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[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Shaun, great to have you with us:) If you'd like to head to our Author Spotlight section and make your own thread, you can promote your debut there https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group... That way we can all learn about your work:)

If you post about your work here, it will get lost in the many posts, and this thread is solely for new members to introduce themselves:) Thanks.

[Sally906]

Shaun wrote: "Hey guys, Shaun Sanford is my name. Recently started reading a whole lot more thanks to my kindle fire. Such a convenient little device. Anyway, I live in northern melbourne and currently study phy..."

Welcome Shaun

[Bernie]

Welcome Shaun. Good luck with the ebook.

[Sharon]

Hi Shaun, welcome to the group :)

[Katherine]

Shaun wrote: "Hey guys, Shaun Sanford is my name. Recently started reading a whole lot more thanks to my kindle fire. Such a convenient little device. Anyway, I live in northern melbourne and currently study phy..."

G'day & welcome Shaun from over here on the "otherside". :)

[Kelly]

Hi everyone my name is Kelly Holmes, I'm from western Queensland, currently reading into the wild on my new kindle paper white that I got for Christmas. Recently decided to join the group, hoping to have a good year have set a healthy target of 52 books this year and am doing the insane challenge from literary exploration group. Nice to meet you all and look forward to seeing you all around.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Kelly! It's great to have you with us:)

[Sally906]

Welcome Kelly. Nice to meet you. We have a few challenges here to and you are able to combine them :)

[Bernie]

Welcome Kelly? Whereabouts in Western Qld?

[Katherine]

Welcome Kelly. Congrats on the Kindle! Stay cool!

[Kelly]

Im in Roma Bernie...

[Sharon]

Hi Kelly, welcome to the group :)

[Bernie]

Kelly wrote: "Im in Roma Bernie..."

Is that winery (Romavilla wasn't) still going, Kelly? Have not been out your way for a while and I don't see it on the local shelves. A good book and a good wine; you cannot go wrong.

[Kelly]

The winery was for sale a couple of years ago, but I'm fairly sure it's still operating. I don't get much of an opportunity to drink lately but they do make a mighty fine white wine and a very good muscat.

[Bernie]

Brenda wrote: "Bernie wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Welcome Bernie, lovely to have you with us:)"

Thanks Brenda. Good to be here."

I started a new thread for you too Bernie - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/......"
Hi Brenda, Could you see whether I have done my book giveaway properly. I am not sure that I started a new topic. Thanks

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I did Bernie, and made one for you:)

[Douglas]

Hi all, I'm Douglas Gellatly, a Goodreads author who lives at Clunes in central Victoria, which is Australia's (and the Southern Hemisphere's) only International Booktown.
The big thing for the town every year is the Booktown Festival over the first weekend of May each year. It's quite a spectacle.
My own writing is available in ebook format ... Lake Brambruck and Golton Island are both available through most ebook retailers. They are both set in the Wimmera.
My third novel, Corker's Creek will be released later this year — it is the third part of a trilogy.
Cheers, Douglas

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Douglas, it's great to have you with us. To promote your work, please head to the Author Spotlight section https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group... and make your own thread (top right hand side, click "new topic", and go from there) As this is the introduction thread, it's not the place for self promotion, as it will get lost within the posts - but with your own thread we can all check out your books, and perhaps add them to our TBRs:) If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

[Sharon]

Hi Douglas, welcome to the group :)

[Celia]

Well, I'm not Australian but I have a keen interest in the place and have visited family and friends out there; many of the characters in my first novel are Australian and half of the second novel is set there so hope I qualify for entry to this group! Am looking forward to being part of it all.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Celia! Lovely to have you with us. If you'd like to head to the Author Spotlight section, you can make your own thread to promote your work. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

Enjoy browsing the threads:)

[Celia]

Brenda wrote: "Welcome Celia! Lovely to have you with us. If you'd like to head to the Author Spotlight section, you can make your own thread to promote your work. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group......"

Thank you Brenda! I'll do that.

[Sally906]

Welcome to the group Celia and Douglas.

[Celia]

Thank you! Am looking forward to getting to know you here in this Group and being part of the discussions.

[Sharon]

Hi Celia, welcome to the group :)

[Celia]

Sharon wrote: "Hi Celia, welcome to the group :)"

Thank you!

[S.K.]

Celia wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Hi Celia, welcome to the group :)"

Thank you!"

Was it hard setting a novel somewhere you've never been> I just published one set in Brittany France, and not now but 1000 years ago. Talk about a research headache!

[Celia]

S.K. wrote: "Celia wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Hi Celia, welcome to the group :)"

Thank you!"

Was it hard setting a novel somewhere you've never been> I just published one set in Brittany France, and not now but 1..."

Hi Sharon

Well, I did a lot of research but then I actually went out to Australia for 6 weeks and combined a visit to see my family with extensive research and an Australian friend here helped me a lot too - bless him. I loved being there - it was a great experience for me.

I think it really helps to go to a place if you can but you can't always do that can you? I've been to Italy a lot and to many places but in my third book I wrote about a place I hadn't been to and why did I do that? Just seemed right for the story... I admire you for writing about Brittany from 1000 years ago - that must have been really tough, but what a great achievement to have done it. I shall have to check it out...

Very best
Celia
It's really hard

[Douglas]

Brenda wrote: "Welcome Douglas, it's great to have you with us. To promote your work, please head to the Author Spotlight section https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group... and make your own ..."
Thanks Brenda, I'm still "feeling" my way around, and appreciate all hints. I'll check this out when I get a chance next week.

[Keyvan]

Hello everyone,

Brenda suggested that I say hi here. Well, Like all of you,I read lots, and I write a bit about the things that I read. It's a lot of fun but for me there is a professional dimension to it as well as I am writing my PhD on the author Peter Carey, his fiction, his reception, his writer-persona and all that stuff. I am based in Melbourne University. About the books that I like - I read all sorts of good writing, but my primary interest, at the moment, is contemporary Australian fiction.

Today was my first day here, which I loved. Looking forward to being part of the group.

Cheers Brenda, cheers everyone,
Keyvan

P.S: It's so hot in Melbourne!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Keyvan, as I said, it's lovely to have you with us :) Enjoy browsing the threads and try to stay cool! Your PhD sounds great, an interesting topic. A popular choice of reading too, a lot of us are enjoying contemporary Australian fiction at the moment.

[Keyvan]

Hi Michael, thanks. it's good to be here. 45 is just outrageous. stay hydrated.

[Keyvan]

Thank you Brenda. Lovely to be here. I am pretty excited :)

[Sharon]

Hi Keyvan, welcome to the group :)

[Sally906]

Keyvan wrote: "Hello everyone,

Brenda suggested that I say hi here. Well, Like all of you,I read lots, and I write a bit about the things that I read. It's a lot of fun but for me there is a professional dimensi..."

Welcome to the group Keyvan :)

[Bernie]

Welcome, Celia, Douglas and Keyvan.

[Douglas]

Hi Bernie, thanks for the welcome. I look forward to some interesting times here.

[Little Miss Sunshine]

hi everyone! my names Diaz and i live in sydney with my mum and dad. Sadly im the only child and it can get very lonely but i love my life! :) i play the clarinet, i love soccer, i like art, english, maths and enjoy reading. I love my family and friends and would love to go to Italy one day!

[Sharon]

Hi Diaz, welcome to the group :)

[Little Miss Sunshine]

:) thank you! i feel welcome already!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Diaz, great to have you with us :)

[Little Miss Sunshine]

:) thank you Brenda and Sharon! glad to be here!

[Sally906]

Welcome Diaz - welcome to the group

my niece plays the clarinet for her town band, and my nephew plays the saxophone and he is very good at it. Is studying music - he is the Newcastle orchestra and wants to study at the Sydney conservatory of music next year.

[Bernie]

Welcome Diaz.

[Bonny]

Hi to everyone in the group...

My name's Bonny and I'm from Perth. I'm a married mum of 2 boys. I LOVE reading and can't imagine life without books! I specifically enjoy biographies (esp. Christian testimonies), historical fiction, Holocaust memoirs, chick lit... well, the list goes on. I have read a few books by Aussie authors such as- Jacqueline Pascarl-Gillespie, Kate Shayler, Helen Garner, Michele Drouart, Jessica Rudd, Johanna Nicholls just to name a few. Most recently, I've read The Washerwoman's Dream: The Extraordinary Life of Winifred Steger 1882-1981 who was actually born in England, but grew up in Australia's remote outback and had a very hard life. It's a long book, but well worth the read, in my opinion, if you like biographies :)

I'm looking forward to getting to know how this group works, as it's the first and only one I've joined! Most importantly, I'm looking forward to good book recommendations!

[Sharon]

Hi Bonny, welcome to the group :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Bonny, great to have you with us:) We have some recommendation threads, and lots of others which will help with your choices - enjoy browsing and finding some new books and authors:)

[Yuan]

Hi everyone :)

My name is Yuan, from Melbourne (though I'll probably always been a Brissie girl at heart). I grew up loving books but for the last six years or so, I haven't been able to read much due to my university load. But now that I've graduated, I'm finding myself back in the local library again!

My favourite genre is fantasy, regardless of whether it is YA or adult. I do enjoy a bit of everything though - contemporary, historical, paranormal, chick lit, non-fiction etc. The only two I struggle with are horror (I get scared easily) and sci-fi (tried Asimov but simply couldn't do it).

I guess the reason I'm joining this group is because I want to connect with other book-lovers, share my favourite books and get some good book recommendations in return. I'm still quite new to this process but I'm looking forward to diving into this group and joining some discussions! :D

Hope you all have a good day wherever you are!

[Sharon]

Hi Yuan, welcome to the group :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Yuan, it's great to have you with us! Enjoy browsing, and if you have any questions, just ask:) Congratulations on your graduation too!