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Introduce Yourself!
Hi I am EDJust wanted to introduce myself
I write children books and have just launched my first of series of picture books for 4-8 years old about a Sparrow hatchling called "Too"
I wanted to join this group so I can share books which I think are perfect to "gossip" about.
I am not interested in author bashing so your never hear that from me but I will certainly look to "harp" on about books which inspire me and catch my "eye"! while being supportive to "us" fellow authors.
I look forward to interacting with all of you.
Regards ED
hi, found this group accidentally and am happy to have joined. I'm a poet, author of Salem in Seance (WordTech Editions) most recently and the soon-to-be released (April 1) Elvis Presley's Hips & Mick Jagger's Lips (Anaphora Literary Press). Here's my website:http://iris.nyit.edu/~shcase/
And here's my Amazon age for Salem with a link to look inside at a few poems if you're interested:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/162549002X
Hi i am Joanne Rawson, a new author to Goodreads. So i'll just tell you something about myself.I was born and brought up in Derbyshire England. After leaving college in 1984, I headed off to be an au pair in the Loire Valley, France for one year.
Returning back, to England,I then worked work for Derbyshire Education Authority in special education, and then for Derbyshire Social services working with adults with learning and physical difficulties.
In 2005, my husband and I decided to give our hectic lifestyle, after ten years of managing branded restaurants around London's M25, now I spend my time in England, Goa, and Malaysia, writing romantic novels and short stories.
I have three books with Melange Books which can be found on their site:
www.melange-books.com
You can find more information about me and by books on my Blog www.authorjoannerawson.blogspot.co
looking forward to getting to know you all.
Joanne
By way of introduction, my name is Larry Weiner (pen name L.S. Dubbleyew,) and I have a weak-spot for retellings of fairy tales and folklore. I've just self-published my first novel, Before The Poisoned Apple, the first in my Brave Tales of Seven Little Men series. The first book is complete and I am writing the second. I anticipate a minimum of four books in this series. I compare my story to the scope and spirit of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Here's my pitch:
Long before they saved Snow White, the seven little men, who are brothers, lived an extraordinary life of battles and wonder.
In the back-end of time, two scrolls were created― one for the lands and one for the skies. Those written words hold all worldly mysteries; they reveal all secrets. With those words, eternal domination can be had. And She who wrote them, hid them. Because the greatest evil seeks them. Ultimately, it is the fate of the seven little men to save the scrolls.
The world I've created is vastly beautiful and terrifically deadly. In the bewitched land within The Reach, there are dragon-elves, witches, many types of ogres and monsters, and Kings. It is a world of evil castles holding deadly spirits. Where demons ride lightning and mountains can move. Where blood-trolls lurk deep in the ground. And below them...still deeper terrors lie.
Beginning with their parents being saved by the dragon-elves from certain death, the story flows through the boys birth into their early lives. Unknown to the family are villainous, and unearthly beings, that not only need something the family has, but want the boys dead. Their world is most prominently filled with a man named Angus Grimsdyke, who pretends to be kind, but destroys all.
And there is a prophecy. That 'the seven shall save all.' A prophecy ordained at the beginning of time. This book culminates with overlapping battles where loved ones are lost, and the ever-changing face of evil is only partly conquered, leading into the next book, which partly focuses on the origin and history of one of the most powerful objects ever created...the magic mirror.
The thrust of the series is one of family survival and loyalty. And ultimately, this is about characters known and loved by many, but whose tale has never been told. Until now.
The story grows with each book, as their tale doesn't end with the princess whose skin is as white as snow.
I thank anyone for their time, thoughts and comments. Please visit my website lsdubbleyew.com and my facebook page lsdubbleyew.com for current happenings and discussions.Before the Poisoned Apple
Some nice amazon reviews at
http://www.amazon.com/Before-Poisoned...
Thank you...looking forward to sharing.
Anne - I share substantial advice, tips and helpful links for new authors on my website if that helps. http://florenceosmund.com/new_author_...
Christina, try querytracker.netFree but you have to register. Then enter non-fiction in the type if novel and see what agents represents it.
Hello everyone,I am Marina Latcko from Russia, an English teacher with a strong desire to turn into a writer. My lifelong education, reading and real life experience had given me so many topics to share and the urge to do it that I just couldn't carry on with a reader's role anymore; I was totally overwhelmed with the knowledge I wanted to impart in a novel for young adults. I wrote the book I would have been happy to read in my teen years and even now in my late 30th.
Being rather remote from my target audience (English-speaking readers), I have certain difficulty in accumulating the book's readership or just friends who could review my work.
That is why I'm addressing you, dear authors and readers, to help me evaluate what I've done.
Any of your assistance would be much appreciated!
Marina Latcko,
Author, Aurora: Secrets behind Reality
Christine wrote: "It's nice to meet you Marina"Me too Christine! :)
I'm Vickie Pettee. I semi-retired as a Human Resources professional after traveling the world. Returned to my native state of Louisiana, U.S. I can do pearls and glitzy functions, but my heart is on the bayou. I'm most happy with introverted activities - gardening and writing.I just published my first novel, a French Quarter Mystery. Had a few sales. Now awaiting a first review.
Fleur deKey
Yvonne wrote: "Hi I'm Yvonne, from England but living in West Cork, Ireland for the last 16 years. I love reading and usually have several books on the go, one for pleasure, and some connected with my work. Altho..."Yvonne wrote: "Hi I'm Yvonne, from England but living in West Cork, Ireland for the last 16 years. I love reading and usually have several books on the go, one for pleasure, and some connected with my work. Altho..."
Hi Yvonne, I look forward to reading your book. I just finished a memoir on aging. I turned 50 years old and my grandmother turned 100 years old---filled with her life lessons.
Kind regards, Lori
Sara - If it helps, I offer substantial new author advice on my website. http://florenceosmund.com/new_author_... Good luck to you!
Hi all,Bruce Littlefield here. Thanks for letting me join the discussion! I've written plenty of books but am venturing into self-publishing with a new book coming out soon. Check out my website for info on my published work and I can't wait talk more with all of the talented authors in this thread!
xo Bruce
http://www.brucelittlefield.com/
Hi, I am a writer/journalist, and I am working on an outline for a fiction book. I have been working on that outline for a long, long time. Perhaps my ancestors will publish it. ;)For the last 13 years or so I made my living designing book covers and own http://www.BookCoverExpress.com and we just added http://www.eBookCoverExpress.com a while ago, to focus specifically on eBooks that are not also going to be in print.
I have been doing a lot of genealogy research, and have managed to trace one branch of my family back to about 1600. I can actually get back further, but there's a document gap and I'm not having much luck getting over it.
Sam, not all writing ways work for all people, but I suggest you WRITE and NOT edit until you're done with the first draft.
Mike wrote: "Hi, I'm Mike I live in Deepest Darkest Wales, I love reading (don't we all) I'm lucky enough to land myself my dream job I work in a Library, my tastes in books varies greatly I can be reading "The..."Hi Mike, Alan Buick here, originally from New Zealand but have lived in Canada for 32 years. Never doubt yourself! Know in your heart that you ARE a writer! You already love great stories so why not create one, or maybe you'll stumble across a fantastic true story like I did! I thought I was a song writer 'til I found The Little Coat!
Hi guys! My name is Dean. I'm an author from Australia. I mainly write travel-fiction I guess. I love travel, diving, wine and I forget the rest.So what makes someone an official Goodreads author?
Hello! I'm Danise, 19, and I'm about to graduate in college. I'm taking up BSE major in English. I'm planning to pursue studying literary criticism and creative writing since both of them are my passion. I write book reviews. I edit and translate articles and short stories. But as of now I enjoy how authors put magic in words. ;]
Hello everyone.I am participating in the #Smashwords Read an E-Book Week March 3-9 for my book, "Jew in Jail" https://www.smashwords.com/profile/vi...
Hi everyone,I'm a newly published author, just embarking on this journey of promotion:
www.chrispavey.com
My novel, Running Against Time, is available now!
Danise, my husband studied film in college and now has a hard time watching movies without deconstructing them.Do you think you might have the same problem with literary criticism and creative writing?
Chris - I offer some book promotion and marketing tips on my website if that helps. http://florenceosmund.com/promoting_a... Good luck to you!
Hi, I'm Richard Kellier author of 'The Omega Paradox', available as eBook and Paperback Editions on Amazon. I also have a 'Facts behind the Fiction' eBook on Amazon which is also permanently FREE at Smashwords. As I am newly published I am still getting used to, and learning about the Goodreads site.Richard Kellier.
www.richardkellier.ccom
Mike wrote: "Thanks Guys :)I have a fantastic story in my head (I'm biased though) I have the characters in place and I know what I want them to do, I'm about six or seven chapters in and just came to a holt...."
Hi Mike,
That's so familiar :) the answer to the writer's block is the change of scenes; preferably going to some unvisited place, or just reading something else in your genre. Your story will fight its way out if it's a really worthy story. Don't hurry, if you need a month to figure out what should be next, then let it.
My book took 10 months to unveil itself, with one month off on Corfu :)
Good luck!
Marina Latcko
Marina wrote: "Hello everyone,I am Marina Latcko from Russia, an English teacher with a strong desire to turn into a writer. My lifelong education, reading and real life experience had given me so many topics t..."
Nice to met you Marina...B
Hello group!. I just published what to do before you say "I Do". It's about what to expect in your relationship. Questions to ask you and your partner and concrete ideas and solutions for how to create the best relationship you can have. I would love to have a discussion and answer any questions regarding this topic
Nice to join the group. I'm a Science Fiction author, residing in Phoenix, AZ. My debut novelette, The Thing Down the Road, was released a year ago by Musa Publishing and is receiving great reviews. While my agent is shopping other novels, I continue writing. It's a big transition with a lot to learn in marketing, all the while trying to finish other works, but I'm thrilled to be 'burdened'.
Yiyi wrote: "My name is Yiyi and i write books and read them. My books are not yet published but i have completed two. one is fantasy and the other is futuristic dystopia"Welcome Yiyi...B
Terry wrote: "Nice to join the group. I'm a Science Fiction author, residing in Phoenix, AZ. My debut novelette, The Thing Down the Road, was released a year ago by Musa Publishing and is receiving great reviews..."Welcome Terry...B
Richard wrote: "Hi, I'm Richard Kellier author of 'The Omega Paradox', available as eBook and Paperback Editions on Amazon. I also have a 'Facts behind the Fiction' eBook on Amazon which is also permanently FREE a..."hello Richard...B
Chris wrote: "Hi everyone,I'm a newly published author, just embarking on this journey of promotion:
www.chrispavey.com
My novel, Running Against Time, is available now!"
hello Chris...congrats...B
Abigail wrote: "Danise, my husband studied film in college and now has a hard time watching movies without deconstructing them.Do you think you might have the same problem with literary criticism and creative wr..."
uhmm, actually no, when the theories were being introduced to us, they were equally distributed. So maybe your husband was asked to focus on deconstruction rather than focusing equally to the rest of the theories. Sooner or later, we will be asked to choose among the theories as our specialization and maybe at that time, I, too, will encounter the same problem.
And if I may suggest, try making your husband watch movies that will capture his interest and maybe he could prevent himself from deconstructing it. just a try :) thanks for asking my opinion though i'm still learning
Hi, I've been a member for a couple weeks and thought I introduced myself but I can't find my intro so here goes. Or here goes again. I've been writing anonymously for more years than I should admit to. Confession magazines, ghost writing, copy-writing, editing and literary magazines. Mostly romances, some sci-fi, fantasy and paranormal. Now I'm going public and e-publishing, which is great. No word counts, no strict guidelines, I can cross genres all I want. But the marketing sucks. It's hard!My latest novel is Spirit Legend and it's about a couple (employer and employee) who set off to find a lake in the wilds of the North Woods that legend says is home to a spirit. They find the lake. And they find the spirit. Then they are stranded and must not only survive but must deal with a spirit that sings, lights up the sky and wants to communicate with them.
Hi, Florence!Danise, that sounds like a well rounded class! Keep us updated on how it goes.
Whoops, I just realized I can post info here about my short story that's finally, finally, finally gone free on Amazon. It's about a couple who learn the world will end unless they agree to be separated for eternity and one of them refuses to accept those terms. Here's the link if anyone is interested:http://Amazon.com/dp/B007N6K964
Hello, everyone. I'm Alexandra, and I live in the sunny state of Florida, in the US. I write Young Adult, New Adult, and Adult fiction, usually with a focus on Fantasy or Sci-Fi (or any of their sub-genres), though I love Poetry, and write some Contemporary, too. I'm self-published, and have a few series going.
Aside from publishing and writing, I enjoy art (I usually do my own covers), and chatting with friends about books. I also like typing up screenplays, and visiting local craft shows.
Looking forward to chatting with you all!
Alexandra~
http://www.alexandralanc.com
Aside from publishing and writing, I enjoy art (I usually do my own covers), and chatting with friends about books. I also like typing up screenplays, and visiting local craft shows.
Looking forward to chatting with you all!
Alexandra~
http://www.alexandralanc.com
It's nice to meet you Alexandra and Brian
I love this group and looking through everyone's books.My name is Marci Nault and I'm the author of The Lake House pub date May 7, 2013 with Gallery Books an imprint of Simon and Schuster.
I made a list of 101 Dreams Come True five years ago - a life list - and I've completed almost ninety of those dreams. The biggest dream on that list was to become a published fiction author, and now that it's coming true I believe anything is possible.
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Marina wrote: "Mike wrote: "Thanks Guys :)I have a fantastic story in my head (I'm biased though) I have the characters in place and I know what I want them to do, I'm about six or seven chapters in and just ca..."
Hi -- I started my novel when I was between jobs; I got a job and the novel went on the shelf. Eventually I wrote it on the commuter bus. It absolutely came in fits and starts. It is also a good thing to take a vacation from writing every now and then. You have to be fresh, not angry at your book. Good luck. Martha Johnson
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