Goodreads Authors/Readers discussion

Jeffrey wrote: "I have apple and not windows. I will figure something out when I need to. Welcome as well to the fun site."
Hey Jeffrey... by the way, I'm enjoying your book. Apple is MADE for video and graphics! You should have iMovie and garageband bundled on your computer. They're incredibly intuitive: BUT the worst thing is, you may have to read a little of the manual! I use Macs as well - love the graphic capability. Windows was a bad (but multi-billion dollar) copy of the original Apple, in my opinion.

I like iMovie etc. but mostly use the Final Cut Pro suite of programs, which incluldes Soundtrack Pro and Motion - incredible programs! If you want to see a little of the work I cut with this, check out...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILAn_4...

Thank you Timothy. Glad you like the book. I get to peek at yours in between packing boxes for the move. I caught the Blue Mountains referal. I used to live about an hours drive in Richmond. My first child was born in Agnus Banks which is now ten acre plots for wealthy horse owners who want to be out of the city. MY oldest went back there 4 years ago to find the place where she was born and also where we homesteaded for3 years.

Barry wrote: "Hi my name is Barry Linder and have been writing all my life. I am just starting to get a hang of all this technology and have just joined goodreads and facebook. I have lived in in some exotic pla..."

Hey Barry - check out my novel on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id...

and friend me there! http://www.facebook.com/TimothJamesDe...

also - sounds like you might be a Worlder as well! For all those of the peripatetic lifestyle...

http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id...

Hello - My name is Marcia Woodruf and I have been writing for a long time. I am excited and happy to be joining this site with other fellow authors. I love reading and I am sure that I will be reading your novels as well. Check out my first excerpt of my novel Flames of Deception at http://marciawoodruff.webs.com. You will not be disappointed.

I went to your web site but couldn't see how to get to you or your book. Help please!

Greetings Vincent! Wonderful Idea!

Welcome to the group, Robert!

Marcia wrote: "Hello - My name is Marcia Woodruf and I have been writing for a long time. I am excited and happy to be joining this site with other fellow authors. I love reading and I am sure that I will be re..."
Welcome, Marcia! Thanks for including the link to your new book. I will check that out!

I fixed your link, too :}:

http://marciawoodruff.webs.com/

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/19...

Site for new authors Please vote

Living Beneath the Radar

http://www.amazon.com/Living-Beneath-...

Site for tagging

Hey everyone. I have made an group purely for helping authors on Amazon. I want it to be a "one stop shop" type of group. SO please feel free to leave your comments or drop some ideas!

http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/3...

Hello my name is Deborah Pettis. I am a new author and new to this group. I have been looking for a group like this for some time. The name of my book is "Living Under The Influence." More information about me or the book can be found on my blog page:
http://www.livingundertheinfluenceblo...
I am looking forward to connecting with people who share similiar interest.

Glad to have you, Deborah!

Hello Deborah. Can Living under the Influence and Living Beneath the Radar live in the same house? Just a short insight into similar book titles.

Jeff

WELCOME ALL!

Kait wrote: "Hey everyone. I have made an group purely for helping authors on Amazon. I want it to be a "one stop shop" type of group. SO please feel free to leave your comments or drop some ideas!

http://ww..."

Sure let us know what you see it to be.

Thanks for creating this group!

Susan Kaye Quinn
Life, Liberty, and Pursuit

Also let us know when the group is started.

Susan wrote: "Thanks for creating this group!

Susan Kaye Quinn
Life, Liberty, and Pursuit"

Sure thing, Susan!

Vincent wrote: "Welcome to the Goodreads Authors/Readers group! As an author, I've always felt there should be an organized forum that connects readers with writers. I've designed this group to encourage authors t..."

Thanks for the welcome, and I agree with you. Writers and readers so badly need a good "matching service"--a way to find those of similar tastes and interests. I have been so frustrated along these lines, both as an author and as a reader!

Hi Everyone!
I'm Brian L. Murphy, and I so appreciate this type of site dedicated to authors and readers. Thank you Vincent. My first novel "Drugs, Death, and Auras: A Story of Love", is a fast paced suspece-thriller. It got a rave review from Kirkus. I loved writing it and I would love to hear that others enjoyed it as well. And Techno-challenged me just set up a website at www.stories-oflove.com. Come check it out,,anf JOIN THE ADVENTURE

Hello to everyone,

Thank you for creating this resource. Excellent idea.


Regards,

John Michael Hileman
Author of VRIN: ten mortal gods
FREE at smashwords.com all July
[url:]http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...

Hi All! Welcome!

Good morning

Fairly new to Goodreads, and new to this group. My contribution is ‘Right Hand Up To God.’ A global thriller with teeth. If anybody here would like to read it in return for a review, I would be happy to send them a PDF copy. Sample chapters, and current reviews can be read on my website: http://www.wix.com/IntThriller/Malcol...

Started back to work yesterday. Retired teacher doing an aide job in the PHX heat. Oh well one more year closer to Mexico.
Living Beneath The Radar

I just joined and currently I am reading With No One As Witness by Elizabeth George. I'm Pamela James from Kansas.

Hello everyone! Welcome!

I forgot to mention that I am a mystery author and I write cozy mysteries. Mine are hobby mysteries, my main character runs a cross stitch shop.

Pamela

Hi everyone, what a great group to be a part of! I am new to Goodreads and am so impressed and excited by the welcoming hospitality I have received by everyone!

I am promoting my latest romance/drama novel which is a journey of a woman's pursuit of her calling, her dream, and the love of her life. My first book is a contemporary version of a devotional. For a closer look of both please visit me here at Goodreads or directly at my web: http://deborahbrodie.tatepublishing.net

Hello, my name is Nicholas and I published my first novel back in May. My books are psychological based novels with some paranormal or science fiction element. The one I published first is called The Animal. I am working on another two stories currently and I am trying to get more people to read my book.

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Hello all who are new!

Nanette wrote: "Hello.

I am wondering if anyone can help me. How can you tell if Amazon has put up the SECOND edition of your book or not?

Thank you. I can't tag or promote until I know and no one will tell ..."

Nanette, each edition shows up separately (hopefully all linked) under your one book title. The list of editions should sit in a box to the lower right hand side of the photo of your book (regardless of the edition you are looking at).

Check out my book to see what I mean http://www.amazon.com/Starting-Over-L...

I have a Kindle and paperback edition. If I had other editions (hardback, audio, reprints...) they would all be listed there and you could click on the link.

Also, all editions should have the same set of reviews, but each will have its own tags (I assume so people can tag "lousy quality" or whatever if the paperback is different than the Kindle).

Hi Everyone,

I'm Zack Hamric, an author in Sarasota, Fl. I currently have one book CRESCENT RISING on Amazon and am trying desperately to finish my second novel BLANK SLATE by October....

Currently has 5 Five Star Reviews on Amazon...

http://www.amazon.com/Crescent-Rising...

Ryan Black is living a life most men will never know- filled with high-risk adventure in exotic locales, an authentic hero who willingly confronts head-on the life and death challenges often found in emerging trouble spots around the globe. He is a man who most women find intriguing- yet it is Cassandra, a rare woman possessing a unique combination of inner strength and beauty who dares to enter his life.

This high impact thriller takes you on a desperate mission to prevent a radiological attack on the United States by Jusef al Sudairy. From mysterious crashes of Soviet-era fighters in California to high-tech naval battles in the Atlantic, the action is nonstop in this first volume in the Ryan Black Series.

An Excerpt:

Chapter 1

"If the conquest of a great peak brings moments of exultation and bliss, which in the monotonous, materialistic existence of modern times nothing else can approach, it also presents great dangers. It is not the goal of grand alpinism to face peril, but it is one of the tests one must undergo to deserve the joy of rising for an instant above the state of crawling grubs."
Lionel Terray, 1965

THE WINGS OF THE BALD EAGLE rippled from the rising currents as he knifed through the sky high above the foothills of the Sierra range. Feeling the turbulent air of the thermals boiling off the sun-baked landscape, he instinctively banked into the uplifting arms of the air column and was pulled skyward toward the roof of the world. He was the perfect predator- master of all the territory that lay thousands of feet below. A reflection on the distant East face of Mt. Whitney attracted his attention but for a moment and he resumed his pursuit in the ageless dance of hunter and prey.


About the author: Zack Hamric lives in Sarasota, Fl and when he's not writing his next thriller can be often found in the Gulf sailing his classic sloop Dolce Vita. His next book BLANK SLATE is scheduled for release in November.

Nanette wrote: "Hi everyone,

I am still waiting for GR to "allow" me to be a GR author...I accidentally erased my account and had to start over...two years ago, it took one day to become a GR author...now it's ..."

Hi Nanette,

I joined up only a month ago, and it still took only a day to become a GR author. If I were you, I would contact the administrators and ask about what's going on.

Good luck!

Julie

I'm happy to join this group. I've written two books: Chorus of Redemption about a wife who cheated on her husband everyway possible including attempted murder and Death at Sunrise about the last public hanging in the United States that took place in Owensboro, Ky in 1936. A twenty-two year old black man was hanged before over ten thousand cheering people for the alleged rape, robbery and murder of a seventy year old white woman. The resulting furor caused the courts to disallow public executions.

Hello, everyone! I'm a new member, with three novels in the chicklit/social satire genre published by iUniverse. The links are below.


http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78...

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61...

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91...

Hi Everyone,
I'm glad to be part of this, glad to connect with readers.
My published books include a sci-fi series, three mainstream novels, and a nonfiction book. I'll look forward to discussing all!
Barbara Chehpaitis

Hi all. This grouo looks like a great idea. I am multi-published in various sub-genres of Romance, mostly ebooks, but my first print book (a futuristic) is now available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. I would love to talk to both authors and readers and invite you to visit www.miriamnewman.com.

Miriam

Cave Of Forlorn
Greetings Vincent and all,
I am a new author and new to Goodreads. This very month I have published my first full-length novel. Reviews have been excellent so far. I would welcome any advice this group has regarding any topic concerning the book. Should anyone feel intrigued by the book summary, it is available on Kindle and Lulu (15% discount code: fallread305).

Cheers,
R.C. Rutter

Heloooo everyone ...

Needless to say I'm new here, hey? :)
I'm a new author, too, who has just published a full YA novel on amazon, though it's on goodreads, too. Would you want to take a look at it? I'm searching for people to review my book. As I do reviews myself, I'm willing to do a book exchange so we could review each other's books and help each other out.My heart, his soul

Email me and we can talk about it some more if you're interested. Oh, and by the way, this group was a good idea!

Kind regards,
Loraine Lotter

Hi Loraine,

I'd be willing. My book's here: www.awe-struck.net "Perfect Score".

Sue

HI, thanks for the invite. I am interested in works for kids. I love the children's sections and hope one day my book will be added to it. I've yet to write it. Taking a course at the Children's Institute of Literature learning to write and market articles, stories and books. Hope to meet others interested in books for kids.

Hi, Sue. I enjoy reading and writing books for kids, too. If you click on my photo, you can see what I've got. (It's a fantasy series similar to Chronicles of Narnia.) I wish you the best with your own writing ventures! BB

Hello Everyone, i've just resently joined, thought i'd say hi :)

Hi Nikki welcome to the group.

Brenda wrote: "Hi Nikki welcome to the group." Thank you :)

Its nice to meet you.

Welcome to the group!

Hi Nikki...im a newbie too....good luck and God Bless your work. Dave AscensionForYou Knight