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[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome JB! Lovely to have you with us:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Whisper My Secret by J.B. Rowley...there you go JB!!!

I just downloaded it JB! It sounds heart breaking but wonderful.

[JB]

Brenda wrote: "Whisper My Secret by J.B. Rowley...there you go JB!!!

I just downloaded it JB! It sounds heart breaking but wonderful."

Thank you for your interest in my book, Brenda. It is pretty exciting for me that you have downloaded it. What a spectacular way to make a newbie like me feel VERY welcome. JB :-)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

J.b. wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Whisper My Secret by J.B. Rowley...there you go JB!!!

I just downloaded it JB! It sounds heart breaking but wonderful."

Thank you for your interest..."

You're very welcome JB!

[JB]

Carmel wrote: "Welcome JB, lovely to have you here:)
Would you like me to add you to the Aussie Authors list?:)
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5..."

Yes, please, Carmel. Thank you for thinking of me. It's nice to be here. :-)

[Janine]

Kylie wrote: "Hey there everyone, I am from Renmark, South Australia. I have joined due to my daughter always posting her reading updates on facebook. I have always loved reading, there is nothing like curling u..."

Hi Kylie, I grew up in Renmark and still have family there. I have lived in Adelaide for a long time but still miss the river.

[Tui]

Mandy,
Do Kiwis count as Aussies here?
Hope so, cos I'm a kiwi. I live in the wilds of the western Waikato region of NZ, in a house on a hill, looking eyeball to eyeball with Mt Pirongia.(That's if mountains have eyeballs.)Love to read and write and have a special interest in animals.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Hi Tui, welcome to our group. Mandy is no longer moderator of the group though, it's Carmel, Laura and myself:) We will look after you, and of course, welcome another Kiwi into our group! You are not the only one, so you'll have company:)

Love NZ..we visited Auckland in May last year, beautiful country...we hope to return one day!

[Tui]

Thanks for the great welcome. I went to Aussie for the first time a few weeks ago and landed in Brisbane and spent five days south of Brisbane. Went to Byron Bay and the country inland from there around Mt Warning, like Uki and Mullumbimby. It was stunningly beautiful up there in the rainforest. My sudden interest in Oz is because my 26yr old daughter has made it her home and she will be producing my first grandchild soon, so it will be an Aussie. I met so many amazing people there, most unforgettable. It was a feast of home-grown live music, delicious vegetarian food and amazing wildlife. I saw my first snake! My only grump is probably a typical kiwi whinge. It had been wettish while I was there, something I'm perfectly happy about normally, BUT in that part of Oz it brought out these vampire worms that stuck to my feet and sucked my blood. The tough Aussies rolled their eyes at my pathetic distaste.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Aaah leeches Tui!! I loathe them as well! So great you enjoyed it when you visited. Lovely your daughter has made OZ her home, and you will therefore come to visit us much more often:) And congratulations on becoming a Grandma soon! It's a wonderful experience, and it'll change your life for the better. Grandkids are gorgeous!!

[Tui]

Thank-you Brenda. I don't feel so bad about the leeches now I know I'm not alone.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Tui wrote: "Thank-you Brenda. I don't feel so bad about the leeches now I know I'm not alone."

I don't think you'll find anyone who likes them;D

[JB]

Brenda wrote: "Mandy is no longer moderator of the group though, it's Carmel, Laura and myself:)"

I very much admire moderators. It must take up so much of your time. Pats on the back to you all. JB :-)

[JB]

Tui wrote: "...vampire worms that stuck to my feet and sucked my blood..."

And this from someone who lives 'side by side' with ugly, spooky, gruesome wetas! JB :-)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

J.B. wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Mandy is no longer moderator of the group though, it's Carmel, Laura and myself:)"

I very much admire moderators. It must take up so much of your time. Pats on the back to you all. ..."

Thanks JB! I love it:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

J.B. wrote: "Tui wrote: "...vampire worms that stuck to my feet and sucked my blood..."

And this from someone who lives 'side by side' with ugly, spooky, gruesome wetas! JB :-)"

What are 'wetas'?

[Tui]

J.B. LOL i really laughed when I read your weta comment. I was having a discussion about scary creatures with some Aussies on an Amazon thread recently. They knew I was planning my trip to Oz and they were trying to scare the tripe out of me by telling me about the snakes and poison spiders and "drop-bears" I would meet. I tried to get my own back by showing a photo of the biggest scariest weta I could find. They said it looked like a grasshopper to them!
I'm afraid when it comes to scary critters, the Aussies win every time and we kiwis are total woossies. HOWEVER, when I got there I was okay with the snakes and the flying cockroaches and the huge huntsmans spiders I saw. I even thought the snake was beautiful and the house I stayed in actually had pythons living in the ceiling. I was fine with that.
It was ONLY those danged vampire worms that got to me.

[JB]

Tui wrote: "..It was ONLY those danged vampire worms that got to me..."

Hmmm, might be good material for a book! Vampire worms attack kiwi who lives with pythons.... JB :-)

[Carol]

Hi I'm Carol and have recently joined Goodreads. Still trying to negotiate my way around and fill my shelves. I've been reading for 50 years or so, so that makes it quite an awesome task. I love historical novels best but also enjoy crime, medical and mystery novels. I also write historical novels and love researching my family history on which my novels are based. Looking forward to learning more about some of you and loving feeling part of the great reading/writing community.

[Tui]

Well vampires are pretty big world-wide right now but I don't think any author has explored the wormy side of vampirism. Could we have them fighting against the were-mosquitoes in competition for human blood?
The pythons could be the goodies, the angels in the ceiling, teaching the philosophy that it is better to kill by love and hugs (which they do) than by bloodsucking or flesh-ripping.
And lets face it, when it comes to protecting this planet for future generations of living things, any way to get rid of humans is all for the best in the end. The pythons, vampires and were-creatures are onto something environmentally useful.
J.B. Perhaps we should collaborate in this marvelous new story idea?

[JB]

Hi, Carol. I am new here too. I have found it very welcoming. In fact, I have never felt so comfortable, so quickly in a new online group. 'Tis noice! JB :-)

[JB]

LOL. You are fun, Tui. Story sounds absolutely gripping and I'd love to collaborate with you but, alas, might have to put that idea on the back burner until Father Time become more generous! JB :-)

[Tui]

J.B. I wasn't serious. I have the same problem with Father Time.

[JB]

Tui wrote: "J.B. I wasn't serious. I have the same problem with Father Time."

I know;I was just extending the joke. I reckon there are very few people who have time to smell the roses these days. Shouldn't be like that but.....

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carol wrote: "Hi I'm Carol and have recently joined Goodreads. Still trying to negotiate my way around and fill my shelves. I've been reading for 50 years or so, so that makes it quite an awesome task. I love hi..."

A very big welcome Carol! Lovely to have you with us:) We'd love you to put the link/s up to your books, so we can check them out!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You should make time to smell the 'roses' guys!!!

Not roses, but some beautiful relaxing flowers from our garden:)

[Janine]

Brenda wrote: "You should make time to smell the 'roses' guys!!!

Not roses, but some beautiful relaxing flowers from our garden:)

These are stunning Brenda







"

[JB]

Not picking up the scent, Brenda. :-)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

JB wrote: "Not picking up the scent, Brenda. :-)"

Close your eyes and use your imagination JB;D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Janine wrote: "Brenda wrote: "You should make time to smell the 'roses' guys!!!

Not roses, but some beautiful relaxing flowers from our garden:)

These are stunning Brenda

Thanks Janine...love our flowers:)







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[Tui]

Reminds me of my cycling friend who died a year and a half ago when a car ploughed into her bunch of cyclists. I made a page of roses for her.
It's here:
http://www.tuiscope.co.nz/pagefiles/k...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Tui wrote: "Reminds me of my cycling friend who died a year and a half ago when a car ploughed into her bunch of cyclists. I made a page of roses for her.
It's here:
http://www.tuiscope.co.nz/pagefiles/k......"

That is absolutely beautiful Tui! Thanks so much for sharing..what a tragic loss to all her family and friends!

[Tui]

Thanks Brenda. It was a terrible time. I haven't got over it yet. She was so full of life and then suddenly dead. I just had to do something while she was lying there in hospital; hence the web page.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Tui wrote: "Thanks Brenda. It was a terrible time. I haven't got over it yet. She was so full of life and then suddenly dead. I just had to do something while she was lying there in hospital; hence the web page."

Awfully sad, and a wonderful tribute from you. Take care:) *hugs*

[Tui]

Thanks for the hugs Brenda.

Michael, that's why Aussies have to be so tough. Everything over there seems big and scary to a timid little kiwi like me. Even the country itself.

This is such a small and safe country . . . er . . . until the ground starts shaking as it did in Christchurch recently.

[Emily]

Welcome Carol and Tui :)

[JB]

Close your eyes and use your imagination JB;D"

Good advice, Brenda. I'm a writer, after all - should be able to use my imagination.

The Age also thinks we should smell the roses:

http://www.theage.com.au/travel/smell...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

JB wrote: "
Close your eyes and use your imagination JB;D"

Good advice, Brenda. I'm a writer, after all - should be able to use my imagination.

The Age also thinks we should smell the roses:

http://www.the..."

Beautiful JB! Ha! Yes, you guys should be able to use it better than most!!

[Lauren]

Hi all,

Lauren (Loz) from Melbourne here! :)

[Emily]

Hey Loz!

For your introductory entertainment: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

A very big welcome to you Loz!! We have a few Melbournites in the group now:) Enjoy browsing and having fun!!

[Lauren]

Michael wrote: "Hi Lauren welcome to the Aussie Readers group."

Thanks! :)

[Lauren]

Emily wrote: "Hey Loz!

For your introductory entertainment: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4..."

Fun! :) Done and done!

[Michelle]

Hi, everyone. I followed Shona Husk here. :) Lovely to be among fellow Australian reading addicts. My name is Michelle, I live in WA, and I'm a writer. Stephen King once wrote that for every word a writer writes, they should have read at least three. I've read significantly more per word written than that, LOL.

[Tui]

Welcome aboard Michelle!

[Michelle]

Thank you for the warm welcome.

Michael wrote: "Welcome to the Aussie Readers group Michelle."

Tui wrote: "Welcome aboard Michelle!"

[JB]

Michelle wrote: "Hi, everyone. I followed Shona Husk here. :) My name is Michelle, I live in WA, and I'm a writer. Stephen King once wrote that for every word a..."

Hi Michelle,

Welcome. I see you are a fellow mystery enthusiast. I can't get enough of them! JB :-)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

A very big welcome Michelle! Lovely to have you with us:) *Thanks Shona*;D

[Michelle]

Hi, JB. I love mysteries, thrillers, you name it. I love them so much, I write them. :)

Thanks for the welcome, Brenda. And yes, Shona is the best.

Michael, I've done the quiz. Not sure what anyone will make of me from my answers, though.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

In a Treacherous Court
Keeper of the King's Secrets
Dangerous Sanctuary
The Emperor's Conspiracy
Entangled

There you go Michelle!