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Exciting Saturday Evening - Copperhead Life can be stranger than fiction.... Well we had an exciting few minutes this evening when the DW found a copperhead sunning on the front steps as the sun was setting. Bully, our Jack Russel Terrier, was eyeing it ready to pounce when the DW swept...

It's a chance to be noticed in the big league's. Here is the link to the details: http://www.baen.com/baenfantasyaward.asp Matt

Friends, My sister just published her first book, "Musings of a Spinster" by Connie M Martin. Its Christian oriented editorials on her bout with cancer, growing old, growing understanding and faith in God. If that sounds interesting to anyone—or maybe your wife, mother, girlfriend or...

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I have decided to use Smashwords as well as just Amazon, since Amazon Select has proven itself mostly worthless after the various changes made in the last several months. This opens up a whole new section of readers that I previously was legally blocked from. For those without a kindle... you...

I wrote a post on my blog which teaches the basics for writing a story. The same information applies to writing a story on a forum like this, or writing a full sized epic novel for publication. The basics are the same for each. http://andrulisbooks.blogspot.com/2014/06/writing-story-how-to.html...

Wasteland rules Kill or be killed. Post apocalyptic fiction. semi mad maxish but different. Not for those who do not enjoy gritty stuff coupled with some wierd twists. It is free today, not sure for how long, but if your bored and waiting for some of the good stories to get more added to...

Started it long ago, before I even joined the board. When I try my link now the TB2K page comes up telling me "9idrr, you do not have permission to access this page" but an Admin hasn't been able to help me find out what I need to do. Any thoughts/suggestions, or has this one been removed? All...

Friends, This is my latest enthusiasm. I recently lost my internet access for a couple of weeks. One of the things I amused myself with was learning a fascinating little artificial language called “toki pona”. {Fortunately I had already downloaded the PDF.} toki pona is a minimalist...

First chapter. http://www.lulu.com/content/499090

Wasteland Angel: A World After Novella Free Kindle today This is a fork of the Wasteland Rules storyline http://www.amazon.com/Wasteland-Angel-World-After-Novella-ebook/dp/B00IVWEBRW/ref=la_B00HLN17LU_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1398187473&sr=1-3

Friends, If you like my writing, you'll love my Friend Elijah's book "Justice in Winter". The last time I tried to boost his book he complained that my summary gave too much of the plot away. Fair enough. If I write like an Impressionist Painter—in broad colorful strokes—Elijah does...

Some of you probably already know about this, but we have lots of great writers here and I thought some of you might want to take a shot at winning this contest. http://www.survivalblog.com/contest.html The winner gets a prize that is valued up to $2000. The contest is for a story about ...

A dear friend of mine has a blog with tons of quite funny short stories if you're interested the link is here: ktraveldan

If you have a story that you are seeking a publisher for and get worn down running the gauntlet and inherent time delays of that frustrating universe, we might be able to help. We do some publishing and re-printing here and have access to do books of 300 pages for under $4 each and can knock...

For those that read and enjoyed Meet Bill, my newest novelette (Reprisal) is a sequel to that story. For those that haven't, the series is militaristic hard sci-fi, humans/vs/aliens set in the far future -- with a serious twist. It will be free tomorrow Sunday December 14, unless Amazon messes...

Canada Sue I really enjoyed your story so far!!!! But when are you going to finish it? I desperately need to know what is happening with these folks. From one canuck to another!!!!

I read a story a while back about a teacher who got in trouble with an administrator named Ms. Torckelsen (sp) He and his wife moved to another community and was teaching in a one room school. Torqelson (sp) had found out and brought the police to arrest him for teaching in an unlicensed school....

I was reading an OLD story on an OLD forum and wondered if anyone had read it or heard of it. I mean no one has added to that forum since 2011 it seems. Anyways, the author is "Saxon Dog" and the story is "667" here is a link: http://www.quietearth.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=704 Does...

Here are a couple of eductional funnies given to me by my master teacher when I was earning my teaching credential. I thought some here would like a bit of old school humor. Golden Grammar Tips 1) Remember to never split an infinitive. 2) A preposition is something to never end a sentence...

I got my cook book up, i am posting this here because some of you wanted the old recipes I was posting in my stories, so we got them all together along with the newer ones we make so much day to day, sausage recipes, breads, candies, casseroles, curing meats etc etc. Kept the price down as far as...

OK, I was reading "from the bottom up" by patience, and somehow ended up looking on kindle and this book is free. I'd rate it adult, but so far what I have read might be more pg 13 ish. It's about a recluse who owns a bunch of land, and then some women and kids buy the only 40 acres he doesn't...

Hi, I'm IJT, I just found out about the forum and joined. I'm in my early 60's, not in the greatest health, I started witting a year ago when I was laid up, I thought about, what would happen if SHTF when my wife was at work, this became my first book, 37 miles. (we lived 37 miles from her lab) I...

Siskiyou Islands Part One: The Wave and Its Aftermath by Siskiyoumom Chapter One: Thinking back, when did I become the woman I am today? When did I find the strength to think of how I could survive the unthinkable? Which adults blessed me with the art of questioning what is put before me...

Friends, Since I won't be able to add a Chapter to "Attack of The Johnnies" today... {Doctor's Appointment right in the middle of what would otherwise be my Writing Period...} :shkr: This is from a letter to a Friend—who is, quite frankly, a much better writer than me... I edited it a...

ok guys, i'm looking for some help finding a story. actually it's a series of three stories. it starts out with a fellow somewhere down south as a contractor when an illness runs rampant throughout the world. he goes to find his family and winds up getting held up in a small town. in the end...

We do not knowingly buy food items from NON-English speaking countries. We buy from English speaking countries or western Europe or Japan. Due to food safety laws and cultural understanding of hygiene. In 1991 I visited Hong Kong on business and learned how shrimp paste was made. One...

In Search of Excellence By David I used to be a skeptic when it came to company initiated programs like Vision statement and Quality programs. I felt that the statements were just platitudes and were not really reflecting the reality of the company environment. I have since changed my...

It isn't free, but you can now buy and read my husband's historical novel (based on his own research and his own translations from the original Anglo-Saxon) in the Kindle Format (a lot cheaper than the hard-copies are). If you like well-written, well-researched, historical novels of the old...

Not saying that anyone's writing is deficient. Just sharing something I stumbled upon while perusing Google News today: Ten Rules for Writing Fiction Ten Rules for Writing Fiction (part two) More Rules for Writiers

Came across some writing-advice links today I thought I'd share: 12 Secrets To Being A Super-Prolific Short-Story Writer 8 Unstoppable Rules For Writing Killer Short Stories And Much More

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Hi guys. I've written a few short stories, and am skittish about posting them here, as I think the language may be a bit over the top in this forum (I always did have a pottymouth). I'm posting links to my stories, but I'd also encourage the writers here to sign up. The site is called East of...