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Brenda wrote: "Andrew wrote: "Hi. I'm a SF&F Australian author who's been writing for decades, without much success until recently. 'Nightfall', Book 1 in the Clemhorn trilogy came out in February and Zmok Books ..."Thanks Brenda. I've opened a new topic as suggested. And yes, of course I recognise your name.
Theresa wrote: "Welcome Andrew!Thanks Theresa. Hague Publishing's been going eight years now, which is quite a presentable period for a small publisher.
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Sweep of the Blade is on my reading list for August. Those authors can do no wrong!!!
Welcome Andrew - nice to meet you.
Andrew wrote: "Theresa wrote: "Welcome Andrew!Thanks Theresa. Hague Publishing's been going eight years now, which is quite a presentable period for a small publisher."
Wow! That is a big deal! Congrats!
Phrynne wrote: "Welcome to the group Andrew:)Sweep of the Blade is on my reading list for August. Those authors can do no wrong!!!"
Hi Phrynee - I read Sweep of the Blade five times in two weeks. It is that good.
Hi everyone!! Sorry for the late post, I'm a SF&F Chinese-Australian author who's been writing for a few years, and finally published my first book last year.
Since writing is my dream, I’m (still) trying to find a way to monetise my writings and break into the writing profession. Hopefully, I’ll one day become a full-time author, but until then, I’ll have to learn to juggle different career ambitions. *C’est la vie.*
My first book The Remains of Civilisation is a sci-fi thriller surrounding a mostly humorous take on a shadowy alien conspiracy that secretly control the world, and a group of friends who had been sucked in too deep.
I look forward to participating in future discussions.
Yicheng Liu
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Sorry for the late post, I'm a SF&F Chinese-Australian author who's been writing for a few years, and finally published my first book last year.
Since writing is my dream, I’m (st..."
Welcome Yicheng. If you'd like to promote your work, please create your own thread here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group... - in the Author Spotlight folder where you can discuss all your writing. Thanks :)
Hi Andrew! 😊😊😊😊And welcome, Yicheng!
Welcome to all of our new members! :)
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Hi Charis, lovely to have you in our group. Welcome! If you could create your own thread to tell us all about your writing journey, that would be wonderful. Thank you :) https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
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Clare wrote: "Hello fellow Aussies! My name is Clare and i'm from Sydney. My favorite Australian author/book is John Marsden and his 'Tomorrow When the War Began' series. I love reading the genres of Fantasy and..."Hi Clare, Welcome. There are some excellent YA books out there I was pretty impressed by Tomorrow when the war began. I must find the rest of Marsden's books.
Hey, I'm Madison. I'm a newcomer to Goodreads, having joined earlier in the year. I've always liked reading but realised I wanted to be more consistent with my reading habits. That's why I like the reading challenge. I can both keep track of the stories I've been enjoying and also be up to date on my reading goal. :)
Hi everyone. My name's Michelle, though I often go by 'Prakky'. I've been a Goodreads member since 2012 and my favourite writers include Aussies like Robert Drewe and Geraldine Brooks. I saw 'Red Queen' listed here as a recent read (I think?)- that was a cracker of a story!My tastes range widely, from thriller to dystopian to romance! I used to be a book club member but that's lapsed because of time commitments, so I look forward to seeing recommendations here. In the past 12 months I've self published two novels and writing is my new addiction, leaving me less time to read (which can be vexing, but it's a nice problem to have). Cheers!
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Welcome to AR, Michelle and Madison! :)
Hi Everyone,I'm from Brisbane too Mandy :) I've been an avid reader all my life but when my job was made redundant last year, I though I'd set free the ideas in my head, and I started to write. I have one published book and I'm halfway through writing the sequel. They're urban fantasies with a message, (the characters include gargoyles, elves, demons and everything in between), set in Australia. Hopefully my stories are different enough to attract enough attention to stand out from the thousands of other books on Amazon. It's been a lot of fun but also bloody challenging (can I say the B word here? It's the great Aussie swear word after all lol). Lovely to meet you all :)
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Brenda wrote: "Welcome LE :) If you'd like to promote your work, feel free to open your own thread in the Author Spotlight section. This thread is only for introductions so your information will get lost in the p..."Oh wow, thank you. That would be awesome. I'll be sure to do that.
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I found Goodreads through my local libraries and joined over 4 years ago. I began reading books from Nora Robert's, Lori Foster, Abbie Glines , and to discovering Australian Authors of Rachael Johns, Karly Lane, Fiona Palmer, Fiona Macarthur, Mandy Magro, Lisa Ireland, Barbara Hannay, Sarah Barrie to name a few. I like to read paperbacks easier to hold it in place to read and feel it in your hands. I read romantic spence thrillers, contemporary romances, rural romances, and others.
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I think you might have posted in the wrong thread Stacey...
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Have mostly been reading from the Boxall 1000 and Guardian 1000 lists the last two years - have rediscovered the classics.
Live on the far north coas..."
Welcome!
L.E. wrote: "Hi Everyone,I'm from Brisbane too Mandy :) I've been an avid reader all my life but when my job was made redundant last year, I though I'd set free the ideas in my head, and I started to write. I..."
Hi there! It sure is challenging to get books out there - thankfully I absolutely love the process of writing. Good luck with it all :)
Cphe wrote: "Hi - I've been on GR's for a couple of years.Have mostly been reading from the Boxall 1000 and Guardian 1000 lists the last two years - have rediscovered the classics.
Live on the far north coas..."
Welcome Cphe. - I had a sqiz at your bookshelf and was delighted; someone else that has read and re-reads Red Adam's Lady I have always suspected I was the only person in the universe who did that.
Cphe wrote: "No I love RAL and have both a hardcover and kindle copy (just in case)Loved Julitta - a fiesty heroine.
p.s - Have you read any Stella Riley?"
Never heard of her!The Parfit Knight this Stella Riley? It looks good. Have you read any Roberta Gellis? I did not see any on your shelf.
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I used to live in WA but am now in Sydney.
Good luck with the writing and publishing business!
Theresa