We just had our first coffee Hour Meetup and some fantastic ideas have been spun out of them. The idea I want to work on is this? I would like to start having regional Virtual Coffee Hour Meetups so that the Authors in certain regions of the country can come together and become friends. Every time a new author joins us we can direct them to the regional meetups so they can start building relationships with authors near them. Also regional meetup events can be done by Big Book Love Regional Leaders. The second idea is to start having Virtual Coffee Hour Meetups for Genres that authors write in so that you guys can mastermind together with authors writing what you are writing. Before we can start this, there is some information that we need to get from you guys. 1. What genre is your main genre you write in? 2. Would you be interested in these localized virtual meetups and genre specific meetups? 3. What days and times are best for you to get online for these meetups? 4. Would you be interested in becoming a Virtual Coffee Hour Regional Leader? Regional Leaders would be made into moderators for the community and you would have the ability to host these meetups right here in our live call zoom room. I would train each Regional Leader so that you understand how the software works. Just throwing this idea out there to gauge interest. Comment below your answers so we can begin to figure how to make this work for the most amount of people.+ Paul Roberson Community Executive Director https://www.bigbooklove.com/paul-l-roberson/

Just FYI....I'm a senior citizen living in Alabama. I'm not a member of any book clubs, as I can't find any! But I'm hopeful that I can find more reading clubs in a search. So, if any of you "down South" writers want a book club, I'll be glad to help. @Kathy L. Murphy I do love this format and the group!! Thank you.

Just wondering if there are any members close to me, and would like to make your acquaintance.

Hi everybody! I am a senior woman, past the stage where someone says 'a woman of a certain age'! But I want to be an author who can inspire others with my life. It's been a long and happy life. I am an avid reader and read a variety of genres. But humor is my way to face life. So I hope to meet many folks here who can help and inspire me as I help and inspire others. I retired only last year as Veterans Service Office who loves our military and wants to help them all I can. Now I forage for natural medicines and use them! So this is only a bit about me. I'm open to questions and will lead with a laugh if I can!

Kathy L. Murphy Big Book Love Saturday update