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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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Online chatting LAW6/21/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: I had a few people over last night and they entered a chatroom and were being rude etc. in the chat ...
  A: I don't know which chat server your friends were using to chat on, so I really haven't got an ...
myspace5/29/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: how often does something go wrong on myspace like suicide or fights.
  A: I personally don't use myspace so I don't have any first-hand knowledge about the website. I ...
making a myspace5/25/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: I have been thinking about making a myspace for a while now. but, i dont have any friends with ...
  A: I don't know much at all about myspace... other than knowing it exists and reading a bit of bad ...
RE4/30/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: does this chat room cost any thing
  A: I don't know which chat room you are writing about. Please provide more information. As a general ...
married women4/9/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: Is ther a chat line for married women who just want to chat with other married women & are not ...
  A: I've often been asked this question but I don't have an answer. Chat rooms for married people are ...
meaning of a name4/9/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: I would like to know the meaning of a your name Vena
  A: I honestly don't know if there is a meaning to my name. I was called Vena after a friend of my ...
married woman3/28/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: i am looking for a married woman to talk to as a friend that might be going through the same thing i ...
  A: I would not recommend a chat room to you because you have a problem and don't know what it is that ...
Married Chat rooms3/26/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: The question you answered about a married woman who wants to chat was helpful. However, I would ...
  A: I'm really sorry but I don't know of any room to send you to where you can chat with others your own ...
magick knighthood3/23/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: can you pls tell me how to get magick kninght chat rooms thanx
  A: Magick^Knight is a script, not a chat room, although I think the Magick^Knight website might have a ...
friends3/22/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: How do people actually meet others online when it is not about sex?
  A: Just go to a chat room and watch what goes on there and if you are receiving a lot of requests for ...
IP ADDRESS3/14/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: I've got this guy from Africa trying to scam me. He uses religion as a front but then asks for ...
  A: I've never used and IP address tracking site so I can't comment. All I can recommend is that you do ...
Emoticon3/12/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: What does =* mean?
  A: If you are going to use chat and old fashioned (to me anyhow) scripts that use emoticons, then you ...
Gets booted from a chatroom3/7/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: how can I get a free program for my computer ... like a mirror or something ... so people in a ...
  A: I don't have such a program and all I can suggest is that you perhaps visit the website for the chat ...
Guy Problem3/5/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: I really like this guy, but he's real popular and I'm not. I have no idea if he knows who I am. The ...
  A: You asked me to tell you how to tell this guy you love him. That I cannot do. If the girlfriend is ...
married chatting2/26/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: what are a couple of good chat places to go to for friendly chat with married women thanks don
  A: I'm sorry but I don't know of any good places to go to chat with married women. Not being married, ...
hurt, lonely, and confused2/21/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: I have been married only a few years. I have a 6 y/o and a 6 mo old. The last few years of my life ...
  A: You have a number of issues in your life that have overwhelmed you I feel. Having two littlies to ...
Online teen2/20/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: I am a sophmore in high school, and all my friends have facebook pages. I really want a facebook ...
  A: I understand your mother's fears about you using Facebook and I also understand your need to use it ...
Girlfriend has online friendship2/15/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: I am in a serious relationship with a woman right now, and it's been two years we have been ...
  A: I read your story with interest and can see why there is a conflict in your mind about the ...
Chat rooms1/30/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: I appologize in advance because this question has to do with chat room stuff, but not dating stuff. ...
  A: I have pasted below info I sent to another person a while back who had the same problem. You really ...
Social Sites Other Than MySpace1/29/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: I was wandering if you can recommend a social networking site that is geared to older adults, ...
  A: I know what you are looking for, but I really don't have any ideas on where to advise you to chat. ...
online datting1/27/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: but I've never been able to communicate well with others, so i took my myself to the internet for ...
  A: Your story isn't an unusual one at all. And no, it isn't weird that you met someone on the internet ...
Cheated by my gf1/26/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: My name is S.Kumar and I am from India. I am in love with a Polish girl and her name is Ola who ...
  A: I read your email and a lot of questions came into my thoughts as I read it. I am wondering how you ...
how wrong was i?1/7/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: i've been in chat rooms for years (since 1993) and have developed some flirty relationships over the ...
  A: I can tell by your letter that you are a seasoned chataholic. I would have thought though that you ...
safe online chatting1/3/2008Vena McGrath
  Q: Do you know any webstie that might be the safest for online chatting and that doesnt cost any money?
  A: As I don't know where you live I can't recommend any chat sites to you. I prefer to chat in my own ...
Addy12/20/2007Vena McGrath
  Q: i was just wondering if its possible, how do i change my e-mail/addy account name in windows live ...
  A: I did a search on your question and here is the answer: MSN & Windows Live - If you have used MSN ...
Message Archieve in yahoo messenger12/12/2007Vena McGrath
  Q: I saved several yahoo message chats, from my various contacts in Desktop computer. Later I sold it ...
  A: You should never sell or give a computer to anyone until you have totally wiped out all your ...
Screen Name Mirror12/8/2007Vena McGrath
  Q: Vena. This morning, in my AOL Inbox, I received an e-mail that looked like it had been sent from ...
  A: I have had that happen to me before today and I just delete the mail. I also had my primary mail ...
husband having online sex12/3/2007Vena McGrath
  Q: Please help. don't really know where to turn as it's not something you'd like to admit to your ...
  A: Your question is a complex one and from what I've learned through my years of being online, it's ...
Deleted AOL 9.0 version12/2/2007Vena McGrath
  Q: I have been on the life chat room for years. My son deleted the 9.0 and now we have a newer ...
  A: I don't use AOL. I am in Australia and use our server BigPond for chat rooms. All I can suggest is ...
Transferring pdf files of 50 MB capacity11/29/2007Vena McGrath
  Q: Please tell me how can I transfer a pdf file of 50 MB capacity, online, to my friend, WITHOUT ...
  A: I guess the only way you can move a file that huge is to zip it and try that option. I don't know ...
buddy11/29/2007Vena McGrath
  Q: how do i find the room my buddy is in
  A: As I don't know what chat server you use I don't have a clue. Do a search on the Internet with your ...
Recording (Saving) PC to PC Voice chat11/25/2007Vena McGrath
  Q: 1) I talked (NOT the text chat, but the voice chat) with my friend, PC to PC, using yahoo messenger. ...
  A: I downloaded yahoo messenger today and have an icon on my desktop. When I right click on the icon ...
Logs11/24/2007Vena McGrath
  Q: My computer doesn't seem to log all my online chats, is there any way I could find logs held online ...
  A: I don't use AOL so all I can suggest is you do a search on 'AOL chat logs' and follow the links to ...
Recording (Saving) PC to PC Voice chat11/24/2007Vena McGrath
  Q: 1) I talked (NOT the text chat, but the voice chat) with my friend, PC to PC, using yahoo messenger. ...
  A: I did a search on your question re voice chat (which is what you should have done) and found that ...
aol link11/23/2007Vena McGrath
  Q: How can I go to following room aol://2719:10-4-nameOfRoom
  A: I do not use AOL so I don't have any ide how you would go to room quoted. All I know about AOL is ...
emoticon11/19/2007Vena McGrath
  Q: What does :.* mean?
  A: That is a 'kissing smiley' according to the information I found. Go to the following website and ...
just looking to chat with other happily married women who have no one here in fl11/18/2007Vena McGrath
  Q: I moved back to fl 2 years ago for son and his wife,now they are getting divorced,thank god but now ...
  A: I'm not able to help you with a chat room in Florida as I am in Australia. All I can suggest is ...
unblock websites11/17/2007Vena McGrath
  Q: How do you unblock websites?
  A: Do a web search 'how to unblock websites' and you will find all the software that is available on ...
senior chatroom11/17/2007Vena McGrath
  Q: I used to have aol and do not have it now, I have never found a chat room that I liked except the ...
  A: I did a bit of reading about AOL and found that to access the chatrooms you must have the software ...
broken heart11/15/2007Vena McGrath
  Q: Please help me. My heart is broken. My boyfriend of 6 years has been cheating on me. I found out ...
  A: From what you wrote to me about your so called boyfriend I see that you are tied to a loser. He ...

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