New and Up and Coming Authors discussion

In this space as a new (small but hopefully will grow) group, we should get to know each other.

I'm Chad Miller, I'm a pharmacist and was born and raised in Philly. I live in Delaware with my girlfriend Natasha. I always bash Delaware as it lacks the culture and life that I covet in a big city, but circumstances for both me and my girlfriend tie us here for the time being. I love music (my favorites are TOOL, Beatles, Zepplin, Tom Waits, and on and on), I love reading (the list is too huge but my two favorite books are Dracula and The Count of Monte Cristo), and my passion is writing.

I have a book of a collection of short stories out now and this October my debut novel is coming out.

Right now I'm reading The House of Leaves, which so far is a mind fuck, and next, I plan to read Malcolm of Earth by another new author Alex Usher (I don't think he's on GoodReads, have to get his ass on here).

There is so much more to me, but I don't want this to be a book. I'd love to find out more about you guys. What drives you? What are your passions? What do you love?

Hello friends, I'm Jacob from sunny California. I'm an elementary teacher, educating fourth graders for the past ten years. Prior, I worked in retail management; think of the red and white bullseye. My wife and I just celebrated our 19th anniversary together. We have four children, three girls and a boy. I'm an avid lover of 80s rock and 90s metal, but I'll listen to almost anything. Some of my favorite bands are Metallica, System of a Down, Tool, and Rage Against the Machine. Reading and writing are my main hobbies, along with playing golf and watching the NFL and NHL. Go Pittsburgh.

I try to find time daily to read. My favorite genres are crime, fantasy, paranormal, and horror. I'm currently reading Jason Rekulak's Hidden Pictures. A classic ghost story, which isn't, if that makes sense. Hidden Pictures

I currently have two writing projects in the works. The first, Exit 202, follows a family returning from vacation. When their car breaks down, all sorts of hell happens in the nearby woods. The second, The Chronicles of Barbasos, is an anthology about a city filled with crime, murder, and sin. It follows multiple characters and the shenanigans they partake in.

My debut novel, The Streets of Floria, published by Hear Our Voice, is scheduled for release this fall.
https://www.hearourvoicellc.com/jb-ar...

Jacob wrote: "Hello friends, I'm Jacob from sunny California. I'm an elementary teacher, educating fourth graders for the past ten years. Prior, I worked in retail management; think of the red and white bullseye..."

Dude, you like TOOL! You're forever cool in my book

Hi, I'm Tom and I write (and read) scary stuff. I have four books out in the world and a 5th on the way: THE GLOWING (a scifi/horror trilogy) and MALEVOLENT NEVERS (a gothic horror novel) are available now and published by Shadow Spark Publishing. My 5th novel, titled ODIOUS GHOULS, is out in February 2023.

One random thing about me - I'm a huge fan of found footage horror movies.

And I'm always looking for new Goodreads friends to follow, so feel free to add me.

-Tom

Hi everyone
My name is Iseult. I'm Irish. I'm passionate about animals. I love horror, fantasy, science fiction, and all the ways they intersect. Stories help me understand life and people and all the important stuff.
I've a few books published. Some horror and a dark fantasy novella.
Looking forward to getting to know you all.
Iseult

Tom wrote: "Hi, I'm Tom and I write (and read) scary stuff. I have four books out in the world and a 5th on the way: THE GLOWING (a scifi/horror trilogy) and MALEVOLENT NEVERS (a gothic horror novel) are avail..."

Hi Tom! What is your favorite horror book?

Iseult wrote: "Hi everyone
My name is Iseult. I'm Irish. I'm passionate about animals. I love horror, fantasy, science fiction, and all the ways they intersect. Stories help me understand life and people and all ..."

Are there any Irish horror books that you know of?

Chad wrote: "Iseult wrote: "Hi everyone
My name is Iseult. I'm Irish. I'm passionate about animals. I love horror, fantasy, science fiction, and all the ways they intersect. Stories help me understand life and ..."

Apart from my own (haha!) and the classics like Stoker and Le Fanu, there is a very recent novel called The Watchers by AM Shine. I haven't read it yet, (on my TBR), but it has got a lot of good reviews.

Jacob wrote: "Hello friends, I'm Jacob from sunny California. I'm an elementary teacher, educating fourth graders for the past ten years. Prior, I worked in retail management; think of the red and white bullseye..."

They're one of my all time favs. Seen them twice. 04 and 16. Both shows rocked.

Hey everyone,
My name is Elle Stockton. Recently, I published the third book of short stories in my series, Fictional tales on a ride of twists, turns and the unexpected. This multi-genre book is different because it has five stories, not sixty. The tales of inner darkness, rebirth and ultimately, deliverance spin webs of deceit, mayhem, story twists, and second chances.
One reviewer wrote she suspects I have a bit of a dark mind. I wrote 3/5 of the stories from personal experience, which I fictionalized. Other readers refer to this type of writing as dark fiction. Some of the characters demonstrate dark behavior. Do they deserve second chances? If you choose to read my latest book, you can decide.
I live in Southern California. The link for my book is: https://allauthor.com/amazon/66803/

Elle wrote: "Hey everyone,
My name is Elle Stockton. Recently, I published the third book of short stories in my series, Fictional tales on a ride of twists, turns and the unexpected. This book is different bec..."

Welcome, Elle. I love your book cover! Thanks for sharing. I released a book, The Void, it's also a collection of short stories, dark/fiction. Maybe in the future in this group, we can read each other's work and critique them.

https://www.amazon.com/Void-15-Creepy...

Chad,
Thank you. Your book looks like my kind of read. Anytime you'd like to swap reads, please let me know. I'm up for it.
- Elle :)

Elle wrote: "Chad,
Thank you. Your book looks like my kind of read. Anytime you'd like to swap reads, please let me know. I'm up for it.
- Elle :)"

I'm definitely down for a book swap, I love dark fiction :) I can email you a pdf of mine (disclaimer, I notoriously am a slow reader :))

Chad wrote: "Tom wrote: "Hi, I'm Tom and I write (and read) scary stuff. I have four books out in the world and a 5th on the way: THE GLOWING (a scifi/horror trilogy) and MALEVOLENT NEVERS (a gothic horror nove..."

hmm. probably The Elementals by Michael McDowell.

Chad,

Same. You can contact me with your email on my author website at www.ellestockton.com

I invite everyone here to subscribe for free and learn more about my books.

Just sent you an email. Love your website! It looks really polished. If you'd care to check out mine its, https://www.chadmiller-author.com/

Chad,

Love your website! Creative and great videos to watch. I enjoyed the "Prisoner of Fear" video! Thanks for sharing.

- Elle :)

Tom wrote: "Chad wrote: "Tom wrote: "Hi, I'm Tom and I write (and read) scary stuff. I have four books out in the world and a 5th on the way: THE GLOWING (a scifi/horror trilogy) and MALEVOLENT NEVERS (a gothi..."


Never read that one. What genre?

Hi I'm Karen, 58 from Mansfield Nottinghamshire in the UK. I'm retired and have been for the last 3 years. I used to work for the County Council in a residential care home for children with disabilities and also in a secure unit for young offenders. I'm an avid reader, mainly indie authors to support and help get recognition of their books, love travelling and go to aqua aerobics 3 times a week.
I have a son who published his first book in January whom I support whole heartedly to get reviews.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08S61RS8X

Hey y’all I’m very late to the party but my name is Megan! I think I’m the odd man out here because I write YA Fiction! I have two books out currently with my third on the way.

I grew up in Illinois, went to college in Arkansas, and am now back in Illinois teaching pre-k.

I have one son who is almost two and a cat named Kiwi. I love reading, writing, and listening to alternative music! Catch me INside, how bout that? 😂

I’d like to also get into editing but I think that might be even harder to get into than writing lol! My favorite colors are black and olive green. My guilty pleasure is coffee that is mostly cream and sugar! Happy writing, y’all!

Hey Megan, what type of YA do you write?

Iseult

Hello everyone, my name is Tristan. Sometimes introductions end up sounding like your on stage at a AA meeting. I write horror, thrillers, drama, and Romance. I am also a screenwriter. I live in New Hartford, NY pretty much the oddest place for a screenwriter to live. I get asked where I live many times and sometimes I'm in a hurry so I just say New York. And there are so many times people say oh New York City, nope I'm in the middle of nowhere 4 hours of the city.

I have a self published supernatural thriller/horror Amara under my own brand which I hope to someday be a publisher and a producer. I'm going through a time of rebranding so my future novels maybe under Damien Fenrir, a much darker name. If your not into really dark and disturbing novels then my books may not before except for Adrea my WIP pretty much a darker retelling of Romeo and Juliet with vampires. I've begun my plan on changing Horror and maybe one day be known as the second master of Horror.

Hi Tristan. 👋🏻

Hello Iseult

my website is :

https://eonwolfproductions.com/

Hi! I'm a relatively new author (Retired early from a high school counselor job in 2020 to write.)

I write nonfiction horror based on cases and accounts from people I meet while traveling all over the planet! My fourth book was just released yesterday and I am trying to get people to put it in their "Want to Read" shelf here in the humongous (Did I spell that right??) portal of all book portals, Goodreads!

So here's my book if I can paste it here, I'll be happy!

It's called UNHOLY STRUCTURE (It won't paste!) and it's a true case from a paranormal team just a few hours north of me.

Chad read it and he's on my street team of reviewers! Yayyy! Proud to know you, Chad Miller!

my website is:

https://www.annamariamanaloauthor.com

Tristan wrote: "Hello everyone, my name is Tristan. Sometimes introductions end up sounding like your on stage at a AA meeting. I write horror, thrillers, drama, and Romance. I am also a screenwriter. I live in Ne..."

Yo, Tristan! I started as a screenwriter too! Forgot to mention how many times I had to fly out to Burbank to do those pitches! It was soooo expensive and boy, was I exhausted. Great to meet you here!

Anna wrote: "Hi! I'm a relatively new author (Retired early from a high school counselor job in 2020 to write.)

I write nonfiction horror based on cases and accounts from people I meet while traveling all ove..."

I'm glad to know you too Anna! Almost finished reading your book, review is coming soon, but spoiler: it's really good so far!

Chad wrote: "Anna wrote: "Hi! I'm a relatively new author (Retired early from a high school counselor job in 2020 to write.)

I write nonfiction horror based on cases and accounts from people I meet while trav..."

Awesome review! Yeah, it's an open ending! LOL. Maybe a book two!

hi everyone. my name is Hayley Bartlett. I am a self-published multi-genre author. Any questions feel free to ask. I'm an open book... pardon the pun.

Hello, S. A. Black here! Just published my debut novel Target Pool and am looking to connect with readers and other authors.