Indie and Proud discussion

Please take the time to introduce yourself and tell us a little about yourself and what kind of books you write. If you are a reader, please tell us about your favorite self published books.

I'll start... My name is Jessica Marie Gilliland and I am the author of Anomaly, Fracture, A Collection of Souls and Kill of the Night. I am a huge sci fi/fantasy nerd. My influences are Disney, Joss Whedon and Guillermo Del Toro and my own twisted imagination :) I love that I am able to self publish my novels and create my own cover art but I'm still working toward traditional publishing to further my reach.

Hi,
Im Salima and I wrote MIDNIGHT. A story all about the Supernatural creatures joning forcing together because of one girl.

If you would like a FREE ECOPY TO REVIEW EMAIL: salimakorri@hotmail.co.uk

Hi! I am Sara. I am an avid Reader of Indie books. I own more than I can read:)I have too many favorites to list as you can see from my shelves, but a few books From the series I love are and many many more. I just started a blog www.enthralledbybooks.blogspot.com

Hi, I'm Kelly
I tend to read mostly young adult or new adult novels.
Like Sara before me, I have a to read list as long as my arm.

I'm always hanging around Goodreads, or you can find me at Ramblings of a Diva Booknerd

Hiya. I'm Ross, and I write mainly fantasy and YA sci-fi. Of the former I've had a few shorts published on websites, three books published on Amazon (out of 6 in the series). Of the latter I have self-published the first in a YA series, called the Infinity Bridge.
Reading wise I mainly enjoy fantasy, Steampunk, sci-fi, some thrillers, some paranormal. I'm quite into Wattpad at the moment, and occasionally review for Fantasy Book Reviews.
Whew- that's me done!

Hi guys!

Salima, Midnight looks right up my alley. I've added it and I'm looking forward to reading it.

Sara, I'm already following your new blog & thanks for joining!!!

Kelly, I'm following you now too!

Ross, I already added the Infinity Bridge too :) Thanks for joining!

I look forward to chatting with you guys!

I'm Cassandra Giovanni--I write mostly New Adult and Young Adult novels. I am also a photographer and marketing major. I own my own publications marketing and photography company called Gio Design Studios. I use it to help other authors with marketing utilizing mostly my own photography, but also stock photography.

Hi everyone!

My name is D.D. Chant, but you can just call me DeeDee ;-P. I'm 26 and I'm the self-published author of Broken City, The Promise and Fracture, the first books in 3 different series. I also have a series of short stories: Claire and the Party and Claire and the haircut of Doom.
Nice to meet everyone!

Hello, my name is Kelly and I am the author of Thorns of Glass and three shorts all equally chilling in their own respect. I just published Thorns of Glass on Amazon...http://www.amazon.com/Thorns-Glass-Ke...

I should add I write mostly Paranormal, horror and Thriller for YA

Hi everyone! I'm Angie and avid reader of indie and mainstream authors. I look forward to my next good book.

Hi everyone (and thanks to Jessica for inviting me) I'm Hazel, and I write mostly YA historical fiction, but am currently working on a Steampunk mystery novel set in Victorian London.

You can find me on my blog: http://hazelwest.blogspot.com and I'm also on Twitter @artfulscribbler I also have an account on Wattpad, but most of my stuff on there is also in my writing section here on Goodreads. I have excerpts from most of my books here if anyone wants to check them out.

I'm looking forward to meeting some other indie authors in the group =)

These are my novels and short stories to date:

Hi everyone,

My name is Beth and I am a new indie author of a New Adult Romance called Love Love that will be released soon.

I am also an avid reader, and love to read New Adult, and Young Adult books. A couple of my favorite self-published books are:

Jessica wrote: "Hi guys!

Salima, Midnight looks right up my alley. I've added it and I'm looking forward to reading it.

Sara, I'm already following your new blog & thanks for joining!!!

Kelly, I'm following you..."

emailing it now :)

Hey there all! I am the author of The Fey Court Trilogy, Marked Like Me Series, and other projects in the works. I love to read as much as I write, but most of my time is devoted to 62 sixth graders. It is great to meet everyone.

Thanks for joining everyone! I didn't know some of those novels were self published! I look forward to chatting with all of you :)

Hi all,

My name is Richard and I am a new indie author. I have a novel coming out soon called The Cleansing.

Thank you!

For any self pubbed authors just joining, I'm creating a mastheed for the group using covers. if you want to include your cover please post it in the "our group photo" discussion under cover art please :)

Hi my name is Thomas Stazyk. My novel Identities was published in October 2012.

It is a satire about corporate greed and global capitalism.

Hi. I'm Marysue Hobika. I have one self-published book and one book published by Muse It Up Publishing. Currently I am in the process of editing my book "Summer Love Song", which I have decided to self-publsih. It's nice to meet all of you.

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Welcome Sara, Kelly, Richard, T.E, Marysue, Beth, Hazel, Ross, DD & Angie!

Thanks for the warm welcome.

Hi,
My name is Unni and am an inde author in progress...am writing two-three books at a time and tends to end 'em in 2-5 mnths.
.. :)

Hi my name is Heidi Garrett. Cyndi, thank you for the invite:)

I am an indie writer and reader. Currently, I am writing a young adult fairy tale fantasy series: The Queen of the Realm of Faerie.

The first two books are available:


The third book, The Dragon Carnivale, will be released in June 2013.

Some of my favorite indie reads so far are:



Thank you Jessica for creating this group!

G'day to everyone. This always feels a little Alcoholics Anonymous, but... I'm an indie writer. And reader.
Reading wise I love fantasy, sci-fi, steampunk, YA and comics, loads of comics.
Writing wise I have published four books, and contributed to two anthologies. here's what they look like...






... and I'm really excited because it's the first time I've added book covers.

Yes, I'm that sad...

although i don't know how to line them up nicely...

Look like interesting books, Ross! I'll have to check them out. I'm working on a steampunk mystery right now.

I'm really getting into Steampunk at the moment. Am reading A Nomad of the Time Streams at present and plan for The Court of the Air next. Your book sounds great- let me know if you want a beta reader.

I love how the genre is growing. Another fellow writer on here is doing Roman steampunk Daniel Ottalini

I might be looking for a couple of beta readers once I get to my last draft, so thank you for the offer, I'll let you know.

Hello!
My name is Angela Roquet, and I write an Urban Fantasy series called "Lana Harvey, Reapers Inc." My series is set in a modern and eclectic afterlife, and my main character, Lana, is a reaper who works for Grim at Reapers Inc. I am currently working on the 3rd novel in my series. I have been trying to be more active online lately, in order to meet new authors and cross promote. I am also blogging more, and I'm currently featuring a series of interviews for several indie authors who are participating in a great big giveaway with me. Please check out my blog for more details. http://angelaroquet.blogspot.com/ ! Also, if you would like to swap interviews, guest blogs, or book reviews, let me know! I love meeting and helping out new authors, and I appreciate it when the favor is returned too. :)

Welcome Angela! I've also written a reaper novel so I'll definitely check yours out and I love that you're interviewing indie authors. I'll follow your blog! I hope you like the group :)

Hello! My name is Krista Madden and I am an Indie author of YA Paranormal Romance. I recently released my first book, 3Days, on Amazon. It is currently an eBook, but I am working on getting it ready for "print on demand". I am looking forward to all of the networking involved in sharing and promoting the book. I absolutely LOVE to write!

-Krista M.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BFX90QQ
www.facebook.com/madden3days
www.twitter.com/krista_madden
madden3days@gmail.com

hello Krista n welcm here..

Jessica wrote: "Welcome Angela! I've also written a reaper novel so I'll definitely check yours out and I love that you're interviewing indie authors. I'll follow your blog! I hope you like the group :)"

Hi Jessica!
I always find it exciting when I meet another author who writes about reapers! :D I've added your books to my reading list, and I can't wait to check them out! I've got a lot lined up for the next couple months, but if you're available later this spring, I'd love to do an interview with you on my blog some time! I think I'm going to have a lot of fun in this group! :)

Welcome Krista. Welcome Angela. And anyone else I might have missed.

Greetings, folks. I'm Darrell Drake and I'm an alc—I'm the author of the fantasy/fantasy romance series, The Flameforged Saga . I'll be hangin' around. Nice to meet you!

Hi Darrell, MarySue and Angela.

Angela wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Welcome Angela! I've also written a reaper novel so I'll definitely check yours out and I love that you're interviewing indie authors. I'll follow your blog! I hope you like the gro..."

I'd love to do an interview anytime! And please post the link to your blog in the "what's new" topic in the general folder when you've got a blog you want to share. I'm going to start messaging everyone when there's something posted there. & that goes for everyone :)

Welcome! & Forgive me, Darrell, but what's an alc?

I feee like I missed something somewhere... Or i'm getting old & don't know slang lol!

I teach teens and I don't know. I am always adding to my slang swag as my students call it. Lol

LOL! Ok cool... Help us out, Darrell!

Haha. I cut alcoholic short. As in the greeting at an AA meeting.

Ha that is funny. It is great to discover new authors here that I may not have heard of:)

aaaaah! ok I gotcha :) I think Ross was saying that earlier too. It is like an AA meeting in these forums lol!

Cyndi wrote: "I teach teens and I don't know. I am always adding to my slang swag as my students call it. Lol"

I'd love to learn more about your swag slang...what do subject do you teach?

6th grade language arts..I know what kids likeand read so adhering to their lingo is fascinating. It is not that different from my day. Just the texting acronyms.

Before I had kids of my own, I taught Spanish to 8th and 9th graders.

I keep a mental log of slang words teens use - but I should write them down. Writing dialogue to match how real teens talk is an area I'm working to improve upon.

I actually did a great deal of research on slang (though not really contemporary slang) for my second book. Helped inject some character, I think.