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[Terrence]

Hi there. My name is Terrence Perera and I wish to give some details of myself.
I attended Holy Cross College and the University of Ceylon in Sri Lanka. I am also a Chartered Accountant.
As a Chartered Accountant, I worked extensively in Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.
In Zimbabwe I also turned Horticulturist and grew roses, for export to Europe, in a metal, plastic-covered greenhouse of extent one full hectare!
I was also a Lawn Bowls player and took part in Zimbabwe National Bowls Tournaments
I am now an author and have written four books. My first book, “Sri Lankan and Zimbabwean Memories”, is a collection of autobiographical reminiscences. My second book, “Hernando Villa: A Sri Lankan Love Story”, is a novel. My third book, “Turmoil at the Villa” is the sequel to “Hernando Villa” and my fourth book, "Unsuitable Boys!", is also a romantic adventure novel with a Sri Lankan background. https://www.amazon.com/author/terrenc...

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Welcome to The Challenge Factory, Terrence. What types of books do you like to read? We have lots of different challenges for you to choose from.

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Welcome Terrence! You will enjoy this group - friendly, helpful people and many different challenges to choose from. I enjoy doing buddy reads with others on books.

[Leslie]

Hello Terrence!

[Sharon]

Hi, I'm Sharon. I live in Indiana with my husband and our cat and dog. I love reading a variety of books, but I tend towards childrens/teen fantasy. I've done the Goodreads Reading Challenge the past couple years, and I think I always either just hit it or fall a little short. I'm a bookseller who specializes in children's books, which is why there's a lot of picture books in my more current reads (I always count new books that I read for storytime).

[⚜️XAR]

Sharon wrote: "Hi, I'm Sharon. I live in Indiana with my husband and our cat and dog. I love reading a variety of books, but I tend towards childrens/teen fantasy. I've done the Goodreads Reading Challenge the pa..."

Welcome, Sharon! I love that you actually review the books you read for storytime, as it would be a great way to find new reads for my 7 year old son!

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

*waves* Hey, Sharon. I"m so glad you found The Challenge Factory. I enjoy childrens/teen fantasy as well.

[Terrence]

Lanelle wrote: "Welcome to The Challenge Factory, Terrence. What types of books do you like to read? We have lots of different challenges for you to choose from."
Thanks Lanelle for welcoming me. I read various types of books from classical stuff such as Trollope & Jane Austen to Agatha Christie and other detective novels. I also like reading novels based in Sri Lanka.

[Leslie]

Hello Sharon! I need to read more books to my kids, so any recommendations would be appreciated :)

[Sandra]

Hi all!! I'm Sandra. I'm from Ireland and love reading. My favourite is romance and I read the odd autobiography if it's someone I like. Dan brown would be a favourite of mine too.
I joined another group a year ago and been doing challenges ever since and love them (actually i might have a bit of an addiction!!).
I came across this group by chance, just browsing Goodreads. Looking forward to the challenges here in the new year!!

[Leslie]

There are tons of awesome challenges Samdra, amd we look forward to seeing you in some of them. My favorite is romance as well, especially ones that take place in the past. Someday I'll visit Ireland.....amd Scotland and England!!

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Welcome Sandra! You will enjoy this group. Very lively and friendly. Never a dull moment.

[Paris]

Welcome to all the newbies. Thanks for joining TCF!!

I hope everyone is enjoying their holidays!

[Natalie]

♥Your name? (what you would like to be called)
I am Natalie

♥Where are you from?
I grew up in New Haven, CT but have lived in Columbus, OH for many years now.

♥Your favorite Genre?
Poetry, literary fiction, mystery
♥Are you a pro at challenges or a newcomer?
I am a rank newcomer at challenges. I like the idea of having a clear concept of what I am going to read. Right now I just free-range at the library shelves. I'd like some organizing principles.

♥Any thing else you would like to share!
I am excited to be starting a new year this way.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Welcome to The Challenge Factory, Natalie. Two challenges that might interest you are Can I 'Persuade You? (celebrating Persuasion) and Reporter's Challenge (for mystery lovers).

Be sure to ask if you have any questions!

[Sandra]

Thanks everyone. Now Xmas is just about over, time to get stuck in!

[Leslie]

Welcome Natalie

[Sue]

Hi everyone! I'm Q and I'm from Texas. My favorite books would be Historical Fiction. I love books set in regency era, the old west, tudars, egypt, and biographies as well. To be honest there's theres not much I won't at least try to read.
I enjoy the idea of challenge. I've done a few before. I'm looking forward to the New Year and all the new challenges and books to come.

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Welcome Natalie and Q! I think you will really enjoy this group. My reading has skyrocketed since I joined because I find so many challenges I want to do... Q, I also love history and historical fiction and the Tudors in particular. Have you tried Alison Weir's The Lady Elizabeth? And Natalie, I haven't yet gotten in to poetry, but planned to try some as part of the diversity challenge that starts next week. Any suggestions for a newcomer to poetry?

[⚜️XAR]

Q wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Q and I'm from Texas. My favorite books would be Historical Fiction. I love books set in regency era, the old west, tudars, egypt, and biographies as well. To be honest there's the..."

Welcome, Q! Your name reminds me of my very favorite Star Trek character, so I'm always going to be picturing John DeLancie when your name pops up!

Have you read Rick Riordan's The Kane Chronicles? Great way to approach Egyptian mythology for children, but even as an adult, I got invested in the stories as well! Very much worth reading!

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

*waves* Hey, Q. I'm glad you found The Challenge Factory. My favorite genre is regency, as well. If there's some romantic suspense in it, it's even better.

[V]

Hey guys :) You can call me Vaeder lol I'm from the Philippines.

I'm more of a contemporary romance person but once in a while I have this mood for a historical romance. (But I think i'm just a plain ol' romance junkie)

I started doing the goodreads challenge in 2012 but I have only completed last year's. I'm hoping I will be be able to do so again this year and since I only tend to read romance books in a specific genre, would totally like to try out new or other genres as well. Although I find it hard sometimes to stray from my comfort zones, I think I'd take the challenge. A book or so wouldn't hurt, would it? :)

[Leslie]

Hi Q!

[Leslie]

Hello Vaeder. I am a romance junkie too! My favorite is paranormal, but historical romances are a close second.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Welcome to The Challenge Factory, Kaily. I'm so glad that you found us. We have so many challenges for you to choose from. Be sure to ask questions if you have any troubles. We are a friendly bunch!

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Welcome Kaily! You will love this group. I have vastly increased my reading since joining because I keep find cool new challenges I want to try. Be sure to ask if you have any questions. People here are helpful and friendly.

[Kelly]

Hello Everyone,

I am Kelly and I'm from a very small town (population 1400) in central Illinois. I will read pretty much anything! This is first group I have joined on here, so I'm new to the game, but looking forward to it!

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Welcome Kelly! I think you will truly enjoy this group. It is very active and there is never a shortage of challenges to choose from. Just ask if you have any questions. People are always happy to help.

[Leslie]

Welcome Kaily amd Kelly!!!

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Hi Kelly,
I was born in Country Club Hills, in Illinios but lived in OAk Park before moving to Texas.
Welcome

Hi Kaily,
I am glad you found us, there are a lot of challenges here. Welcome!

[KritikaB]

Hello, I'm Kritika and I'm from Thailand.
I enjoy reading Paranormal/ Paranormal Romance, Fantasy, Mystery and occasionally Thriller. The books I read are mostly series. I like reading challenge and had done quite a few in other discussion groups. I think it adds another fun element to reading.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

KritikaB wrote: "Hello, I'm Kritika and I'm from Thailand.
I enjoy reading Paranormal/ Paranormal Romance, Fantasy, Mystery and occasionally Thriller. The books I read are mostly series. I like reading challenge an..."

We are glad you will be joining us. try out the Buddy Read thread

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Welcome to The Challenge Factory, Kritika. I hope you jump right into some of the reading challenges that we have going on. And I agree, they do add a fun element to reading. I have found some wonderful books because of a reading challenge.

[Dragoş]

Hey, I`m Dragos and I`m from Romania. I am into all kind of genres and im looking for a place where to discuss about books I`ve read and/or "challenge me" to read even more. Hope this is the right place and hope i ll adapt fast. Have a great day :)

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Hi Dragos and welcome! I think you will very much enjoy this group. The are challenges to fit about anybody's style. I joined this past summer and find my reading has increased dramatically as a result. People are very friendly here too, so just ask if you have any questions.

[⚜️XAR]

Dragoş wrote: "Hey, I`m Dragos and I`m from Romania. I am into all kind of genres and im looking for a place where to discuss about books I`ve read and/or "challenge me" to read even more. Hope this is the right ..."

Welcome, Dragos! I hope you find some challenges to your liking!

[Floy]

Hi, New here. I live outside of Nashville and love horror and sci fi...is there a challenge list for that? Totally new to this challenge thing but want to get back into reading and this seems like a great way to start!

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Hey, Floy. I'm so glad you found The Challenge Factory. We can certainly help you get back into reading! You might be interested in the Science Fiction and Fantasy challenge that one of our members made. It's great.

We're a friendly bunch. Just ask anyone for help if needed.

[Floy]

Lanelle wrote: "You might be interested in the Science Fiction and Fantasy challenge that one of our members..."

Wow! Thanks so much for that suggestion, such fun!!! I'm definitely in.

[⚜️XAR]

Welcome, Floy!

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Welcome Floy! You will love this group. It looks as though you've already found a challenge that fits your interests too. I'm traveling to Nashville next week to attend a trade show for our stitching store, The Black Cat Stitchery. Always a fun trip. Such a beautiful area.

[Floy]

Thank you! Yes, Nashville is great, enjoy your visit!!

[Leslie]

Hi Floy!

[Leslie]

KritikaB wrote: "Hello, I'm Kritika and I'm from Thailand.
I enjoy reading Paranormal/ Paranormal Romance, Fantasy, Mystery and occasionally Thriller. The books I read are mostly series. I like reading challenge an..."

Paranormal romance is one of my favorites too!

[Susanna]

hi everyone,
My name is Susanna. I will read just about anything but favorite genres include fiction nonfiction science classics and mysteries I have recently joined the million pages challenges here I have read 8746 pages in 2017 so far so I have a long way to go Happy reading everyone Susanna

[⚜️XAR]

Welcome, Susanna! There are a few challenges here that might fit your tastes, so be sure to dive in! If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

[Susanna]

thank you how do I sign up for the around the world spellout challenge?

[⚜️XAR]

Susanna wrote: "thank you how do I sign up for the around the world spellout challenge?"

Just make a post in the thread and keep updating it with the books you've read.

[Susanna]

ok will do thanks

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

*waves* Hey, Susanna. I'm so glad you found The Challenge Factory.