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Hi Echo! You sound like a police alert - Echo Foxtrot Zulu and all that! Welcome to the group.

Dip in anywhere you like and make yourself at home.

Hi Echo. Welcome to the group.

Haha, yep, that's me. Thanks for the welcome, I'm excited to get started on all the threads! Just reading around at the moment.

There's an echo in here!

There's an echo in here!

You could play it back real slow until you hear an ECHO XD

Sounds like I could get my own remix crew going in here. You wanna start a band?

We've already been banned... :(

Sad times. Our combined musical leanings will have to go on the back burner.

Hi everyone, I'm Sophie, a uni student from England but studying in Wales. I love reading in my spare time and have been a member of Goodreads for a while but been too shy to post anything so thought it was time to introduce myself! :)

Hi Sophie!

What are you studying?

Hello Sophie. Don't be shy of us. We're mad but rarely dangerous!

Hi Sophie!

Welcome to the fun!!! I'm DeeDee.

I'm training to be a midwife, so unfortunately don't get the long summer off that other students have, I love it though :) haha I can cope with mad!

Hi Sophie! Ah, so do you have to study all day long or do they give you breaks to sneak outside?

It's mainly placement in the hospital, but we usually manage to squeeze in time for a few cups of tea and cake!

Is it anything like Call the Midwife?

Loved that show.

Haha I like to think i look as glam as they do on call the midwife when delivering babies, but unfortunately it's not the case! It's very different now than it used to be I think, I do love watching the show though!

Yeah, can't see it being so... Not gooey. ;)

Hello Sophie and Echo!

Inadvertently?

Can't see it like 'oops, you didn't latch the toilet door' ;)

Haha yeah it's not the best job if you're squeamish :p after a busy 13 hour shift I now have 3 weeks off, plenty of time to chill and catch up with reading! :D

And I'm interested to know how you managed to inadvertently watch your friend give birth? Did it scar you for life? :p

I tried to read the group rules, do's and donts and I got lost.

I'm an a new kindle author, if your at all curious about my book just search for me here, Victoria Louise Sadler, Unconventional Desires, Romance/erotic category. I thought writing the book was hard enough, I think publicising it is going to be the hardest part.

I have always loved to read, eclectic tastes, though my recent taste in books might be considered questionable by some. For me, a book, a glass of wine and scented bath is my heaven. When I'm not reading, full time mom and wife.

Hi C, I have enjoyed the writing, but making it perfect consumed me and how many times can you keep rewriting something before you accept its as good as its ever going to get. Perfection, I'm not sure if its a killer or a good driver, perhaps both.

Sales, certainly not my cup of tea either. I don't know what routes are available to self publishers on kindle, something I need to investigate.

C. wrote: "Victoria wrote: "Hi C, I have enjoyed the writing, but making it perfect consumed me and how many times can you keep rewriting something before you accept its as good as its ever going to get. Perf..."

I like your view of perfect, an approach I should take.

Hello, I'm Lizzie Rose and I'm new to Goodreads. I write YA fiction and my favourite genres are sci-fi, fantasy, paranormal and adventure. I read pretty much anything within those genres. My favourite drink is Yorkshire tea (being a Yorkshire lass!), my favourite food is pasta, I wear jeans most of the time and I don't grow anything because I'm a really terrible gardener. I have no patience with plants and get bored easily so things tend to die on me. Other than that I like music, animals, travel, learning about other cultures, beliefs and societies and life in general. I'm looking forward to getting to know some other authors on here and reading your posts :-)

I've been a bit lax saying Hi, so Hi, Lizzie, Victoria, C, Sophie and anyone else I've missed. Welcome to the group.

Yay for Yorkshire tea!

Thanks and definitely yay! :-)

Lizzie wrote: "Hello, I'm Lizzie Rose and I'm new to Goodreads. I write YA fiction and my favourite genres are sci-fi, fantasy, paranormal and adventure. I read pretty much anything within those genres. My favour..."

Hi Lizzie, I love pasta too, as for favourite non alcoholic drink that would have to be hot chocolate, though its better with a twist of disaronno.

What is disaronno? I'm intrigued! I love hot chocolate too but you can't beat a proper brew. I tried green tea because I'm trying (not very hard) to lose weight. I got a lemon flavoured variety and it tastes like washing up liquid smells. I'm thinking that sweetening it with honey and following it with a chocolate bar kind of defeats the object.

Hi and welcome. Tea. Waz of the gods!

It's supposed to, yes. I read somewhere it has fat burning properties. The only thing I found was that my usual sweet cravings went away but I can't prove it was the tea.

Hello to all the newbies!!

Lizzie wrote: "What is disaronno? I'm intrigued! I love hot chocolate too but you can't beat a proper brew. I tried green tea because I'm trying (not very hard) to lose weight. I got a lemon flavoured variety and..."

Fairy washing up flavoured tea doesn't sound very appealing. As for disaronno, according to wiki.

"Disaronno Originale (28% abv) is a brand of fruity amaretto, with a characteristic bittersweet almond taste. Disaronno claims its "originale" amaretto's "secret formula" is unchanged from the year 1525,[1] and claims the Luini tale as its own particular history. Its production remains in Saronno, but the product is sold worldwide"

Well, I've learnt something new today. I'd never heard of that before. I only ever drink plain hot chocolate but am wondering if I'm missing out now.

Sounds like we all are!

Lizzie wrote: "Well, I've learnt something new today. I'd never heard of that before. I only ever drink plain hot chocolate but am wondering if I'm missing out now."

If you like praline chocolates then give it a go. Its addictive and good with freshly whipped cream.

I might just do that, thanks. Sounds lovely.

Kath wrote: "Sounds like we all are!"

They say you learn something new every day! I hope you enjoy it if you try a tipple, a friend of our gave me some and I was hooked.

Hiya Lizzie, Victoria and C! :) I love disaronno and coke, but have to say I've never tried it with hot chocolate, may have to give it a go!!

Hi Sophie. I've never heard of it with coke either. I obviously haven't lived! :-)

Hi All,

My name is Bianca and I am a newbie to both Goodreads and Kindle Publishing. I am a photographer and journalist and recently self-published my book Sydney Graffiti on Amazon. It is a non-fiction photography book on graffiti and street art in Sydney, Australia. Have a look and feedback is welcome :) I find Goodreads rather confusing. Any hints as to its purpose would be helpful :) Kind regards, Bianca

Hi Bianca, welcome to the group.

The purpose of Goodreads. For an author, initially, to sell books, but nobody really wants to hear about you selling books, so it then becomes a social thing that grabs you or doesn't, and as readers get to know you, they just might purchase and enjoy your books. Join in and find out is all I can say :~)

Sophie wrote: "Hiya Lizzie, Victoria and C! :) I love disaronno and coke, but have to say I've never tried it with hot chocolate, may have to give it a go!!"

Yes I like it in coke also! I think our online shop for Wednesday deserves a bottle! Where would be without online grocery shopping!

I looked it up on the online shopping and I know what it is now. My day job is in a supermarket and I have a fairly good product knowledge so was surprised I hadn't heard of it. I'm going to have to give it a miss though as I don't drink alcohol. I'm wondering if you can get a non-alcoholic version though as it does sound nice.

Hi Lizzie! Pasta rocks, no question.

Hi Lizzie, Bianca and anyone else I may have missed!

I think an almond flavouring or essence (as used in baking) may give a taste similar to Disaronno. I'm sure Costa sell an almond syrup for flavouring their coffee.

Philip (sarah) wrote: "Hi Lizzie, Bianca and anyone else I may have missed!

I think an almond flavouring or essence (as used in baking) may give a taste similar to Disaronno. I'm sure Costa sell an almond syrup for flav..."

Cute idea

Hello to the people of the world

My name is Amy and I’m addicted to anything covered in chocolate.

I’m a Graphic Designer who has a obsession with escaping reality by reading printed works of fiction and tweeting about them.


I thank you!