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Dec 16, 2010 06:47AM
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Tony wrote: "Tony wrote: "Oh my god I think I must have died and gone to heaven? women are telling me, well done and congrats and that I am getting stuff right...and I have it in writing too!!!This cannot las..."
LOL! A bit of man-bashing and it's not even us girls doing it!:D
Gail "cyborg" wrote: "Sandyboy wrote: "Me. Sydney. Civil Service. Waistcoat. Beard. Two kids. Cask Wine. Beach. "Welcome to the group Sandyboy.
I loved A Suitable Boy, but I know others who found it a bit of a ch..."
I liked A Suitable Boy though it's a long time since I read it. I didn't like the ending with the girl marrying the wrong man - I can't think of their names now - but I guess that is how it is in India. Vikram Seth didn't write a love story. I liked his poetry novel too. It's very clever. Laurel
Laurel careful with the spoilers please.
I have also read Two Lives: A Memoirand An Equal Music which are also very good. I don't need a classic type of love story.
I have also read Two Lives: A Memoirand An Equal Music which are also very good. I don't need a classic type of love story.
Carmel wrote: "Tony wrote: "And I see Carmel is stalking me now...Oh dear, will it all end in tears, mine!! ..."Ah Tony, sorry to disappoint you, but I'm a bit busy stalking others today, you'll have to wait ..."
Oh how you can wound!;-)
I see Mandy's alter ego is Lt Ripley...OMG... now that is one serious moderator!!! "In cyberspace nobody can hear you scream!"Hey Mandy how do I put up here the books I have written and had published? all 2 'MinX' and 'Dark Arenas'?....
Get out of there NOW, Ripley!Now!!!;-)
Tony wrote: "I see Mandy's alter ego is Lt Ripley...OMG... now that is one serious moderator!!! "In cyberspace nobody can hear you scream!" Hey Mandy how do I put up here the books I have written and had publis..."Tony you're very tricky! Here are your books (I think?):
Dark Arenas and MinX
Here is your Goodreads Author Profile: Cary Stone. You might want to add a bit of info to your profile.
Here is a link to the page: How To Use The Author Program created by the Goodreads staff.
I edited your book blurbs slightly because I think you included some bad code when you copy/pasted the synopsis'. Check the blurbs and make sure I haven't ruined anything!;)
When you get time check out the folder in our group discussions called "Aussie Author Spotlight".
P.S. I love SciFi movies!
Mandy wrote: "Tony wrote: "I see Mandy's alter ego is Lt Ripley...OMG... now that is one serious moderator!!! "In cyberspace nobody can hear you scream!" Hey Mandy how do I put up here the books I have written a..."Hi Mandy, tricky eh. is that good or bad?
Thanks for doing the books for me. I really appreciate your help I will check out and go to the places you highlighted.Btw Stealing Atlanta is not me?!
btw
"Stealing Atlanta" tho is not me!?
Realized I had been here for a week or two without introducing myself ;O So here it is Hello! I'm Khenan. (Key-nan, its not ke-nen goddammit!:P) Anyway i love to read and this group seemed quite awesome. Looking forward to reading and discovering new books :)
Carmel wrote: "Tony wrote: "Oh how you can wound!;-)..."Oh Tony, I love to wind, it's my favourite pasttime along with stalking, ha ha!!
Hi Khenan, welcome aboard!!!"
Oh you have wind? well you can get pills for that or maybe a kite!
Hi Khenan,I warn you, tread carefully in here these shelias are armed and extremly dangerous! Look out especialy for the Ripley one!
Sorry I digress this is all supposed to be about books and serious stuff...
Mandy wrote: "Tony wrote: "I see Mandy's alter ego is Lt Ripley...OMG... now that is one serious moderator!!! "In cyberspace nobody can hear you scream!" Hey Mandy how do I put up here the books I have written a..."Ok Lt Ripley thanks for the links ect, I did do a profile but it seems the link you gave me to it is lacking a lot of stuff I put in it...But I am still getting used to things here...this link is probably something else...The author link is very interesting and I will see you in the sci fi link...At ease Ripley ...salutes and walks off with evil grin!
Tony wrote: "Mandy wrote: "Tony wrote: "I see Mandy's alter ego is Lt Ripley...OMG... now that is one serious moderator!!! "In cyberspace nobody can hear you scream!" Hey Mandy how do I put up here the books I ..."
Tony we need to move you out of the introduce yourself thread.
Here is the perfect spot to chat. Chat about what ever you like. :D
Tony we need to move you out of the introduce yourself thread.
Here is the perfect spot to chat. Chat about what ever you like. :D
Hi all, I'm new to this thread. I'm an aussie author based in Sydney. Right now I'm reading some other aussie authors' books, which is great. This is such a great place to come to find new and established authors. Just wanted to share with you the fact that I run a blog (it's a bit like a virtual TV show) called The Lit Chick Show and in this blog I feature authors from all over the world and they showcase their books. This way, readers can go and watch a "program" and see what the author has to say. The author interviews are either done on video or as an audio-cast. Anyway, thought you might like to check out who's out there. Wishing you all a Merry Xmas and a wonderful New Year and lots of ... goodreads along the way :-)
Bye for now!
Sylvia
Sylvia Massara
Thank you, Carmel. I look forward to interacting with you all. This is such a great place to be :-) So far I've been so busy with all my activities, but now that I've slowed down for the Xmas/New Year period I'll be able to enjoy "surfing the net". LOL.Have a great day!
Sylvia
Sylvia - the site looks great ... what a great idea! thansk
Hi, I'm from Byron Bay and launched my book 'Leaving Neverland' (Why Little Boys Shouldn't Run Big Corporations) at the Byron bay writer's festival. As well as a delightful skewering of perpetual boys my book also offers a way out of Neverland. I have self published and Rex Finch from Finch Publishing did kindly say my writing was ..."reminiscent of Hunter S. Thompson." I have put details of my book on Goodreads and I have a website www.leavingneverland.net. Happy holidays to all, Daniel Prokop
@Iris, thank you. I'm glad you liked the site. I've got a long list of authors scheduled for 2011. Oh, and if there are any aussie authors on this thread who want to be on my show, then contact me through the blog: www.litchickshow.com@Gail, thank you for the welcome :-)
Daniel wrote: "Hi, I'm from Byron Bay and launched my book 'Leaving Neverland' (Why Little Boys Shouldn't Run Big Corporations) at the Byron bay writer's festival. As well as a delightful skewering of perpetual b..."Welcome to the group Daniel. Your book looks great! Good luck with it.:)
Leaving Neverland. Why little boys shouldn't run big corporations.
Sylvia wrote: "Hi all, I'm new to this thread. I'm an aussie author based in Sydney. Right now I'm reading some other aussie authors' books, which is great. This is such a great place to come to find new and esta..."Great blog Sylvia! I've added your books to our group bookshelf. They look very good.:)
Thank you, Mandy, for adding my books to your bookshelf. Right now I'm starting work on my new novel. I forgot how much hard work it really is. LOL!
Welcome all new members to the group. Just had a great day - 15 copies of my new novel arrived in the mail. Very good day.
extremely - nothing like seeing it, touching it, in its final form :)
Thanks all - appreciate it (I managed, as a result of this, to actually get copies of my novel to the judges of the Aurealis Awards, in time).
Congratulations Gerry, it's a great feeling eh!
Best of luck with the awards, Gerry. I'm still waiting for my book to come out on paperback, which will hopefully be in Jan or Feb of 2011!Cheers, Sylvia
Welcome to the group Jennifer. So glad you could join us. I am a Sydneysider, the weather isn't that crash hot at the moment if that's what you are missing. You have a wonderful Christmas and New Year also.
Welcome Jennifer, living in Texas eh! I like Texans, especially when they start talking of how big everything is there, I make their jaw drop when I tell them "well I live in the state of Queensland & Texas fits 9.7 times into Queensland, a state of Australia" usually works a treat. (-:
Gail "cyborg" wrote: "Do we chat about books here?"Hmmm....maybe?! Heheehehe :3
Jeninifer- Welcome :D!
Hi Jennifer, I bet you miss home, especially seeing your family is still in Sydney. My parents have both passed on and this will be my 4th Xmas without my mum, with whom I was very close :-(I'm spending my time reading and writing this Xmas. I'm up to chapter 4 of my new novel, so I've been very productive. And I'm also relaxing with my Kindle ereader and books from fellow writers that I'm reading.
It'll be a quiet Xmas for me.
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Sorry to hear, Sylvia..I'm the same..4th year without Mum, 2nd without Dad. It especially brings it home at Christmas, that's for sure. I hope you have a peaceful, happy, albeit quiet Christmas...take care..:)
Thank you, Brenda. I lost Dad in 2002. So I'm an orphan too now :-(
Jennifer wrote: "Hi all!!!!! *waves*I am Jennifer, I currently live in Texas but am from Sydney Australia....and i MISS it!!!! Right now especially since my whole family is there. i hope you all have a great ch..."
Hi Jennifer and welcome to the group! What are you doing all the way over there?? Come HOME!!!
If you click on the word 'groups' at the top of this page you will see our Aussie Readers group currently has 997 members!! That is where you find the most up to date number of members. Keep an eye on that number and see when we reach 1000!:)
Oh wow...3 members to go and then 1k..woohoo! Can it happen before it's 2011!?!? hehehe
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Brenda wrote: "Oooooo..can we do it!! I can't think of anyone else to introduce...:)"Me neither :(
Jennifer wrote: "Hi all!!!!! *waves*I am Jennifer, I currently live in Texas but am from Sydney Australia....and i MISS it!!!! Right now especially since my whole family is there. i hope you all have a great ch..."
Oh, Jennifer, if ever there's a time you should be home it's Christmas. But have a lovely day anyway, don't sit around pining for seafood and salad summer lunch - it's been rainy and cool all up the east coast. I live in S.E. Qld and can't be sure my grownup family will make it here, but I've given them stern instructions I don't want them driving through floodwater and/or heavy rain.
Here's wishing you a nice warm Christmas star to brighten your holiday!
Well...it's probably time I introduced myself seeming as I've been posting comments for a while now. I'm Maggie, 50 yr old from Adelaide. I have two daughters 19 and 23, neither of whom have inherited my passion for reading. I read lots, constantly, dont leave home without at least one book in my bag 'just in case' there is a delay at the post office or wherever I'm headed. Mostly I read a wide range of fiction. It seems the older I get however the more non fiction I read now. I work as a registered nurse in a large pubic hospital here in Adelaide. I work in Haematology / Oncology (cancer and chemotherapy to those non nurses out there) and love my job.I am attempting to re-establish my garden in a home we moved into in Feb 2010.
That's about all I can think of to say just now. I enjoy Goodreads - seem to be addicted to the site.
Welcome Maggie...totally identify with that 'just in case' feeling...you don't want to be stuck somewhere without a book! Merry Christmas! (Just gone midnight here in Perth.)
Hi Jennifer,When I visited the States some years ago, I got the same question: do we have kangaroos hopping along the city streets. I was naughty and replied: Yes. LOL.
Thank you for your thoughts, and I hope you get to come back for a visit soon. Cheers, Sylvia
Welcome Jennifer ....I know how you're feeling, or at least I think I know because everyone is different. I've been in Australia now for 14 yrs - so 14 Christmases w/out my family and it doesn't get better. Sorry to hear about your parents, Sylivia & Brenda - I'm not sure how you cope, probably with a little candle in the window :-) I miss my family tremendously, but fortunately we've "discovered" skype and it's wonderful to see my girls jumping in front of the computer showing off their pressies. One day I'll take them over to have a "white" xmas.Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas !!!
AND !!! Welcome to Maggie as well
PS - Sylivia .... a friend of ours went to live in the States for a while as well and he told everyone that Aussies use the Kangaroos as horses .... yep they believed it !
Hi Iris, you're kidding me! LOL. And they believe it? hehehehe. Someone once I asked me if we spoke English in Australia, but this was back in the 90s - hopefully, since we've hosted the Olympics people know more about us.
We had a dead kangaroo on the street corner once, obviously hit by a car. People have also found them in backyard swimming pools, but mostly they stay in the golf courses and cemeteries. It's kind of strange to be driving down the freeway at 100 km per hour and see warning signs to watch out for kangaroos.
Hi Jan, yes it is. But it's even stranger in central Australia where the street signs have the picture of a camel. I really loved that! Suddenly, I thought I was in the Sahara desert. And the great thing was that we're driving around in the middle of nowhere and suddenly, in the distance we saw a bunch of wild camels grazing on a bit of dessert grass. It was great! We certainly don't see camels in the city. LOL
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