Welcome to the Published Authors Network

[Shelagh Watkins]

Welcome to the forum! Please introduce yourself and say a little bit about yourself.

[Shelagh Watkins]

Hi Charleen,

Welcome to the forum! It is good to have chatty people around. Please call by often for a chat!

~Shelagh

[Susan Haley]

Hello Charlene

I was just browsing a bit here and came across your open book image on someone's friend list. I wanted to let you know that what impressed me to look further into your page here, was your chosen image. Simply that of an open book.

My best to you . . . my dearest and longest friend lives in Las Vegas. Our fathers were friends before us.

Susan Haley

[Cindy Jost]

Hi My name is Cindy Jost. I have been married for 12 years and have two boys. My first book Will Your Wants was released by Publish America last week and I am very excited that I accomplished something nobody expected of me. I am currently working on my second book, but unlike Will Your Wants, which is a more inspirational change your attitude type book, the new one (can't release the name yet) is a futuristic fantasy sci-fi. I am glad to be a part of this site and look forward to learning many new things.

[Shelagh Watkins]

Hi Cindy,

Welcome to the forum! Your books sound interesting and different! We are glad you are here too!

~Shelagh

[wendy woods]

Hello, my name is Wendy Woods, and am independent author of women's fiction. I've been writing ever since I could remember, thanks to my Second Grade Teacher, Mrs. Lee. I enjoy spinning tales in my head, envisioning characters come to life, and sharing them with the public. I am a mother and grandmother of one grand daughter. I love to travel and seek out of the way shops to explore. I live in Tennessee, not far from the Great Smokey Mountains. Someday, I would love to live by the ocean, or close to it.

[Shelagh Watkins]

Hi Wendy,

Welcome to the forum! I live by the sea in South Wales. The Gower Peninsula was designated the first place of outstanding beauty in Britain. It really is a beautiful part of the country.

~Shelagh

[Lawrence Abiola Olaifa]

Hello All,

I'm Lawrence, based in Portsmouth, UK. I have been writing for several years now, but this is my firtst attempt at having my book published. I am a self development writer and speaker. My writing is highly inspirational and combines sevel non-fictional stories geared at motivating all to aim at success. Its a masterpiece and must read.

[Shelagh Watkins]

Hi Lawrence,

Welcome to the forum! Good luck with the book; I hope you find a publisher. Your last setence reminds me of something I wrote in Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine:

As soon as the boat was finished, however, his mother could not hide her admiration -- the boat was a masterpiece of patience rewarded.

Chapter Two: Computer Whiz-Kid, Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine, 2005

~Shelagh

[Dennis N. Griffin]

My name is Denny Griffin. I'm originally from Rome, New York, but now live in Las Vegas, Nevada.

I began writing in 1996, following a 20-year career in investigations and law enforcement in New York State. I currently have six fiction and three non-fiction books published. My non-fictions are about Las Vegas police and organized crime history, specifically the Tony Spilotro era. This is the same time period dramatized in the 1995 movie Casino, in which actor Joe Pesci played a character based on Spilotro. My latest release (July 1, 2007) is CULLOTTA – The Life of a Chicago Criminal, Las Vegas Mobster, and Government Witness.

[Shelagh Watkins]

Hi Dennis,

Welcome to the forum! Good luck with the latest release!

~Shelagh

[Charlie]

Hi everybody, my name is Charlie. I live in Idaho where I was born and raised. I'm about three hours south of Yellowstone National Park. Several authors who I know and admire are here so it seemed logical that I also join. I hope you all will have me. I write under the name of Joshua Berry. It was chosen to pay tribute to two of my ancestors, ggg grandfather, Joshua Teague, born 1827 in Illinois and gggg grandfather, Francis Berry, born 1801 in London, England. I have one book published called Andrea's Dream and eight (8) short stories on Amazon Shorts. I look forward to visiting from time to time and learning from a talented pool of authors.

Charlie

[Shelagh Watkins]

Hi Charlie,

Welcome to the forum! Your secret is out: you are English by descent! LOL! Great to have you here and I hope you make many new friends.

~Shelagh