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Mixed Media by Béla Selendy Feb. 10, 2012 $2.99 50595 words Sample 20%
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After studying philosophy at the University of Chicago, Béla Selendy decided a career in same would prove overly remunerative and opted to move to Sweden, raise various families and dogs, and fiddle with multitudinous musical and literary pursuits including satire, poetry, short stories and novels. He also runs an Internet company and is the proprietor of one of the top (in terms of critical stringency) Internet poetry discussion forums, the Poetry Free-for-all. He's getting slightly gray at the edges.
PERSPECTIVE by Gregory Kelley Feb. 09, 2012 $4.00 29178 words Sample 10%
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Hi my name is Gregory Kelley and I am happy to say that for the first time I am so glad to fill this part out. I usually don't know what to say at this point of the profile Most of the time nothing too much is happening in my life or I don't want to tell too much because of privacy being a big issue. I have been out of work for the last four years for various reasons. I decided to finally to take a chance and tip my hand at writing. People said I had talent but I never really believed them but now on my first try I have two books being published in one shot. My books are called "FOR THE LOVE OF and FOR THE LOVE OF (VERSE TWO)". I am very happy about that. They are being published by Publish America who has been great through all this. Thank You for reading this
The Seduction of Silence by Bem Le Hunte Feb. 09, 2012 $9.99 121631 words Sample 20%
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Bem Le Hunte is half Indian, half English and an Australian by choice. Her first novel, 'The Seduction of Silence,' is the story of five generations of an Indian family, set in the Himalayas and London. Her second novel, 'There, Where the Pepper Grows,' is a story about a group of refugees who escape Nazi persecution in Poland, to arrive in Calcutta during the war. Both novels have gone on to become international number 1 bestsellers and been published to great critical acclaim. She has just completed a third novel and film script titled 'Father of all Stories,' which will soon be available online and in print. 'Father of all Stories' is accompanied by her doctoral thesis, 'Creativity and Transcendence.' http://www.bemlehunte.com
I Stay a Little Longer by Diana Allandale Feb. 09, 2012 $0.99 2309 words Sample 20%
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Words With Jam - February 2012 by Danny Gillan Feb. 09, 2012 $1.99 45330 words Sample 20%
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As a youth, my main ambition was to find success as a musician. I've been playing the guitar since I was six, and, in my teens and twenties, played in and wrote songs for a number of bands in and around Glasgow, with varying degrees of failure. As I grew older, and every inch lost to my hairline resulted in two being added to my waistline, I came to realise that rock godhood was no longer a viable option, but it has always stuck with me how much I enjoyed the writing process. At the same time as seeking out failure and misery in the music world I have had a couple of other careers. Upon dropping out of university for a record third time (my mother is so proud), I got my first pub job. For five or six years I spent pretty much all of my waking hours pulling, and drinking, pints in several of Glasgow's finest licensed premises. Pub work can be a great life, as long as you don't mind the terrible wages and complete lack of career prospects, but eventually I found myself inexplicably hankering after something a bit more fulfilling. Through a casual acquaintance I was introduced to the world of social care, more specifically that of supporting adults with learning disabilities and/or mental health problems. I spent the next eight years working in this field, starting as a voluntary music tutor and rising to the dizzying heights of senior management with a large voluntary organisation operating in the West of Scotland. Eventually, however, constant battles with social workers about funding, and support staff about the importance of turning up for a shift, started to get to me. Eight years ago I handed in my notice and went back to pulling pints, at least initially. I'd managed, through blatant nepotism (my sister was the manager), to get a job in a posh Glasgow hotel. For the first year or so I happily reacquainted myself with Glasgow's drinking culture, but it didn't take them long to notice I was relatively good with unimportant things like words and numbers, and I found myself charged with thankless tasks such as accounts, payrolls and answering complaint letters. This was not fun, believe me. I soon tired of all that and, in 2006, returned to social care. Nepotism played its part once again, when a former manager called me with a job offer. The hours are awful and the money's rubbish, but apart from that I'm quite enjoying it. Anyway, back to writing. I had a couple of false starts. I wrote some brilliant opening chapters, establishing characters, locations and relationships. The problem was that I could never get past that first chapter. It soon became apparent that plot, of all things, was something of a prerequisite. This threw me for a while. And then I had an idea. What would happen if a failed musician (okay yes, me) became depressed (don't ask) and killed himself, then got famous? That could be a plot. From that initial idea I sketched out a plot revolving around the friends and family of the musician in question, and found I was able to explore a diverse set of themes including social care, music, familial relationships, friendship and mental health issues, hopefully with a decent dose of humour and sensitivity. Will You Love Me Tomorrow is the end result of many subsequent months of toil and frustration, and was selected as the Scottish Region winner of the Undiscovered Authors 2007 competition. The book was published by Discovered Authors in October 2008. Since completing the book I have written a number of short stories, something I hadn't attempted before. I've found this an excellent way to practice and polish my writing, as well as an opportunity to experiment with style, tense, point of view etc. One of my short stories is due for publication in a future edition of Chapman magazine and another has recently been accepted by Bridge House Publishing. Another appears in an anthology produced by the Arts Council funded writers' site YouWriteOn.com, and a fourth is due to appear later this year in Short Fuses, and anthology produced and published by the Bookshed, an online writing and publishing community. I have now completed my second novel, Scratch. It tells the tale of Jim Cooper, a Glaswegian thirty-something office worker who decides to leave his job, sell his flat, pay off his debts and start his adult life again from scratch. Maybe this time he can do it properly and get (or, rather, keep) the girl. The fact that the girl is happily married and lives in another country, and her Bruce Lee obsessed father seems to want to be Jim's new best friend are only the beginning of his troubles. Scratch is an un-sanitised, emotionally honest and hilariously candid story about what it is to grow up as opposed to simply change age, as told by a man who doesn't know what any of those words mean.
Honor by Daniel Grotta Feb. 08, 2012 $1.39 15191 words Sample 20%
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Daniel Grotta is a writer, author, and journalist who has written literally thousands of articles, columns and reviews for a wide variety of prominent magazines and newspapers, as well as authored numerous books, including the first biography of J.R.R. Tolkien. In a career spanning almost forty years, Grotta has been a photojournalist, war correspondent, relief worker, investigative reporter, features writer, book critic, book editor, classical music reviewer, travel journalist, and technology writer. He has lived in, been on assignment or traveled through over 100 countries and islands. Grotta's varied life experiences and the many different kinds of people he has known along the way flavor and energize both his fiction and non-fiction. When he was a Contributing Editor at Philadelphia Magazine, he was told by a manager at Reading for the Blind that his articles were the most requested, because of the aural quality of his narrative prose. Grotta is a member of The Overseas Press Club, The Authors Guild, and the Science Fiction Writers of America. Much of Grotta's non-fiction is co-authored with his wife Sally Wiener Grotta. Though their fiction is authored separately, they have created the village of Black Bear, Pennsylvania as a literary folie à deux. Both Daniel and Sally are dipping into the same pool of invented locale and characters to write a series of separate stories and novels that will, eventually, paint a full picture of the diversity of life and relationships in a small mountain village.
When Gods Fail by Nelson Lowhim Feb. 08, 2012 $3.99 26340 words Sample 15%
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Nelson Lowhim was born in Tanzania where he lived for the first decade of his life. He then moved to India for a year before settling in the U.S. in the state of Michigan. He spent some of his formative years hitchhiking and hiking around the great state of Alaska. From there he joined the Army and served for seven years as an Infantryman in 1st AD then as an Engineer in Fifth Group. After his time in the Military—which included many travels through Europe and the MIddle East—he came to New York and earned an undergraduate degree from Columbia University. He currently lives with his girlfriend in the Bronx. You can visit his blog at: http://nelsonlowhim.blogspot.com/
Wetwire: Visionaries Part Four- Touching Distance by Erik Rodgers Feb. 07, 2012 $0.99 23020 words Sample 20%
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Erik Rodgers is a writer, and filmmaker who lives in Los Angeles, CA. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he attended the University of New Mexico, where he graduated with a degree in Theatre and English Literature. After moving to Los Angeles, he co-founded String and A Can Productions, producing and directing several small films. Wetwire, a new Science-Fiction Series, is his first self-published work.
Desperate Women! by Michael Hemmingson Feb. 07, 2012 $1.52 23641 words Sample 20%
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Mr. Smartass by Ryan Daly Feb. 06, 2012 $2.99 97172 words Sample 20%
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Ryan Daly peaked early when voted Most Talented by his 11th grade class. Now after thirteen years, he has started living up to that title by publishing his first novel, Mr. Smartass, and managing a blog called Why I Cry. He is a writer and co-producer of the web-series K-911: The Series. He lives in Vermont with his wife, a very patient and forgiving woman.
Brambleman by Jonathan Grant Feb. 05, 2012 $8.99 181816 words Sample 15%
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Jonathan Grant is the award-winning co-author and editor of The Way It Was in the South: The Black Experience in Georgia (University of Georgia Press). Currently, he publishes georgiacollegesblog.com, a news website covering educational issues. His first novel, Chain Gang Elementary, will be available soon. Grant grew up on a Midwestern farm and graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia with a degree in English. He is a former newspaper reporter, editor, and bureau chief with The Macon Telegraph. He also served as a Georgia state government spokesman for six years. He lives in suburban Atlanta with his wife and two children. Actively involved in community affairs, he has served as PTA president at a five-star Georgia School of Excellence, an elected member of his local school council, and as a soccer coach for twelve seasons.
Prelude to Backyard Horse Tales 3: Don't Call Me Love by Jackie Anton Feb. 05, 2012 $0.99 11105 words Sample 25%
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Jackie Anton an avid equestrian and horse lover draws from five decades of experience to bring Backyard Horse Tales to life. The series is family friendly for ages 8 and up. Backyard Horse Tales: Sox (second edition) will be available early 2012, and is receiving excellent early reviews, look for vol. 2 in the fall of 2012. Sox: relates the story of a modern day horse. Vol. 2 Frosty and the Nightstalker, however, has a historical twist. A Prelude to Backyard Horse Tales #3 Don't Call Me Love! Will be published on Smashwords Feb. 2012.This is the first four chapters of Love's Tale. Feedback Please! Use my blog http://jackieanton.com Look for my 2011 NaNoWriMo entry to be published here on Smashwords by April of 2012. “The Universal Search for Mr. Right” is an adult romance novel.
After the Great Muskie Hunt by J.G. Sandom Feb. 05, 2012 Free! 4180 words Sample 30%
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J. G. Sandom, often referred to as the "Father of Interactive (Internet) Advertising," co-founded the world's first interactive advertising agency, Einstein and Sandom Interactive (EASI), in 1984, before launching an award-winning writing career. He is the author of nine works of fiction, including THE GOD MACHINE; GOSPEL TRUTHS; THE WALL STREET MURDER CLUB; THE WAVE; KISS ME, I'M DEAD; and CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BODY SNATCHER. Born in Chicago (December 19th, 1956), raised in Europe, and a graduate of Amherst College (where he won the Academy of American Poets Prize), Sandom moved to New York City in 1979 where, for the next five years, he worked as a freelance copy writer, public relations and advertising executive, and corporate spokesperson trainer for such companies as Hill & Knowlton and Ketchum Inc. INTERNET PIONEER In 1984, Sandom co-founded Einstein and Sandom Interactive (EASI), the nation's first interactive advertising agency. It grew to become the largest digital marketing services firm when it was purchased by D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles in 1994. Sandom continued to manage EASI on behalf of DMB&B through 1996. EASI clients included: Procter & Gamble, General Motors and Mars Incorporated/Uncle Ben's Rice, among others; plus several non-DMB&B clients such as Citibank, Compaq, McDonnell Douglas, and Merck & Co. From January 1997 through October 1999, Sandom served as Director of Interactive at OgilvyOne Worldwide, a division of Ogilvy & Mather, where he grew the company from a loss of $2 million to an estimated $100 million in revenues in 30 months, and from 12 "permalancers" to 650 digital marketing specialists worldwide. In 1998, OgilvyInteractive was named "Best Interactive Ad Agency" of the year by Adweek, and won two premier Cyber Lions awards at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. OgilvyInteractive's clients included: IBM, GTE, Ameritrade, and Ford Motor Company. From November 1999 through October 2003, Sandom served as President and CEO, and then Vice Chairman of RappDigital Worldwide, the interactive arm of direct marketing/direct response agency giant Rapp Collins Worldwide, an Omnicom Company. Within a year of inception, RappDigital became one of the nation's "Top Twenty" interactive ad agencies, according to Adweek. Sandom was responsible for executive management of the company, and its growth to more than $40MM in revenues in the U.S., with 300+ employees worldwide, and offices throughout North America, Europe and Latin America - at a time of industry contraction. RappDigital Network clients included SBC Communications, Mercedes-Benz, Philips Consumer Electronics, Pfizer, and Reuters, among others. AUTHOR Following the release of THE SEED OF ICARUS (1975) and THE BLUE MEN (1981), GOSPEL TRUTHS was published by Bantam/Doubleday/Dell in 1992 (and re-issued in 2007). Since then, Sandom has written six other novels, including THE WALL STREET MURDER CLUB (Doubleday/Bantam/Dell), THE WAVE (Cornucopia Press) and THE GOD MACHINE (Random House/Bantam). Booklist called GOSPEL TRUTHS, "a splendid, tautly woven thriller...(and) an intelligent mystery of tremendous spiritual and literary depth." Library Journal said, "A masterful first novel, based on a true incident, which spins a complicated web of corruption, greed and deception." And Mostly Murder characterized it, "A fascinating mystery ... captivating and engrossing." Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent and Ordinary Heroes, called THE WALL STREET MURDER CLUB, "A gripping story, well-told...not only a tale of murder and betrayal, but an intelligent exploration of issues of male identity." Kirkus Reviews termed the book, "A Big Apple Deliverance, endowing New York culture with all the corrosively dehumanizing power of Dickey's wild nature...Slickly entertaining right down to the last, inevitable twist. (Film rights to Warner Brothers -- and there's no mystery why.)" And Booklist said, "(Sandom) writes with stunning elegance and nearly poetic beauty...A sure hit with any suspense reader." THE WALL STREET MURDER CLUB was optioned for Warner Bros. by Lee Rich for theatrical development; screenplay by Ronald Bass, with Joel Schumacher scheduled to direct. While known mostly as a writer of thrillers and mysteries, Sandom is also the author of several award-winning Young Adult (YA) novels, originally released under pen name T.K. Welsh, including KISS ME, I'M DEAD (formerly titled THE UNRESOLVED - August 2006) and CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BODY SNATCHER (formerly titled RESURRECTION MEN - Spring 2007), both from Penguin/Dutton. New editions of both books have recently been released in softcover and eBook form under the author's birth name, and in a new collection titled TWO TEEN TERRORS, from Fangless Fables Press. Publishers Weekly called CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BODY SNATCHER, "A haunting tour of London's underclass during the 1830s...Teens will likely be both captivated by Victor's harrowing story as well as his ability to prevail in the face of harsh injustices." BIG A, little a called the novel, "A moody, evocative tale...(J.G. Sandom) is fast becoming one of my favorite writers. His work transcends genre and audience classification." VOYA said, "Teen readers will thoroughly enjoy the hair-raising suspense in this historical thriller." TeensReadToo termed it, "an intense, dark work...I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes historical fiction." KLIATT said, "Like M.T. Anderson's The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, this look at sinister events in history makes the era come alive and lingers in the memory." Jen Robinson's Book Page called the novel, "Gripping and fast-paced, filled with intriguing historical details...Highly recommended for fans of historical fiction." The Miss Rumphius Effect said, "(J.G. Sandom), where have you been? I loved this book!" And School Library Journal said, "Part historical fiction and part adventure story, the novel brings excitement to Victorian England...Readers will be on the edge of their seats." CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BODY SNATCHER has been named a Junior Library Guild selection. Ranked one of the Top Ten Children's Books of the year by the Washington Post, KISS ME, I'M DEAD was named a Notable Book for Teens by the Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee, a Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Teen's Top Ten, and nominated for a Cybils literary award, a Best Books for Young Adults (BBYA) by the American Library Association (ALA), and recently added to Horn Book's list of Recommended American Historical Fiction. The Washington Post said, "(J.G. Sandom) writes with a precision and delicacy unusual for YA fiction," and called the novel, "a subtle gem." School Library Journal said, "KISS ME, I'M DEAD tells a remarkable story in a remarkable way." Horn Book Magazine called the work, "A decidedly unconventional ghost story . . . (and) a tightly wound novel." Kirkus Reviews termed it, "A remarkable account." Romantic Times said, "KISS ME, I'M DEAD is a book you shouldn't pass up." Midwest Book Review called the novel, "a wonderfully different kind of ghost story." And Bookslut.com said, "KISS ME, I'M DEAD scores on several levels, most notably as a drama that blows apart all preconceived notions of how history can be retold." THE GOD MACHINE was released in May, 2009. Caroline Thompson (author of Edward Scissorhands) said, "Move over, Dan Brown...All hail J.G. Sandom...(THE GOD MACHINE) is a thrilling and breathless, rapturously-written and mind-blowing read. It'll keep you up all night, turning pages as fast as your little fingers can manage." Bookpage.com said "Sandom has a knack for combining legendary gospels, ancient secrets, star-crossed lovers and Masonic puzzles to create a simmering stew of conspiracy, intrigue and danger that keeps the plot pot boiling until the very end." And the Historical Novels Review said, "History galore, violence, and intrigue fill the pages of this tightly plotted, twisting and turning adventure story, reminding one of a multilayered Russian matryoshka doll. The reader will also learn a great deal about da Vinci, Ben Franklin, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and many more historical geniuses...Those who love numbers, physics, and a truly unpredictable, suspenseful mystery will relish the facts and ponderings replete in this well-written, mysterious spin-off of The Da Vinci Code. THE GOD MACHINE is a very impressive historical thriller!" Sandom's most recent novel, THE WAVE, was reissued in June 2010 by Cornucopia Press. Kirkus said, "Sandom's strength lies in the verve of his story, with writing that has both muscle . . . (and) brains . . . Races from improbable to crazywild, all in good fun, with Sandom always one step ahead . . . A story with enough manic energy to be worthy of a nuclear explosion." Sandom continues to consult in the world of interactive advertising and digital marketing communications through his Cyber Branding Solutions consultancy, and is currently working on a new novel. BOOKS The Seed of Icarus - 1975 The Blue Men - 1981 Gospel Truths - 1992, 2007 The Wall Street Murder Club - 1993 The Wave - 2002, 2010 Kiss me, I'm dead - 2006, 2010 Confessions of a Teenage Body Snatcher - 2007, 2010 The God Machine - 2009 Two Teen Terrors - 2010
Befogged by Catherine Johann Feb. 05, 2012 $6.99 96193 words Sample 10%
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Hollywood and Wine by RM Pala Feb. 04, 2012 $0.99 83172 words Sample 20%
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Life In Parks by P R Johnson Feb. 04, 2012 $2.99 84121 words Sample 10%
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The Subject by Rick Mallery Feb. 04, 2012 $0.99 5149 words Sample 30%
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I live in the Pacific Northwest and have written fiction for over twenty years. My primary interests are psychological literature, philosophy, and science/technology. I hold degrees in history and philosophy and have worked extensively in the high-tech industry. My writing includes short fiction, plays, philosophical essays, and both short and feature-length film scripts.
The Fire Letters by Eli Ausra Feb. 03, 2012 $2.99 88877 words Sample 20%
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Eli Ausra is the pen name of a writer and editor of Lithuanian descent living in Colorado.
Unknown Arts by William Walsh Feb. 02, 2012 $1.99 17854 words Sample 20%
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William Walsh is the author of Without Wax: A Documentary Novel. His fiction and derived texts have appeared in New York Tyrant, Caketrain, Juked, Rosebud, Quarterly West, Lit, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and other journals.
The Promise by Anne Burnette Feb. 02, 2012 $7.99 53696 words Sample 20%
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The iGeneration by E. Sandoval Feb. 02, 2012 $7.99 65900 words Sample 20%
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I was born in Kansas City, Missouri; moved to Colorado in high school. Both parents were college professors. I got a BFA from CU, Boulder, and an MFA from Naropa University. I wrote music video treatments and TV commercial treatments in LA for a while then moved back to Colorado, and started writing more substantial pieces. I'm currently putting together a short film, two feature length screenplays, and a sequel to my novel.
He Doesn't Belong: a short story by Heather Justesen Feb. 02, 2012 $0.99 2158 words Sample 20%
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Heather Justesen spent hours every day with her nose in a book long before she could read. She grew up in the heart of rural Utah where there was plenty of time and space for reading and daydreaming. After attending Snow College, she transferred to Southern Utah University, where she met her husband, bill, and received a BA in English literature. While living in Utah Valley after they both graduated, they foster parented fifteen children and Heather worked for the newspaper and played in her garden. She now lives in her hometown of Fillmore, Utah, where she and her husband own a computer business, run on the volunteer ambulance service, and raise a wild mix of cats, dogs, chickens, geese, ducks, guineas and one tom turkey. Once in a while she still finds time to play in the garden. Heather’s prior novels include The Ball’s in Her Court and Rebound. To learn more about Heather and her writing, visit her website at HeatherJustesen.com or her blog at HeatherJustesen.blogspot.com. She loves to hear from readers.
Where the Sun Sets (a story collection) by Nelson Lowhim Feb. 01, 2012 $4.00 17422 words Sample 25%
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Nelson Lowhim was born in Tanzania where he lived for the first decade of his life. He then moved to India for a year before settling in the U.S. in the state of Michigan. He spent some of his formative years hitchhiking and hiking around the great state of Alaska. From there he joined the Army and served for seven years as an Infantryman in 1st AD then as an Engineer in Fifth Group. After his time in the Military—which included many travels through Europe and the MIddle East—he came to New York and earned an undergraduate degree from Columbia University. He currently lives with his girlfriend in the Bronx. You can visit his blog at: http://nelsonlowhim.blogspot.com/
Contemporary Literary Review: India Nimba Issue 1 Anthology by Khurshid Alam Feb. 01, 2012 $4.99 20517 words Sample 18%
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El último invierno by Alberto de la Madrid Feb. 01, 2012 $2.00 58908 words Sample 20%
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La edad madura by Alberto de la Madrid Feb. 01, 2012 $1.00 83004 words Sample 20%
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The Legend of the Large-Penised White Male by El Muy Lorenzo Feb. 01, 2012 $0.99 32728 words Sample 25%
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El Muy Lorenzo is a former academic.
Congruent Spaces Magazine, Issue 3 by Congruent Spaces Jan. 31, 2012 $1.99 9558 words Sample 20%
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Congruent Spaces Magazine is a community edited magazine of Short-Short Fiction and Poetry. At Congruent Spaces, you are allowed to take part in the editorial process by helping to select which short stories and poems will be published in our magazine through our star ratings process.
Night After (a short story) by Nelson Lowhim Jan. 31, 2012 $1.00 1661 words Sample 30%
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Nelson Lowhim was born in Tanzania where he lived for the first decade of his life. He then moved to India for a year before settling in the U.S. in the state of Michigan. He spent some of his formative years hitchhiking and hiking around the great state of Alaska. From there he joined the Army and served for seven years as an Infantryman in 1st AD then as an Engineer in Fifth Group. After his time in the Military—which included many travels through Europe and the MIddle East—he came to New York and earned an undergraduate degree from Columbia University. He currently lives with his girlfriend in the Bronx. You can visit his blog at: http://nelsonlowhim.blogspot.com/
Slow Like He is Uncertain by Tori Curtis Jan. 31, 2012 $0.99 914 words Sample 30%
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I got through two years of college, turned eighteen, and decided that actually, I wanted to be a writer and not a doctor, a CEO, or whatever you do with a BA in Sociology. So I dropped out. Livin' the dream, baby. I'm based in New York, where I spend my days writing and my nights praying that some day my bio will start with "Tori Curtis is an award-winning, best-selling writer." If I had any free time, I would spend it hanging out with my adorable little cousins, reading personal finance books, and arguing the comparative merits of knit and crochet lace with strangers in the supermarket.
Via Dolorosa by Ronald Malfi Jan. 31, 2012 $2.99 80341 words Sample 20%
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The Dogcatcher's Kid by Ramsey Elias Jan. 30, 2012 $3.99 96954 words Sample 20%
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Numerous Narritives by H Jason Schulz Jan. 30, 2012 $2.99 46531 words Sample 20%
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H.Jason Schulz has written several short stories and essays and in 2010 published his first novel. The book is titled Mebsuta and is the first of a science fiction trilogy. When H.Jason Schulz isn't writing, he works as a Systems Engineer. I've fixed the errors in many of the short stories. Thanks to so many of you who have read my stories. And a special thanks for those of you who have left reviews!
Face in the Water (A Short Story) by Charles Sheehan-Miles Jan. 30, 2012 $0.99 3029 words Sample 20%
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Charles Sheehan-Miles is the author of Republic and Prayer at Rumayla: A Novel of the Gulf War. He is currently writing Insurgent, the sequel to Republic. Charles served in combat with the 24th Infantry Division during the 1991 Gulf War, and was decorated for valor for helping rescue fellow tank crewmen from a burning tank during the Battle at Rumayla. Since then, he has been a regular speaker on issues relating to the Gulf War, ill veterans and the impact of post-traumatic stress. He is a former President and co-founder of the National Gulf War Resource Center and has served on the board of the Education for Peace in Iraq Center. Prior to becoming executive director of Veterans for Common Sense in August 2004, he was director of the Nuclear Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC. He continues to serve on the board of directions of Veterans for Common Sense. Charles lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Veronica and their two children.
Larks Fiction Magazine Monthly Review, January 2012 by Daniel Pool Jan. 29, 2012 $0.99 22127 words Sample 20%
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Daniel J. Pool is a writer, editor and part-time funny man. His work has appeared in the Fringe, Weirdyear, Trend and Indigo-Rising Magazine. In his spare time he edits Larks Fiction Magazine--the flagship publication of his multimedia business.
The Old Sofa by Brazen Snake Books Jan. 29, 2012 $0.99 8249 words Sample 20%
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Brazen Snake Books is an independent publishing company specializing in romantic suspense, thriller/suspense and erotica. Established in 2010. Submissions by invitation only.
Sadness of love by Aliona Tim Jan. 29, 2012 $1.29 22802 words Sample 20%
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Coincidence: A Novel by Nace Phlaux Jan. 29, 2012 $2.99 89826 words Sample 15%
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Nace Phlaux was born in October 1982 in Philadelphia, PA and raised in the Lower Bucks County region. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in professional writing at Kutztown University. He currently works in the publishing industry while living in the Philadelphia suburbs with his fiancée and two cats.
Kodachrome by Jason Jahns Jan. 28, 2012 $0.99 116176 words Sample 20%
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Het jachtgeweer by Patrick Brannigan Jan. 28, 2012 $1.49 9968 words Sample 20%
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Patrick Brannigan (1971) was matroos op de wilde vaart, soldaat der eerste klasse en kelner op het zonnige Lefkas. In 1998 studeerde hij af als historisch letterkundige aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam. Patrick ging daarna lange tijd op safari in Afrika. In 2006 schreef hij een vertaling van de avonturen van een 17e-eeuwse VOC-matroos. Sinds enkele jaren richt hij zich op de genreliteratuur, doet actief mee aan verhalenwedstrijden en zit in de redactie van Pure Fantasy Magazine. In 2011 won hij de NCSF-prijs én de Unleash Award. Patrick woont vlakbij Amsterdam met zijn vrouw en kinderen. Hij staart af en toe in een kampvuur onder invloed van allerhande hallucinogenen, verliest zich in virtuele werelden en werkt ondertussen stug door aan zijn meesterwerk, dat ongetwijfeld de gehele wereld zal veranderen.
A káosz by Forrai István Jan. 27, 2012 $2.99 36911 words Sample 20%
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Suite Harmonic: A Civil War Novel of Rediscovery by Emily Meier Jan. 27, 2012 $9.99 187383 words Sample 15%
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Emily Meier’s fiction has appeared widely, including in The Second Penguin Book of Modern Women’s Short Stories, the North American Review, Prairie Schooner and the Threepenny Review. She has won national fiction contests at the Florida Review and Passages North, been a Loft-McKnight Fiction award winner, and received fellowships from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the National Endowment for the Arts. She is the author of Suite Harmonic:A Civil War Novel of Rediscovery; Time Stamp: A Novel; In the Land of the Dinosaur: Ten Stories and a Novella; The Second Magician’s Tale; Watching Oksana and Other Stories; and Clare, Loving: A Novel in Three Novellas.
The Dammerung by Macaulay C. Hunter Jan. 27, 2012 $4.99 142386 words Sample 20%
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Macaulay C. Hunter was born in the Midwest but grew up in southern California. Earning a degree in Classical Languages and Literature, Hunter has worked in education and agriculture in addition to freelance writing. Hunter currently resides in northern California and is finishing a young adult fantasy series as well as keeping an online journal about health and nutrition.
Blood and Ashes by Melanie R. Meadors Jan. 27, 2012 $0.99 710 words Sample 20%
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Melanie R. Meadors lives in central Massachusetts with her family and four neurotic rabbits. When she is not writing science fiction and fantasy, she enjoys reading and performing mad science experiments with her son.
The Jew by Stendhal Jan. 27, 2012 $1.75 6029 words Sample 20%
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Pen name of Marie-Henri Beyle, 1783-1842 Best known for _The Red and the Black_ and _The Charterhouse of Parma_.
North of the Border by Irving Warner Jan. 26, 2012 $4.99 92423 words Sample 20%
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Irving Warner was born in Modesto, California in 1941. He moved to Alaska in 1964 where he stayed until 1996. During that time he worked in fisheries research, with a brief tenure in sea bird studies. Switching careers at the age of 40, he moved into community college teaching, teaching at Kodiak College, University of Alaska, Anchorage system, until 1996 when he took early retirement and took up full time writing. He moved to Washington state in 1996 and then on to Hawaii. He has since moved back to Washington. In 2002, his first novel Wagner, Descending: The Wrath of the Salmon Queen was published by Pleasure Boat Studio, as was the 2007 historical novel The War Journal of Lila Ann Smith.
Please Take Me Into The Storm by T.E. Brierley Jan. 26, 2012 $0.99 19639 words Sample 10%
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T.E. Brierley is a British author, designer and musician.
Any Port In A Storm by Paul Dean Coker Jan. 25, 2012 $5.99 33289 words Sample 20%
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Mr. Coker was recently nominated by Professor Patrick Horsbrugh, University of Notre Dame (Retired), and accepted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA). The prestigious RSA, whose members have included Benjamin Franklin, Charles Dickens and The Prince of Wales, is one of the oldest associations of creative individuals in the world. The RSA was founded in London in 1754 to "embolden enterprise, enlarge science, refine arts, improve our manufactures and extend our commerce."
In The Shadows by Robin Gilbert Jan. 25, 2012 $2.99 84417 words Sample 20%
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Robin Gilbert was born and bred in South Wales (UK) but since 2007 has lived in Brisbane with his wife and two children. When he’s not writing, or trying unsuccessfully to outwit the possums, he works as a games programmer for a ‘pokies’ company. He looks forward to sharing his FREE eStories and (not always free!) novels with all his readers. Thank you for visiting my author page. I do hope you download and enjoy all the free stories, and perhaps feel brave enough to at least take a peak at samples of the others... you never know what you might find.
Quarant'anni da copywriter by Guido (M.B.) Sperandio Jan. 25, 2012 $3.50 33398 words Sample 20%
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MMM... NO, LA DIVINA COMMEDIA NON È OPERA MIA La cosa più ponderosa da me scritta è un catalogo di bricolage, genere certamente non definibile letteratura. La trama comunque era variegata e ricca di colpi di scena: passava dallo sterminio dei tarli al lifting di una vasca da bagno afflitta da rughe rugginose. Ho infatti lavorato molto per la Pubblicità. Forse troppo. Notti e domeniche alla macchina da scrivere. Caffè e tabacco. Ma - prima della Pubblicità, durante e dopo – ho scritto anche dell’altro, e parecchio. Era probabilmente l’impulso di riscattare le banalità farneticate al servizio dell’industria e del commercio. Ci sono riuscito? Mah...! GIORNALI, LIBRI E TV, L'ALTRO CHE HO SCRITTO Ha detto Raymond Chandler: «Gli scacchi sono il più cospicuo spreco di intelligenza umana che si possa riscontrare al di fuori di un'agenzia pubblicitaria». Ebbene, ringrazio in veste di creativo-copywriter, l’incredibile lungo elenco di agenzie, uffici, studi, boutique e grafici pubblicitari che mi hanno dato modo di sprecare cospicuamente il mio cervello consentendomi sempre un pasto caldo e di non dormire sotto un cavalcavia. Ringrazio altresì - stavolta in veste di scrittore, un tempo anche giornalista – gli editori che malgrado tutto mi hanno pubblicato: «Vanuk Vanuk» negli USA Per piccoli (piccoli non troppo) Per ragazzi Per lettori adulti Storie gialle Fumetti e Cartoon "senza parole" Su periodici Su quotidiani In Televisione Sul WEB È tutto per il momento, e a presto. Have fun! * Facebook. Non sono il Guido Sperandio che vi appare fotografato: http://it-it.facebook.com/people/Guido-Sperandio/1605316265 Trattasi di casuale omonimo, uno dei vari Guido Sperandio coi quali mi scuso per il rischio che corrono d'essere confusi e subire la mia discutibile nomea di scribacchino. Mi rammarico di esistere e mi impegno a non disonorare ulteriormente il comune patronimico. Profile Picture/Immagine: Primo Piano dell'Ispettore Ossoduro, uno dei miei primi (ormai molto remoti) personaggi. ...1936 Odiug!