Fairytale Fantasy Modge Podge discussion

Introduce yourself to the group and its members. On this post I allow self promotion unlike some of the other groups. Simply because reading is what we are here for, so if you are an author feel free to tell us your book name and give a synopsis please. Sorry due to goodreads policy you cannot post a link to sell your book unless it is through amazon. Unfortunately I cannot change that.
My name is Barb and I will be your hostess . I am a mother and grandmother , and great grandmother. I write short stories and poetry.I love fairytale retellings, fantasy, horror, and Historical fiction, especially gothic romance. Nice to meet you

Hi I am Marie and I love horror, fantasy, supernatural, and paranormal. (Thank you, Barbara for the invite!) :)

Marie wrote: "Hi I am Marie and I love horror, fantasy, supernatural, and paranormal. (Thank you, Barbara for the invite!) :)"

You are welcome and thank you for joining, we officially have 13 members, hope no one is superstitious That's awesome I wanted to have a varied group, I love all those genres. Did you read NOS4A2 by Joe Hill, my favorite book this year, with The Crowns Of Croswald in 2nd place by D E Night. 3#rd place goes to Spindle by Shonna Slayton.

Barbara wrote: "Marie wrote: "Hi I am Marie and I love horror, fantasy, supernatural, and paranormal. (Thank you, Barbara for the invite!) :)"

You are welcome and thank you for joining, we officially have 13 memb..."

No I haven't read it, but my favorite book of the year is this one which is a very scary read.

by Lee Mountford

Hi, I’m Zola an aspiring author from the UK. Real name Lee but Zola is my author pseudonym (nickname from my teens). Anyway...

As a struggling unpublished author, I am sure all those fellow struggling unpublished authors will know how difficult it is to get a foot in the door of agents/publishers, who fail to see potential in your bestseller - due to most probably an overcrowded market place and/or because your book isn’t quite a … masterpiece.

So what do they know!?

I have written a book called The Curse of the Pathway, which is a fantasy/adventure for any age group from 10yr +.

I would really like as many people to read it as possible, and would appreciate any feedback, constructive criticism, where you think it’s lacking or what I can improve on etc... I would also appreciate it if parents could get their kids to read it and have that perspective as well, as it’s really a children’s book which I hope adults will like too.

So the story is about a boy called Archie Taylor wakes up one morning to find his world turned upside down. After he and his friend unintentionally trigger a curse on a graveyard called the Pathway, he seeks to unravel the mystery that surrounds it. The journey he takes is fraught with danger, excitement, friendship, and a whole host of strange and unexplainable things. The story twists and turns through unexpected events that place Archie in the thick of it.

I hope in this book I have added a good mix of narrative, plot, suspense and excitement that will keep people reading till the end.

The book is available to buy on Amazon as an e-book for 0.99p UK£ and the equivalent exchange rate for US$, and I often have it available through the free book promotion when it allows. It is also available through Amazons KDP Select. The first three chapters are available to read, which will give you an indication of what to expect.

I hope that wasn't too longwinded?

Thanks Barbara

Happy reading
Zola

The Curse of the Pathway: L W Zola

Marie wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Marie wrote: "Hi I am Marie and I love horror, fantasy, supernatural, and paranormal. (Thank you, Barbara for the invite!) :)"

You are welcome and thank you for joining, we officia..."

Thanks for the book recommendation, I think I might have that on ebook or epub, . Thank you for joining my group, I hope you make some good friends here.

Lee wrote: "Hi, I’m Zola an aspiring author from the UK. Real name Lee but Zola is my author pseudonym (nickname from my teens). Anyway...

As a struggling unpublished author, I am sure all those fellow strugg..."

Seems like you are a published author, ebooks count. Anyway your story sounds really good, I will give it a read soon, since you are a member of my group. I will check and see if I have it, If not I will get it. If I like it , would you like to be a Featured author and guest speaker? Do ou ever post a giveaway here on Goodreads? I am also a writer, I am making my own epubs, either my books are too short for publication or need a lot of editing , or unfinished. I do it for the love of writing, praise and recognition iis not important o me. I am leaving it all to my son to do whatever he wants with.

Thanks for the reply Barbara.

That would be great if you could read my book and give feedback too. The featured author would be great (if you liked what you read of course). The guest speaker, how does that work? I mean would I be expected to do live chat or just a question and answer type scenario, where by I respond in my own time.
To post a book on goodread, what format would that be in? i.e Word, PDF or kindle. I'm not sure how this all works? I suppose I would If it meant people being able to read it.
Me neither seeks recognition or praise, all I hope is that other people enjoy what I have written.

Lee wrote: "Thanks for the reply Barbara.

That would be great if you could read my book and give feedback too. The featured author would be great (if you liked what you read of course). The guest speaker, ho..."

It is basically a question and answer here, for a week , I think is enough time since you said it was a children's book. I introduce you, the the first comment should be yours telling about your book , posting a picture, and a link to buy it, usually an author working with amazon offers the book when it is free or at a reduced price. Generally an ebook, or you can give e-pubs a lot of us have several e-readers, I use Kindle and Freda. I would also post it on twitter, sorry no instagram , mine has never worked.There is plenty of time, check out some group reads on here with authors speaking, lots of groups feature artist.It gives you exposure, I am sure we have mothers and grandmothers in this group who give kids books away as presents I know I do.

Marie wrote: "Hi I am Marie and I love horror, fantasy, supernatural, and paranormal. (Thank you, Barbara for the invite!) :)"I just finished , Of Dreams And Dragons by Karpov Kinrade , it was amazing. Exciting fantasy, with shape shifters, parallel worlds, dragons, I loved it

That sounds fine with the question and answer thing.

I stupidly forgot to mention it is currently available for free as an e-book on Amazon until tomorrow (5th Dec), unfortunately they only allow you to do so every few months.

Thanks again for the advice

Lee wrote: "That sounds fine with the question and answer thing.

I stupidly forgot to mention it is currently available for free as an e-book on Amazon until tomorrow (5th Dec), unfortunately they only allow..."

I have a program called , Calibre it makes epubs, you can get one that does kindle or one that does generic , which is the one I hve , I use it to format my books I write, I have epubs made of some of my work, just need to tweek them some, but I am learning. You could put your file in it after you make it a pdf and it will make it an epub, sorry I just received your message

Hey everyone!
I love all kinds of genre so looking forward to interacting with you guys more here :)

Glad to join this group.

P.S Thanks for the invite Barbara :)

Hey!
Thanks for the invite!
I am TeaAndBooks and I love reading...and tea :D
I am a secondary school students, living in England, but my ethnicity is Pakistani- or more specifically Pashtun/Pathan.
I hope we can all be great friends!

Hi Barbara, thanks for the invite. I'm Hans from The Netherlands and read almost only in English. My favourite genre is thrillers. I used to read a lot of fantasy but I've switched genre a while ago. I hope/trust that's okay.

TeaAndBooks wrote: "Hey!
Thanks for the invite!
I am TeaAndBooks and I love reading...and tea :D
I am a secondary school students, living in England, but my ethnicity is Pakistani- or more specifically Pashtun/Pathan...."

Hope we can

From which are are you in Pakistan.
I'm Punjabi

@Aqsa
I’m Pashtun/ Pathan- but my village is Attock
It’s about an hour away from Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, which my family moved from to live in Attock
Attock is in Punjab, although we’re not Punjabi :)

Thanks Barbara for the invite!
Hello everyone! I am Paula, from Chile. I’m 38 years old, Graphic Designer, and I’m writing my very first (fantasy) novel!
I don’t have any readers/writers friends in real life, so it’s always great for me to meet new people with the same interests I have.
Hope everyone is doing fine!
💕🙏🏻

Hi Barbara! Thanks for the invite! I usually don't join discussion groups because I have a hard time concentrating and navigating around, but fairytale fantasy is of great interest to me. I hope I have something of interest to contribute from time to time and I look forward to everyone's posts.

My recent YA fantasy novel, Beyond the Wicked Willow: Chronicles of a Teenage Witchslayer, is based on a variety of ancient Italian folklore and is full of fairytale-like settings. You can read reviews of it on Goodreads & see the description at the end of this comment.

It's available in eBook as well as paperback on Amazon at:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/154...

...but can also be read free on Inkitt, which can be found by doing a Google search.

Brief description - Still struggling to come to terms with his father’s death in the Iraq War, fourteen-year-old Frankie is thrust into a life or death crucible of his own.

Synopsis - FRANKIE FRETINI has had a horrible year. And, just when he thinks things are looking up, well…all heck breaks loose. It happens in home-ec class just moments after the girl of his dreams, Jenny Moran, invites him to the annual town carnival. Still dazed from the unexpected invite, Frankie accidentally plasters the face of school bully, Brick McDuddy, with a giant scoop of chocolate mousse. Embarrassed, and fuming mad, Brick plots to deliver his painful revenge at the carnival. When Frankie, and his pals, Sam, Beef, and Bookworm show up to meet Jenny, Brick and his nasty bootlickers, Harold “The Horrible” Dunson and Billy “Scat” Pile, chase them into the eerie tent of an old Gypsy fortuneteller named Mala. Trapped with nowhere to run, Frankie makes a pact with Mala not knowing that he and his pals would be swept through her crystal ball to Medieval Italy. Now, their only hope to return home rests in Frankie's hands. He must kill the evil Italian witch, Il Strega Diavolo, and rescue Mala's twin sister, Tsura. But, can Frankie find the courage to face the Strega?

I welcome reviews of my novel and would be very interested to hear all your thoughts. Looking forward to this group! : )

TeaAndBooks wrote: "@Aqsa
I’m Pashtun/ Pathan- but my village is Attock
It’s about an hour away from Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, which my family moved from to live in Attock
Attock is in Punjab, although we’re not Punjabi :)"

Yup :)
Glad to know. I'm from Lahore.
😘

Hi :)
I'm Katie, from England. I mostly read young adult, dystopian and fantasy. Anything else has to have high ratings for me to even attempt.

Katie.dorny wrote: "Hi :)
I'm Katie, from England. I mostly read young adult, dystopian and fantasy. Anything else has to have high ratings for me to even attempt."

Hey! Katie.drony,
Welcome :)

Hi, Katie!

If you'd like to read my YA fantasy for free, just search for my title on inkitt [dot] com. You can also read some reviews here on Goodreads, or on Amazon.

'Beyond the Wicked Willow: Chronicles of a Teenage Witchslayer'

Feel free to leave a review if you wish. Welcome! : )

M.J.

Hi
I am Amber - called Amber A Cross author of indie books children's fantasy/supernatural. Last book two books were the Ghost of Cattingham Hall and Stevie Rump and the Werewolves of Howly Island. Writing a book set in the Cairngorms, read up on Victorian false teeth, and yodelling! love animals and bees. I have mason bees in my garden last year fed the exhausted ones sugar and water. Thanks for including me in the group . Looking forward to supporting the group any way I can x

Hello and welcome! If you'd like to read my YA fantasy novel:
Beyond the Wicked Willow: Chronicles of a Teenage Witchslayer you can do so for free on Inkitt dot com. It's also available for sale everywhere in ebook & paperback. If you read it and enjoy it, consider leaving a review. Take care and have a great week! : )

Hi
I will do it sounds interesting. I will also leave a review. Enjoy the bank holiday. I am enjoying the lovely weather so used to rain!
Kind Regards
Amber

Great! Enjoy your week! : )

Paula wrote: "Thanks Barbara for the invite!
Hello everyone! I am Paula, from Chile. I’m 38 years old, Graphic Designer, and I’m writing my very first (fantasy) novel!
I don’t have any readers/writers friends i..."

I am so sorry I am not getting my notifications for my group, gotta figure out why, and welcome

Amber wrote: "Hi
I am Amber - called Amber A Cross author of indie books children's fantasy/supernatural. Last book two books were the Ghost of Cattingham Hall and Stevie Rump and the Werewolves of Howly Island..."
Thanks for joining I hope to get this group running better soon, thanks for being here

M.J. wrote: "Hi, Katie!

If you'd like to read my YA fantasy for free, just search for my title on inkitt [dot] com. You can also read some reviews here on Goodreads, or on Amazon.

'Beyond the Wicked Willow: ..."
Leave a link on my free books page

Barbara wrote: "Amber wrote: "Hi
I am Amber - called Amber A Cross author of indie books children's fantasy/supernatural. Last book two books were the Ghost of Cattingham Hall and Stevie Rump and the Werewolves o..."

Amber please leave a link on my free books page in this group and members will probably read them

Katie.dorny wrote: "Hi :)
I'm Katie, from England. I mostly read young adult, dystopian and fantasy. Anything else has to have high ratings for me to even attempt."

Hi welcome I haven't been getting notifications I am trying to fix this issue, nice to met all of you

Hi Barbara,

Sorry for the tardy reply, but book release, first draft of the third novel, etc.

I'm Marco, live in Vienna, Austria. I am originally from the USA. I read almost anything except the straight romance genre. Glad to be onboard. I have written two novels, one of which is horror/paranormal. The other is straight Literary-Fiction.

Best,
Marco

Barbara wrote: "Amber wrote: "Hi
I am Amber - called Amber A Cross author of indie books children's fantasy/supernatural. Last book two books were the Ghost of Cattingham Hall and Stevie Rump and the Werewolves o..."I am writing the follow up book set in the Cairngorms. Writing today all my new ideas from a damp a4 writing pad . It became wet in the rain, typing up on laptop, Hope I can understand some of my handwriting looks like an ants done somersaults on some of it!!,
I forgot to mention my books Stevie Rump and the Werewolves of Howly Island and Stevie Rump and the Sea Witches of Glendowwer are on Amazon free on kindle download up to today. Age group 8-12 years. I have also written the Ghost of Cattingham Hall age 12 and over. Have a lovely day everyone.

Marco wrote: "Hi Barbara,

Sorry for the tardy reply, but book release, first draft of the third novel, etc.

I'm Marco, live in Vienna, Austria. I am originally from the USA. I read almost anything except the ..."
Awesome, List a discussion name your books, maybe someone has read them or might want to, welcome

Barbara wrote: "Katie.dorny wrote: "Hi :)
I'm Katie, from England. I mostly read young adult, dystopian and fantasy. Anything else has to have high ratings for me to even attempt."

Hi welcome I haven't been gett..."
I read Dystopian but I read a bit of many genres, welcome to our group

Amber wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Amber wrote: "Hi
I am Amber - called Amber A Cross author of indie books children's fantasy/supernatural. Last book two books were the Ghost of Cattingham Hall and Stevie Rump and ..."Those sound really cute, you can post a link to them on this page or start a discussion and offer them at a discount or for free at your next promotion, thanks and welcome

Lee wrote: "Hi, I’m Zola an aspiring author from the UK. Real name Lee but Zola is my author pseudonym (nickname from my teens). Anyway...

As a struggling unpublished author, I am sure all those fellow strugg..."
I just put this on my currently reading list, I will let you know when I am done, I added Kindle unlimited just to read it, I hope I remember to cancel when I am done

TeaAndBooks wrote: "Hey!
Thanks for the invite!
I am TeaAndBooks and I love reading...and tea :D
I am a secondary school students, living in England, but my ethnicity is Pakistani- or more specifically Pashtun/Pathan...."
I am sorry I am not getting my own notifications, my pc has issues. I wish I was a good t this as some of my friends here and other youtubers but I am new to this. Eventually it will all come like riding a bike , till then please bare with me.

Lee wrote: "Thanks for the reply Barbara.

That would be great if you could read my book and give feedback too. The featured author would be great (if you liked what you read of course). The guest speaker, ho..."

I am reading this right no and so far loving it, Very unexpect how the mystery begins from the beginning.

Marco wrote: "Hi Barbara,

Sorry for the tardy reply, but book release, first draft of the third novel, etc.

I'm Marco, live in Vienna, Austria. I am originally from the USA. I read almost anything except the ..."
Hello Marco, please give us the titles of your books, we cannot read them if we don't know the names. I have only seen pictures of those lovely cities. Or Countries. Glad to make new reading and writing friends.

Barbara wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Katie.dorny wrote: "Hi :)
I'm Katie, from England. I mostly read young adult, dystopian and fantasy. Anything else has to have high ratings for me to even attempt."

Hi welcome I h..." I read a little from about every genre myself.I am sorry friends I will tart checking this for message everyday. I enjoy some history wrapped in a family story , even straight up non fiction history, but Horror, and Fantasy are my general favorites

TeaAndBooks wrote: "@Aqsa
I’m Pashtun/ Pathan- but my village is Attock
It’s about an hour away from Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, which my family moved from to live in Attock
Attock is in Punjab, although we’re not Punjabi :)"I have no idea where any of that is,lol but I read many Indie authors, and love people , we are all the same, human. Nice to see out group has diversity