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Versus for Women by Emmanuel Obi, Jr Versus for Women by Emmanuel Obi, Jr July 08, 2011 Free! 1899 words Read a sample
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Born in 1984 and raised in Auburn, Alabama; I now live in Switzerland. How did I end up in Switzerland? That is a very long story and probably worth a book by itself. I have always loved writing, painting, drawing; any extension of creativity. I view it as all same; give the viewer or reader something that will invoke emotion. Leave them with an experience. Hopefully I will succeed at that.
Versus for Women: Good vs Evil by Emmanuel Obi, Jr Versus for Women: Good vs Evil by Emmanuel Obi, Jr Aug. 29, 2011 Free! 2522 words Read a sample
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Born in 1984 and raised in Auburn, Alabama; I now live in Switzerland. How did I end up in Switzerland? That is a very long story and probably worth a book by itself. I have always loved writing, painting, drawing; any extension of creativity. I view it as all same; give the viewer or reader something that will invoke emotion. Leave them with an experience. Hopefully I will succeed at that.
Max's Eyes by Christopher Kneipp Max's Eyes by Christopher Kneipp Nov. 21, 2011 Free! 1075 words Read a sample
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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.
Right Round by Finn Herloce Right Round by Finn Herloce Aug. 26, 2010 Free! 1866 words Read a sample
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Live in the Netherlands, love reading and reviewing, and recently took up writing too. English is my second language but I feel I can express myself better in English than I can in Dutch, my native language. Please visit again for more updates and other short stories.
Endlessly by C.V. Hunt Endlessly by C.V. Hunt April 15, 2011 Free! 45818 words Sample 10%
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C.V. Hunt lives in Ohio with her husband. She spends her spare time reading, writing, listening to music, painting, and catching horror flicks.
HUMBLE POETRY FOR THE BASIC CHRISTIAN by Bradley McConnachie HUMBLE POETRY FOR THE BASIC CHRISTIAN by Bradley McConnachie Oct. 02, 2009 Free! 2009 words Read a sample
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My Reflection by Pamela Diane King My Reflection by Pamela Diane King July 09, 2010 Free! 652 words Sample 100%
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Pamela lives in Durban, South Africa. She has a Bachelors degree with Honours in Psychology. She also completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Education with distinction. Writing has always been her passion. She loves musicals, chick flicks, chick lit, and Sex and the City.
Just Crank Up That Cher 'Fore I Die by German Alcala Just Crank Up That Cher 'Fore I Die by German Alcala Aug. 20, 2010 Free! 6971 words Read a sample
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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
The Womb - Poems on Mother , Father , Children , Parenthood by Nikhil Parekh The Womb - Poems on Mother , Father , Children , Parenthood by Nikhil Parekh Sep. 05, 2010 Free! 59152 words Read a sample
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Nikhil Parekh, 33 years of age, from Ahmedabad, India- is a Love Poet and Eight-time World Record holder with the Limca Book of Records India (Only 2nd in Official World Rankings to Guinness Book of World Records) for his poetry. These Eight World Records held by Parekh with the Limca Book of Records are for - (1) "Being the First Indian Poet to be published/featured in McGill English Dictionary of Rhyme which is the World's Number 1 English Rhyming Dictionary-for his poem: Come Lets Embrace our New Religion" (2) "Being the First Indian Poet to have won Poet of the Year Award at the Canadian Federation of Poets which is Canada's National Poetry Body endorsed by Governor General of Canada" (3) "Being the First Indian Poet to be published in a Commonwealth Newsletter for his poem on AIDS which is 'Aids doesn't kill. Your Attitude kills." (4) "Being the First Indian Poet to win an EPPIE award for best poetry e-book" (5) "Writing the most number of letters to and receiving the most number of replies from World Leaders and World Organizations". (6) "Being the First Indian Poet to be Goodwill Ambassador to the International Goodwill Treaty for World Peace - GoodwillTreaty.org". (7) "Being the First Indian Poet whose Poems have been made into Films at Youtube.com - The World's largest video sharing website". (8) " Being the 1st Indian Poet to be featured for his Poetry Book - 'Love versus Terrorism- Poems on Anti Terror, Peace' , at Wattpad.com - The World's most popular ebook community and largest website for reading books on mobile phones". * Images and Details of Parekh's complete World Records in Poetry and Awards can be visited at - www.worldrecordsandawards.blogspot.com . Parekh has composed thousands of poems on - God, Peace, Love, Friendship, Life, Anti Terror, Death, Mother, Father, Environment, Lovers, Humanity, Brotherhood, Philanthropy . He is also an author of several Poetry Books which include : "1 God" , "Love Versus Terrorism", "You die; I die", "Life = Death", "The Womb", "The Power of Black", "Hide and Seek", "If you cut a tree; you cut your own mother", "Longest Poem by Parekh-Only as Life"- These comprise of over 7000 pages of his Poetry in totality . His Poems and Poetry Books have had millions of viewers and downloads on the Internet and his collected Poems have been Awarded "FEATURED" at Scribd.com (The World's Largest Document website) . Parekh's Poetry has had the patronization and support of several World Leaders including U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Barack Obama & the Queen of England . A complete compilation of the Poet's poems, poetry books, awards and works can be visited on the Internet at - nikhilparekh.org or nikhilparekh.com .
100 Demented, Stupid, and Weird Haikus That Make No Sense. by C.V. Hunt 100 Demented, Stupid, and Weird Haikus That Make No Sense. by C.V. Hunt June 13, 2011 Free! 1645 words Read a sample
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C.V. Hunt lives in Ohio with her husband. She spends her spare time reading, writing, listening to music, painting, and catching horror flicks.
Part One: Love Opens The Valley Of Emptiness by Daniel Ferguson Part One: Love Opens The Valley Of Emptiness by Daniel Ferguson July 11, 2011 Free! 1729 words Sample 55%
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Dan has been writing poetry ever since he was 13; while in history class, he was inspired to write a poem. The teacher was giving a lecture on pollution. She asked him a question about what she had been lecturing on. He didn’t know the answer. She then asked him, “What are you writing then, if not notes on my lecture?” She was curious to say the least. She picked it up from his desk, quickly read it, and then asked him if she could read it to the class. He shrugged and said, “I guess so.” The teacher and his classmate liked it. He’s been writing ever since.
The Notorious G.A.G.A by German Alcala The Notorious G.A.G.A by German Alcala July 23, 2011 Free! 5083 words Read a sample
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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
Feed Me Your Children by German Alcala Feed Me Your Children by German Alcala Aug. 06, 2011 Free! 2223 words Read a sample
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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
Do You Still Smile? by Harlan Rouge Pryce Do You Still Smile? by Harlan Rouge Pryce Aug. 28, 2011 Free! 1360 words Read a sample
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Eleven Shorts +1 by Shireen Jeejeebhoy Eleven Shorts +1 by Shireen Jeejeebhoy Aug. 20, 2011 Free! 38549 words Read a sample
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I write a mix of books: novels, biography, short nonfiction. I set my novels in Toronto, my home for most of my life, a city of contradictions and ripe with conflict possibilities. My debut book, LIFELINER, is set in Ontario, but also travels down to New York and across the pond to Sweden. My life is one big question mark, has been ever since I sustained a closed head injury (or mild traumatic brain injury or concussion, whichever moniker is fashionable) in a four-car collision. But my writing keeps me grounded, my photography takes me to other places. When I'm not writing, reading, taking photographs, I'm hunting for good coffee and sensational chocolate.
Ken's Tale & the Peterson Dilemma - Desperate Prequels by Nicholas Antinozzi Ken's Tale & the Peterson Dilemma - Desperate Prequels by Nicholas Antinozzi May 31, 2010 Free! 8398 words Read a sample
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Nick lives in Minnesota and spends as much time as he can writing. He believes that the literary envelope has been pushed too far and he prides himself on writing things a grandmother, or even a young teenager might stumble across, and read from cover to cover without blushing.
Several Short Stories by Tom Greenwood Several Short Stories by Tom Greenwood March 20, 2011 Free! 22784 words Read a sample
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Nothing really interesting to say about me. I live in Edinburgh, I don't know what I would put on the inside of a book jacket to make me sound interesting. I might just make stuff up. The Short bedtime stories are freebies. Based on stories I made up for my daughters. They're not as I originally told them as they changed with each telling but similar. The short story collection is also free, I hope you enjoy the seven stories up there. Some of them are on the McStorytellers page. You may find some more of my work there in the future (it's free to read as well). The films that had their names changed is a bit of a laugh really. I started as a joke and then I took it seriously. It will get longer as I find new things to rant about.
Jock Talks...Satirical News by Malcolm R. Campbell Jock Talks...Satirical News by Malcolm R. Campbell April 30, 2011 Free! 10634 words Read a sample
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Malcolm R. Campbell, author the novels The Sun Singer (2004) and the satire Worst of Jock Stewart (2006) has been published “Nonprofit World,” “Nostalgia Magazine,” “The Smoking Poet,” the Atlanta “Journal-Constitution”, the Great Lakes “Bulletin,” the “Rosicrucian Digest,” “Future Earth Magazine” and training and manufacturing trade magazines The Sun Singer was a finalist in the 2004 “ForeWord Magazine” Book of the Year Awards. A contributing writer for “Living Jackson Magazine” in northeast Georgia, Campbell also works as a grant writer for nonprofit organizations. Since 2005, Campbell has maintained the “Morning Satirical News” weblog (http://jockstewart.typepad.com/) where his alter ego, Jock Stewart, takes a “cynical, sarcastic and randomly humorous look at real and/or imagined news.” The early posts from this weblog served as the basis for the satire, Worst of Jock Stewart. Junction City, the Star-Gazer newspaper and the primary characters in Jock Stewart and the Missing Sea of Fire were born at the “Morning Satirical News.” While both Campbell and Stewart learned to handset justified columns of metal type out of a California Job Case and copy fit headlines without using layout software, everything else in Jock Stewart and the Missing Sea of Fire is more or less fictional. Campbell was graduated from Florida State University with a B.A. in radio-television writing, with a minor in English, and from Syracuse University with an M. A. in journalism. He also attended the University of Colorado as a journalism student and a weekend climbing participant at the school’s Mountain Recreation Department. He served in the U. S. Navy as a journalist between 1968 and 1970, writing news stories and features for the military and the civilian press while on board the aircraft carrier U. S. S. Ranger (CVA-61) and while stationed at the Great Lakes Naval Station. Campbell lives in Jefferson, Georgia with his wife Lesa, of 22 years, a former newspaper reporter, systems analyst, and the consulting director of the Crawford W. Long Museum. In December, Campbell finished serving four years, three as chair, on the Jefferson Historic Preservation Commission. Both Campbells have been active in the town’s Main Street Program. An avid reader and book reviewer, Campbell especially enjoys the novels of Sunetra Gupta, Italo Calvino, Diana Gabaldon, Susanna Clarke, Cormac McCarthy and Carlos Ruiz Zafon.
M.W. by M.W. by MarkAnthonyAdkins June 21, 2011 Free! 1055 words Read a sample
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Writer.
Farrapos by Luis Filipe Alves Farrapos by Luis Filipe Alves July 15, 2011 Free! 10816 words Read a sample
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Luís Filipe Alves foi escritor toda a vida, mas só deu por isso em 2005. Mesmo assim, às vezes esquece-se. Foi um dos pioneiros do podcasting nacional com o seu Armário das Calças, onde ainda pode ser encontrado, apesar do fim do podcast. Foi co-fundador do blog de micro-ficção Palavras Contadas, e faz parte da equipa do Outro Lado dos Comics, um blog de análise e notícias de banda desenhada. É co-autor do podcast Na Estrada, embora o faça muito menos vezes do que desejaria. E o que quer que esteja a fazer neste preciso momento, devia parar, e escrever mais um bocadinho.
Carried Away a series of short stories Volume I by Angela K Roe Carried Away a series of short stories Volume I by Angela K Roe Aug. 08, 2011 Free! 3652 words Read a sample
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I am a romance novelist, a freelance writer, a freelance photographer and an editor for Echelon Press. I have many online articles published on topics as diverse as home improvement, ballroom dancing, fitness, marketing and research, computer programs and business associations. I provide SEO copy to industry-leading Web content providers. I am happily married to my best friend. We share five children, seven grandchildren, a dog and a fish. We also share a crazy rollercoaster of a life and we depend on each other to make through the laughter and the tears. I think in words. I am amazed at how many ways we use 26 letters to create so many unique stories and I love being a part of that process. I have been a writer for as long as I can remember. When I was very little, I made up stories in my head and told them to anyone who would listen. As a teen, I voiced all my teen angst in hand-written notebooks, pouring out such horrible writing, it's a wonder the paper itself didn't protest. As I grew older, I joined a writers group that was instrumental in teaching me the fundamentals of crafting a story and developing it into something more than a vague idea. I am blessed to be able to earn a living writing both non-fiction and fiction and I count those blessings every day! My hope for you is that you too, can do something you love every day.
Women and Monsters - Free Edition by J M McDermott Women and Monsters - Free Edition by J M McDermott Sep. 16, 2011 Free! 9944 words Read a sample
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I am a robot fueled by coffee and fantasy novels.
Nurse Linda Villani and Her Love For Preston Cunningham by Robert Chapin Nurse Linda Villani and Her Love For Preston Cunningham by Robert Chapin Sep. 23, 2011 Free! 1793 words Read a sample
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No stranger to writing, acting and singing, in 2006, Bob was chosen to play Charles Ryan in the Kent Brown Summer Love series “ARE WE THERE YET?” A summer theatre production by The Falls Run Players of Fredericksburg, Virginia. This was Bob’s first acting role and his performance earned him the best actor’s award for 2006. A hidden talent also become apparent when Bob was selected to sing John Travolta’s Summer Nights from the smash hit “Grease”. He is also a member of The First Baptist Church of Bonita Springs, FL where he has been actively involved in the choir for the past 6 years - and his tenor voice has allowed him to produce over a half dozen Christian songs by Randy Travis Following an impressive career with U.S. Airways, Bob retired in 2000 and has devoted much of his time to producing ORPHANS OF THE MOURNING, his first novel about a soldier in Vietnam who eventually becomes the first Vietnam veteran President of The United States. This book is currently available in the e-book format from Barnes & Noble. Bob was thrust into the nationwide scene in 1983 with his nationally acclaimed Vietnam poster poem The Wall, a statement about the emotional pain and anger of Vietnam - frrlings and sentiments he was not permitted to express while in uniform, but once discharged, a trip to The Wall evoked his deep personal feelings. The Wall was displayed in The White House in 1983 and as a result received instant success when President Ronald Reagan personally honored Bob for his contribution to all Vietnam Veterans. To date, tens of thousands of copies have been sold. Bob has also recently finished his second novel, MURDER IN OGUNQUIT a mystery which takes place in the small New England coastal town of Ogunquit, Maine known as “A Beautiful Place By The Sea”. In addition to his full length novels, Bob is offering a series of his “folksy” down to earth short stories at no charge for your enjoyment here on Smashwords, and it is the author’s desire that you will consider purchasing his novels after a brief sampling. Prior to his assignment in Vietnam in 1967, Bob served 16 months in Frankfurt Germany as a civilian with the U.S. Army’s prestigious unit; The 513th Military Intelligence Group as a Top Secret Cryptographer In Vietnam he was assigned to the First Cavalry Division (Airmobile), 13th Signal Battalion and was awarded The Purple Heart for wounds received in action in addition to The Bronze Star Medal and other awards. Bob and his wife Maureen reside in Fredericksburg, VA in the summer months and winter in Bonita Bay, Bonita Springs, FL.
Stories About Things by Aelius Blythe Stories About Things by Aelius Blythe Nov. 12, 2011 Free! 13649 words Read a sample
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Writer, reader, pirate.
A Voice From An Inner World by Montrée Whiles A Voice From An Inner World by Montrée Whiles Nov. 26, 2011 Free! 12239 words Read a sample
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Montrée Whiles writes fiction. Speculative fiction, inspirational fiction, futuristic and fantasy fiction, vampire fiction, and whatever else her keyboard and/or pen get her into. I'm sure you see a pattern here; fiction. Born in Philadelphia, PA all those many years ago on October 21, I enjoy clay work, writing, needlework (all types), wandering around in museums and galleries, and reading a good book any time of day or night.
The Honey That Came From The Sea by Sheena Blackhall The Honey That Came From The Sea by Sheena Blackhall Jan. 29, 2012 Free! 90267 words Read a sample
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As on Wiki: Sheena Blackhall (b. Sheena Booth Middleton) was born in 1947 in Aberdeen, daughter of the manager of Strachan's Deeside Omnibus Service, Charles Middleton, and his second cousin, farmer's daughter Winifred Booth. She was educated in Aberdeen, but summered in Ballater for many years. Her brother, Ian Middleton, was an accomplished organist and clavichord player, who was the manager of a merchant bank in São Paulo, Brazil, where he settled and died.[2] During the typhoid epidemic in Aberdeen of 1964, Blackhall was hospitalized in the town's City Hospital for several weeks.[3] The family transport firm, owned by her aunt, closed as a side effect of this. After a year's study at Gray's School of Art, Blackhall passed a teaching diploma and worked for a time as a special needs teacher, marrying and raising a family of 4 in this period, when she wrote children's stories for BBC Radio Scotland. In 1994 she obtained a Bsc (Hons. Psych) from the Open University, going on to gain an M.Litt with Distinction from Aberdeen University in 2000. From 1998-2003 she was Creative Writing Fellow in Scots at [4] Aberdeen University's [1] Elphinstone Institute and is currently attached to the Institute as an Honorary Research Associate. In 2003 she travelled as part of a group to Washington, showcasing Scotland's culture as a guest of the Smithsonian Institution. In 2007 she was Creative Writing Tutor at the Institute of Irish and Scottish studies at King's College, and two years later was Writer in Residence during Aberdeen University's Word Festival.[5] In April 2009 she was inaugurated as Makar[6] for Aberdeen [7] and the North East of Scotland.[8] She has won the Robert McLellan tassie for best Scots short story 3 times (1989,1990,2001) and the Hugh MacDiarmid trophy for best Scots poem 4 times (1990,2000,2001,2010). In 1992 she shared the Sloane Award with Matthew Fitt from St. Andrew's University. Other prizes include awards from the Doric Festival, the Bennachie Baillies, and from the TMSA for ballad writing and traditional singing. She has twice been shortlisted for the Callum Macdonald Poetry Pamphlet prize (2005 & 2009). In 2007, Lallans Magazine awarded her the William Gilchrist Graham prize for best Scots short story. She has also been shortlisted for the McCash poetry prize. Blackhall worked alongside Aberdeen's well loved 'first lady of drama' Annie Henderson Inglis MBE at Aberdeen Arts Centre, from 2003-2010 delivering weekend storytelling and drama workshops for three to eight year olds.
22 Facets of my Father by Rik Roots 22 Facets of my Father by Rik Roots Aug. 04, 2011 Free! 4222 words Read a sample
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Rik lives in London with his partner, Nigel, and their two cats. As can be seen, he does not photograph well. He is currently looking for gainful (in other words, paid) employment, and is happy to consider (almost) any offer.
Fathomless and Other Poems by Samir Dash Fathomless and Other Poems by Samir Dash Dec. 13, 2011 Free! 2870 words Read a sample
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MBA (System & Marketing), UGC-NET, M.A. Having 7 plus years of industry experience in Branding, User Experience design&development , Web and Mobile application design & development Flash/Flex/ActionScript based interactive development for Desktop as well as Mobile app development for iPad, iPhone, Android, Symbian. Specialized in UX Design-Development , e-Learning / m-Learning content development , Open technologies based mobile games, content and web2mobile applications and RIA development. Currently working as a Content Engineer, Customer Advocacy at Cisco Systems, India. For details see Linked in profile at http://in.linkedin.com/in/mobilewish
BestsellerBound Short Story Anthology Volume 2 by Darcia Helle BestsellerBound Short Story Anthology Volume 2 by Darcia Helle Aug. 02, 2011 Free! 27307 words Read a sample
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I am an author of mystery/suspense fiction. For me, writing is not actually a choice. Characters and plots invade my thoughts until I have no choice but to give them life. My books are available in trade paperback on Amazon and Barnes and Noble, as well as my website - www.QuietFuryBooks.com. I hope you'll join me in my fictional world. The characters await you.
Taste and See, A Sampling of First Chapters by John 3:16 Marketing Network Authors by Lorilyn Roberts Taste and See, A Sampling of First Chapters by John 3:16 Marketing Network Authors by Lorilyn Roberts Nov. 12, 2011 Free! 165853 words Sample 20%
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Lorilyn Roberts graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Alabama in 1993 with a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Humanities/Social Sciences. She won an award for "Outstanding Senior Project" upon graduation for her coursework that was done in conjunction with her on-site study at the Institute of Holy Land Studies in Jerusalem. Ms. Roberts is currently working on her Master of Arts in Creative Writing from Perelandra College. As a Certified Court Reporter, Ms. Roberts has made contributions to the journal published by the National Court Reporters Association. She has spent the last ten years providing real-time broadcast captioning for television. Ms. Roberts blogs on several websites including searchwarp.com and faithwriters.com. Lorilyn Roberts' first book, The Donkey and the King, had a second printing last year, and is a beautifully illustrated children's book published by Virtualbookworm.com. In her latest book and memoir, Children of Dreams, the many pearls of suffering Lorilyn Roberts has experienced enable her to share deeply from the heart. Ms. Roberts is intimately familiar with adoption, having also been adopted as a child, and is able to present the spirit of adoption, as never before captured, in Children of Dreams. Her writing shows how God is able to restore dreams and bring redemption. When Ms. Roberts is not writing and closed captioning for television/web, she homeschools her younger daughter, Joy, who is in sixth grade.
"Disorder" and 7 Other Flashes of Character by J. Timothy King March 09, 2011 Free! 5672 words Read a sample
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I'm the eldest of three siblings, a stay-at-home father of two daughters, the husband of a wonderful wife, and an indie author of life-expanding character fiction. When not writing, I read, watch old TV and movies, play bass guitar, and tend to my family in our Boston-area apartment.
The Edge of the Map by Jax Goss The Edge of the Map by Jax Goss June 05, 2011 You set the price! 17952 words Sample 20%
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Jax Goss is a wandering South African who seems to have settled in New Zealand. She lives in Dunedin, for the moment. She is currently employed full time as the mother of a very small human, and writes on the side. She expects this situation to stay the same for a while, but she has long ago learnt that nothing ever goes the way she expects.
Versus for Men by Emmanuel Obi, Jr Versus for Men by Emmanuel Obi, Jr July 08, 2011 Free! 1967 words Read a sample
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Born in 1984 and raised in Auburn, Alabama; I now live in Switzerland. How did I end up in Switzerland? That is a very long story and probably worth a book by itself. I have always loved writing, painting, drawing; any extension of creativity. I view it as all same; give the viewer or reader something that will invoke emotion. Leave them with an experience. Hopefully I will succeed at that.
Pumpkin Jack Skull and Other Tales of Terror by Jacob M. Drake Pumpkin Jack Skull and Other Tales of Terror by Jacob M. Drake Feb. 27, 2010 Free! 63691 words Read a sample
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Jacob Drake is the author of various Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction and Erotica books, all available on Smashwords. His only problem in writing is not having enough time to write to completion all the stories he gets in his head. "If I wrote constantly until the day I died I still would never be able to exhaust the imagination that is the source of these stories. "I've always loved reading, so somewhere along the line it only seemed natural that I would sit down and start writing the type of stories I like to read. And that's only because I can't always find a book I want to read that encompasses the type of story I want. Sure, there are lots of great authors out there, but they don't always have their next new novel in my hands at the time I want to read it. Certainly there won't ever be another new book by Robert Heinlein or Isaac Asimov, though I wish with all that's in me there were. "I wrote my first story in high school for an English class. Had no idea what I was going to write until Sunday night (This was due the next day) when I sat down at my typewriter (Yes, this was back in the Stone Age before PCs came available) and started pounding on the keys. I turned in the finished story the next day and received an "A". "But I didn't write anything else (except songs, of which I have more than 100 finished) for many years, mostly due to the fact of raising a family and trying to be responsible (I hate that word). That came about because I had a story in me banging at the inside of my head, demanding to be let out. This time I sat down at the keyboard at my PC and began writing. I don't recall how long it took to complete that story, but it's now published as "Parallels: Book One - Heroes Enjoined Series". "I was quite satisfied with how that turned out, so a bit later I wrote the sequel to that book and called it "XKALIBUR". I then wrote a smattering of horror stories as well as a few more books and then a bunch of stories based on female superheroes who get into - ahem - trouble each and every time they go out on patrol. "But none of these stories ever saw publication and that was okay with me (to a point), because I realized that deep down inside of me I was a writer and I had stories that kept screaming at me to write them. So I did, even though I had nowhere to publish them. My wife well knows how many times I said, "I just want my stories out somewhere so other people can read them! What good does it do if they sit on my computer and no one else can enjoy them?" "I tried getting book publishers interested in my works, but they wouldn't even deign to read my intro letter. Many other authors know that feeling, too. I attempted to get an agent, with pretty much the same results. Most agents are too busy trying to place the stories for the author's they already represent. "I then read something on the internet one day while searching for online publishers. Someone had published his story at a place called Smashwords.com and it hadn't cost him a cent. I don't recall who that was, but I wish I could thank him for having the sense to write that blurb where I could read it. "I entered the name into my browser bar and hit "enter". Sure, I had to register, but that was free, so I did. Figuring out how to get my stories formatted properly in order to get them uploaded onto Smashwords was a bit of a chore, but Mark Coker's Style Guide was pretty much clear on the subject and eventually I had it all done for my first book. "Once "Parallels" was published online I was like a little kid on Christmas morning with a tree filled with presents underneath. "Within the next month I had all of my completed stories formatted and uploaded, which meant I had to take all my horror stories and put them together with a book title. Then I had to do the same for my B.A.B.E.S. stories, but that worked easy enough, once I figured out what program to use (Picasa3) to make covers with. "Now I work on getting my latest novels written so they can join the rest of my 'family' of eBooks that are now available on all the eBook retailers' sites. "Not all of my books are for everyone, especially my erotica classifications, like the "Complete Book of B.A.B.E.S." and my "Rebirth of the Gods" book. Some day I'll get around to writing the promised second book to that series, honest. For the time being, I've been channeling my energy into writing the books for my vampire series, the first of which is "Forever Undead" and the second one is "Darkness in the Light". Now I have the third in this series, "Forever the Dark Grave", and then I'll write "Darkness in the Draca Legacy". After that I'll link these all together with "Forever Darkness". Recently I got the idea of writing a bunch of short stories based on the vampire bar (Vampir Sange) that appears in "Darkness in the Light" and publishing it under the title "Vampir Sange - Dark Tales From the Blood Bar". That one will be written. "I'm enjoying my vampire realms too much to do anything else right now, but I am open to hearing from those who read my books." Care to write and make suggestions? You can reach me at: eternal.naturist2@gmail.com
The Zombie Chronicles: Volume One by John Savoie The Zombie Chronicles: Volume One by John Savoie Aug. 27, 2010 You set the price! 42955 words
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Free for you by Echo Romeo Free for you by Echo Romeo May 28, 2010 Free! 4337 words Read a sample
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Echo Romeo is a completely fictional character. He is omnipresent and never present. He has never been nor does he plan on ever getting married. He may or may not have fathered many children. He may even be one of your children. I guess he couldn’t be because he was never born, so he will never die. Echo Romeo is ageless and timeless. Echo Romeo is forever. Echo Romeo is a pseudonym, an alias, a nom de plume because writing is dangerous. There are people’s feelings, situations, reputations and/or opinions to step on. Names have been changed and events dramatized to protect the innocent.
Elemental Poems by Tom Jirinec Elemental Poems by Tom Jirinec July 11, 2010 Free! 528 words Read a sample
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If you cut a tree , you cut your own mother - Poems on Environment , Wildlife by Nikhil Parekh If you cut a tree , you cut your own mother - Poems on Environment , Wildlife by Nikhil Parekh Sep. 05, 2010 Free! 37034 words Read a sample
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Nikhil Parekh, 33 years of age, from Ahmedabad, India- is a Love Poet and Eight-time World Record holder with the Limca Book of Records India (Only 2nd in Official World Rankings to Guinness Book of World Records) for his poetry. These Eight World Records held by Parekh with the Limca Book of Records are for - (1) "Being the First Indian Poet to be published/featured in McGill English Dictionary of Rhyme which is the World's Number 1 English Rhyming Dictionary-for his poem: Come Lets Embrace our New Religion" (2) "Being the First Indian Poet to have won Poet of the Year Award at the Canadian Federation of Poets which is Canada's National Poetry Body endorsed by Governor General of Canada" (3) "Being the First Indian Poet to be published in a Commonwealth Newsletter for his poem on AIDS which is 'Aids doesn't kill. Your Attitude kills." (4) "Being the First Indian Poet to win an EPPIE award for best poetry e-book" (5) "Writing the most number of letters to and receiving the most number of replies from World Leaders and World Organizations". (6) "Being the First Indian Poet to be Goodwill Ambassador to the International Goodwill Treaty for World Peace - GoodwillTreaty.org". (7) "Being the First Indian Poet whose Poems have been made into Films at Youtube.com - The World's largest video sharing website". (8) " Being the 1st Indian Poet to be featured for his Poetry Book - 'Love versus Terrorism- Poems on Anti Terror, Peace' , at Wattpad.com - The World's most popular ebook community and largest website for reading books on mobile phones". * Images and Details of Parekh's complete World Records in Poetry and Awards can be visited at - www.worldrecordsandawards.blogspot.com . Parekh has composed thousands of poems on - God, Peace, Love, Friendship, Life, Anti Terror, Death, Mother, Father, Environment, Lovers, Humanity, Brotherhood, Philanthropy . He is also an author of several Poetry Books which include : "1 God" , "Love Versus Terrorism", "You die; I die", "Life = Death", "The Womb", "The Power of Black", "Hide and Seek", "If you cut a tree; you cut your own mother", "Longest Poem by Parekh-Only as Life"- These comprise of over 7000 pages of his Poetry in totality . His Poems and Poetry Books have had millions of viewers and downloads on the Internet and his collected Poems have been Awarded "FEATURED" at Scribd.com (The World's Largest Document website) . Parekh's Poetry has had the patronization and support of several World Leaders including U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Barack Obama & the Queen of England . A complete compilation of the Poet's poems, poetry books, awards and works can be visited on the Internet at - nikhilparekh.org or nikhilparekh.com .
The Vampire's T.I.Ts (The Tits Trilogy #2) by German Alcala The Vampire's T.I.Ts (The Tits Trilogy #2) by German Alcala Jan. 07, 2011 Free! 5649 words Read a sample
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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
A Date in Winter by T J Price A Date in Winter by T J Price Aug. 30, 2011 Free! 1369 words Read a sample
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Born in 1887. Horse orthodonist and connoisseur of Vimto. Favourite seduction method is to sing a lullaby rendition of "Knees Up Mother Brown" accompanied by trombone and therimn. Handy with a Bowie Knife but happier with a blueberry blancmange. Voted for Electrolux in the 1932 Presidential Election. Most favoured herb: Parsley. Turned down a proposal of polygamy from the Van DeGroote sisters. Represented in all court cases by Harbottle, Kinch and Rumsfeld. Took up the pen while convalescing from a volcanic erruption. Under the keen silver-blue gaze of the full moon is liable to turn into a chrysanthenmum -- either red or blue, dependant on acidity of soil. Author of "Bathtime with a Shoggoth" MindMyBunion! Press (1959) "To Saturn and Back on a Dandelion" CrabApple Press (1962) "The Sugar-Coated Phalanx -- a Survey of Lily-Livered Armies Throughout History" Deep Fried Angel Publications (1974). "Germolene -- The Smell and Texture of Social Failure" Yale University Press (1991) "Implementing Unix on the Goblin Teasmade" Babarni Computer Books (1992). "How to Boil an Egg in Your Dishwasher and Other Copper-Bottomed Recession-Proof Cooking Tips" Faber & Faber (2008).
BestsellerBound Short Story Anthology by Darcia Helle BestsellerBound Short Story Anthology by Darcia Helle May 25, 2011 Free! 21530 words Read a sample
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I am an author of mystery/suspense fiction. For me, writing is not actually a choice. Characters and plots invade my thoughts until I have no choice but to give them life. My books are available in trade paperback on Amazon and Barnes and Noble, as well as my website - www.QuietFuryBooks.com. I hope you'll join me in my fictional world. The characters await you.
A Brief Conversation with My Hair by Russell Bradury-Carlin A Brief Conversation with My Hair by Russell Bradury-Carlin March 01, 2009 Free! 25636 words Read a sample
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I live in Western Massachusetts.
Flash Fiction 40 Anthology - July 2009 by Flash Fiction 40 Flash Fiction 40 Anthology - July 2009 by Flash Fiction 40 July 20, 2009 Free! 33609 words Read a sample
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In May 2009, Editor Unleashed and Smashwords partnered to sponsor The Flash Fiction 40 Contest. Writers were invited to post a story of 1,000 words or fewer on the Editor Unleashed forum, and the members would get a chance to read and rank all of the stories. More than 280 writers took up the challenge and posted a story. Here, for your reading pleasure, are the top 40 winners.
Monsters You Know by Tirzah Goodwin Monsters You Know by Tirzah Goodwin May 31, 2010 Free! 6577 words Read a sample
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Tirzah L. Goodwin is better known for her poetry and published collection of her poems entitled Love and Lighter Fluid. Recently, she's been expanding to write short stories and currently working on her first full length novel. She lives in Kentucky with her two dogs.
Fryupdale by Mark Staniforth Fryupdale by Mark Staniforth Aug. 27, 2010 Free! 42011 words Read a sample
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Mark Staniforth is a writer from North Yorkshire, England. His short stories have appeared in internet magazines including Night Train, Eclectica and Southpaw. He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.
XXXmas Box by Mark Staniforth XXXmas Box by Mark Staniforth Dec. 06, 2010 Free! 15950 words Read a sample
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Mark Staniforth is a writer from North Yorkshire, England. His short stories have appeared in internet magazines including Night Train, Eclectica and Southpaw. He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.
The 365 Stories Project Month Three by Liane Little The 365 Stories Project Month Three by Liane Little Jan. 24, 2011 You set the price! 9687 words Sample 20%
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In the Land of the Blind: A Zombie Story by Robert Swartwood In the Land of the Blind: A Zombie Story by Robert Swartwood March 21, 2011 Free! 9017 words Read a sample
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Robert Swartwood was born in 1981. His short fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in Postscripts, Chizine, Space and Time, elimae, Wigleaf, PANK, and The Los Angeles Review. He is the author of several novels and the editor of Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer.
Shambles by E. G. Fabricant Shambles by E. G. Fabricant April 09, 2011 Free! 764 words Read a sample
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E. G. Fabricant is a writer living in Sacramento, California, who’s interested in producing short fiction that’s contemporary, topical, and speaks to the human condition. His dormant interest in this pursuit was rekindled when he was selected as one of 10 finalists in the International Category of the Mark Twain Writing Competition: “A Murder, a Mystery, and a Marriage,” sponsored by the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. E. G.'s determined to become the oldest, new best short fiction writer. He’s also interested in hearing from others with similar interests who want to become better at it.
Waters Of The Mediterranean Sea by Waters Of The Mediterranean Sea by MarkAnthonyAdkins June 21, 2011 Free! 773 words Read a sample
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