A Good Thriller discussion

We welcome and promote the fact we have many authors as part of our group, we are proud of all our authors and enjoy their valued comments.

But we also enjoy your opinions as authors and also as readers.

But we ask that you place your advertising of your books in the right place.

in " Promote Your Book"

or " Free giveaway"

Janet very kindly placed a post in Announcements, but some authors are not reading all the posts, and just posting an advert for their books only.

I do understand the importance of promoting your book , but please just in the right place, and it's just great if you can read and post on other subjects and be part of this lovely group.

We will always support and be grateful for our great author membership.

Good to know. Thank y'all for having me.

Thank you for inviting me and I look forward to many discussions.

I have no problem with your expectations for conduct, and fully support the request for appropriate behavior within the group, including self promotion.

I sincerely hope to be able to contribute in a positive way.

Best Regards

Thank you Stuart

Great stuff guys!

Sean, I just found this thread. Boy do I have some catching up to do, but as I said in a few other threads I intend to be more vocal this year. I hope to get here at least twice a week or so. Thank you for having me and happy New Year!

Thanks Ian, and welcome

Thank you Sean. I'm keen on promoting my book and would love to get to know other authors too .However, I'm also mindful of the fact that I have to conduct myself appropriately within the group and will endeavor to display the right behavior.

Thanks and very well put.

Sean wrote: "We welcome and promote the fact we have many authors as part of our group, we are proud of all our authors and enjoy their valued comments.

But we also enjoy your opinions as authors and also as r..."

Thank you, Sean. It's always good to know what is welcome, and what is not. S. K. (Sue) McClafferty

Sean, thank you for sharing. As a brand new reader of this group and an author, it's helpful to know where things go. I'll do my best to contribute. Having a full-time plus job from my writing usually results in my time being devoted to writing and family, but I'll do my best to be active. I'm looking forward to contributing more to this group.

Thank you for the invite Sean and grateful to be in this group. Your friendly note and reminders noted. Happy to interact and contribute on the discussions. My warmest hello & have a wonderful weekend to everyone: moderators fellow writers/authors, and readers.

Your welcome.

Do say hello in the Introduction page, you will get lots of welcomes

Sean wrote: "We welcome and promote the fact we have many authors as part of our group, we are proud of all our authors and enjoy their valued comments.

But we also enjoy your opinions as authors and also as r..."

Got it thanks Sean

Thanks for the pointers on where to post - very helpful.

Me too - I mean becoming more vocal on Goodreads. When I first joined I couldn't come to grips with it at all. However, the people here seem friendly and helpful, so I'm in!

I just joined this group because I love a good thriller. I love to read them and I love to write them and I love to discuss them. So, this should be fun. I look forward to being as active as possible given my time constraints (real job, family, writing, promoting).

Glen Robins

Sean wrote: "We welcome and promote the fact we have many authors as part of our group, we are proud of all our authors and enjoy their valued comments.

But we also enjoy your opinions as authors and also as r..."

Thanks Sean. Look forward to being part of the group equally as a reader and an author

I'm reading 'The Legacy Trust' by Pete Carter, a member of this group and it's been a great ride so far! I won't spoil it for others, but it's a great premise the author has developed and the story moves quickly.

Nice to know he is a member !

What a lovely and welcoming post.

This is a lovely thread, Sean.

A big hello to all!

I'm the new kid on the block, so to speak. So this will undoubtedly be one of my longest, if not the longest post. I only recently joined the group. So to save you the time of going over to my profile, an abridged version of my biography--the stuff I can tell you--follows: I write political/spy thrillers, currently those comprising the Vanguard series. To date the series includes, Deep Deception and the Last Chameleon. I recently finished and handed to my agent the manuscript for Black Ice, the third book in the series. The fourth book is planned and I expect to start writing in the coming weeks. I also have a strong interest in historical fiction and have 2-3 projects in the works.

Now... the bit about me. I am a retired U.S. Navy intelligence officer, former consultant to the U.S. Government, political analyst, and university lecturer. I recently returned to the States after living many years in Europe. I love good historical and literary fiction and thrillers of course, but I have a penchant for thrillers with strong characters and dark humor sprinkled throughout.

I'm a bit of a nostalgic, so I enjoy most of the movies of the film noir genre. There are quite a few books I want to read and re-read, but unfortunately the more essential tasks in life keep getting in the way. I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible, and to participating in discussions whenever time permits.

James

Welcome

we love movies here as well, I am a mad film buff.

Hello James
Seeing your books quotes I have ordered both
I just finished reading Joshua Hood and Steven Konkoly
I think both are a good start to compare even if they are of a different kind
Will keep you posted
Best regards from Luxembourg
Daniel

Danield wrote: "Hello James
Seeing your books quotes I have ordered both
I just finished reading Joshua Hood and Steven Konkoly
I think both are a good start to compare even if they are of a different kind
Will ke..."

Hi Daniel. My sincerest apologies for not responding sooner. Unfortunately, your message arrived as I was in the throes of a move from Europe back to the U.S.

I am very pleased that you picked them up. I appreciate contact with other readers, including readers of my books when it applies. Joshua Hood I have read, but not Steven Konkoly. You must tell me what you think when you have read both as you mentioned a comparison. I look forward to hearing from you and I promise not to take so long to reply next time.

By the way. are you reading anything special for Halloween? I am seeking something novella length or perhaps a series of short stories. Any suggestions?

James

Joshua Hood

Is a member here.

Thanks Sean.

James

James wrote: "Danield wrote: "Hello James
Seeing your books quotes I have ordered both
I just finished reading Joshua Hood and Steven Konkoly
I think both are a good start to compare even if they are of a differ..."

You know Amazon has a really good system where you can choose books by the length of time they take to read. So 30mins, 45 mins, 1 hour. Plus they have Kindle Singles. A lot of Independent writers also write in series of Novellas. Welcome. You sound like a busy and very interesting person, James.

James: I suggest FOOL MOON, GRAVE PERIL, DEAD BEAT and COLD DAYS by Jim Butcher. They are the four Dresden Files novels set around Halloween. FOOL MOON and GRAVE PERIL are books 2 & 3 of the series, DEAD BEAT is #7 and COLD DAYS is #14.

I echo the spam/promotion points made. Where is Promote Your Book/
Free giveaway on this forum?

Down in the bottom third of the main page, David:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

Hi I have just joined this group as a author , don't panic I won't mention my book here. I do enjoy a good phycological thriller but also one that is totally different. I write from the heart and try to take the reader on an emotional roller coaster. I want to get involved in discussions about why the reader thinks the author has developed various characters the way they have and as the plot thickens what does the reader think is going on inside the characters head.
My aim this year is to read twelve so one each month this is because I have also started writing my next book (my last one took 20months) so keeping very busy in my spare time.
Home is in Cornwall with my family
I look forward to getting to know you
David Parsons

Welcome David

Glad to have you. I look forward to knowing what you are reading and how you develop characters. Don't worry we don't panic very often. :)

Hi David,

You'll find lots of nice people here at this group. I'm a new author as well and have found some insightful posts from members. Good luck with book 2, wish I could say it's gets easier as you go, but that hasn't been my experience.

Bob

Hello: I have recently joined this group after talking to fellow authors, and must say I'm very impressed. I love to discuss reading and writing with other like minded people. I have been writing crime novels for the past ten years, but I'm still very dedicated in researching and writing articles about real crime.

Home for me is Newcastle and that's were by books are set.
I look forward to getting to know you all!
Mike Foster

Thanks, Michael, kind of you to say. You're more than welcome to say 'hello' in the introductions folder. Welcome to the group. :)

Thanks Michael

Lots of great author members and recommendations

Thanks Sean and Janet for orchestrating a remarkable group. I hesitated to join Goodreads because I had heard some of the members can be (and I quote) quite snarky, the cynicism promoted rather than discouraged by apathetic moderators. To my knowledge, this has never been an issue with A Good Thriller.
Regarding self-promotion, I can't speak for the other authors, but occasionally, it takes a concentrated effort not to mention one's own novels within a discussion, when a comparison to the novel could greatly benefit the conversation. I'll continue to respect the rule, however, and if I ever slip-up, feel free to call me out.

We have posts where you can promote your book.

But we want some posts where we can see you as a reader rather than a author.

We have to remove posts, not so often now.

Where authors joined, posted in every thread/topic just mentioning their book, then never posted again.

We are lucky now to have many active author members who take part in the group.

Thanks for your kind comments D.B

Sean, if you see this - I would like to be more involved and active in the Group discussions (and of course promote my own work here and there, but I have seen how you suggested that people want author's opinions, too). Unfortunately I have had a hard time deciding how to go about it; which discussions or threads are the best place to start. I think I have introduced myself a couple times on various threads from different groups, but I just wanted to get your take on how to be involved without diving all the way in. (I really don't have time to do that)

Thanks, if you see this -
Jason

Go to the busy threads.

Chat, Chat Chatter

Just Finished

Share Your Review

For your own work go to

Promote my Book

Just join in some of the thread.

10 Random Facts is great way of members knowing something about you.

Hope this helps

Nice - Very useful info. Glad you don't charge ;)
Think I will get to it since I have a few

Thank you for the clarification of the rules, it is good to know. I look forward to participating as a long time reader and new author.

Welcome Catyana

Sean wrote: "Welcome Catyana"
Thank you so much!

Hi Everyone, Very excited to join this group, having joined as Goodreads author only a week or so ago. I pretty much knew this was the group for me when I scrolled down and saw discussion threads on tennis! I play every weekday morning, and think there is nothing better than to get the exercise done in the morning so you can enjoy writing and reading the rest of the day. Thanks for the guidance Sean. Look forward to contributing to discussions as soon as I get my bearings in this group.