In critique circles I am known for my hard truths. My tough-nuts, no-fluff approach has endeared me to many great authors, just as it has garnered hatred by a great many casual writers. In this book, you'll find much of the common advice I share with new writers along with the theory behind the processes, writing stra...
•• Wattys 2018 Winner •• Wattpad Featured Story •• One day, a wind blew into the town of Millstone and didn't stop. Slowly people moved away. It was like the town was trying to clear itself out, as though it was preparing for something sinister. When a strange man moves into town and purchases the old abandoned farmho...
"You cannot change fate. But maybe, you can edit it just a little." If there is one thing Violet Ellis has learned in her five years as a Grim Reaper, it's that a) reaping souls and sending them off to the afterlife is the worst job in existence, b) her superior and de-facto boss Kevin is the most terrifying creature...
Imagine yourself being sucked into a horror movie. The only way out is to stay alive until the credit rolls. What would you do to survive? A story about the survival of three siblings: Owen, Ellen, and Eden in the town of Silent Hill. This is my 3K words short story entry for Fright's contest: Summer Screen Screams (w...
|| Historical Romance I Yours Book 1 || || Editing I Rewriting || When Blake Cavendish, the heir of the Marquess of Alton, asked Sophia Brighton for a place on her dance card, she never imagined that penciling him in would change her life forever. What started as a respectful request, ended in a scandalous affair that...
Welcome to Rebel Town, where all them outlaws cause this uproar. If you tend to stir up trouble, welcome, we like them wanted! Currently recruiting, become a rebel and join in the riot! This is a place to be free, to express and to inspire. The main goal here is to support each other in all and any endeavors, be it...
A LINE UNBROKEN. A TRUTH UNSPOKEN. Born into wealth and privilege as the niece of an emperor, Starborn Lady Mhera never dreamt that tragedy would shatter her world. But darkness roils beneath the peaceful facade of the Holy City: a rebellion is brewing among the Arcborn-the dangerous, magic-blooded undercaste of Penr...
Welcome to the Flexible Book Exchange, a club for writers and readers looking to get feedback on their work. Unlike the traditional structure of a regular book club, you are in charge of your book club experience. You choose the books you read, how many chapters to exchange, and how many assignments you complete that...
He ran into her at street theater. She was a force of nature, not a casual first time hire. She brought the house down with her performance, literally pulled the audience to their feet in standing ovation. Her performance was too real, unnerving, deeply unsettling to him. He spent all his energy keeping up with her. A...
America, 1874. The civil war is over, but for the McGraths and Shields, the bloodshed is far from finished. A land dispute tears open old wounds and ignites a vicious battle for revenge. Can newly formed friendships weather this building storm? Or will hate baptize their entire Midwestern town in hell's fire? [Note:...
At least 1% of the teens in Asphodel are estimated to be what, for a lack of a better word, we might call 'heroes'... some find their calling in dreams, others take portals to other worlds, and perhaps most dangerously, a few face sinister, supernatural evil within our own version of Earth. Whatever their quest, when...
Ever since I first saw Firefly, and fell in love with the crew onboard Serenity, I have been wanting to be a part of that 'verse. I can't be there so instead, I am sending Lou. I see some of you Browncoats out there are writing fast-paced, hard hitting, really shiny stuff. My story is a bit calmer, I suck at writing a...
Wattys Winner 2018 for The Worldbuilders!!! Harry Potter meets Throne of Glass ~ Highest Ranking: #1 in throneofglass * #1 in wizard * #3 in romance #1 gameofthrones When a Valkyrie falls from the sky to tell two normal teenagers, Laina and Will, they have the fate of two worlds in their hands, they are shocked and sk...
Brynja plays a pivotal role in ending a brutal war that has lasted for over five years. But what will unfold if it's discovered that Brynja, the Lord Knight, isn't a "normal" man? Written for @Redrobin9304 's Writing Contest
A brutal war. A girl raised as a proud soldier, all too willing to fight and die for her country. A man whose life has been shattered, remade into one of fear and rage and hate. A boy who is caught in the web of politics, who experiences horrible things not meant for anyone, much less a child as young as he. This is...
Placed on the northern hemisphere the Sea of Ember is a world of ice and stone, a land of fire and storms. Uncanny tempests sweep across the rocky terrain, rising and spreading ashes from dozens of active volcanoes disseminated everywhere in the continent. However, during winter, sudden snowstorms, almost as lethal as...
A coming-of-age story about a snake girl called Kay and her shape-shifting friend who accidentally uncover a conspiracy and wind up changing the world. ***** Kay is a sarcastic, ordinary high school girl who enjoys her weekends and doesn't think much about anything. Kay is also a green-skinned, reptilian-human variant...