Newbie corner - what do you expect from this group?

[Poorva]

Shoa wrote: "Welcome, Poorva :)
You can also participate in the monthly Group Read n related discussions."

Thank you so much. I would love to participate.

[Daniel]

Hello! been lurking for a while, thought I'd join :)
btw, are there any good Indian horror writers/novels?

[Ahtims]

Sure, Daniel.
Indian horror -nothing comes to my mind. Shall ruminate over and let know.

[Daniel]

Thanks!

[Rohit]

Looking forward to reading activities in this group. btw, I read books very slowly... :)

[Ahtims]

Hi Rohit, slow and steady always wins :)

[Mohit]

Hello, Myself mohit and thank you for the efforts you guys have put in creating this online Community. As part of research related to marketing would you like to share your views on anarchism as fiction?

[Ahtims]

You can post this in share your ideas folder. Personally, I don't even know what it means. Perhaps our eclectic readers may help.

[Harsh]

To be precise , I do not have any big expectations. I am sure that I will enjoy myself among all the readers here. All I am looking forward to friendship and books. I have been looking at the threads here and they all seem to be awesome. There is love for books , everybody is quite friendly it seems , people have fun here whilst they discuss book and we all respect our fellow readers. What more does one need. This is more than enough for me.

[Ahtims]

Thank you, Harsh :)

[Amrita]

hi

[Mrunalsinh]

I Agree with you harsh.

H!! Amrita

[Gaurav]

what i'm expecting of this group is nice recommendations, i just completed memoirs of a geisha and really liked it

[Ahtims]

Gaurav, recommendations will come your way.
You can also go through these threads where we have discussed books
these are our group reads so far - https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...
books based on genres - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
Individual members reading progress https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

happy reading :)

[Madhu]

Hello, I am a newbie here, and I joined yesterday.
Feels great to be a part of this group!
Looking forward for more recommendations, discissions and fun!!

[Dibya]

Hii

[Aditya]

Hello I am new here and happy to join as well. Looking forward to suggestions and discussions. I didnt know goodreads was this good, untill i started following this group.

[Ahtims]

welcome, all.
Thank you, Aditya
By the way, this group is teeming with Adityas...
Soon we are going to have identity crisis :D :)

[Rian]

I think this sentiment by Col. Smith, "...discovering/rediscovering our motherland... via the voices of her children" expresses a heartfelt expectation.

Otherwise...as a reader/writer, interesting authors and books to read, inspiring ideas to write about, and in any group, gregarious interaction and camaraderie as is human nature.

And to help resolve social conflict, as even bacteria in colonies do... :-)

[Sumit]

Hi everyone,

Feels great to be a part of goodreads and looking for active discussion with like minded people and hopping to achieve my goal for 2015 to read 10 books on entrepreneurship, startups and marketing. Recommendations are welcome :)

Thanks

[Ahtims]

Thanks, Rian, though I don't exactly understand what you mean. :-P
All the best, Sum it. :-)

[Pranjali]

Hii,
I just joined the group, so don't have any suggestions maybe latter. I don't have many friends who read much, which is very sad because after a good book (or even a bad one), i really want to discuss it, talk about the story. characters and everything else. so that's why i am here.

[Ahtims]

Pranjali, we are too keen to discuss books. You can just state your opinion in the various forums here. You are welcome to. :)

[Pranjali]

Col. Smith wrote: "Pranjali, we are too keen to discuss books. You can just state your opinion in the various forums here. You are welcome to. :)"

col.smith, thank. i am looking forward to it.

[Rian]

Col. Smith wrote: "Thanks, Rian, though I don't exactly understand what you mean. :-P
All the best, Sum it. :-)"

Just saw this, Col. Smith...what part of my answer to "Newbie corner - what do you expect from this group?" did you find less comprehensible? Perhaps the last sentence, linking to a recent research article on self-organization of bacterial colonies for optimal survival? That's a metaphor for how groups with the simplest of shared intentions come up with structure and written/unwritten rules so as to ensure sustainability, and an allusion to my own writing that attempts to bridge cultures and genders in the midst of social confusion and conflict. Complicated, I agree! :-)

[Ahtims]

Oh, thanks for explaining. :-)

[Rian]

Col. Smith wrote: "Oh, thanks for explaining. :-)"

Forgive me...should've said: "Just an indirect reference to what I write about." But you might think I write about bacteria...

[Ahtims]

Rian, I got curious and checked your WordPress account.

[Rian]

Col. Smith wrote: "Rian, I got curious and checked your WordPress account."

Glad you visited it; you remind me that it needs updating...it has been almost three weeks since my last blog, I think.

[Barbara]

I just joined, so I'm not sure if and where I could do this. I do not wish to spam anyone with my books, but sometimes I need beta-reader (as fact-checker mostly) for my story. Would it be all right to open a thread under the writerly thread requesting beta-readers for unpublished stories?

[dely]

Barbara wrote: "I just joined, so I'm not sure if and where I could do this. I do not wish to spam anyone with my books, but sometimes I need beta-reader (as fact-checker mostly) for my story. Would it be all righ..."

You can add a new discussion in this folder: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

There is the promotion folder if you want to promote your books: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

[Barbara]

beta-reading is not really a review - it's before publishing! :) I'll post in the review folders when the book is out...

[Ahtims]

Barbara, for now you can create a thread titled beta reading in review folder itself. As of now we don't have a separate folder for that
thanks dely, as I always say, you are an honorary mod of this group :-)

[dely]

Col. Smith wrote: "Barbara, for now you can create a thread titled beta reading in review folder itself. As of now we don't have a separate folder for that
thanks dely, as I always say, you are an honorary mod of thi..."

Lol
I was thinking everyone was sleeping in India!

[dely]

Barbara wrote: "beta-reading is not really a review - it's before publishing! :) I'll post in the review folders when the book is out..."

Sorry, I didn't read carefully! I know GR is plenty of groups for authors that are looking for beta-readers and readers that like to do it. Maybe you can look for them.

[Barbara]

Col. Smith wrote: "Barbara, for now you can create a thread titled beta reading in review folder itself. As of now we don't have a separate folder for that
thanks dely, as I always say, you are an honorary mod of thi..."

Thank you! I was thinking I wouldn't get a reply until tomorrow either! :)
I will start the thread like you suggest... I hope to find people who can help me write better stories! :)

[Barbara]

dely wrote: "Sorry, I didn't read carefully! I know GR is plenty of groups for authors that are looking for beta-readers and readers that like to do it. Maybe you can look for them."

I'm already on a beta-readers group, but none of them Indians apparently! :(

[Rakhi]

A healthy and exuberant debate.

[Ahtims]

Rakhi wrote: "A healthy and exuberant debate."

there is a thread called Debatabase, but it is very dormant these days.

I will post the link if I find it

[Shoa, @TheCupboardUnderTheStairs]

The Debatabase folder:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

[givera]

hello guys

[Rakhi]

Thank you so mush

[Shoa, @TheCupboardUnderTheStairs]

Hey givera!

[Debra]

Hi everyone,

I am looking for someone who has the intestinal fortitude to read and review a philosophy / political book. The epub/pdf is available internationally for free (203 pages). If you live in the USA or Canada, a free print copy is available. If you have a book blog that's even better!

Here is the link to the book:

http://www.ireadbooktours.com/blog---...

Please let me know if this is something you are are interested in.

Cheers! xxx

[Jalem]

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So, in case you want the site to be up and live, then do go ahead and support it.

[Ahtims]

Hi Jalem and Debra,
You may post your recommendations in apt folders.
This thread is meant only for suggestions towards improving the group. :)

[Bhushan]

Hello all, I am new to this group. Had joined few months ago but returning after a long time. It's nice to see so many active members.

[Rick]

i am rick harsch, not an Indian, so I have to ask if that is all right. I just joined goodreads, so am not very handy with it yet, but I typed in geography, hoping for a general geo group and this was first. I have a strong connection with India as my wife is from Chennai, and my two children are of course half Indian.

I am also good friends with the Indian author and translator Prasenjit Gupta--his book of short stories is in my bathroom where I am re-reading the stories, and his translation of Nirmal Verma stories is within reach to my left.

[Ahtims]

Rick, all are welcome here:-)
Glad to know of your connection with India.
The group was possibly named so to attract more Indian readers.

[Rick]

Thanks. Are there really thousands of active members?