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[Julie]

Marcy wrote: "Hi. I am relatively new to Goodreads. I run an elementary library by day and write by night, and morning, and at my kid's practices, etc. :-) My middle grade novel, Confessions of a Corn Kid, was ..."

Hooray Marcy
I am so glad you found the group. I have made many friends because of the group, so welcome and best wishes with your book. Cheers Julie

[Erika]

Hi all! So glad to be part of this group! My name is Erika Kathryn, I live in the Windy City (and it sure is windy right now!) I am the Author of Audie the Angel and the Angel Army. Please check out the website and while you're there, I'm a proud momma of an 18-month-old "Angel," and you can see pics of her on the site: www.audietheangel.com
Thanks for letting me join and I look forward to reading all the posts!

[Cordelia]

Marcy wrote: "Hi. I am relatively new to Goodreads. I run an elementary library by day and write by night, and morning, and at my kid's practices, etc. :-) My middle grade novel, Confessions of a Corn Kid, was ..."

Hi, Marcy, pleased to meet you.

[Cordelia]

Erika wrote: "Hi all! So glad to be part of this group! My name is Erika Kathryn, I live in the Windy City (and it sure is windy right now!) I am the Author of Audie the Angel and the Angel Army. Please check..."

Hi, Erika. A pleasure to meet you. I'm down below in windy Kansas.

[Leeann]

Jenny wrote: "Hello, everyone!
My name is Jenny. I am totally new to GR, and feel very under-qualified to sign up here with so many published authors, teachers, etc. I am a homeschooling mom and a beginning, un..."

My word, you are entirely perfect for this group!

[S.W.]

Jenny wrote: "Hello, everyone!
My name is Jenny. I am totally new to GR, and feel very under-qualified to sign up here with so many published authors, teachers, etc. I am a homeschooling mom and a beginning, un..."

Welcome aboard Jenny.
Great to have you here.

[Rik]

Let me take this opportunity to welcome Jenny! I'm also new here and feel, like Jenny, slightly under-qualified. I've worked in engineering, marketing and training for most of my life. I've always enjoyed writing and have lots of unfinished stuff kicking around. When my children were young we read to them regularly at bedtime and this developed into telling made up stories that the kids enthusiastically added to. I've published short stories in magazines but with the advent of ebooks I've recently published my first novel on the kindle platform, under the pen name 'Rik Ravado', a humorous sequel to the Billy Goats Gruff Story. It is very much based on the story developed by my own children at bedtime (but slightly sanitised!)

[Rik]

Jenny wrote: "Welcome, Richard! Are you looking to write for middle graders? Novels? I am still looking forward to my first publication in a magazine or contest. Been eyeing self-pub and ebooks... not sure yet."

My first novel (humourous) is more or less targeted at middle graders. I'm also thinking of writing a sequel but not sure yet. Self publishing on the kindle platform has been an interesting experience so far. But it is one thing to publish but another to sell books. I'm just beginning the marketing bit now. I've written quite a bit of content on the Internet and made money from advertising so that experience helps a little but it is tough to differentiate anything on the Internet or the Kindle platform because there is so much stuff already there!

[S.W.]

Richard wrote: "Let me take this opportunity to welcome Jenny! I'm also new here and feel, like Jenny, slightly under-qualified. I've worked in engineering, marketing and training for most of my life. I've always..."

Welcome to GMGR Richard, it's a pleasure to have you onboard.

[David]

I'm a middle school teacher, and an author. My new friends in the writing community advised me to join Goodreads. I just finished my book, and am in the process of getting it published. Wish me luck!

[S.W.]

David wrote: "I'm a middle school teacher, and an author. My new friends in the writing community advised me to join Goodreads. I just finished my book, and am in the process of getting it published. Wish me ..."

Hi David,
Welcome to GMGR. I hope that you find plenty of interesting discussions.
Good luck with your book.
Cheers

[S.Z.]

Hi: I'm a journalist and author. I have a child who has a wonderful imagination and sense of humor. Together, we co-authored "William Edwards and the Wizardly Glasses," "William Edwards and the Secret Mission," "William Edwards and the Tower of Tazidan," and "Winkleberry: Waiting for William Edwards" (www.williamedwards.us). For those of you who have kids in this age range, I encourage you to team up and write, even if you don't publish!

[Cordelia]

Greetings, Jenny, Rik, David, and S.Z. It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Hope I someday have the opportunity to read some of your work.

[Kirstin]

Nice to meet all you new members. I am hoping to find more time soon to be more active... but I do lurk and read from the shadows.

[Kirstin]

D.M. wrote: "Hi Everyone! I'm so happy to have found this group. I am the proud mom of an inventive boy who inspired my first MG adventure/sci-fi novel The Pirate's Booty. I'm feverishly working on the sequel a..."

Welcome! It is awesome when we can find inspiration from our families. Makes the process fun for all. My first middle grade novella released in Nov and am now busy planning the sequels release in June. This is a good group!

[Jemima]

Welcome everybody - sorry I've been engrossed in my own stuff just recently and missed saying Hi! individually. but Hi! anyway!

[David]

S.W. wrote: Hi David,
Welcome to GMGR. I hope that you find plenty of interesting discussions.
Good luck with your book.
Cheers

I now have a literary agent!!! I might actually get it published. While I'm here, I just started reading "Wonder." Great book! A lot of you probably already know this though.

[Avery]

Hi! My name is Avery Hurt. I am a freelance science writer, and I often write for children and young adults. (I wrote the February cover story for Muse magazine.) I maintain a science Web site for children called Reality is Strange Enough at www.strangeenough.com. I read widely, but probably love middle grade fiction most of all. A few of my favorite children's writers are: Vivien Alcock, Daniel Pinkwater, E.L. Konigsburg, Diana Wynne Jones, Terry Pratchett . . . . I am currently re-reading the Danny Dunn series. Anyone remember Danny Dunn?

[S.W.]

Avery wrote: "Hi! My name is Avery Hurt. I am a freelance science writer, and I often write for children and young adults. (I wrote the February cover story for Muse magazine.) I maintain a science Web site for ..."

Welcome Avery, great to have you in the group.

[S.W.]

David wrote: "I now have a literary agent!!! I might actually get it published. ..."

Well done David :)

[Dorine]

Hi, my name is Dorine White. I love middle grade and YA. I am an author too. I blog about both www.dorinewhite.blogspot.com

[Laura]

Hi, everyone! My name is Laura Kearney, I am a middle grade and young adult author, and I also have been looking for a middle grade book group. I am currently going to college and will graduate with an AA degree this spring. It's nice to meet everyone, and I am looking forward to some good conversations.

[S.W.]

Dorine wrote: "Hi, my name is Dorine White. I love middle grade and YA. I am an author too. I blog about both www.dorinewhite.blogspot.com"

Welcome to our group Dorine ... 3 cheers (Ra Ra Ra)

[S.W.]

Laura S. wrote: "Hi, everyone! My name is Laura Kearney, I am a middle grade and young adult author, and I also have been looking for a middle grade book group. I am currently going to college and will graduate wit..."

Hi Laura,
Great to have you onboard .. woohoo!

[M.G.]

Hi, I'm Miriam King, and I love to read middle grade books! I have two boys who are growing up and moving on to YA, but I still love MG the best.

I published a picture book with Albert Whitman & Company a couple years ago (LIBRARIAN ON THE ROOF! A TRUE STORY) and have recently epublished a middle grade, FIZZ & PEPPERS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD.

Looking forward to the discussions within this group!

[Jemima]

Welcome Miriam! Great to have you around here :)

[Melissa]

Hi everyone, I am Melissa Menten and I am querying a MG fantasy right and working on a YA fantasy. I have decided I need to read as many MG books as I can to improve my sense of what makes a good MG read. Glad I found this group!

[S.W.]

Hey Melissa ... glad you found us.
I hope you find plenty of great reads to find that MG vibe.
Cheers

[Roberto]

Rob and although I love all kinds of books (adult, nonfiction, etc) middle grade is my sweet spot for sheer imagination - before it (and my kids) grow up to become "edgy" with whatever that all implies.

[S.W.]

Roberto wrote: "Rob and although I love all kinds of books (adult, nonfiction, etc) middle grade is my sweet spot for sheer imagination - before it (and my kids) grow up to become "edgy" with whatever that all imp..."

Hey Roberto....... Welcome to the land of your sweet spot.
We hope you find many interesting reads and discussions.

[Wendy]

Hi everyone! I'm so pleased to have found this group - thanks for letting me join you. My name is Wendy Leighton-Porter and I'm currently writing a series of time-travel adventure stories for the middle grade age group; the first four are already published and #5 is due out in the next couple of weeks. For me, books are one of life's great passions and, as an ex-teacher, I firmly believe that passing on a love of reading to the next generation is one of the greatest gifts we can share with them. I'm really looking forward to taking part in your discussions.

[S.W.]

Wendy wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm so pleased to have found this group - thanks for letting me join you. My name is Wendy Leighton-Porter and I'm currently writing a series of time-travel adventure stories for the m..."

Hi Wendy,
Glad to have you here.
I love time travel too

[Melissa]

Hi, My name is Melissa and I have a middle school age daughter who loves to read, I recently read the term book butterfly as opposed to bookworm and that perfectly describes her!

I joined the group hoping to find some new books and authors for her to try out.
She reads everyday or we read a book together, but sometimes she gets stuck on reading the same book over and over rather than try something new. I'm hoping to get some good ideas on new books/authors she may enjoy.

[S.W.]

Melissa wrote: "Hi, My name is Melissa and I have a middle school age daughter who loves to read, I recently read the term book butterfly as opposed to bookworm and that perfectly describes her!

I joined the gr..."

Hi Melissa,
Welcome. I think you're in the right place. There are plenty of book suggestions and authors in our group discussions.
Cheers

[Ben]

Hi all. I'm a shameless reader of books from every age group! I've been browsing for recommendations on this board and found some real beauts within 5 minutes. I can see that I'm going to like it here.

Currently plowing through the Magic Treehouse books with my seven year old.

[Hamilton]

Hi! I've been on GR for a while, new to this group. I write MG fiction. I'm looking forward to taking part in discussions, hoping to gain insight relative to my audience.

[Linda]

Hi there... I just joined the group today. I'm a writer and reader who loves middle grade fiction. I have one published novel for young people: River Girl. I'm here to meet other people who read and/or write novels for children.

My interest in middle grade literature started when I was homeschooling my two youngest children. As part of our homeschool studies we read a lot of books together! Then I wanted to write some... it has been fun and though the kids are adults now my books are going to be published.

[S.W.]

Ben wrote: "Hi all. I'm a shameless reader of books from every age group! I've been browsing for recommendations on this board and found some real beauts within 5 minutes. I can see that I'm going to like it h..."

Hi Ben ...... Let's hope that the ones you've found so far lead to many others.
Thanks for joining.

[S.W.]

Hamilton wrote: "Hi! I've been on GR for a while, new to this group. I write MG fiction. I'm looking forward to taking part in discussions, hoping to gain insight relative to my audience."

Hiya Hamilton,
Welcome to place where MG is king!!
Cheers

[S.W.]

Linda wrote: "Hi there... I just joined the group today. I'm a writer and reader who loves middle grade fiction. I have one published novel for young people: River Girl. I'm here to meet other people who read an..."

Hi Linda,
Welcome to your first day with GMGR.
I hope you find plenty of great info and discussions.
Cheers

[A.J.]

Hi everyone! I am fairly new to Goodreads and happy to have found this group. I am the author of Delilah Dusticle and I am busily writing the second installment. I look forward to reading all your posts!
www.ajyork.com

[Beverly]

Hi, Everyone. So happy I found this group. I'm a retired 5th grade teacher, turned writer. My two MG books are Just Breeze, and A Pirate, a Blockade Runner, and a Cat. With more on the way.

Nice to meet you all. (Yes, I'm a Texan.) Looking forward to learning more about you and your writing.

Beverly

[S.W.]

A.J. wrote: "Hi everyone! I am fairly new to Goodreads and happy to have found this group. I am the author of Delilah Dusticle and I am busily writing the second installment. I look forward to reading all your ..."

Hi A.J.
Good luck with your writing and welcome to GMGR.

[S.W.]

Beverly wrote: "Hi, Everyone. So happy I found this group. I'm a retired 5th grade teacher, turned writer. My two MG books are Just Breeze, and A Pirate, a Blockade Runner, and a Cat. With more on the way.

Nice t..."

G'day Beverly,
Welcome aboard ..... I love your Texan accent LOL.

[Jemima]

Beverly wrote: "Hi, Everyone. ... A Pirate, a Blockade Runner, and a Cat.

Now that sounds like my sort of book :)

Welcome everyone, I apologise for not being around and welcoming you before. It's a great place to be, though, and we owe SW a huge thank you for making it for us!

[Katharine]

Hi everyone! What a fun group, I'm so glad I found it. I'm a mom of a seven-year-old girl who is a bottomless pit for chapter books and MG. I also love reading MG and am writing a MG novel myself. We live just outside of Washington, DC. It's wonderful to see so many great suggestions, I can't wait to get reading!

[S.W.]

Kate wrote: "Hi everyone! What a fun group, I'm so glad I found it. I'm a mom of a seven-year-old girl who is a bottomless pit for chapter books and MG. I also love reading MG and am writing a MG novel myself. ..."

Hi Kate, a belated welcome to the group. I hope that you pick up some great book tips from our discussions.
Cheers.

[Laura]

Hi everyone. I've just joined the group. I am a mom to 6 girls; the oldest is 12, so we go through a lot of books for these ages.

Laura

[S.W.]

Laura wrote: "Hi everyone. I've just joined the group. I am a mom to 6 girls; the oldest is 12, so we go through a lot of books for these ages.

Laura"

Hi Laura....welcome to GMGR... we're glad to have you on board.
Cheers

[Jemima]

Welcome Laura! I think my books are described as 'not girlie books' which isnt surprising since I've never been particularly 'girlie' myself. Give me horses and other animals any day! And trains. And biplanes...
I hope you have lots of fun here.