Ria Stone
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Post by Ria Stone on Nov 16, 2017 9:04:36 GMT -8
I just found one of my favorite authors website, again, and she has a new book out. That always makes me smile. Torey Haden www.torey-hayden.com/(every time I get a new pc, I lose my bookmarks) Just a few of my other favorite authors are: Spider Robinson - sci-fi Mary Steward - Adventure/Romance Sue Grafton - Detective/Mystery Marcia Mueller - Detective/Mystery Dorothy L. Sayers - Mysteries and more It was Dorothy L. Sayers that pushed me to try and write a novel. While I had been writing stories since 6th grade, I never considered publishing. Who are some of your favorite authors?
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Post by ChrisLAdams on Nov 16, 2017 11:13:47 GMT -8
(every time I get a new pc, I lose my bookmarks) Do you have a Google account? If so, when you login to your account (on any device, even a new PC) it automatically populates your bookmarks because they're stored with your profile information. I like the fact that I can add a bookmark on my laptop and later get on my phone and that bookmark is there as well.
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Post by ChrisLAdams on Nov 16, 2017 12:04:53 GMT -8
Just a few of my other favorite authors are: Spider Robinson - sci-fi Mary Steward - Adventure/Romance Sue Grafton - Detective/Mystery Marcia Mueller - Detective/Mystery Dorothy L. Sayers - Mysteries and more Who are some of your favorite authors? Robert E. Howard - Sword & Sorcery - read Marchers of Valhalla, any Conan story (there's 18 originals IIRC). Frost Giant's Daughter is awesome for sheer energy. A. Merritt - Indescribable and undefinable - but, adventure/science/lost race/fantasy maybe? Ship of Ishtar and Face in the Abyss are crucial reading H. P. Lovecraft - Best known for supernatural horror, but my favorite stuff by him is his dream cycle material ( The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath is my personal fav) Clark Ashton Smith - Fantasist of the first water, macabre, bizarre horror (If you haven't read Smith you should. Primarily a poet, his prose is amazing). Fav? The Double Shadow, for sure. Edgar Rice Burroughs - Adventure, ScyFy, Lost-race, romance, you name it. Think Tarzan, John Carter... They're all great. Better stop there, leave someone else room to reply
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Ria Stone
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Post by Ria Stone on Nov 17, 2017 7:04:38 GMT -8
(every time I get a new pc, I lose my bookmarks) Do you have a Google account? If so, when you login to your account (on any device, even a new PC) it automatically populates your bookmarks because they're stored with your profile information. I like the fact that I can add a bookmark on my laptop and later get on my phone and that bookmark is there as well. hmmmm, as in gmail?
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Ria Stone
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Post by Ria Stone on Nov 17, 2017 7:08:31 GMT -8
"Robert E. Howard - Sword & Sorcery - read Marchers of Valhalla, any Conan story (there's 18 originals IIRC). Frost Giant's Daughter is awesome for sheer energy. A. Merritt - Indescribable and undefinable - but, adventure/science/lost race/fantasy maybe? Ship of Ishtar and Face in the Abyss are crucial reading H. P. Lovecraft - Best known for supernatural horror, but my favorite stuff by him is his dream cycle material (The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath is my personal fav) Clark Ashton Smith - Fantasist of the first water, macabre, bizarre horror (If you haven't read Smith you should. Primarily a poet, his prose is amazing). Fav? The Double Shadow, for sure. Edgar Rice Burroughs - Adventure, ScyFy, Lost-race, romance, you name it. Think Tarzan, John Carter... They're all great."
Thanks for the tips, Chris. Definitely know Lovecraft, will check out Clark A. Smith, oh and I know Edgar Rice Burroughs!!!
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Post by ChrisLAdams on Nov 17, 2017 7:49:58 GMT -8
Do you have a Google account? If so, when you login to your account (on any device, even a new PC) it automatically populates your bookmarks because they're stored with your profile information. I like the fact that I can add a bookmark on my laptop and later get on my phone and that bookmark is there as well. hmmmm, as in gmail? Browse here and sign-in with your Gmail info (if you have it). It's possible you are just not logged in to your account (should you have one). If you're logged in, go to google.com and you should see your account info in the top right corner. Note, I use Google Chrome, Gmail, and a Google account, but if you are using a different browser, or not using Gmail, this info is totally useless to you. I find it handy, myself, having the inter-connectivity, and utilize Google places, Google +, etc.
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Post by chelsfield on Nov 18, 2017 0:31:59 GMT -8
Great topic! Going through a lot of works by Italian women writers right now: Elena Ferrante, Elsa Morante, Natalia Ginzburg, Grazia Deledda (second woman to Nobel in Lit, first was Swedish)
Also have a pile of Graham Green fiction. Have seen movies based on his work, but never read him.
This summer went through a spate of reading Elly Griffiths crime fiction, about a little known area of England...
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Ria Stone
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Post by Ria Stone on Nov 18, 2017 6:33:36 GMT -8
Browse here and sign-in with your Gmail info (if you have it). It's possible you are just not logged in to your account (should you have one). If you're logged in, go to google.com and you should see your account info in the top right corner. Note, I use Google Chrome, Gmail, and a Google account, but if you are using a different browser, or not using Gmail, this info is totally useless to you. I find it handy, myself, having the inter-connectivity, and utilize Google places, Google +, etc. Thanks Chris, will give it a look see, ria
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Ria Stone
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Post by Ria Stone on Nov 18, 2017 6:35:35 GMT -8
Great topic! Going through a lot of works by Italian women writers right now: Elena Ferrante, Elsa Morante, Natalia Ginzburg, Grazia Deledda (second woman to Nobel in Lit, first was Swedish) Also have a pile of Graham Green fiction. Have seen movies based on his work, but never read him. This summer went through a spate of reading Elly Griffiths crime fiction, about a little known area of England... Cool, good tips! I have always found it helpful to get references from others. GoodReads doesn't work for me, the website is just too busy.
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