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[Jennings]

Hi, I'm Jennings Wright. I just published my first novel, Solomon's Throne, last week. (I've submitted the request for an author page here on GR today.) It's an thriller treasure hunt, and great fun! (Here's the Amazon link, and it's also available on Nook and CreateSpace: http://www.amazon.com/Solomons-Throne...)

[Michael]

Hi Jennings

[David]

Greetings,

My name is David David Katzman, and I'm the author of two novels. (And, yes, my first and middle names really are both David. My parents' fault.) I'm an experimental writer who likes to break genres, push boundaries, and explore innovative and original creative expressions.

My first novel is Death by Zamboni , which I describe as an absurdist satire. A bit like what might happen if Monty Python had written a noir detective story. It's in the family of Mark Leyner. I published my second novel at the end of 2011. It's called A Greater Monster , and I like to think there isn't any other novel quite like it. I describe it as psychedelic fairytale. Roughly like Alice in Wonderland meets Williams S. Burroughs. But with multimedia aspects to it. A Greater Monster recently won a Gold Medal as "Outstanding Book of the Year" in the 2012 Independent Publisher Book Awards.

In addition to being an author, I love reading and writing reviews. I tend toward the fantastical, the boundary pushing, and the odd and uncommercial. I can be a harsh critique when I dislike a book, but I'm ecstatic with praise when I love something. I'm also a bit of a comic book addict, and I review graphic novels when I come across something remarkable. I'm currently working on a comic book short story that will hopefully come out next year. Please check out some of my reviews, and if you find them interesting, feel free to send me a friend request.

I have also been in and out of the theater & improv worlds. I had an improv team for several years that performed every other week.

Here are a few links.
My GR Profile: http://www.goodreads.com/DavidDavid
My Facebook author page: https://www.facebook.com/DavidDavidKa...
My GR Videos - http://www.goodreads.com/videos/list_... (with a reading from A Greater Monster in Manhattan and an improv show)
My Google+ Page: https://plus.google.com/1002854884194...
My books: A Greater Monster and Death by Zamboni

Thanks for the invitation and having me in this group.

Almost forgot! I'm currently hosting a giveaway of AGM here: http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

[Christine]

It's nice to meet you Kyle

[Eric]

Hi Kyle. I grew up in Revere, not far from South Boston. I just finished my first novel. Welcome!

[JoAnn]

Michael wrote: "Hello, I'm Michael Atencio and I'm a rebel author. Okay, I don't wear warpaint and scream rebel yells or whistle ole Dixie. I came up with a new way of publishing novels by self publishing. You say..."

Hi, Michael! I just read your IMPRESSIVE introduction from a couple of days ago. Wow! I think that, when it comes to planning my novels'... writing/editing/publishing/marketing/panicking/marketing/panicking... I'm the anti-Michael. :( Now, at age 66 (I'm 35 on the inside... Honest!), I've been diagnosed with ADHD (go figure), so I'm learning that, with a little help, I don't need to jump into the whirlwind of my brain and just start pulling STUFF out. Therefore, I would be MOST interested in following your PROMISING CAREER. I totally agree with your perspective, by the way.

I just grabbed your novel off Amazon.

Yours most sincerely,
JoAnn Hague

[Julia]

Hi, I'm Julia, an author with one foot in France, one foot in the UK and an imagination that travels the globe. Looking forward to taking part in some of the discussions on here.

[Kim]

Welcome to all the new members. I'm fairly new and I've found this group to be a great source of information and a wonderful place to network with other authors and readers.

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Hi all.

[Katelyn]

Hello, my name is Katelyn Shear, and I am a writer and reader.

I am currently writing my first novel, entitled "Endangered".

I have yet to be published, but I plan/pray/hope to be published before my 16th birthday.

[Randy]

Hello,
My name is Randy H. Martin and I am new to Goodreads. I've written a couple of Sci fi novels one of which is Introrse: Where the Spirits Speak. The second Introrse: The King's Whisper is being made publishable as an e-book. A few years back my editor suggested journal entries on our website Introrse.org. The following is a recent post as a sample of out attempts to entertain, enlighten and stimulate new ways of looking at the world.

Butterflies and Hurricanes
A Ludicrous Metaphor That Makes Sense Amidst all the Nonsense

There is a journal entry (7/25/10) titled Wormholes and Butterflies. How odd is it that exactly two years later butterflies are again the topic of discussion?! Anyway mystery aside and logic to the front. In the 7/25/10 entry the idea is that because of the way butterflies fly there must be wormholes. How else can they go from over here to over there with a single flap of those lovely wings? Since it is obvious butterflies travel wormholes they must contain in their DNA, knowledge for navigating wormholes. Considering our assault on the environment, chemical and otherwise, we can be certain (Who needs proof when you have logic?) there must be butterflies with damaged DNA. We can conclude then the probability of a butterfly with damaged DNA taking the wrong wormhole and ending up in a hurricane is highly likely, no doubt just as probable, maybe even statistically more so than that first amphibian evolving into our earliest land dwelling ancestor. No sarcasm intended as sarcasm and seriousness rarely mix well.
Back to damaged butterflies and hurricanes. Following the same line of logic let’s assume butterflies think. Who needs proof when you have prosperity? What might be some thoughts of the butterfly that suddenly finds itself exiting a wormhole into a hurricane? ‘Itself’ is used to render a gender neutral discussion for the sake of political correctness. Political correctness should always take priority over truths that offend. I think we can assume, statistically speaking while maintaining political correctness of course both butterfly sexes are equally prone to finding themselves in hurricanes.
Back to the question of what thoughts might the butterfly suddenly finding itself in a hurricane have? (What or the odds we could have two paragraphs in a row beginning with the word ‘back’? Certainly further proof damaged butterflies inadvertently take wormholes into hurricanes.)
The metaphor revealed: Might the thoughts of the butterfly in the hurricane be similar to those of people (notice: gender neutral) suddenly realizing their government has morphed from being a republic to a socialist regime?
Some thoughts I thought the butterfly might initially have were: How did this happen? I thought I was safe. Who is in charge of this hurricane?
In the past friends, family and family who are also friends when asked important questions have had enlightening answers. I decided to make some calls.
There were basically two responses. Some suggested the butterfly in the hurricane might think; “How do I get out of here?” The second, handled gently by all but one family member was “Well, the first thought that comes to mind is ‘oh sh—!”
Humbled butterflies, once over the shock of finding themselves in a hurricane, might by the grace of God find the calm in the eye of the storm.
An undeniable truth is the increasing violence among us and that of our planet trying to cope with our influences on it. What escapes those attempting to quell the violence is the fact that everywhere we’ve taken God out of, has left a vacuum and what inevitably fills these vacuums are some kind of violence. Godless decisions are butterflies whose flapping wings increase the strength of the hurricanes.
After reading this my wife says she still does not believe butterflies travel wormholes, her logic being if they could see them so could she. She is not inferior to butterflies. She also believes sarcasm and seriousness walk hand in hand. Could be.

[Cheryl]

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! I'm Cheryl Stahle author of Slices of Life: The Art and Craft of Memoir Writing. I"m looking forward to my first Q&A
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Your-B...
Cheryl Stahle

[Jamile]

Well hello y'all :)
I'm Jamile and I'm a brazilian who loves to read and write though I never seem to get past the prologue XD so I mostly spend my midnights reading rather than writing.

[Nic]

Jamile wrote: "Well hello y'all :)
I'm Jamile and I'm a brazilian who loves to read and write though I never seem to get past the prologue XD so I mostly spend my midnights reading rather than writing."

Hey Jamile, it's nice to see fellow readers! Keep trying to write, you might get past that prologue :D

[Miles]

Wow...27 new members since I last checked in!

Greetings to Crystal, Nicole, Mark, Courtney, Darshana, Joreid, Michael, Terry, Venessa, Eleni, Tina, Kelley, Jim, Melissa, Camila, M.B., Andrew, Eric, Jennings, David, Kyle, Julia, Katelyn, Randy, Cheryl, Jamile, and my friend Maribel.

Welcome ALL to the group, it's great to see you here.

Miles Gentry

[Stephen]

Hi Vincent, I am Stephen Arseneault author of the SODIUM sci-fi series (1 Harbinger, 2 Apocalypse, 3 Fusion) and Condemned by Proxy a murder mystery. The books are all suitable for YA on up. I am new to writing and publishing in the last year and so far it has been a lot of fun. Thanks for hosting this thread!

Steve

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Hi everyone!

I just joined and wanted to quickly introduce myself. I love to read (total bookaholic) and I’m also a published author. And I read about 3 books a month. This group seemed cool and really interesting.

Happy reading,

Sherry
Beautifully Broken

[Kasey]

Hey I'm Kasey, I'm 21, and I've been writing for as long as I can remember. I haven't written a full length book yet, but I'd like to - for now I am just focusing on stories.

[Chad]

Hey Guys! I just joined this group, I am an avid reader, I am a writer with 4 books on Goodreads, I have each one listed under giveaways, one of which you can download for free. Happy reading!

[Darren]

Hi all my name is Darren (feel free to friend me)

Had to take early retirement in 1995 for health reasons.

Attended Moray Collage & University of Aberdeen.

Now a Self-directed Lifelong Learner in the context of autodidacticism. Taking advantage of the wealth of online resources and tools.

Of interest: Cyberculture; Learning Methods; Mind Mapping; Study Skills; Thinking; Visual Mapping & Visual Thinking.

Fields of Study: Humanities: Cyberculture; Film Studies; History; Literature & Philosophy. Life Sciences: Anatomy; Biology & Zoology. Social Sciences: Geography; Political science; Psychology & Sociology.

Other topics of interest: Computers & Computing; Natural History & Social Networking.

[Walter]

Good day, all. My name is Walter Spence, and I am a writer.

(Insert obligatory twelve-step reference here.)

I just joined Goodreads, so I do not yet have an author profile. Not only that, my novel (House of Shadows) is not yet accessible via the Goodreads database. Guess the (also obligatory) link spamming will have to wait a while.

I've been a member of SFWA (Science fiction and Fantasy Writers of America) since October of 1993, qualifying for such august status through a collaboration with fantasy author Holly Lisle titled The Devil & Dan Cooley.

My primary hobby (if you can call it that) is investing. Warren Buffett is my hero, despite the fact that we have completely differing investment philosophies. Oh well, you know what they say about how opposites attract...

I knew I wanted to be a writer since my elementary school years, though at the time all I knew was that I liked telling stories. My goal was to see how outrageous a tale I could tell and still be believed. Had trouble convincing my cousin at around age eight of the existence of the Pumpkin People, but I've gotten better over time. I think.

Look forward to joining in on the discussions.

[Linda]

i enjoy reading books and have just self published my first book in my paranormal series on amazon kindle called a father's obsession by linda jackson. i've also just launched my first website http://a-fathersobsession.webnode.com/

[Christine]

It's nice to meet you Linda and Walter

[Michael]

Hi there everyone! My name is Michael War, and I am a writer. I have been writing for a while, though I never really considered sharing my work with the world until recently. Currently, I am an educator who focuses on designing online classes, making college courses available for those who feel they do not have the time to get an education.

[Michael]

Thanks Kyle : )

[Michael]

Although I've been a member of Goodreads for some time, I have only just joined this group. I tend to shy away from this kind of activity, but if I'm to help spread the word about myself, I know active groups like this can only help. My name is Michael Parker. I am 71 and an established writer with eight hardback novels to my credit. I have been writing most of my life and had my first novel published by Macmillan in 1980. I thought I had it made, but how wrong I was. 1984 saw my second novel published but not by Macmillan. Then a long wait until 2007 when Robert Hale Ltd. of London published my third novel. Since then they have published another five. The latest, THE BOY FROM BERLIN has been taken up by Harlequin for their paperback imprint in North American and Canada. They have also made an offer for another of my novels. Last year I became a Kindle author (Yeah!), and have managed to get four of my books on Amazon with reasonable success. You can learn more about me, my life and my writing at www.michaeljparker.com. Hope you drop in sometime.

[Larry]

Hello everyone - I'm Larry Crane and I am a writer and a reader. My thriller: A Bridge to Treachery was released in paperback this year after coming out in ebook form in 2011. I'm feeling my way along with blogging. Most of my posts have to do with aspects of writing for the theater as well as in prose form. I'm looking forward to getting involved with what's going on here.

website: http://southporthistoryme.ipage.com/
blog: http://mainelarrycrane.blogspot.com/

[Horton]

My name is Horton Deakins, and I have one hard sci-fi time-travel adventure book listed in goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11... which was released last year. I'm currently doing a giveaway on goodreads for six signed copies.

I don't write anymore, as I suspect my muse must have stepped out in front of a moving vehicle. I thought perhaps by joining this group I might encounter and latch onto another, recently-abandoned muse, and become inspired once again to put pen to paper (or fingers to keys). They all seem to be taken, however.

[Eva]

Hi!

I'm an author with a new debut novel which will be released on September 1. It has already received some good reviews and now there are 5 signed paperback copies up for grabs in a GoodReads Giveaway...sign up now and help support my literary work :-)
http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Thank you!
Eva

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Welcome!

[Eve]

Hi my name is Eve and I enjoying reading a variety of books

[ⓝⓐⓣⓗⓐⓝⓐⓔⓛ♦Depression Sucks♦]

Welcome Eve!

[Reford]

HI,,,, I'm R.J. Burroughs Author of The Boy's of 58 published by Martin Sisters Publishing. I've been told it is inpossible to read The Boys and not laugh out loud. I also have the next one in the series The Boy's of 59 at Martin Sisters as I write this. I plan to take the 5 boys from age of 12 in the boys of 58 all the way until they finish High School. The story takes place in a small town in Oklahoma. I also have in the works a horror/drama I plan to call the Mountain. I hope everyone enjoys reading my work as much as I enjoy writing.

[Reford]

I am RJ Burroughs Author of The Boy's of 58, Published by Martin Sisters Publishing,The boys of 58 is the story of 5 12 year old boys growing up in a small Oklahoma town 1958. I have been reciving great reviews, several people have told me it is inpossible to read and not laugh out loud several times.
My publisher has the Boys of 59 the next in the series, I plan to take the boys all the way through High School.
I have almost completed a Horror/drama I plan to call The Mountain.
I do hope everyone that reads my work enjoys my stories as much as I enjoy writing them.
My hopes are to retire soon devote all my time to writing.

[Tenesha]

Good reading, All!

I'm T. L. Curtis, a very green author. I have self-published a novelette ("Show Her") and a poetry collection ("Feign") so far in my 3-month-long career. I love to read, write, and proofread (if anyone's interesting in letting me look at their work :D).

I have a few manners of connection:

tlcurtis.us
tlcurtis.blogspot.com
facebook.com/readtlc
twitter.com/TL_Curtis
linkedin.com/in/tlcurtis

I'm also on Google+, SheWrites, DeviantArt, and Pinterest.

Thanks for having me!

[Ted]

Hi My name is Ted. I am a reader of most anything except Romance Stuff. I have a thing for signed items also.

I am 46 year old cell phone salesman and Occupational Therapy student. I have enjoyed reviewing and interacting with the authors I have met on Goodreads so far and want to get to know more of you and review and help promote your works. Hopefully some of you will be in my neck of the woods here in Western MA and I can meet you in person,

[Randy]

Ted wrote: "Hi My name is Ted. I am a reader of most anything except Romance Stuff. I have a thing for signed items also.

I am 46 year old cell phone salesman and Occupational Therapy student. I have enjoyed ..."

Hey Ted.
I'm an author who loves to read not only books but the languages of creation. It is where we get most of our ideas from, I think. Anyway my name is Randy H. Martin. My first novel Introrse: Where the Spirits Speak is available from numerous sources. In my opinion it falls loosely into the Sci fi genre.
Introrse means to face inward toward the central axis of growth. The title is based on the concept that when we were created we were designed with awareness for both the physical and spiritual dimensions. It seems though not absolute that most of the influences from the spiritual dimension come from within.
I also write one page Journal entries, about 3 or 4 a month based on Walker Percy's belief that writers should write about their culture. The journal entries get posted on my website Introrse.org.

Hope you enjoy.

[Joanne]

Hi! I'm an author with two novels out, one of which is free on Kindle today and tomorrow!

It's THE TEMPORARY DETECTIVE, a cozy-with-an-edge mystery, featuring Isobel Spice, aspiring actress/office temp turned amateur sleuth. Hope you'll give it a try!

http://www.amazon.com/Temporary-Detec...

[josie:)]

Hey all! My name is Josie, I am a young aspiring writer and a very active reader. I am a book and writing blogger :)

http://youonlywritesomuch.blogspot.com/

[Christine]

It's nice to meet you Josie

[Al]

Hi, my name is Al Holtz. I am the author/illustrator of the children's book "Holiday Heroes League", a superhero story with familiar characters, available next week on Amazon. Glad to be in the group and on Goodreads.

I'd enjoy hearing from other picture book and graphic novel authors. I am just starting my blog and will entertain guest blog posts about your latest projects.

[Jeff]

Good morning all, My name is Jeff Dawson. I several books out along with one I helped my daughter write about her experiences on being an exotic dancer.
All of the books can be seen at http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rc....

The two I'm most proud of are The WWII/Vampire thriller http://www.amazon.com/Occupation-eboo...
and the story concerning my high school sweetheart. We reunited after twenty-seven years until her breast cancer returned with a vengeance in 2009.http://www.amazon.com/Loves-True-Seco...

Also, I am a very avid reader and with the advent of ebooks have been reading genres I would never have given a second look at in a store. Very refreshing. I participate in the yearly read 100 books a year program. Think I'm sitting at 77 right now.

[Ted]

hi Randy i will check your site out. thank you

[Randy]

Michael wrote: "Although I've been a member of Goodreads for some time, I have only just joined this group. I tend to shy away from this kind of activity, but if I'm to help spread the word about myself, I know ac..."
Welcome, MIchael. You've had the kind of success I can only dream about. It must be wonderful to see your books now refreshed through Kindle and North Slope is certainly selling very well. You bring a wonderful range of experience and perspectives to our own publishing ventures.

[T.]

Hi Walter, T. Jackson King here. Welcome to Goodreads! This is a great community and I really like participating in the Giveaway Contest for my books and those of other authors. It's a great way to build word of mouth about your writing. And if you like Warren Buffet, you are liking a super smart guy! Tom.

[Janet]

josie:) wrote: "Hey all! My name is Josie, I am a young aspiring writer and a very active reader. I am a book and writing blogger :)

http://youonlywritesomuch.blogspot.com/"

I Josie, and welcome. I am fairly new myself. I will check out your blog. I just started one not too long ago, if you want to check it out.
janetnodine.wordpress.com. I just started writing a YA novel. Do you have any favorite books, or author's you like?

[T.]

Welcome, Josie. This is a fine community at Goodreads, with lots of cross-sharing of favorite books and authors and stuff. You can enter a contest for a freebie book (Giveaways), vote on Lists on Listopia, register yourself as a Goodreads Author, visit other threads/topics besides this one, and learn a lot! Tom/T. Jackson King.

[josie:)]

Janet wrote: "josie:) wrote: "Hey all! My name is Josie, I am a young aspiring writer and a very active reader. I am a book and writing blogger :)

http://youonlywritesomuch.blogspot.com/"

I Josie, and welcome...."

Hi Janet! I checked out your blog, it looks awesome! Thanks for welcoming me, I like reading John Greens work, or sarah Dessen's. :)

[josie:)]

T. Jackson wrote: "Welcome, Josie. This is a fine community at Goodreads, with lots of cross-sharing of favorite books and authors and stuff. You can enter a contest for a freebie book (Giveaways), vote on Lists on L..."

Thanks for welcoming me jackson! I love t here :)

[Shari]

Hi, I'm Shari Shattuck, an author and bibliophile. I write the Callaway Wilde series and others. I just discovered this website and I love it! I'm excited to peruse your group blogs and see what's up. I love reading all types of books, but mostly anything quirky, literate, with a great story and original characters.