Goodreads Authors/Readers discussion
Introduce Yourself!
Hey guys,My name is Roger. I accidentally became an author after a series of misadventures in Ecuador, where I got arrested, fell in love, and... well it's a long story. By the end of it I found I needed to write about the whole thing.
I grew up in Australia. but left in search of adventure. You can see the sorts of things I discovered on my blog: https://rogerkeays.com
My name is Chad Descoteaux and I'm not sure if i already introduced myself here whdn i joined Goodreads.Either way, I am a forgetful, mildly autistic science fiction author whose books are available through the Amazon Kindle and www.turtlerocketbooks.com
Welcome to the group, Roger, and Chad!
Author, trail runner, fly fisherman, skier, seeker of greater understandingCheck out my books on www.jwnorthrup.com
I'm Q K Carpenter. In a past life, I was a dour, pretentious writer trying to impress academics, but I've finally embraced how much I love stories that have big plot twists, fun banter, and appropriately steamy love stories, all of which show up in my debut romance novel, A Skylight Mirror.I'm new to this author game, so any and all advice you'd like to offer, I'd happily take.
Welcome to the group, Jim, and Q!
My name is Billy McCoy and I enjoy reading and writing.All People's Lives Matter by Billy McCoy
"Ambitious and topical" Kirkus
"Compelling" Midwest Book Review
This book has NOTHING to do with taking sides on any social issue or protest movement, it is simply a story of a young woman whose good intentions collide with harsh reality, and she must figure out how to recover.
https://www.amazon.com/Peoples-Lives-...
Billy wrote: "My name is Billy McCoy and I enjoy reading and writing.All People's Lives Matter by Billy McCoy
"Ambitious and topical" Kirkus
"Compelling" Midwest Book Review
This book has NOTHING to do with..."
This is in fact a great story and I'm shocked that the author has to defend himself against charges of being for or against any protest. The title is very misleading and ample people's feeling unnecessarily.
Donna wrote: "Billy wrote: "My name is Billy McCoy and I enjoy reading and writing.All People's Lives Matter by Billy McCoy
"Ambitious and topical" Kirkus
"Compelling" Midwest Book Review
This book has NOTH..."
I read this wonderful story and the title is misleading, nothing to with being for or against anything at all!
Jeni wrote: "Donna wrote: "Billy wrote: "My name is Billy McCoy and I enjoy reading and writing.All People's Lives Matter by Billy McCoy
"Ambitious and topical" Kirkus
"Compelling" Midwest Book Review
This..."
I agree totally, the title is misleading. I was completely surprised by this book.
Jeni wrote: "Donna wrote: "Billy wrote: "My name is Billy McCoy and I enjoy reading and writing.All People's Lives Matter by Billy McCoy
"Ambitious and topical" Kirkus
"Compelling" Midwest Book Review
This..."
total agree
All People Lives Matter
Hi I'm Ember! I'm new here! I am a self-published author of the Born Series. Its a a YA Dystopian! Im super excited to meet everyone!
Born To Resist
Welcome to the group, Billy, and Ember!
Hi! (I know that my next comment will be random) I am a spanish reader (and author) who want to improve her level of english :D I look for someone that love literature and want to speak about everything (in english and in spanish, if you want to learn the Quijote tongue :D) in Whatsapp :D If you are interested, contact me with DM!!!
PD: Really, I want to improve my english. I've found people that look for other things, but I only want to talktalktalk a lot :D. About books. About cats. About everything :D
Vincent wrote: "Please introduce yourself! Do you write books? Do you just enjoy reading them?Hi, I am the author of two books: The Last Billable Hour, a mystery set in a Silicon Valley law firm that won the Edgar Award for best first novel, and Escape Velocity, a brand-new thriller set in a Silicon Valley software company that Hank Phillippi Ryan called "Wickedly Hilarious."
But I also love to read. That is as big a part of my identity as being a writer.
Let us know a little bit more about who you are:"
I am a lawyer who graduated from Stanford Law School and spent most of her adult life practicing law in Silicon Valley - first at a law firm, then doing criminal defense at a different law firm, and then in-house at several different high-tech firms. I am also the mother of two grown daughters.
Vincent wrote: "Please introduce yourself! Do you write books? Do you just enjoy reading them?I am the author of two books, The Last Billable Hour, which won the Edgar Award for best first novel, and is a mystery set in a Silicon Valley law firm; and the brand new Escape Velocity, a satirical thriller set in a Silicon Valley software company that Hank Phillippi Ryan calls "Wickedly hilarious!" I am also a lapsed lawyer and an avid reader of fiction, currently reading Infinite Jest.
Let us know a little bit more about who you are:"
I live in Silicon Valley and am the mother of two adult daughters. In addition to reading and writing, I also love theater and movies. I am in two completely wonderful fiction book groups.
Hello! How do you do? :)My name is Lauren Isabelle Pierre. I’m a self-taught illustrator who loves writing books for kids! Currently all of my titles are independently-published and can be found here: goodreads.com/laurenpierrebooks and here: amazon.com/author/laurenpierre.
As a reader, my favorite genre so far is middle-grade, usually stories that are realistic, humorous, or contain light fantasy, or all three, if it's possible. And of course, as an artists (and author of such!), I adore picture books, graphic novels/comics.
Writing is definitely learning curve (especially at my age) and a lot of work, but it's also very rewarding and so much fun! I love telling stories and creating characters, and I can't wait to share more of my stories with the world!
Lauren :)
Welcome to the group, Susan, and Lauren!
Hello everyone.My name is Gary Goldstein, author of "Jew in Jail," the true story of the nearly six years I spent incarcerated for robbery, due to my past addictions to alcohol, drugs and gambling.
http://goo.gl/NFWoQ6
I am also a motivational & inspirational speaker, and help my fellow recovering addicts, and others struggling with self-esteem and self-confidence issues.
http://j.mp/PLCgrP
Currently, I have nine years and 19 days clean & sober, and derive so much satisfaction from delivering my speeches, and helping others get well too!
It's so nice to be in the company of such hard-working, talented people!
Hi Everyone!I'm Karen Van de Water, author of The Cancer Card, Dealing with a Diagnosis..... it's part memoir, part self help - hoping to reach out to others grappling with a diagnosis.
Mine was lung cancer - non smoker, in 40's, no family history.... it's happening a lot more than I ever was aware.... every 2.5 minutes someone is diagnosed with lung cancer.
It's my first attempt at writing.... the book was just awarded a Shelf Unbound Top 100 Notable Indie book for 2016 - which I'm both surprised of, and grateful for......
So happy to find this group!
Hi! My name is Zenah and I'm new to Goodreads. I have just published my debut novel, Alesandese, and can't wait for people to start reading it :)The problem is that no one is noticing it in a sea of great books. So I hope you will give me some tips to help me.
Victoria wrote: "Welcome to the group, Susan, and Lauren!"Thank you for the welcome, Victoria! :)
Hi all,I am a writer of contemporary horror/suspense fiction. I am new to GoodReads, so just trying to integrate into the community currently!
I am a big fan of horror movies and books. I guess old school Stephen King remains my favorite material.
Both my currently available short stories are available free on Smashwords, if anyone would like to read and or review (negative or positive!). See here: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/vi...
I will aim to be as visible as possible in the coming weeks!
Best!
GH
Welcome to the group, Gary, Karen, Alex, Zenah, and George!
Anna wrote: "My name is Anna Walls. I write like there's no tomorrow. And when I'm not writing, I'm editing what I've written. I am always learning something new that makes my work better. When I'm not editing,..."Hi Anna, it's lovely to meet you here, best wishes Mary
Paul wrote: "I'm Paul, 56, from the UK. I work in education as a part time teacher, part time IT guru, part time creator of interactive learning resources and part time manager of a Study Centre, all of the abo..."Hi Paul, I am a teacher who now writes as well, good to meet,Mary
Hello, My name is Lise Freeman. My first book, Tin Cans, has been published recently by Custom Book Publications. I am an avid reader and need to take the time to update my book list. My writing is humorous although I have a new book I am starting that shows my darker side. Janet Evanovich is one of my favorite authors, and love thrillers. Excited to be a part of this group.
Victoria wrote: "Welcome to the group, Gary, Karen, Alex, Zenah, and George!"Thank you!
Hi everyone!I'm Martin and I am a writer from Falkirk, Scotland. My first short story, 'Old Man in Window', was published by Ether Books in 2011 and broadcast on My Word Radio in 2012.
My debut novel is Cracks in the Pavement
Daniel Walker is an enigmatic young man in his mid-twenties, living and working in the heart of Edinburgh. He is handsome, intelligent, sleep deprived and often hungover. Dan works in a corporate office, hates his job and his moronic boss. The majority of his time is spent in various bars throughout the capital, discussing the world with his friends and where it all went wrong.
When his love interest, Emily, is attacked by a 'Dark Stranger', Dan must infiltrate an underground street community, to catch the elusive attacker. He gets caught in a deadly game of survival as he hunts for the attacker and is hunted himself. The closer he gets to finding his man, the closer he comes to living the life he was pretending to have...
"This book is rare..." 5 stars, K3Books.com
"Promising newcomer...Martin Hopkins should be better known..." - 5 stars, Quintin Jardine
"Enough action, mystery and suspense to satisfy any reader. The writing was compelling and the hero's perspectives so intriguing, I couldn't put this book down!" 5 stars, The Reading Cafe.
"A brilliant debut novel...packed with punch and urgency!" 5 stars, Mary Gladstone.
"'Cracks in the Pavement' is a Dickensian look at the dizzying heights and gritty depths of a fractured modern society." 5 stars, Paul Kendall.
Jekyll & Hyde for the 21st Century. Watch out! The Professor is coming...
eBook trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K01LP...
Available NOW!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cracks-Pavem...
Hi Sam, Welcome and I'm glad that you're still in school. School is the number one thing to get you to where you want to go in life and to be what you want to be. Glad to meet you. My name is Coco.
Welcome, Sam. It's nice to have some younger members!
Welcome Sam! Stay in School okay, sounds like your on the right track.
Hi everyone! We are D.K. Ratcliffe a husband and wife that are Authors & Freelancers and are somewhat new to goodreads and this community.We've just just released our first book called Forbidden Origins book one apostasia, a mystery thriller Sci-Fi
Forbidden Origins: apostasia
Hello all. I am Steven Walle AKA Diamond Cowboy. I am a poet and song writer. I am more than happy to accept all invitations. I would love to learn more about your processes in writing. Be Blessed.Diamond
Welcome to the group, Steven (or Diamond, if you prefer).
Hi, all! I'm Lexi Vranick, I'm a poet and fiction writer. I currently have a self-published poetry collection for sale on Amazon at the moment (the title is Ready Aim Fire!). I'm also working on editing a novel in the mystery/thriller genre for publication and I'm workshopping a couple of scripts, screen and stage. I love connecting with other writers and I'm excited to be a part of this group!
Hi everyone, I'm David Lloyd, Author of Gulf Coast City. After selling my employment agency in a southern resort town, I moved as far south as he could. Now I'm fifty, happily married and enjoying life in Southwest, Florida.I enjoy tennis and writing. I recently finished my first novel, called Gulf Coast City, which was influenced from running an employment agency that provided temporary staff for anything from hotel housekeepers to exotic dancers and everything in between.
I'm enjoying the heck out of Goodreads and have met some interesting folks here as well. If you'd like to connect please send me a friend request.
I like to post links for free downloads of my ebook on my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DavidLloydNo...
Gulf Coast City
Welcome to the group, David.David wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm David Lloyd, Author of Gulf Coast City. After selling my employment agency in a southern resort town, I moved as far south as he could. Now I'm fifty, happily married and enjoying ..."
Welcome to the group, Lexi, and David!
Welcome one and all. Happy whatever day it is wherever you are
Hello all.I'm Clare Meyers, co-writer of urban fantasy with my husband Cris and an avid reader. We just released our debut book a couple months ago, and am hard at work on editing the second. When we're not working on that, we're reading or playing a wide variety of games.
Looking forward to connecting to other writers and our fellow readers!
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Hello Vincent:
My first book will be released this month. Now I can start reading other authors! I have a huge list. When I work on a manuscript I cannot read others because I fall in love with the
voice and want to imitate it. I am looking forward to reading books from this website.
Adventure on,
Luellen