Desert Rose discussion

Tell us a little about yourself! Fav genres, books or authors? Funny quirks? In school, or have a job you love? Share a little bit with us :)

Hi, I'm Jason. I've written a few things. I have too many quirks to catalog, but I will say that I can touch my tongue to my nose; useful talent that.

I teach.
I like beer.
And chocolate.
But not together.

Cheers!

Jason wrote: "Hi, I'm Jason. I've written a few things. I have too many quirks to catalog, but I will say that I can touch my tongue to my nose; useful talent that.

I teach.
I like beer.
And chocolate.
But no..."

Hi Jason! Welcome to the group! Thanks so much for joining! :D

Oh yes, touching your tongue to your nose is very useful for sure, haha. Mmmm, chocolate :)

Hey guys :D Claire here. I'm a book reader, reviewer and soon to be author. I also love to draw :). I like steampunk, chocolate, cupcakes, monsters and creating art :D You can check out my blog at www.claireamber.blogspot.com

Hi I'm Tracey. I'm a book blogger at YA Book Addict. I'm a lover of books, music, chocolate and soccer. Unfortunately I can't do anything quite as interesting as Jason's ability to touch his nose with his tongue!! :)

Hi! I'm Lived One Thousand Lives or Liv, and I am an avid book blogger and reader. My blog is here: http://livedonethousandlives.blogspot...! Check it out! I love Rektok Ross, John Green, and many other authors. I also enjoy writing, photography, and watching many shows. Some of my favorites are Sherlock, Beauty and the Beast(The TV Series) and Criminal Minds. I love music, especially Macklemore and Maroon 5. I love the movie TiMER and many others. Thanks for the invite!

Claire wrote: "Hey guys :D Claire here. I'm a book reader, reviewer and soon to be author. I also love to draw :). I like steampunk, chocolate, cupcakes, monsters and creating art :D You can check out my blog at ..."

Hi Claire! Welcome to the group! Wow, so awesome you're a soon to be author! What's your book about? Awesome you like to draw as well- what kind of things do you draw?

Tracey wrote: "Hi I'm Tracey. I'm a book blogger at YA Book Addict. I'm a lover of books, music, chocolate and soccer. Unfortunately I can't do anything quite as interesting as Jason's ability to touch his nose w..."

Hey Tracey! Welcome to the group! What kind of music do you like?

Ah, yeah, Jason's pretty awesome with his nose touching ability! haha :P

LivedOneThousandLives wrote: "Hi! I'm Lived One Thousand Lives or Liv, and I am an avid book blogger and reader. My blog is here: http://livedonethousandlives.blogspot...! Check it out! I love Rektok Ross, John Green, and many..."

Hey Liv! Welcome to the group! I really like Maroon 5 as well- awesome band! What kind of things do you like to write about?

Thanks for the invite Rose, this has the promise of an interesting group. :o)

What can I say about me? Can't touch my nose with my tongue; heck, these days I struggle to touch my toes with my fingers. I have no problem touching the keyboard to my computer, however, and have to date published three ebooks. I am currently writing the third book of my fantasy trilogy.

Apart from that, I work in a library, love reading, drawing and painting; anything creative really.

Hello all

My pen name is Julie Elizabeth Powell and have 12 books in a variety of genres.

I love to read, and help other independent authors by reviewing as much as I can. I also like to create anything from jewellery to cards to 3D art.

Thanks for the invite.

Hi Rose! Hi everyone! Thanx for the invite!!

My name is Martine and I am NOT an author... but I'm definitely a book junkie! My to-reads shelf has so many books that I don't think a lifetime will be enough to go through it. I am also not a fast reader, I read an average of 1 book per week. I enjoy many types of books, but my favorite genre is paranormal-romance.

When I'm not reading, I'm working (I love my job!) or watching movies or television series. Right now, I'm watching Dexter and The Vampire Diaries.

Cheers!

Hi Rose and everyone else here,
I'm Rosie from Cornwall, UK.
Just tried it and really can't touch my nose with my tongue.
Love very dark chocolate with red wine - if you've never tried it, you must!
I'm the author of 'The Golden Sword' (The Camelot Inheritance ~ Book 1) a middle-grade fantasy loved by adults:) ....and a blog dedicated to Cornwall and books.
Have a look - http://rosie-morgan-cornwall.blogspot...
Great to be in this group.

LivedOneThousandLives wrote: "Hi! I'm Lived One Thousand Lives or Liv, and I am an avid book blogger and reader. My blog is here: http://livedonethousandlives.blogspot...! Check it out! I love Rektok Ross, John Green, and many..."

Hi, Just checked out your blog - awesome! g+ it too.

Martine wrote: "Hi Rose! Hi everyone! Thanx for the invite!!

My name is Martine and I am NOT an author... but I'm definitely a book junkie! My to-reads shelf has so many books that I don't think a lifetime will b..."

Ooh, we like book junkies :)

Rosie wrote: "Hi Rose and everyone else here,
I'm Rosie from Cornwall, UK.
Just tried it and really can't touch my nose with my tongue.
Love very dark chocolate with red wine - if you've never tried it, you must..."

LOL

Dark chocolate, yum! Just don't tell my hips.

David wrote: "Thanks for the invite Rose, this has the promise of an interesting group. :o)

What can I say about me? Can't touch my nose with my tongue; heck, these days I struggle to touch my toes with my fin..."

Hey David!! Thanks for joining, and welcome! Thanks- I hope it will be an interesting group! :D

Yeah, I think Jason's got the nose-touching thing owned! haha

So cool you love to paint! What kinds of things do you paint? I enjoy painting landscapes mostly :)

Julie wrote: "Hello all

My pen name is Julie Elizabeth Powell and have 12 books in a variety of genres.

I love to read, and help other independent authors by reviewing as much as I can. I also like to create ..."

Hi Julie! Welcome to the group! :D

12 books is pretty amazing!! I know I've enjoyed the ones I've read so far :)

Jewelry making is really interesting! What kind of jewelry do you like to make?

Martine wrote: "Hi Rose! Hi everyone! Thanx for the invite!!

My name is Martine and I am NOT an author... but I'm definitely a book junkie! My to-reads shelf has so many books that I don't think a lifetime will b..."

Hey Martine, welcome to the group! High-five for book junkies!! I totally know what you mean, my TBR list is has evolved into it's own library since I found Goodreads, haha.

Rosie wrote: "Hi Rose and everyone else here,
I'm Rosie from Cornwall, UK.
Just tried it and really can't touch my nose with my tongue.
Love very dark chocolate with red wine - if you've never tried it, you must..."

Hi Rosie! :} Awesome to have another Rose/Rosie in the group! :D

Your blog looks really great- thanks for sharing your link!

Hmm, dark chocolate and red wine? That does sound good! What kind of red wine do you like? I'm still trying to find one I like :)

❀Rose☯ wrote: "Rosie wrote: "Hi Rose and everyone else here,
I'm Rosie from Cornwall, UK.
Just tried it and really can't touch my nose with my tongue.
Love very dark chocolate with red wine - if you've never trie..."
You really do need to have a go at this, a bite of chocolate, a taste of wine.....

Rosie wrote: "❀Rose☯ wrote: "Rosie wrote: "Hi Rose and everyone else here,
I'm Rosie from Cornwall, UK.
Just tried it and really can't touch my nose with my tongue.
Love very dark chocolate with red wine - if yo..."

I think I will! :)

❀Rose☯ wrote: "Julie wrote: "Hello all

My pen name is Julie Elizabeth Powell and have 12 books in a variety of genres.

I love to read, and help other independent authors by reviewing as much as I can. I also l..."

Mainly necklaces, bracelets, earrings, although I did make my wedding jewellery including the circlet for my head. I like to experiment (like I do with my writing) with various mediums, that's why I like 3D art - so much scope, including encaustic art (using a specialised iron and wax). This kind of art is great for fantasy pictures and no two pics are the same.

I'm glad you've enjoyed my work so far - feel free to ask if you want others, Rose lol

Julie wrote: "❀Rose☯ wrote: "Julie wrote: "Hello all

My pen name is Julie Elizabeth Powell and have 12 books in a variety of genres.

I love to read, and help other independent authors by reviewing as much as I..."

Wow, that's really amazing!! I would be really cool to make unique wedding jewelry for your special day :)

I've never tried 3D art, but I can imagine that takes some talent! You seem to be a very creative lady :)

Seems my dexterous tongue has made an impression... perhaps I should feature tongue-to-nose displays at my book signings ;)

Jason wrote: "Seems my dexterous tongue has made an impression... perhaps I should feature tongue-to-nose displays at my book signings ;)"

haha! Maybe- could be a big hit!

Hi everyone! I go by Wanderer, generally, or Jen, either way. I'm actually more active on Shelfari, but they've been having their issues recently... *sighs* I really need to update my shelf over here! Um...I dunno. I guess, let's see, I like to read (obviously), write, artsy stuff, etc. I'm a student now, and I work at my library, just trying to find time for all the stuff I love between work and studies. Thanks for the invite, Rose! :)

hallowWanderer wrote: "Hi everyone! I go by Wanderer, generally, or Jen, either way. I'm actually more active on Shelfari, but they've been having their issues recently... *sighs* I really need to update my shelf over he..."

Hi Wan!! So great to see you here :) Yeah, Shelfari's kind of having issues lately. :/ Hopefully it'll be fixed and everything, but if not, we can bring all the fun to Goodreads ;)

You know what I just realized? I never introduced myself! Agh! :P

Ok, here-goes.

Hi everybody! My name is Rose, although I have several nicknames, some of which are "Pandora," "Butterscotch Bubbles," and "Rosie." I answer to them all! haha

I'm in my 20s, happily married to my best friend. We move around a lot and have had quite an exciting life so far. We're both writers, although we've never published anything- yet. We plan on publishing at least 2 books in the future, whenever we can sit still long enough to write them! ;)

I love to read- life would be so incredibly boring without books. I enjoy YA most of the time, although I read every genre out there pretty regularly. I don't have a favorite, per se, but seem to enjoy paranormal and supernaturally based books most often. That gets boring after a while though, and I enjoy reading non-fiction to bring me back to reality. In my non-fiction reading, I enjoy books about the Holocaust, WWII, Egypt, Ancient Greece, Mythology, and Native Americans, to name a few.

Besides reading, I love art of any kind. I'm a painter, sketch-artist, jewelry-maker, and photographer. I've been an actress for about 17 years, although I've taken a break recently to focus on other areas of life. I'm also a musician, along with my hubby, and we're currently working on our first album together! :D

I also love to learn, and in my spare time study subjects such as psychology, law, criminal psycho-analysis, massage therapy, cultures, and languages. I know, I'm random... :P

❀Rose☯ wrote: "I know, I'm random... :P"

Random is good ;)

Jason wrote: "❀Rose☯ wrote: "I know, I'm random... :P"

Random is good ;)"

Usually...hopefully! haha

❀Rose☯ wrote: "You know what I just realized? I never introduced myself! Agh! :P

Ok, here-goes.

Hi everybody! My name is Rose, although I have several nicknames, some of which are "Pandora," "Butterscotch ..."

What an interesting mix. :)

Julie wrote: "What an interesting mix. :)"

:)

Hello everyone! My name is Alena Gouveia. I am an author and IT professional, married with three dogs and in the process of adopting some two-legged children. My debut novel is The Ambrose Beacon, book one of The Solas Prophecy. My one quirk that's related to writing is that I can't get into my "zone" without a glass of scotch:) I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone in this group!

Alena wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is Alena Gouveia. I am an author and IT professional, married with three dogs and in the process of adopting some two-legged children. My debut novel is The Ambrose Beaco..."

Hello, Alena :)

Alena wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is Alena Gouveia. I am an author and IT professional, married with three dogs and in the process of adopting some two-legged children. My debut novel is The Ambrose Beaco..."

Hi Alena!! So great to have you in the group :)

Greetings, fellow travelers!

I'm a writer who still has a day job. I'm a nurse and have been at it for 7 years and have been pursuing a writing career for just as long. I began with trying to break into Hollywood but I failed. Then I decided to try my hand at prose with my first book ERIC ELMOOR AND THE GAUNTLET OF GODRIC. I'm currently working on the second book in the 5 part series and I hope to have it out early in 2014. I'm also on the cusp of signing my first option for a movie screenplay.

Next year I hope to have 3 more books out, one: the second part of the Eric Elmoor Saga, and the other two will be based on original scripts that I wrote a few years back.

But I don't want to stick with just books or movies. I want to have my hand in television and video games as well. I love stories and I want to pursue every venue I can to tell them.

Thomas wrote: "Greetings, fellow travelers!

I'm a writer who still has a day job. I'm a nurse and have been at it for 7 years and have been pursuing a writing career for just as long. I began with trying to brea..."

Hi Thomas!! Welcome to the group! :D

Wow, that's really amazing you're pursuing screenplay work as well! I've always wanted to get into that. High-five for a fellow thespian failing to get into Hollywood!! :D Well, I didn't so much fail, as I just decided to follow a different path, but still! :)

I'm excited for the EE sequel!

Thank you for the warm welcome!

The key is to not give up. Persistence pays off.

I'm happy your excited for the next book! I hope its better, and more shocking, than the first ;-)

Thomas wrote: "Thank you for the warm welcome!

The key is to not give up. Persistence pays off.

I'm happy your excited for the next book! I hope its better, and more shocking, than the first ;-)"

That is true- patience and persistence :) Also, a lot of spunk and smiles!! :D haha

I'm sure the next book will be shocking, esp if that's what you're going for! The first was already quite an adventure :)

Hi I'm Hannah! I am a senior in College so here's to graduating! I want to teach math or science but would also take history as well...I wish I could write well and have a lot of respect for those who do! I love to travel and sing (even though I sound terrible-all I can say is plug your ears bc I'm not stopping:p). Umm I love to draw and I'm descent at it and making stuff I adore! I think that about sums it up!

Thanks for the invite to the group!

Hi Hannah,
If you'd like to write, you should start! I truly believe that the only way to get better at writing is to practice:) Now, singing on the other hand... :)

Welcome to the group!

Hannahlchurch wrote: "Hi I'm Hannah! I am a senior in College so here's to graduating! I want to teach math or science but would also take history as well...I wish I could write well and have a lot of respect for those ..."

Hi Hannah! Welcome to the group!!

I agree with Alena, you should totally try writing! You may turn out to be an amazing writer, with more practice :)

*pops headphones on* sing away, girl!! :D

I will definitely try and practice some

And thanks for the welcome!!(:

Hi Everyone. I've been in love with books since Jr. High when I figured out I didn't have to read the boring books my teachers chose. I haven't stopped reading since. I'm also an author of a YA fantasy trilogy called Legends of the Aurora, but only the first, Blue on the Horizon has been released. The reviews are good so I'm really excited.

I read anything except romance. I love thrillers and magical fantasy. In my writing I love world building, and take special pleasure from making up swear words that fit the character.

Rebecca wrote: "Hi Everyone. I've been in love with books since Jr. High when I figured out I didn't have to read the boring books my teachers chose. I haven't stopped reading since. I'm also an author of a YA fan..."

Hi Rebecca, welcome to the group!! Your book sounds really interesting. It's a talent to be able to come up with new swear words for your characters, that's for sure! haha

Hawk-squat. It's easy.
Okay, maybe that makes more sense in situ.

Hi all,

I'm Noree and I'm a book addict. I can only go so many hours without having the urge to read something. This started at a very young age, thanks to my mom.

My favorite books to read are Urban Fantasy, so it's only natural that I stated writing the same genre. I also like high fantasy, some science fiction, and horror.

Noree wrote: "Hi all,

I'm Noree and I'm a book addict. I can only go so many hours without having the urge to read something. This started at a very young age, thanks to my mom.

My favorite books to read are ..."

Hi Noree! High-five for book addicts! :D