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Sleepover From Hell (The Society On Da Run #10) | by Nipaporn Baldwin Nov. 11, 2011 | Free! | 565 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: I am a teenage African American poetess trying to open up a new avenue in the world of Dragons: Space Dragons!! And I WILL make it "work." Please leave a review. |
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Here, There Be Dragons | by Scott Roche Nov. 22, 2011 | You set the price! | 3970 words | Sample 50% |
| Author bio: I've been writing stories since I was a boy, but only recently have made inroads into becoming a published author. |
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Ernie's long night | by Mark Stewart Dec. 23, 2011 | Free! | 1183 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Mark Stewart lives with his wife in the picturesque region of the Mornington Peninsula an hour's drive from Melbourne Australia. He has four adult children and one grandchild. Mark draws his inspiration for his books from the Australian culture, and from from his diverse family history. He enjoys writing novels and short stories. At present he has finished his second romance novel; Kiss on the bridge. You can upload the book for free on smashwords.com Quick blurb: If you were standing alone on a bridge at midnight on new-years-eve and a tall handsome stranger walked up to you then asked you for a kiss, how would you react? My first attempt at a romance novel was titled The perfect gift. Voted 5/5 on smashwords.com. Is set in the Australian outback. My next romance novel is titled LEGENDARY BLUE DIAMOND. Due out March 2012 The story is set in the Australian outback in the year 1850. Bushrangers rob a woman of her guns and the rare blue diamond ring. She hunts them down to take back what they stole. On her journey Jessica falls in love with a man named Lightening Dawn. For a short free romance story; Kate and Ben is a must read. Voted five out of five. He stepped from my dreams is another short romance.you can contact me by email: mark_stewart777@hotmail.com if you want your book printed and bound I have the means from $10 Australian plus postage. |
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The Seer of Parledale | by Ryan Morning April 20, 2010 | Free! | 4659 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Hello! I'm from Cumbria in the UK, which is just below Scotland and nothing to do with Wales despite various protests from people who are sure they know my home county's geography. Like so many others I try to write creatively in my spare time: I'm fascinated by the written word and consider writing to be the most rewarding of hobbies. I'm always thrilled when I'm lost in a story because of its depth, rather than its word count. I'm a sucker for science-fiction or fantasy, especially that which has an element of humour to it, but as long as stories have a strong narrative core and well-realised characters I can read pretty much anything- and I intend to! |
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Worst Impressions: A Novel | by K. L. Brady March 13, 2011 | Free! | 53632 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: K. L. Brady is a D.C. native but spent a number of her formative years in the Ohio Valley. She’s an alumnus of the University of the District of Columbia and University of Maryland University College, earning a B.A. in Economics and M.B.A., respectively. She works as an analyst for a major government contracting firm and is an active real estate agent with Exit Realty by day—and writes by night (often into the wee hours of the morning). She lives just outside of D.C. in Cheltenham, Maryland, with her son and lives to eat chocolate, shop, read, and write. Her upcoming adult novel, THE BUM MAGNET, will be published by Simon & Schuster's Pocket Books in March 2011. THE BUM MAGNET was the winner of the 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Multicultural Fiction, as well as the Third Place Grand Prize Winner for Best Fiction of 2010. |
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Dreamshade | by A. J. Lath June 02, 2010 | Free! | 90236 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: A. J. Lath has often been told that he has a wild and overactive imagination, and nowadays lets it all out by means of writing stories and working as an illustrator. He has had a small number of short stories published in the small presses, and in his professional life has illustrated CD covers and supplied 3D graphics for videogames. Dreamshade is his first book; it was inspired by an article about childhood imaginary friends, which led him to wonder ... what if those friends were real? And what if those friends had enemies? |
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Adonis in Adidas | by Kate Dempsey July 05, 2011 | Free! | 4087 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Kate Dempsey writes fiction and poetry and lives in Ireland. She has been collecting jobs for her author biography since she could read. She has worked as a coffee grinder, a terrible waitress in Woolworths, a Harrods shop assistant, a computer programmer, a technical writer, a writer in schools and a mother. She's lived in England, Scotland, The Netherlands, South West USA and now in Ireland. These diverse jobs and homes are reflected in her witty, observational writing, which is widely published in Ireland and the UK. Her short stories have been broadcast on RTE Radio and published in the Poolbeg Anthology 'Do The Write Thing.' She was shortlisted for the Hennessey New Irish Writing award three times and her poetry in many magazines and anthologies. She runs the Poetry Divas Collective, a glittering group of women who blur the wobbly boundaries between page and stage at cool events all over Ireland. Her first novel, The Story of Plan B, was shortlisted for the London Book Fair LitIdol. |
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Amy's Angels | by Amy Adams Aug. 29, 2011 | Free! | 4062 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Addicted to face book and studying! I have studied at University for 7 years ;) I am married and 47 years old and have two gorgeous sons and one fat black Labrador, girl dog, Megan. I love going on holidays and have just come back from London, great city. but our feet hurt a lot after all the walking, up and down the tubes! |
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Colt O'Brien Sees the Light | by George Cole Nov. 27, 2009 | Free! | 48732 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: After raising a family, George Matthew Cole lives with his wife and dog in Burien, Washington. His career, that spans over thirty years, has been exclusively in the field of computing. He has worked with mainframe computers as well as PCs and servers. "Flashmath for Windows 95" is a flash card program written by Mr. Cole many years ago. It is still in use today. The idea for "Colt O'brien Sees the Light" came from personal experience working with high school students over a two year period. |
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X-child | by ho ronald Jan. 16, 2011 | Free! | 906 words | Read a sample |
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Дневник Ñамоубийцы в клеточку | by Andrey V. Akhramenov Aug. 07, 2010 | You set the price! | 8645 words | Sample 50% |
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The Red Shoes | by Bea Turvey Jan. 06, 2011 | Free! | 1213 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: An excited author. Aplogies if I sound a little hyper (and juvenile) but I am so incredibly excited as my first full length novel is out! It is called Banished and is available at: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/45233 I live in rural Oxfordshire (UK) and I am hooked on the drug of writing. Although books have always been a passion of mine I didn't start writing until December 2009 and now I can't stop. I hope you enjoy the stories. I truly welcome feedback and read everything I'm sent. Thank you for reading. |
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Dreamworlds: Footprints and Pawprints | by Victory Low April 17, 2011 | Free! | 25166 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: A Christian author with a lifetime of ministry and church involvement. Bachelors in Ministry and pursuing a Master's in Religious Studies. Currently a core member pioneering a youth ministry. Doesn't believe in 'dumbing things down for kids'. Mixed Chinese and loves martial arts, performing arts, anime, manga, sci-fi, fantasy, philosophy and theology. Presently based in Malaysia, a land of many cultures and all that comes with multi-racial communities. |
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Home Back Home | by Little Autumn Aug. 20, 2011 | Free! | 452 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Hi! I am Little Autumn. I am 11 years old. I like many many things: music, poetry, writing, reading .. bla bla bla. Even though I am still in primary school, but my imagination fly sky high. Now I put my imagination into writing, so I create this story "Home Back Home". Hey! It is my first ever novel published. Please support and hope you enjoy reading! Hehe ... |
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The Blue Water Moved | by Sara Hanan Dec. 30, 2011 | Free! | 835 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: asian writer. |
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Tempting Yerva | by Chris Turner Aug. 04, 2011 | Free! | 3032 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Chris is a prolific author of fantasy, adventure, and science fiction. His writing spans many genres: heroic fantasy, sword and sorcery and speculative fiction. His books include: the Rogues of Bindar series, Future Destinies, Fantastic Realms and Denibus Ar. |
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Forgotten Forest of the Innocent | by Violet Yates May 21, 2011 | Free! | 1799 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Violet Yates and all of her books live in a condo on the beach in Kona, Hawaii. A graduate of SUNY Albany, New York, she holds a Master of Science in Higher Education Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in English. Her love for the written word was sparked by her love of reading. Forgotten Forest of the Innocent was a story she wrote about ten years ago, while taking a break from her many English assignments as an undergraduate student. It was a lot of fun, and her wish is that others will enjoy reading it as much as she enjoyed writing it. Violet's dream is to become a well-known fiction writer. Poetry is something she enjoys writing as a stress relief. If you would like to contact Violet, please email her at violetyates2@gmail.com, or visit her Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/morganna1afey. |
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A Song for Rebekah | by Kate Everson Aug. 11, 2011 | Free! | 1945 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: I am a Canadian freelance journalist interested in topics of spirituality, travel, ancient sites and Celtic history. I also like writing stories for my grandchildren Shannon and Ally. |
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Crosscut | by Christopher Kneipp Oct. 23, 2011 | Free! | 4137 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Part time author and full time lunatic. My name is Chris Kneipp Author of the Young Adult Fantasy novel PARALLEL. I’m a married dad and I’m happiest when I am not sad. |
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Insider Information: A Possession Short Story | by Elana Johnson Nov. 20, 2011 | Free! | 7119 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Elana Johnson’s debut novel, POSSESSION, published by Simon Pulse (Simon & Schuster), is available now everywhere books are sold. The companion, SURRENDER, will be published June 5, 2012. Her popular ebook, From the Query to the Call, is also available for download. School teacher by day, Query Ninja by night, you can find her online at her personal blog or Twitter. She also co-founded the Query Tracker blog, and contributes to the League of Extraordinary Writers. She also co-founded WriteOnCon, a free online writer's conference. Elana is represented by Michelle Andelman of Regal Literary. |
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A Cup of Coffee and a Kiss | by Richard H. Schweitzer Nov. 30, 2011 | You set the price! | 6785 words | Sample 20% |
| Author bio: Richard H. Schweitzer is an aging fledgling storyteller, an a denizen of various Los Angeles-based coffee shops and tolerant restaurants. He tries to avoid the rubric "writer" as it seems to infer a "for hire" status. |
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Tree Stump | by Wolf Tucker Aug. 05, 2009 | Free! | 3056 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Australian Author of fantasy novels. |
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Novan Witch | by Prudence MacLeod Nov. 23, 2011 | Free! | 50473 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: I am a spiritual seeker, dog trainer, official Reiki Master and Interior designer, who has turned her hand to writing. I am also an avid chess player, not a great one, but an avid one. I bake, I build, I knit, and I tell great stories. I have roamed far and wide for over sixty years in this realm, and I have seen much; some I wish I had not, and a great deal that I would love to see again. Some days I feel like Bilbo Baggins, for I have been there and come back again. No, I haven't written a book about my wanderings, at least not yet, but much I have experienced, observed, learned, surmised, or imagined, is woven into the tales I have written. Folks, if you take the time to write a review for me, please leave me a way to contact you so I can thank you properly. If you prefer to remain anonymous, then let me thank you right now. Thanks!! |
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The Chronicles of Z’va’Xin | by Robert Moons Dec. 09, 2011 | Free! | 19277 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: I am a graphic designer and illustrator by profession, and graduate of the illustration course at Sheridan College. Writing is a hobby and another creative outlet. "The Chronicles of Z'va'Xin" is a novella, which will be followed up by a series of short stories to continue the adventure. I look to Robert E. Howard's (Conan, Solomon Kane) writing style for inspiration. My website below has all my work for free in PDF form with cover art. |
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Working with Wensleydale | by Eileen Young March 03, 2010 | Free! | 1016 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Editor, illustrator, writer, publishing consultant, and superhero. |
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Colin and The Rise of The House of Horwood | by Michael Eadie Dec. 03, 2010 | Free! | 101861 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Michael lives on an island in the Ottawa River with his six children and wife. Formerly a visual artist, he has turned his attentions to writing. The cover of "A Thousand Kisses Deep," is his own art work. He binds, by hand, his hard cover books. In his opinion it adds to the emotional value of the book. He invites any conversations on the matter of art. |
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The Prophet of Panamindorah, Book One Fauns and Filinians | by Abigail Hilton Dec. 24, 2010 | Free! | 54493 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Abigail Hilton is a nurse anesthetist who lives in Florida with three cats and a variety of carnivorous plants. She has spent time in veterinary school and done graduate work in literature. She currently keeps people alive and comfortable during vivisection (AKA surgery). Really, it doesn’t get more magical than that. |
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Speak if You May | by N. Jaber June 16, 2011 | Free! | 1625 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Writing's always been a huge part of my life and I hope you enjoy reading my stories as much as I enjoy writing them. Feel free to contact (about my work) me on njaber93@hotmail.com. |
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The Guardians of Rhea | by Jose Rodriguez Feb. 06, 2011 | Free! | 31299 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: - Published Work - The Guardians of Rhea Shadow Seed - Unpublished Work - (To be republished, I hope) Superhumans: The Phoenix Gene Superhumans: E.L.E Superhumans: The Helix Project - Currently in the Works - Vesuvian Starlight Discover more at www.rheanchronicles.com |
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A Very Vampire Holiday: A FREE Christmas Story by Rusty Fischer | by Rusty Fischer July 22, 2011 | Free! | 1819 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Rusty Fischer is the author of several YA supernatural novels, including Zombies Don't Cry, Ushers, Inc., Becca Bloom & the Drumsticks of Doom and Panty Raid @ Zombie High. |
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The Secret of Blackbeard's Gold | by Kent Conwell Sep. 20, 2011 | Free! | 36270 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Kent Conwell grew up in the Texas Panhandle in the town of Wheeler, population 848. The West was an integral part of his life. The solitude of the Panhandle, which offered little more than school and work, encouraged his reading and writing as well as his exploration of the vastness of the rolling prairies, the emptiness of which carried the presentiment itself of mystery and death. A quest for adventure had been woven into his life by his grandfather, who had run away from his Tennessee home when he was 14. He bullwhacked his way to the Panhandle where he met his future wife who had traveled from Illinois to Texas. After moving to Fort Worth where Kent was more at home at the stockyards than school, he earned a B.S. and began teaching. Later, he moved to Port Neches where he acquired a M.Ed. and Ph.D. A successful educator, his love for writing about the West and its enigmas, a period in history unique to America, has never waned. After twenty-two westerns, he wrote his first mystery. He has won awards for short stories, screenplays, mysteries, and westerns. |
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First Date | by Sally Partridge April 06, 2011 | Free! | 2094 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: S.A Partridge is a South African author. Her first novel, The Goblet Club, won the I am a Writer competition in 2007 and the MER Youth Prize in 2008. Her second novel, Fuse, was shortlisted for the Percy Fitzpatrick Prize for Youth Literature. |
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Betraying Nexus | by Richard L. Sanders April 16, 2011 | Free! | 9837 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Please visit http://www.richardlsanders.com for more information about the author and his writings. |
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The Journey Begins | by Melissa Douthit July 15, 2011 | Free! | 20839 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Melissa Douthit grew up in North County of San Diego, California. After graduating with a Computer Science degree in Southern California, and working for a summer at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in New Mexico, she moved to the Bay Area to work at NASA Ames Research Center for a year and then at Lawrence Livermore National Lab for another four years. From there, she moved to Monterey, California, to work at the Naval Postgraduate School on a government project for two years. She currently lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, working with the Army Corps of Engineers on another government project. Since high school, she has been a voracious reader of books of all genres, with an emphasis in fantasy and science fiction. Her literary work is strongly influenced by her professional experience and includes many elements of her scientific background. |
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Deception | by Fantasy Heartful Aug. 18, 2011 | Free! | 5217 words | Read a sample |
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The Unforgettable...... | by Gopikrishna Erabati Aug. 27, 2011 | Free! | 30767 words | Read a sample |
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Der Kaiser ohne Namen | by Peter Marnet Sep. 17, 2011 | Free! | 212543 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Bin verheiratet. Habe zwei erwachsene Kinder (die typischen Internet-Junkies). Auf dringenden Wunsch meines familären Umfeldes pseudonym unterwegs. Beruf: bis 05/2011 Einzelhändler in Düsseldorf (25 Jahre selbständig) |
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Evanescent Part I: Mortal | by Kristen Portillo Sep. 26, 2011 | Free! | 120757 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Kristen Portillo is a 26 year old mom to two small girls. Quirky, sarcastic, politically interested and religiously committed, she spends her free time writing her books and playing with her children. She lives in Vancouver (not British Columbia) where she derives most of the setting inspiration for her novels. Special thanks to linh.ngân for allowing the use of "Fallen Angel" as Evanescent's book cover. |
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Trefoil | by M.C. Moore Nov. 15, 2011 | Free! | 76407 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: M C Moore lives in Southern California where she writes young adult fantasy fiction. |
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A Troglian knows | by Mark Stewart Dec. 10, 2011 | Free! | 10887 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Mark Stewart lives with his wife in the picturesque region of the Mornington Peninsula an hour's drive from Melbourne Australia. He has four adult children and one grandchild. Mark draws his inspiration for his books from the Australian culture, and from from his diverse family history. He enjoys writing novels and short stories. At present he has finished his second romance novel; Kiss on the bridge. You can upload the book for free on smashwords.com Quick blurb: If you were standing alone on a bridge at midnight on new-years-eve and a tall handsome stranger walked up to you then asked you for a kiss, how would you react? My first attempt at a romance novel was titled The perfect gift. Voted 5/5 on smashwords.com. Is set in the Australian outback. My next romance novel is titled LEGENDARY BLUE DIAMOND. Due out March 2012 The story is set in the Australian outback in the year 1850. Bushrangers rob a woman of her guns and the rare blue diamond ring. She hunts them down to take back what they stole. On her journey Jessica falls in love with a man named Lightening Dawn. For a short free romance story; Kate and Ben is a must read. Voted five out of five. He stepped from my dreams is another short romance.you can contact me by email: mark_stewart777@hotmail.com if you want your book printed and bound I have the means from $10 Australian plus postage. |
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I'm A Faggot: Gay Enough 2 Extended Rhyme | by German Alcala April 14, 2011 | Free! | 2984 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: 15 year old Boy Queen Poet. Crowned on May 17, 2010 (when I published my first eBook) Website: http://GermanAlcala.Tk "If... Liberace ate Lil Kim (circa 1996-2008) and then made a baby with Shakira after she had drunk Edgar Allan Poe's ashes you would pretty much get my clone... or the true story of my creation!!!" Twitter: @GermanAlcala And On The Eighth Day (The Free Digital Album)is now out at my website! And On The Eighth Day & the Special Edition are out everywhere! -German Alcala |
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Born Different | by Faye Aitken-Smith Aug. 17, 2011 | Free! | 80959 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Faye was born in London, UK although she considers herself to be a child of the Universe as nothing else seems to make sense. She believes everyone's life to be the greatest work of art of them all. Born Different is her first book. Address the modern ills of society from the perspective of the Bright Young Things, the young adults xx |
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Dessery's Diary | by Christian Zajdek July 14, 2010 | Free! | 72328 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Learning to weave words whilst researching the bizarre, then putting what I can to paper. |
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You've got everything now | by John Atkinson Sep. 01, 2010 | Free! | 1170 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: John Atkinson is an avid reader and writer of all things 'fiction'. Preferring Horror and Fantasy he tries to meld both into imaginative stories that are both gripping and chilling. He doesn't like marmite. |
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Fresh | by Bridget Squires Dec. 11, 2010 | Free! | 1202 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: I am a 27 year old single mom. I love writing and it is my ultimate passion. I love anything zombie and write mostly zombie novels as well. Please rate my stories and let me know what you think! This helps me to become a better writer and improve my skills! Feel free to contact me on facebook or Myspace. I love meeting new people. |
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The Adventures of Holly Weird, Zombie Slayer | by Nick Pawluk May 23, 2011 | Free! | 9159 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Nick Pawluk was born and raised in Southern California where he works in television production and is an entrepreneur. His latest venture is a company called Zombie Active Games that will develop game apps for the iPhone and iPad. The first game scheduled to be released is Hollyweird Zombies. The app is being developed with the creative input of the Godfather of Gore -Herschell Gordon Lewis. Nick will be providing free zombie related ebooks and products to promote the upcoming app. So please enjoy, The Adventures of Holly Weird, Zombie Slayer. Then be sure to get a copy of the app Hollyweird Zombies. |
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The Beasts Parts One and Two | by Kieda Framboise June 29, 2011 | Free! | 2283 words | Read a sample |
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Pin the Nose on the Werewolf: A FREE Christmas Short by Rusty Fischer | by Rusty Fischer Aug. 31, 2011 | Free! | 1865 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Rusty Fischer is the author of several YA supernatural novels, including Zombies Don't Cry, Ushers, Inc., Becca Bloom & the Drumsticks of Doom and Panty Raid @ Zombie High. |
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Fright Files: The Broken Thing | by Peter Swift Nov. 11, 2011 | Free! | 24751 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Love a good, scary read? Peter Swift is the author of Fright Files, exciting middle-grade supernatural horror novels for the young and young at heart. After all, young hearts make the best sandwiches! "I love writing scary stories for kids because that's what I loved to read when I was a kid. Still do!" Peter Swift grew up in a small town outside of Philadelphia. He was surrounded by ancient places steeped in legend, mystery, and myth. Dark forests, abandoned houses, and overgrown cemeteries were a very real part of Peter’s childhood adventures and explorations, and his imagination often populated these places with magic, ghosts, and monsters, both light and dark. |
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Sanaa and Ambrose (The Board Short Story Series) | by Dorothy Darrow Feb. 01, 2012 | Free! | 1851 words | Read a sample |
| Author bio: Dorothy Darrow is a writer from the United States. She has degrees in many creative pursuits, including writing. She likes to write supernatural fiction, such as vampire novels. She also likes reading a lot, and welcomes honest reviews of her work. That is all she wants you to know. For now. Dorothy Darrow's series: The Vampire Queen: 1. These Flowers Have a Taste for Blood 2. When the Moon Tires of the Night (coming 2013) The Board (formerly "The Council"): 1. Sanaa and Ambrose 2. Sanaa's Scar 3. Sanaa, the Human Consort 4. Sanaa's First Mission (coming March 2012) Fury: 1. A Vampire's Thoughts About the Vampire Queen 2. Cold 3. Carnage (coming June 2012) |
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