will scoff and go sulk in a corner! ;)

[David]

Nice to meet you, Sharon. I've added you as a friend. Please feel free to ask me any police and crime questions and I will do my best to answer. Thanks for the welcome to the group.

[Gregory]

Hi Everyone! Very pleased to be a part of this group, so thank you Vincent for starting it! My name is Gregory Funaro, and the second book in my Odditorium series for Disney-Hyperion, Alistair Grim's Odd Aquaticum, comes out in January of 2016. Kirkus gave it a starred review! I love connecting with readers and other writers, so very excited about the sense of community I get from this group. To learn more about me, below are links to the Odditorium novels here on Goodreads and a link to my site. All the best, Greg

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
www.gregoryfunaro.com

[Victoria]

Welcome to the group, Tia, David, John, C.M, and Gregory!

[Gregory]

Victoria wrote: "Welcome to the group, Tia, David, John, C.M, and Gregory!"

Thanks, Victoria!

[[deleted user]]

G'day everyone! I'm Joy, an 49 year old Australian woman and lifetime victim of sexual harassment and assault (now turned author). I moved to Canada about 16 months ago, wrote my memoir during this time and have now just released it. Hopefully this will be the new start and positive change for me. It's quite the process! Hoping to meet some lovely people on here :)

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...