What's what and Who's Who in W. A.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks heaps Katie:) Much appreciated...

[Arielle]

Perth reader right here! :)
19, uni student, English major, SOUTH of the river ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Big welcome to you Arielle...would you like to introduce yourself in http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3... that thread, so all the members can say hi? Thanks:)

[Katie]

Hi, Arielle! Do you mean you live south of the river, or you're at uni south of the river? (I'm in the Central Wheatbelt, but went to UWA.)

[Arielle]

i just live south, I go to UWA too! :)

[Cheryl]

Hi Cheryl here, new to Aussie Readers. Describe myself in six words.....eek....

Pom, Freo fanatic, south of the river....

Phew!

[Shona]

If you like paranormal romance I'm signing my new release at Temptation the Romance Bookstore in Subiaco on Saturday October 8 10:30-12

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Ditto to Carmel's comment, Shona!

[Nikki]

Hey Guys, I recently moved from Perth to Kalgoorlie, anyone got any recs on places to eat etc...

[Simon]

Live SOR, bicycle nut, author, programmer, twitterer(erer)

Good luck with the book launch Shona.

[Janelle]

Didn't realise there was a WA thread now :) NORTH of the river, well - North East...
Wife, Mum, Love YA fiction etc.

[Katie]

All the best with the book launch, Shona!

[Laurel]

Shona wrote: "If you like paranormal romance I'm signing my new release at Temptation the Romance Bookstore in Subiaco on Saturday October 8 10:30-12"

congratulations on your book, Shona. I liked and tagged your book. All the best with your signing. I hope a lot of readers turn up to buy.
http://laurellamperdwriter.weebly.com

[Rosanne]

Laurel wrote: "Shona wrote: "If you like paranormal romance I'm signing my new release at Temptation the Romance Bookstore in Subiaco on Saturday October 8 10:30-12"

congratu..."

Sorry I missed you today Shona. Perhaps another time. Stuff got in the way.

[Shona]

Rosanne wrote: Sorry I missed you today Shona. Perhaps another time. Stuff got in the way.
Hi Rosanne, I signed all the stock at Temptation so there are still signed copies available and I'm organising something special for when I get The ARCs of book 2 Kiss of the Goblin Prince

[Jeanette]

I live in the south west of WA. It's going to be 35 degrees today. A bit hot for Spring considering it was freezing only days ago.
Never mind. The sun is glorious.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

My hubby thought they'd made a mistake when he saw it on the weather report this morning!! Enjoy! Too hot for me though.....

[Tyson]

Hi All. I'm from the wheatbelt of WA. Despite being almost harvest time we just had rain and a spot of hail. Sucks to be a farmer right now.

[Jeanette]

We've had more rain down south but today has been warm. Weather is very unpredictable but I like it like that. It's the intense heat I hate the most.
My daughter's car was a write-off last year after the huge hailstorm in Perth. The university was hard hit, as was the college she lived at. It really was unbelievable. It was sad to look at all the poor university students whose cars were damaged beyond repair. Lucky my daughter's car was replaced but we were still out-of-pocket.
Praying for good weather all round :)

[Tyson]

Uni student cars are meant to look like they are held together with rust. The lecturers cars are meant to look like they upgraded to a car that wasn't rusty but still looked crap.

[Jeanette]

And now off the subject. For all you Sandgropers, you have a few more days to enter my book giveaway. The story is set in my hometown in the SW of WA.
http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

[Jeanette]

It's been a bit quiet on this thread. What's everyone doing?

I will be posting books to the winners of my giveaway today plus trying to squeeze in some editing for a friend, and writing.
It's simply glorious in the south west today. My kind of weather.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Jeanette wrote: "It's been a bit quiet on this thread. What's everyone doing?

I will be posting books to the winners of my giveaway today plus trying to squeeze in some editing for a friend, and writing.
It's sim..."

Everyone must be busy in your neck of the woods Jeanette! Anyone in our AR group win your giveaway?

[Jeanette]

One lady is a member of our group, not too sure about the other.
Will have more giveaways in the near future.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Awesome:) Thanks!

[Sabina]

Hi, Sabina here, new to Aussie Readers, nice to meet you all. Six words?

NoR, mum-of-two, coffee, chocolate, books, cooking

Well it's a start.

[Colin]

I've got the second of several WA signings for my new book Ossard's Hope for anyone in Perth looking for a bookish activty this coming Saturday November 12th. I'll be at Dymocks Carousel between 11am & 1pm. Novemeber 24th I'm at Dymocks Joondalup (11am-1pm) and Dymocks Morley (5:30pm-7:30pm) and at Viva Books Busselton on Saturday November 26th (10am-noon). There will also be some more (South of the River) signings on December 10 at Collins Books Willetton/Southlands (10am-noon) and Collins Books Gateway/Cockburn (12:30pm-2:30pm).

Other than that, I'm waiting with some trepidation for summer's heat.

Best place for signing details is my Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Colin-T...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Enjoy, all you WA people!!

[Jeanette]

I have a new book out and I'm giving one away:
http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Jeanette wrote: "I have a new book out and I'm giving one away:
http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho..."

And I'm entered Jeanette:D

[Jeanette]

Thanks :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Jeanette wrote: "Thanks :)"

Thank YOU!!!

[Colin]

Brenda wrote: "Enjoy, all you WA people!!"

Thanks, Brenda!

[Deb]

Hope the book signing went well Colin. Think I will try to get up to Joondalup on the 24th.

[Colin]

Hi Deb, it would be great to see you! I haven't been to Joondalup for well over ten years, so I'm looking forward to seeing how it's grown.

As for Carousel, that went well. I met lots of people, talked about fantasy and writing, and we sold lots of books. But my feet are paying for it!

[Jeanette]

Drove around Kings Park/Swan River this morning. It has to be one of the prettiest places in Perth. What does everyone else think?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Jeanette wrote: "Drove around Kings Park/Swan River this morning. It has to be one of the prettiest places in Perth. What does everyone else think?"

I can't wait to see it Jeanette! We are visiting Perth in March next year:)

[Jeanette]

Great. The view from Kings Park is amazing. Hope it's not too hot for you :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Jeanette wrote: "Great. The view from Kings Park is amazing. Hope it's not too hot for you :)"

Ha! So do I!! I asked advice of you WA people before I booked ages ago, and that's the date we came up with!! So I'll know who to blame if it is;D

[Jeanette]

With the weather we've been having lately I take no responsibility. The seasons have been tampered with.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Yes Jeanette, I think it's the same all over Australia...weird weather at best...lol

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Yay Carmel, do the Indian Pacific trip:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I'm pretty sure it does, cos it stops there. Not 100% but think it does!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

:D

[Colin]

It stops for a 2 hour refuel and water break in Kal. The Indian Pacific is a great trip, but takes time (2-3 days) and is much more expensive than flying. I loved it, but I think it's something you do because you like trains or the journey, not just the destination.

[Jeanette]

Margaret River is one of my favourite places. It was heartbreaking watching the devastating bushfires only a few weeks ago. We had that same drama here in Waroona two-years running a few years back. Packing the car with treasured possessions puts everything into perspective. Wishing all those that lost their homes a blessed Xmas and New Year.

[Laurel]

Jeanette wrote: "Margaret River is one of my favourite places. It was heartbreaking watching the devastating bushfires only a few weeks ago. We had that same drama here in Waroona two-years running a few years bac..."

The fires would have been dreadful for people and those who lost their houses and virtually their past lives. We in the south east of WA live in fear of bushfires too, especially when there's a strong hot north west wind.

[Jeanette]

Going to be a scorcher here today. Chance of a storm tonight.

[[deleted user]]

Raining, raining, raining thanks to ex-cyclone Grant, don't matter though I love the 'warm' rain. Going for my evening walk now....(-:

[Sophie]

Am a Perth-o-nality also... ok lets see about the 6 work summary...

Total Bibliophile. Adores winter. Encourages shenanigans. :P