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About Vena McGrath
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Expertise
As the author of a novel about my life online in chat rooms specifically, and a few adventures into online dating, I can answer almost any question anyone could ask about chatting online. The excitement, the adrenalin rush, the manipulation of the mind, the corruption of morals, the danger of stalking and harrassment online and offline, the lies, the secrets. The reality of this `fantasy` is frightening. My book tells a story that hopefully will make anyone who reads it more wary and chatwise than I was when I stumbled upon chat in late 1999 as a naive woman who didn`t have a clue what a chat room on the internet was. I have spent many hours online counselling men and women with broken hearts, wounded pride, and yes, very real fear. My passion is to try to help eradicate the not so good factors out of chat rooms and make them once again fun places where people feel safe.

Experience
My experience commenced in June 1999 in international chat rooms and then a move in late September 1999 to chat rooms in Australia. I am still online, have my own chat room, and my first novel titled 'Secrets, Lies & Chat' was published by American-Book Publishing in 2005 and is now available from my website www.secretslieschat.net.au for a very competitive price. I have also released on my website an eBook which is a revised version of Secrets, Lies & Chat and only costs $4.95 5o download in either word or pdf format.

Organizations
I belong to many writing organisations online and I belong to the chat room community of BigPond.

Publications
Communique - a monthly newspaper produced by the NSW Government Department of Commerce
SMH ICON liftout 'The Net Effect' April 2004
Numerous articles in PoynterOnline
Numerous letters to the editor, SMH
My profile and short stories and articles are all online at AuthorsDen.com and some are posted on my website.


Education/Credentials
High School Educated
TAFE Secretarial
Numerous OH&S certificates
Numerous Computer related courses

   

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Ex getting remarried and moving11/19/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: well I'm not sure what I'm feeling or what I should do. I had this friend who was pregnet and we ...
  A: I feel sad for you and your loss. However, the reason that the two of you ended up being together ...
wife and online activities11/18/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: back in the mid to late 1990's my wife became very active in an aol chat room. I became curious and ...
  A: It seems strange to me that you have let this slide for 10 years without taking any action. If you ...
Can you get over mistrusting someone?11/15/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: My boyfriend and I get together every weekend, we spend Sundays together always. This week he told ...
  A: I have my own feelings about what has been going on here, but then again I am highly suspicious of ...
my past11/13/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: i am happily married for past six years and ha a kid. But iam unable to forget the person whom i was ...
  A: monalisa The sad smile ... but you made your choices or someone made them for you. I'm not sure if ...
online chatting11/9/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: MY WIFE IS HAVING ANOTHER AFFAIR AND SHE IS CHATTING WITH THE SAID PERSON EVERYDAY SO I WANT TO ...
  A: If your wife is having another affair then I gather she has done this before - maybe once before ...
Breakup advice10/30/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: You are probably going to hate me by the end of this mail. Let me begin by telling you that I was ...
  A: From what I've read you are not your own person. You are still your mother's son and you put her ...
not able to have an orgasm with my husband anymore10/18/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: I was wondering if physical and verbal abuse could tourn someone aaway from the desire to have sex ...
  A: Everyone is different. Some can forgive and forget and get on with picking up the pieces and ...
Where are they now?10/18/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: just wondering if you know where everyone from BigPond Chat are chatting now, seems no-one is around ...
  A: Seems that we both have the same question and I am disappointed to have to say that I don't know the ...
help!!10/2/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: as im writing this im close to tears, because ive got mself into a situation that i feel i cant win ...
  A: I really have no idea why you are in such a turmoil about being friends with this guy who was once ...
alcoholism and infidelity9/29/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: I have been in a relationship with my husband since we were in high school, in the last 12 month he ...
  A: The only person who can make a decision for you, is you. My advice would be to get your children ...
pass word9/27/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: how do i retrive a account that has been closed for about 3 weeks it is a myspace account that was ...
  A: It appears that you may need to install software on your computer so that your daughter cannot ...
break up-can't cope9/20/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: I've been with my partner for 4 years. I was sure he was the one after several long term ...
  A: Please understand that what I say doesn't come from a learned counselor, just from a person who has ...
heart broken and unable to move forward9/17/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: Good day, hope you can assist i recently got divorced, and my husband remarried as soon as we did, ...
  A: As I so often say to people asking for advice, the only advice I can give is from life experiences ...
In addition....9/13/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: I suppose I should give you a little more background. And also, why I believe this does apply to ...
  A: I believe I answered your question in my previous reply. You have chosen your course in life and ...
confused/disgusted9/13/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: I need help. My husband of one year was caught looking at a website that has very disturbing videos ...
  A: You don't say who caught your husband looking at this website but as you are the one checking on how ...
distress/confused9/8/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: i have been married for 4 years and my husband and i have been together for around 8 years. The past ...
  A: What can I possibly advise a married woman who is secretly dating and having a relationship with ...
I don't understand9/8/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: My chat&mobile texting on yahoo doesn't ever stop loading! how can i fix this problem?
  A: I don't use Yahoo for chat or mobile texting so all I can advise is that you search for the answer ...
still in love?9/1/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: I have been married for almost 9 years. My husband cheated on me 3 years ago. Ever since I have ...
  A: I'm not a marriage guidance counselor nor am I educated in psychology or human relationships. All I ...
worried8/29/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: ok i must tell u in short i am a girl i met a chinese girl on net i told her that i am a boy and ...
  A: I'm pleased that you are worried. It's people such as you that give the Internet and especially ...
I am just so sad8/19/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: I was in a wonderful, positive relationship with a man I loved very much. He was approximately 25 ...
  A: I read your story and felt your heartache through your words. However I think that there may be ...
husband and chat8/15/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: In the beginning of my relationship with my husband, he use to go to chat rooms all the time. I ...
  A: I'm sorry to read about your problems with your husband and his actions. Unfortunately this is the ...
Facebook Party Invite7/30/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: I was invited through Facebook to go to a party with more than 1,000 people invited. I've gone to a ...
  A: Sorry but I have no idea what a 5/6 is. From what you have quoted to me I would advise you to stay ...
Seeking online social networking advice7/23/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: That's an impressive profile. You have lots of credential, practical experience about the internet ...
  A: You have a lot of questions and you appear to be well-educated and perhaps you may even be doing ...
bigpond irc7/20/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: all get now is (19:10) Local host: acer5720 (114.74.255.57) - (19:10) -qld-chat.bigpond.com- Looking ...
  A: Check when you open Magick by clicking File/Select server that you have the following: In the panel ...
moving on!!7/7/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: i have used this service before and found it extremly helpful, im in a bit of a rut at the moment, ...
  A: I have a very simple answer for you and yet if you think about it I'm fairly sure you will see the ...
Internet slowing down6/24/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: I will like to know if anyone could help me with this problem,Each time i try to chat on dating ...
  A: As I don't use the chat website you referred to, or any dating websites to chat, I can't answer your ...
Online chatting and email is destroying my relationship6/23/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: My Fiance recently discovered that I was emailing random girls I found online (craigslist) I would ...
  A: Your fiancee has a smart brain and I applaud her for having the insight and the courage to walk away ...
how to chat6/22/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: how to open chatting and how to make friends name the program or web address
  A: I can't tell you where to chat that's for you to search out and find for yourself. Type in chat ...
outlook express5/26/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: If this is an inappropriate question, please disregard. I have outlook express e-mail. I can not ...
  A: I've had numerous problems with outlook over the years but fortunately I've either had my son at ...
broken heart5/2/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: My fiance has been pushing me away for 4 months. I finally got out of him that he is scared to get ...
  A: The way you feel now is normal after a broken relationship especially one that was heading for ...
internet fraud laws on dating web sights4/27/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: I went out with a man for about one year. His profile said he was a widow. He referred to her as ...
  A: Your story is not unlike one of my own that I told in my book I had published. Amazing how these ...
Internet chatrooms4/27/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: i have a friend who is sick. He would like to receive phonecalls to cheer him up. Are there any ...
  A: Your idea, whilst it sounds a good one for a sick friend, is not a good idea at all. People ...
30 yrs of marriage coming to an end4/22/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: I was 20 and she was 18 when married. I just turned 50 and fighting with whether to hold on or bail ...
  A: It seems strange to me to be writing back to a male with what I have always thought was a female ...
really need advice4/18/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: my boyfriend and i have been together for 5yrs.we have had our typicall ups and down.this past year ...
  A: I'm not a qualified counselor for marriages and relationships so I can't give you an educated reply ...
Magick^Knight4/14/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: I am wanting to know how do I go about editing talkers in the script? I want to ADD and EDIT ...
  A: I used to know so much about the script and how to change things. Problem is I've forgotten more ...
invisible3/30/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: is there anyway to find out if someone using yahoo or windows kive messenger is online but invisible ...
  A: I don't know the answer but I would hope that there is no way otherwise I would consider that an ...
chat uses3/28/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: I dated a woman online for over a year. We broke up about 2 years ago and I have since decided to ...
  A: I believe that whatever a person writes is owned by that person under copyright laws unless whatever ...
chat3/28/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: I need help, wife is been doing alot of chatting,wich is causing differences between us,i caught ...
  A: You are experiencing what millions of others are possibly experiencing - cheating by a spouse ...
sending international e-mails3/25/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: I have never sent an international e-mail to Germany before and don't have a clue how to go about ...
  A: I have no idea really why the emails would have come back. Once you are online and you have an ...
i dont wanna fall in love3/23/2009Vena McGrath
  Q: I'm 29 and single, i recently met this man online whose also 29 and lives in my city and we've been ...
  A: You asked my opinion so that's what I will give you. You have fallen for one of the tricksters of ...

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