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I feel as though I've been away for ages and should introduce myself again!Hi everybody!
Thank you, lovely lady!I've finally got it down to just one page of unread posts. Whew! :)
Keep you busy for a while Patti, hope all good with you
Welcome back Elle. Hope you had a great time after a bumpy start.
Welcome back Peanut!Everything is great, Anita. The people here are truly lovely and it was great spending time with them.
I'm just totally pooped now.
"Wecome back Elle and Patti,hope you both had a lovely time. *waves at Anita and Geoff*
Welcome back Elle, hope you had a great time. Glad you enjoyed yourself too Patti. Waving back Sarah !
Patti, did you go over the bridge ? (knowing me I will have got the wrong trip, sorry if I have )
Hello. My name is James Winterbottom and I just wanted to say hello to everyone. I think I've been a member of this group for a while but have struggled to get my head around how goodreads works. My first book has just come out, so I've decided to take the plunge and get involved.I've been writing for many years but having only just released my first book I am currently feeling my way through the marketing side of things.
As well as writing I enjoy films, music and supporting my local football team, Huddersfield Town.
Welcome to the group, James!
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Hi James and welcome to our lovely place.We need to know more about your book. Will you open a section in the Meet our Authors thread, please?
Hi James - good idea of Geoff's. (He does come up with them, you know!) Welcome to our world!
James wrote: "Hello. My name is James Winterbottom and I just wanted to say hello to everyone. I think I've been a member of this group for a while but have struggled to get my head around how goodreads works. M..."Hi James :-)
It takes a while to get used to Goodreads but there is so much to look at and masses to interest you whatever you read or write. I'm only just starting to get used to it myself.
Welcome to the group James, would love to know about your book.C
Hi everyone my name is Mikaleigh I never really know what to say on these but looking forward to getting to know people
Hello James and Mikaleigh :o)A word of advice on not knowing what to say, just say anything. It doesn't matter, we veer off topic a lot so you won't even get your wrist slapped for doing it!
Hi Mikaleigh - just talk about the kitty on your profile picture and you'll do well :) We have a thread specially for pet chat.
Hi Mikaliegh. It's great that you could join us. You've done the hard part, writing your first post on here. It's smooth running now. If you need anything, just give a shout. There is a good getting started guide that might help.
Welcome Mikaleigh. Just get stuck in - everyone's friendly here.
Hello and welcome James and Mikaleigh!
Hello! I thought I'd benefit from a UK Kindle group because UK-specific Kindle info would be valuable.I'm an American living in Scotland.
I've been on Goodreads for a while. I read a lot, but it seems like there's never enough time to read.
I read mostly classics and literary fiction and some non-fiction. Sometimes I'll read a bit of Dean Koontz or Stephen King. I've always suspected I'd love science fiction if I only knew which books to read. That's my problem - I never know which books to read. That's probably why I mostly read classics. That and the fact that they're usually free on Kindle or cheap as used paperbacks.
Welcome Katy :o) We read Steven King's The Stand last month (some of us read it) if you have read it and if you want to join in the discussion it'll be down at the bottom of the groups main page. Feel free to pitch on in and get the discussion going again.
The morning thread is also where we meet at all times of the day.
Jud (Disney Diva) wrote: "Welcome Katy :o) We read Steven King's The Stand last month (some of us read it) if you have read it and if you want to join in the discussion it'll be down at the bottom of the groups main page...."
Some of us reckon we might still be reading it at Christmas...
It is possibly the longest book I have ever read
You can't tell so much on a Kindle, but i saw a copy in WH Smiths at the weekend, and I swear it was bigger than Lord of the Rings! Massive!
And every page is magic.I think I'm about halfway through it at the moment.
Hi all the new people!!
Hi Katy, welcome to our lovely group. Pre-Kindle I was like you fairly genre specific,however now and mainly thanks to this group I have tried almost every type of book and in most cases been pleasantly surprised!
Hi Mikaleigh and Katy, welcome, look forward to getting to know you both.
I love my kindle don't know what I would do without it now
Kindles get you like that Mikaleigh, I am never far away from mine and just live it to bits. To think that I didn't want one, said I would never use it. As Sarah said most of us have tried all types of books that we maybe wouldn't have tried before kindle.
Welcome Mikaleigh and Katy!
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Hi. I'm Victoria. From the US but I've always preferred British to American lit. Grad student in Spanish literature. Nice to meet everyone!
If you have trouble getting on in the group, there's this thread http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/8...
made by Simon and Patti, the mods, who are just lovely (:
or, just head over to the morning thread in the 'general chat' section! Don't worry about what you post, it really doesn't have a topic! (:
Hello Victoria, welcome to our lovely group .
Hi Victoria - looking forward to getting to know you!
Victoria wrote: "Hi. I'm Victoria. From the US but I've always preferred British to American lit. Grad student in Spanish literature. Nice to meet everyone!"I wish I could speak Spanish...
Welcome :o)
I love my kindle too mikaleigh, I never go anywhere without it!
No, no. My new kindle is not allowed near water anymore, although I have been known to put it on the shelf above the sink while brushing my teeth so I don't have to stop reading.
Hi Victoria and Mikaleigh and Katy!!!!Welkommin
Hi, I'm another Kindle addict who until last Christmas swore that I'd never use one. Now it is never out of reach I've read more widely than ever before and re-read many fantastic books that I'd never get round to digging out of the attic (my family moan that one day the ceilings will collpase under the weight of books!)
Hi Lynda and welcome aboard. I swear they couldn't make the Kindle any more addictive if they put crack in the box. I've been away for the last couple of days and my phone ran out of power this morning. I was just grateful it wasn't the Kindle and carried on reading.
Hi Lynda, welcome to our group, you are in very good company as we are all addicted to our lovely kindles.
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