THE Group for Authors! discussion

Hi! I joined Goodreads a couple of days ago and am finding it very stimulating. I hope to learn and share here. I've published mostly poetry, along with a few pieces of short fiction and some scholarly articles. My poetry is haiku, ghazals, tanka, silo, and other forms, largely "free verse." (I prefer "open verse.") I've published a collection of haiku, Nose to Nose in print and a collection of ghazals sponsored online by AHA Books. It is in HTML and called Zero: thirty Ghazals.. It isn't exactly an eBook. Under my previous name, Eugene Warren, I published some books and chapbooks.

I hope to share experiences and ideas here, as well as sharing books and discovering new reads.

Welcome to the site Gene. :)

Welcome Gene.

Wow, Haiku. I'd have to go digging but I've written some of those many years ago. 'Am familiar with but have never tried the other forms.

Goodreads is a great place. Enjoy.

I have no idea how to get back on my author's blog. I aqm a Goodreads author. I can't locate my dashboard. there was at one time a leader saying 'Is this you?' which I cannot now find. I was unable to get on the site at all, even though I asked for a new password until I signed in anew with a new e-mail address. Would appreciate any help.

Hello, everyone. I'm new to the group too, and looking forward to some fun discussions.

All I can say to anyone new to Goodreads, if you give reviews give a critical one. Think of the author who has expended a lot of time writing a book. He/she loves what he/she has written. If you don't like the genre, be honest.

Paulette wrote: "I have no idea how to get back on my author's blog. I aqm a Goodreads author. I can't locate my dashboard. there was at one time a leader saying 'Is this you?' which I cannot now find. I was unable..."

Hi Paulette,

Did you click on the icon where your photo goes to the left of the message you just posted. I'm a newbie so I'm not much help, I know. Another route - scroll down to bottom of this page - click on the 'our blog' tab. There is a 'contact us' tab on the page that will let you email someone at Goodreads that can help you. They're usually pretty prompt.

Sorry I'm not more help.

D.M. wrote: "Hello, everyone. I'm new to the group too, and looking forward to some fun discussions."

Hi D.M.

Welcome. The discussions are, in fact, a lot of fun.

Ardin wrote: "Welcome to the site Gene. :)"

Thanks, Ardin! There are a number of haiku sites, both publishing haiku and providing information and discussion. The Haiku Society of America site is a good place to start, and AHA Poetry has a wealth of material.

Hope I can contribute here.

Paulette wrote: "I have no idea how to get back on my author's blog. I aqm a Goodreads author. I can't locate my dashboard. there was at one time a leader saying 'Is this you?' which I cannot now find. I was unable..."

If you have used a different email address to logon than the one associated to your Author profile then you will not have author profile priviledges.

You need to use the same email address as you used initially. You can contact GR Support using the Contact Us link and request that they merge your new user account with the old author account.

IF these are your books then this is your old Author profile

Paulette Jiles GR Author

Also new and already enjoying seeing the lively discussions. I've just released my first novel and I'm still feeling pretty green. Hope to find my feet here soon.

Hi Janet,

Welcome to the group.