tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79873110928493714502024-02-07T11:24:42.154-08:00Eight Hour Fiction ChallengeDare to be prolific.Scott Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276077650234517880noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987311092849371450.post-42661127919203323622015-02-22T16:03:00.001-08:002015-02-22T16:13:02.815-08:00Results from the January 2015 Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Title</b>: A Punto de Reventar<br />
<b>Author</b>: Donald Rump<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Humor/Fart Fiction/Spanish<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 3,000+<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: ~4 hours translation/~2 hours implementation<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Barnabus Prim ha llegado al final del camino. Ahogado en deudas y casado con una mujer odiosa que no puede ni verlo, decide hacer lo impensable. Pero encontrar el camino al más allá resulta mucho más difícil de lo que él había imaginado.<br />
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Para lectores adultos (maduros o no). Aproximadamente 3000 palabras.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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When he's not writing about old, crusty farts, Donald Rump writes about actual farts--the stinkier the better. He is also an advocate of the No Fart Left Behind program and marriage equality for all gaseous entities great and small. Apparently, he also gives dating advice.<br />
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Mr. Rump lives in Southern Maryland with his pet fart Floofy.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SIIH3RE/">Read this title now for free with Kindle Unlimited </a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SIIH3RE/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SIIH3RE/</a><br />
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Was Going Dutch better off unpublished, let alone translated into Spanish? Probably, but at least it got me a free bean burrito on my last visit to Taco Bell.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Min Lille Drage (Bilingual English & Norwegian)<br />
<b>Author</b>: Scott Gordon<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Children's Picture Books/Foreign Language/Norwegian<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: N/A (30+ pages)<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 3 hours translation + 4 hours implementation<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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En bildebok kan bare beskrives som morsom og søt, Min Lille Drage har over 30 sider med fantastisk data-laget kunst.<br />
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Finn ut hva som skjer når en ung leser får en drage til jul!<br />
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En kveldshistorie for barn mellom 3 og 6 år som vil underholde! (Til og med voksne vil finne noe å smile av.)<br />
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Beskrivelse av mine andre barnebøker følger hovedinnholdet (omtrent 4-5 sider).<br />
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<i>This book contains English and Norwegian text side-by-side.</i><br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Scott Gordon is the author of over 100 children's books, including My Little Pet Dragon, My Crazy Pet Frog, Pigtastic, A Little Book About You, A Pocketful of Dinosaurs, Ninja Robot Repairmen and If I Were A Robot. Currently he is hard at work on multiple projects: Secret Agent Disco Dancer, Braedyn Bunny and the Missing Eggs, Baby Bee, Aveline & the Great Pumpkin Patch and more!<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S3SAU0G/">Read this title now for free with Kindle Unlimited</a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S3SAU0G/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S3SAU0G/</a><br />
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I never planned on having My Little Pet Dragon translated into Norwegian until I saw the series Lillyhammer on Netflix. It made me think back to a movie I saw last October, Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead, also set it Norway, and made me realize that I was fascinated by their culture. So begins my first foray into Norwegian culture. After completing this, I suspect there will be quite a few more adventures along the way.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Snuggere Vogel de Sportleraar<br />
<b>Author</b>: Scott Gordon<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Children's Picture Books/Foreign Language/Dutch<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: N/A (30+ pages)<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 2 hours translation + 3 hours implementation<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Het is tijd om van de bank te komen en plezier te maken! Leg je mobiele telefoon eens aan de kant en ga naar buiten. Er is niets leukers dan sporten met je vrienden.<br />
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Sta volop in het leven, voel je geweldig en je zult elke keer weer een winnaar zijn!<br />
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Meer dan 30 leuke pagina's. Geschikt voor alle leeftijden maar voor kinderen van 3-6 in het bijzonder. Beschrijvingen van mijn andere populaire kinderboeken vind je na het hoofdverhaal (5 extra pagina's).<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Scott Gordon is the author of over 100 children's books, including My Little Pet Dragon, My Crazy Pet Frog, Pigtastic, A Little Book About You, A Pocketful of Dinosaurs, Ninja Robot Repairmen and If I Were A Robot. Currently he is hard at work on multiple projects: Secret Agent Disco Dancer, Braedyn Bunny and the Missing Eggs, Baby Bee, Aveline & the Great Pumpkin Patch and more!<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S2VMS54/">Read this title now for free with Kindle Unlimited</a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S2VMS54/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S2VMS54/</a><br />
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<b>Additional Comments</b><br />
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I was afraid I'd forget all about this one, so I set aside a few hours on a Saturday morning and got it done. It's just a straight Dutch translation; a departure from the bilingual versions I've published recently. Still, I'm surprised how quickly it came together and how good the final version looks. More translations also waiting on the wings, so I'll take a break from Dutch and publish more Spanish, Italian and French versions that demand my attention.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Christmas Eve at the Purple Owl Café<br />
<b>Author</b>: Cora Buhlert<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Romance<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 4,700<br />
<b>Fantastic Finish Completion Time</b>: 8 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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After a massive row with her parents over intolerable relatives, Katie finds herself all alone for the holidays. So she heads for the one place in town where everyone is welcome on Christmas Eve, the legendary Purple Owl Café.<br />
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The Purple Owl Café has a chequered sixty-year history. These days it’s not just a place for good music and conversation, it also happens to be a lesbian bar.<br />
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Katie doesn’t mind, though so far her life was too busy for romance of any kind. But that’s about to change when Katie meets Jess at the Christmas Eve party at the Purple Owl Café...<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Cora Buhlert was born and bred in Bremen, North Germany, where she still lives today - after time spent in London, Singapore, Rotterdam and Mississippi. Cora holds an MA degree in English from the University of Bremen and is currently working towards her PhD. Cora has been writing, since she was a teenager, and has published stories, articles and poetry in various international magazines. When she is not writing, she works as a translator and teacher. Visit her on the web at <a href="http://www.corabuhlert.com/">www.corabuhlert.com</a> or follow her on Twitter under @CoraBuhlert<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Free at Scribd and Oyster with subscription and at Smashwords with coupon code LE63F until January 15, 2015.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RGH6LH6">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RGH6LH6</a><br />
B&N: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/christmas-eve-at-the-purple-owl-caf-cora-buhlert/1120968960?ean=2940149855674">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/christmas-eve-at-the-purple-owl-caf-cora-buhlert/1120968960?ean=2940149855674</a><br />
Kobo: <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/de-DE/ebook/christmas-eve-at-the-purple-owl-cafe">http://store.kobobooks.com/de-DE/ebook/christmas-eve-at-the-purple-owl-cafe</a><br />
Apple: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id954495089">https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id954495089</a><br />
Smashwords: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/504909">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/504909</a><br />
Scribd: <a href="https://de.scribd.com/book/251249210/Christmas-Eve-at-the-Purple-Owl-Cafe">https://de.scribd.com/book/251249210/Christmas-Eve-at-the-Purple-Owl-Cafe</a><br />
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<b>Additional Comments</b><br />
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I gave a bit more detail about writing this story here: <a href="http://corabuhlert.com/2015/01/02/a-new-release-for-the-new-year-christmas-eve-at-the-purple-owl-cafe/">http://corabuhlert.com/2015/01/02/a-new-release-for-the-new-year-christmas-eve-at-the-purple-owl-cafe/</a><br />
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In many ways, this is also a very timely story, because the characters discuss political events (anti-immigrant protest marches here in Germany) that were happening as I wrote it. This is also why I'm happy to have published it as soon as it was ready - because it might have seemed dated next year.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Weekend Getaway<br />
<b>Author</b>: Donald Rump<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Humor/Fart Fiction<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 5,000+<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: ~12 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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When Martin Dollop and Arthur Bodine set off for a romantic vacation in the islands, they have no idea what they're in for. Now rotting away in a Mexican jail cell, it appears that they've reached the end of their rope. Even the pinche guard won't do them the honor of putting a bullet in their heads, and offers each a shot of poison to end their suffering.<br />
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Will the two lovebirds cash in their free weekend getaway and make things right between them? Or will the doomed couple kill each other in the process?<br />
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For mature (and not so mature) audiences. Approximately 5,100 words.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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When he's not writing about old, crusty farts, Donald Rump writes about actual farts--the stinkier the better. He is also an advocate of the No Fart Left Behind program and marriage equality for all gaseous entities great and small. Apparently, he also gives dating advice.<br />
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Mr. Rump lives in Southern Maryland with his pet fart Floofy.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RWUF8HG/">Read this title now for free with Kindle Unlimited </a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RWUF8HG/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RWUF8HG/</a><br />
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<b>Additional Comments</b><br />
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This is one of those stories that has been sitting on my hard drive for the past few months that I thought I'd never get around to editing. The initial draft was deeply flawed, and without a complete overhaul (and remake of the main characters), it just wouldn't work.<br />
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I'm as surprised as anyone to see this work finally published. If I can make sense out of this ridiculous work of fiction, I guess I can write just about anything.<br />
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<br />Scott Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276077650234517880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987311092849371450.post-51792849103440572962015-01-06T17:22:00.000-08:002015-01-06T17:22:18.347-08:00Results from the December 2014 Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Title</b>: Punished on my Honeymoon<br />
<b>Author</b>: Caia Fox<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotica<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 10,000<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 8 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Jack breezed into my life like a whirlwind and swept me off my feet. But little did I know the kind of wife my new billionaire husband wanted me to be.<br />
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Could I really be expected to obey him in all things and accept I would be punished if I didn’t follow his commands?<br />
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I might have walked out right then if I hadn’t loved Jack so much (and if being punished by him hadn’t been such an enticingly seductive idea...)<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Caia Fox loves to create sexy stories that make you glad to be alive. Hot sex, emotional ups and downs and happy endings abound, and no one gets hurt unless they beg to be punished. Find Caia at her blog <a href="http://caiafox.com/">http://caiafox.com</a> and on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/CaiaFox">https://twitter.com/CaiaFox</a><br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RM5H2V6/?tag=caiafox-20">Read this title now for free with Kindle Unlimited</a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RM5H2V6/?tag=caiafox-20">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RM5H2V6</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Kissing Santa Claus<br />
<b>Author</b>: Kari Blue<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotica<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 4,915<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: Under 8 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Merry Cole, blogger and freelance writer, is having a hard time with Christmas. When she goes looking for trouble, she finds it—in the form of an elf whom she really isn't supposed to see putting presents under the tree. When he decides to take her right there by the Christmas tree, she can't help but give in.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Kari Blue writes erotica to disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00R42GPGA/">Read this title now for free with Kindle Unlimited</a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00R42GPGA">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00R42GPGA</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Hung by the Chimney<br />
<b>Author</b>: Kari Blue<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotica<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 5,176<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: Under 8 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Candy is 18 and untouched, but she still says she believes in Santa Claus, because it makes the man who raised her so happy. He loves to dress up as Santa and make sure everyone has a good time during the holidays. But this year Candy is going to show him what a good time he can have, even if it means she has to take off the beard—and everything else.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Kari Blue writes erotica to disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QZ9YC6S/">Read this title now for free with Kindle Unlimited</a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QZ9YC6S">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QZ9YC6S</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Klein Kuiken: Special Bilingual Edition (English & Dutch)<br />
<b>Author</b>: Scott Gordon<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Children's Picture Book/Foreign Language<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: N/A<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 2 hours translation, 2 hours implementation<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Na maanden van eenzaamheid, beseft Klein Kuiken dat hij iemand heel erg mist. Hij schrijft voortdurend brieven en wacht op haar terugkeer, maar de tijd kruipt voorbij en er lijkt geen einde in zicht te komen. Er is iets wat hij aan haar wil vertellen - iets heel bijzonders. Zal hij de kans krijgen?<br />
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15 leuke pagina's. Geschikt voor alle leeftijden, in het bijzonder voor kinderen van 3-6 jaar. De beschrijvingen van mijn andere populaire kinderboeken zijn opgenomen na het hoofdverhaal (5 pagina's extra).<br />
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<i>This book features Dutch and English text side-by-side.</i><br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Scott Gordon is the author of over 100 children's books, including My Little Pet Dragon, My Crazy Pet Frog, Pigtastic, A Little Book About You, A Pocketful of Dinosaurs, Ninja Robot Repairmen and If I Were A Robot. Currently he is hard at work on multiple projects: Secret Agent Disco Dancer, Braedyn Bunny and the Missing Eggs, Baby Bee, Aveline & the Great Pumpkin Patch and more!<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RJDCJ2S/">Read this title now for free with Kindle Unlimited</a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RJDCJ2S">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RJDCJ2S</a><br />
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<b>Additional Comments</b><br />
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My translator is so fast, she sent me the Dutch translation in under 24 hours. Since I had it in hand with free time to spare, it wouldn't be right not to get it published before the end of the year. Well, here it is...<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Tweedelig Verhaal Voor Het Slapen Gaan (English & Dutch)<br />
<b>Author</b>: Scott Gordon<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Children's Picture Book/Foreign Language<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: N/A<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 2.5 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Deze collectie omvat:<br />
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<b>Mijn Gekke Knuffelkikker</b><br />
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My Crazy Pet Frog is een leuk prentenboek met ongeveer 27 pagina’s vol met schattige, computer-gegenereerde, kunst. Je kunt het boek het best in kleur bekijken op een Kindle Fire apparaat. Kom erachter wat er gebeurt met die gekke kikker als hij een van zijn vrienden tegen het lijf loopt!<br />
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<b>Mijn Kleine Huisdraak</b><br />
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Een prentenboek dat alleen omschreven kan worden als grappig en schattig, Mijn Kleine Huisdraak bestaat uit meer dan 30 pagina's ongelofelijke computer-gegenereerde afbeeldingen.<br />
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Ontdek wat er gebeurt wanneer de jonge lezer een draak als huisdier krijg voor Kerst!<br />
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Een bedtijd verhaal voor kinderen van 3 tot 6 waarvan ze zullen genieten! (Zelfs volwassenen zullen er om kunnen glimlachen.)<br />
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Mijn andere kinderboeken staan beschreven na dit verhaal, op 5 extra pagina's.<br />
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<i>This book features Dutch and English text side-by-side.</i><br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Scott Gordon is the author of over 100 children's books, including My Little Pet Dragon, My Crazy Pet Frog, Pigtastic, A Little Book About You, A Pocketful of Dinosaurs, Ninja Robot Repairmen and If I Were A Robot. Currently he is hard at work on multiple projects: Secret Agent Disco Dancer, Braedyn Bunny and the Missing Eggs, Baby Bee, Aveline & the Great Pumpkin Patch and more!<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RI3MY2E/">Read this title now for free with Kindle Unlimited</a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RI3MY2E">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RH4H0D2</a><br />
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<b>Additional Comments</b><br />
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This is a smaller version of the previous collection. Although these don't sell big numbers, they're still good for a sale here and there. For the time invested, it's a no-brainer. (Please note the cover is in the process of being revised.)<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Vier Fantastische Verhaaltjes Voor Het Slapengaan Gaan Voor Kinderen Van 3-6 (English & Dutch)<br />
<b>Author</b>: Scott Gordon<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Children's Picture Book/Foreign Language<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: N/A<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 4 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Inbegrepen:<br />
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<b>Mijn Gekke Knuffelkikker</b><br />
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My Crazy Pet Frog is een leuk prentenboek met ongeveer 27 pagina’s vol met schattige, computer-gegenereerde, kunst. Je kunt het boek het best in kleur bekijken op een Kindle Fire apparaat. Kom erachter wat er gebeurt met die gekke kikker als hij een van zijn vrienden tegen het lijf loopt!<br />
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<b>Bigtastisch!</b><br />
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Het nummer één kinderboek over varkens op Amazon! (01/11/12)<br />
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Bigtastisch! is een leuk prentenboek met meer dan 30 pagina's vol schattige computer gegenereerde kunst. Leer je kinderen mensen te accepteren om wie ze zijn. Geweldig voor het slapen gaan!<br />
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<b>Mijn Kleine Huisdraak</b><br />
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Een prentenboek dat alleen omschreven kan worden als grappig en schattig, Mijn Kleine Huisdraak bestaat uit meer dan 30 pagina's ongelofelijke computer-gegenereerde afbeeldingen.<br />
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Ontdek wat er gebeurt wanneer de jonge lezer een draak als huisdier krijg voor Kerst!<br />
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<b>Een Klein Boekje dat gaat over Jou</b><br />
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Neem even de tijd en lees dit hartverwarmende prentenboekje voor aan je kind. Met meer dan 30 pagina's met levendige, computer gegenereerde kunst is er genoeg waar ze in geïnteresseerd in zijn als aanvulling op de geweldige boodschap van het boekje.<br />
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Er is geen betere manier om hen te vertellen dat je van ze houdt!<br />
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Een bedtijd verhaal voor kinderen van 3 tot 6 waarvan ze zullen genieten! (Zelfs volwassenen zullen er om kunnen glimlachen.)<br />
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Mijn andere kinderboeken staan beschreven na dit verhaal, op 5 extra pagina's.<br />
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<i>This book features Dutch and English text side-by-side.</i><br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Scott Gordon is the author of over 100 children's books, including My Little Pet Dragon, My Crazy Pet Frog, Pigtastic, A Little Book About You, A Pocketful of Dinosaurs, Ninja Robot Repairmen and If I Were A Robot. Currently he is hard at work on multiple projects: Secret Agent Disco Dancer, Braedyn Bunny and the Missing Eggs, Baby Bee, Aveline & the Great Pumpkin Patch and more!<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RH4H0D2/">Read this title now for free with Kindle Unlimited</a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RH4H0D2">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RH4H0D2</a><br />
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<b>Additional Comments</b><br />
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This collection took a bit longer due to one of the titles having a different resolution than the other three. Once I upgraded the resolution, everything came together, but it was quite a pain in the butt. Thank God it's done and out the door now. Although I've gotten a couple new foreign language titles out the door, many more await. At least I've pared down the list a little. (Please note that the title has changed slightly and will be updated ASAP.)<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Bigtastisch! Special Bilingual Edition (English & Dutch)<br />
<b>Author</b>: Scott Gordon<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Children's Picture Book/Foreign Language<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: N/A<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 2 hours for translation, 4 hours for implementation<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Het nummer één kinderboek over varkens op Amazon! (01/11/12)<br />
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Bigtastisch! is een leuk prentenboek met meer dan 30 pagina's vol schattige computer gegenereerde kunst. Leer je kinderen mensen te accepteren om wie ze zijn. Geweldig voor het slapen gaan!<br />
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Mijn andere kinderboeken staan beschreven na dit verhaal op 5 extra pagina's.<br />
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This book includes English and Dutch language versions side-by-side.<br />
<br />
<b>About the Author</b><br />
<br />
Scott Gordon is the author of over 100 children's books, including My Little Pet Dragon, My Crazy Pet Frog, Pigtastic, A Little Book About You, A Pocketful of Dinosaurs, Ninja Robot Repairmen and If I Were A Robot. Currently he is hard at work on multiple projects: Secret Agent Disco Dancer, Braedyn Bunny and the Missing Eggs, Baby Bee, Aveline & the Great Pumpkin Patch and more!<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RGH6KO0/">Read this title now for free with Kindle Unlimited</a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RGH6KO0">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RGH6KO0</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Boardwalk Baby<br />
<b>Author</b>: Cora Buhlert<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Fantasy<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 8,300<br />
<b>Fantastic Finish Completion Time</b>: 8 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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here are two things about herself that Izzy has always known with absolute certainty: One, that she was adopted and two, that she has an affinity for the sea. For from her earliest memories on, the ocean has always called out to Izzy. But her adoptive parents thwart her attempts to get closer to the sea at every turn.<br />
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When Izzy turns eighteen, she goes in search of her past and her birth family. It's a quest that will take her to the boardwalk of Ocean City, New Jersey, and to a mysterious fur coat that might hold all the answers to Izzy's questions.<br />
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This is a fantasy novelette of 8200 words or approximately 27 print pages.<br />
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Warning: There are a few rude words in this story, because teenagers sometimes swear.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Cora Buhlert was born and bred in Bremen, North Germany, where she still lives today - after time spent in London, Singapore, Rotterdam and Mississippi. Cora holds an MA degree in English from the University of Bremen and is currently working towards her PhD. Cora has been writing, since she was a teenager, and has published stories, articles and poetry in various international magazines. When she is not writing, she works as a translator and teacher. Visit her on the web at <a href="http://www.corabuhlert.com/">www.corabuhlert.com</a> or follow her on Twitter under @CoraBuhlert<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Free at Scribd and Oyster (with subscription) and at Smashwords with coupon code XB38Y (valid until January 6)<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00R1Z3VGW">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00R1Z3VGW</a><br />
B&N: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/boardwalk-baby-cora-buhlert/1120916590?ean=2940150052390">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/boardwalk-baby-cora-buhlert/1120916590?ean=2940150052390</a><br />
Kobo: <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/de-DE/ebook/boardwalk-baby">http://store.kobobooks.com/de-DE/ebook/boardwalk-baby</a><br />
Apple: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id951999138">https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id951999138</a><br />
Smashwords: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id951999138">https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id951999138</a><br />
Scribd: <a href="https://de.scribd.com/book/250206986/Boardwalk-Baby">https://de.scribd.com/book/250206986/Boardwalk-Baby</a><br />
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<b>Additional Comments</b><br />
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I think I had less than 1000 words, when I decided to finish this novelette. I also talk a bit more about the inspiration behind this story in this blogpost: <a href="http://corabuhlert.com/2014/12/20/new-release-announcement-no-2-boardwalk-baby/">http://corabuhlert.com/2014/12/20/new-release-announcement-no-2-boardwalk-baby/</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Bottling Farts, Inc. - Episode 3: Dismembered<br />
<b>Author</b>: Donald Rump<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Humor/Fart Fiction<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: ~4,200<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: ~16 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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THE F**KING IDIOT . . .<br />
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Vlad Wieckowski has seen better days. With only the clothes on his back, he's out of money, out of luck, and out of gas.<br />
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CONFRONTS THE EVIL PINT-SIZED BASTARD . . .<br />
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That little sh*t Henry Winkle is at it again, and this time he's got warehouses full of toxic gas at his disposal. Can anyone stop his evil plot to gas the world?<br />
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AND GETS F**KED OVER BY A MYSTERIOUS DIPSH*T AGENT . . .<br />
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By his letter he is known.<br />
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W.<br />
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W for Wacky. W for Wicked. W for WTF?!<br />
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WILL THE INDELIBLE SH*THEAD GET HIS REVENGE?<br />
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Or is mankind totally f**ked?<br />
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Dismembered is the third episode of an ongoing serial, created specifically for the Eight Hour Fiction Challenge. Each installment is approximately 3,500 - 4,000 words.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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When he's not writing about old, crusty farts, Donald Rump writes about actual farts--the stinkier the better. He is also an advocate of the No Fart Left Behind program and marriage equality for all gaseous entities great and small. Apparently, he also gives dating advice.<br />
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Mr. Rump lives in Southern Maryland with his pet fart Floofy.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RCC4I66/">Read this title now for free with Kindle Unlimited</a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RCC4I66/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RCC4I66/</a><br />
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<b>Additional Comments</b><br />
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I actually wrote this several weeks ago, but since the writing was so dark and disturbing, I took a break and really thought about what I'd written. Sure, it was right in line with the wacky nature of Bottling Farts, but it sure was wild. I'm happy to say that I finally finished it, and at 4,200 words, it's the longest of the three installments.<br />
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Will there be more? Of course! But there are some other projects I need to get out the door first. At very least this one got done, which feels special in its own right.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Obedient Sophie - The Doctor's Casebook: the volunteer patient, a backdoor medical humiliation erotica story<br />
<b>Author</b>: Liv Jonasson<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotica<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 9,200<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: ~11.5 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Sophie is nearly twenty, and tired of taking responsibility for all her decisions.<br />
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When she meets the devastating David, and he convinces her to allow him to make the decisions if she becomes a volunteer patient, she doesn’t anticipate multiple humiliating procedures performed by the medical students, which cleanse her - inside - more than she has ever been before.<br />
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But will David make it all worthwhile for her afterwards, in private?<br />
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This is a short medical erotica story of 9200 words. It contains explicit, graphic sexual encounters and is for mature readers only.
It is the ninth in the From the Doctor’s Case Book series; consisting of separate and satisfying stand-alone stories.
This is a work of fiction. Please practice safe, sane and consensual sex.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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TBD<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QMIUVDU/">Read this title now for free with Kindle Unlimited</a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QLPBWGY/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QMIUVDU/</a><br />
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This is book 15 in my list so far. I’m still a beginner at this, but delighted that it has hit at less than 20K in the paid rankings for a little while.<br />
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I’ve enjoyed writing this series of stand-alone stories.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: El Crítico Enculado<br />
<b>Author</b>: Donald Rump<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Humor/Fart Fiction/Spanish<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 2,500<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 8 hours translation + 2 hours implementation<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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El culo de Zack Pimpton nunca ha estado peor, y el hecho de que el médico sea un comediante a tiempo parcial no ayuda. Por desgracia, Zack es bastante cabrón y dice lo que no debe, haciendo que el buen doctor se ponga furioso.<br />
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2.500 palabras.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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When he's not writing about old, crusty farts, Donald Rump writes about actual farts--the stinkier the better. He is also an advocate of the No Fart Left Behind program and marriage equality for all gaseous entities great and small. Apparently, he also gives dating advice.<br />
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Mr. Rump lives in Southern Maryland with his pet fart Floofy.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QLPBWGY/">Read this title now for free with Kindle Unlimited</a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QLPBWGY/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QLPBWGY/</a><br />
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Since farts originated in Mexico, why not translate these stinky stories to Spanish?<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Chasseurs de vampire : Prélude - Épisode 1 : Piège<br />
<b>Author</b>: S.E. Gordon<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Horror/French<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: N/A<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 20 hours translation + 3 hours implementation<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Attiré par la lointaine ville d'Avarié, le chasseur de vampires Lawson Parker tombe sur une opération de récolte de sang dirigée par un ecclésiastique disgracié et sa maîtresse vampire. Pour survivre, Lawson devra endurer les sombres dessous d'Avarié, afin de conserver le mince espoir de retrouver sa fille disparue Éléna.<br />
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Chasseurs de vampires : Prélude, est le premier d'une série de nouvelles culminant avec le thriller vampire Enura. Partie 1 : Piège, comporte environ 8 500 mots.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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When he's not writing children's books for his son Aidyn, S.E. Gordon enjoys writing fantasy, horror, and science fiction adventures. He is currently working on the vampire thriller Enura and a wild zombie serial titled Netherstream.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QNZG7YY/">Read this title now for free with Kindle Unlimited</a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QNZG7YY/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QNZG7YY/</a><br />
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Work on this translation began in August and was finally completed this November. The translator was going to school at the time, and put aside an hour here and there to work on the translation. I wasn't sure if I'd ever see this translation, and I'm glad it's done. Celyne did an outstanding job!Scott Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276077650234517880noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987311092849371450.post-9785617237012634082014-12-06T13:11:00.001-08:002014-12-06T13:11:22.853-08:00Results from the November 2014 Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Title</b>: The Hunky Elf<br />
<b>Author</b>: Meg Cooper<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotic Romance<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 6,500<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 7 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Ivy is out of work and low on funds, and is at the point of taking any job being offered. But a Santa’s Elf? At barely five feet tall, she initially takes the offer as an insult, then realizes a job is a job, regardless of whether you have to wear green striped hose and pointy shoes.<br />
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When she arrives in Santa’s Wonderland, she sees the other elf on duty. Russell is about as opposite of an elf as can be found — tall, built, and hunky. Then Ivy discovers Russell is there on a secret mission from Santa — the real one — and Ivy needs to do her part to make Christmas magic happen. That’s pretty difficult when all she wants to do is hang out under the mistletoe...<br />
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The Hunky Elf is a short & spicy paranormal romance. The story contains strong sexual themes, and is not intended for readers under the age of 18. About 6,500 words.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Meg Cooper loves magic in all its forms, from paranormal elements to the power of love. Her stories combine magic with a large dose of humor. She writes from her home in Ohio, generally on the couch in pj's with two cats sleeping on her. With a large mug of coffee close at hand. Lots and lots of coffee.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QMUAUXY/">Read this title for free with Kindle Unlimited</a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QMUAUXY/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QMUAUXY/</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Paris Green<br />
<b>Author</b>: Cora Buhlert<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Mystery<br />
<b>Series</b>: Helen Shepherd Mysteries<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 8,500<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 8 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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When intern Kitty Chan is found dead in the basement of the Victoria and Albert Museum, dressed in a Victorian ball gown, the cause of death is quickly established. Kitty died of arsenic poisoning. But who gave her the deadly dose and why?<br />
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Detective Inspector Helen Shepherd investigates and quickly realizes that there is more to this case than meets the eye.<br />
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Warning : There are some rude words in this story.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Cora Buhlert was born and bred in North Germany, where she still lives today – after time spent in London, Singapore, Rotterdam and Mississippi. Cora holds an MA degree in English from the University of Bremen and is currently working towards her PhD. Cora has been writing, since she was a teenager, and has published stories, articles and poetry in various international magazines. When she is not writing, she works as a translator and teacher. Visit her on the web at <a href="http://www.corabuhlert.com/">www.corabuhlert.com</a> or follow her on Twitter under @CoraBuhlert<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Free on Scribd and Oyster with subscription and at Smashwords with coupon code NE37X until December 24<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QGGDEWS">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QGGDEWS </a><br />
B&N: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/paris-green-cora-buhlert/1120846242?ean=2940150219786">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/paris-green-cora-buhlert/1120846242?ean=2940150219786</a><br />
Kobo: <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/de-DE/ebook/paris-green-1">http://store.kobobooks.com/de-DE/ebook/paris-green-1</a><br />
Apple: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id947280149">https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id947280149</a><br />
Scribd: <a href="https://de.scribd.com/book/248886888/Paris-Green-Helen-Shepherd-Mysteries-6">https://de.scribd.com/book/248886888/Paris-Green-Helen-Shepherd-Mysteries-6</a><br />
Smashwords: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/498384">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/498384</a><br />
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I'll write a longer post. The short version is that the research for this one was massively unpleasant and gave me a case of entirely psychosomatic arsenic poisoning. I now also know more about arsenic poisoning than I ever wanted to know.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: A Gift from Santa: A First-Time Gay Erotic Romance<br />
<b>Author</b>: Lily Juwette<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotic Romance<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 5,900<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 16 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Escaping a trio of bullies, nineteen-year-old Malcolm takes refuge in the Santa Claus display at the local mall. After sitting on Santa's lap and discovering the hard truth about how much Santa wants him, Malcolm's Christmas wishes are wholly erotic. And the blue-eyed Santa with the chiseled muscles is more than willing to grant the wishes of a very good boy.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Lily Juwette resides on the U.S. West Coast with her feline companion.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QEDGKKQ/">Read this title for free with Kindle Unlimited</a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QEDGKKQ/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QEDGKKQ/</a><br />
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<b>Additional Comments</b><br />
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Love the fun aspect of challenging myself to just get it done.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Round Two (Play For Keeps, book 2)<br />
<b>Author</b>: Eva Harper<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Paranormal<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 14,183<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 8 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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The Vampire Survival Challenge is over, and Jade just wants to limp home and forget about what happened in the Sparkrouge underground. But the Boss has other ideas, so Jade and her new group must find a way to survive. With no time limit there's no chance of escape, the only solution is to fight.<br />
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Armed to the teeth with the very best tech the police's Vampire Division has to offer, Jade sets out to take down the queen vampire and fight her way to freedom.<br />
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Time for the second round of the deadliest game on earth.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Eva writes because she can't imagine doing anything else. She has so many stories in her head that it would take a hundred lifetimes to write them all, but she's determined to get as much down as possible, to try and declutter her mind a little if nothing else. She likes vampires and action and has a soft spot for romance in the middle of an apocalypse.<br />
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Her blog can be found here: <a href="http://evaharper.wordpress.com/">http://evaharper.wordpress.com</a><br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Round-Two-Play-Keeps-Book-ebook/dp/B00QCX6YLI/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1417368445&sr=1-1">Read this title for free with Kindle Unlimited</a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Round-Two-Play-Keeps-Book-ebook/dp/B00QCX6YLI/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1417368445&sr=1-1">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QCX6YLI/</a><br />
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I've learned the joy of storyboards! Post-it notes for scenes are now my friends, and I think I have just as much fun planning as I do writing.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Bird Brain: Exercise Master<br />
<b>Author</b>: Scott Gordon<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Children's Picture Book<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: N/A<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 8 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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It's time to get off the couch and have some fun! Leave your cell phones behind and get outside. There's nothing better than playing sports with your friends.<br />
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Live life, feel great, and you'll be a winner every time!<br />
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Over 30 fun-filled pages. Appropriate for all ages, children 3-6 in particular. Descriptions of my other popular children's books are included after the main feature (an additional 5 pages).<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Scott Gordon is the author of over 100 children's books, including My Little Pet Dragon, My Crazy Pet Frog, Pigtastic, A Little Book About You, A Pocketful of Dinosaurs, Ninja Robot Repairmen and If I Were A Robot. Currently he is hard at work on multiple projects: Secret Agent Disco Dancer, Braedyn Bunny and the Missing Eggs, Baby Bee, Aveline & the Great Pumpkin Patch and more!<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QEDF0NY/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QCR3ES0/Read this title for free with Kindle Unlimited</a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QEDF0NY/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QCR3ES0/</a><br />
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<b>Additional Comments</b><br />
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This is my first children's picture book in some time. It's nice to get back to basics.<br />
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Also, I lost track of the hours I put into this. It was definitely less than 8 hours, but more than 6. So 8ish hours in all.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: El Matrimonio Apesta<br />
<b>Author</b>: Donald Rump<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Fart Fiction/Humor<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 3,700+<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 6-8 hours translation + 1.5 hours implementation<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Mackelroy Puggsley creía haberlo oído todo, hasta que un extraño hombre llamado Bilby Bloob se aparece en su vestíbulo una mañana. Cuando Bilby le pide un permiso de matrimonio para su gaseosa esposa, el viejo pone el freno. Sí, una cosa es casarte con tu novia de la secundaria, pero ¿con un pedo? ¿A quién se le puede ocurrir casarse con un pedo?<br />
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--No me iré a ningún lado hasta que nos dé un permiso de matrimonio --insisitó Bilby.<br />
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--¿Ah, sí? --Mackelroy se hizo sonar los nudillos.<br />
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El Matrimonio Apesta es una obra de ficción pedorra. Está orientado a un público adulto, y tiene aproximadamente 3500 palabras de extensión.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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When he's not writing about old, crusty farts, Donald Rump writes about actual farts--the stinkier the better. He is also an advocate of the No Fart Left Behind program and marriage equality for all gaseous entities great and small. Apparently, he also gives dating advice.<br />
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Mr. Rump lives in Southern Maryland with his pet fart Floofy.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QCR3ES0/">Read this title for free with Kindle Unlimited</a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QCR3ES0/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QCR3ES0/</a><br />
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My brilliant Spanish translator converted this instant classic for your amusement. But that's not all! Next, he'll translate the bizarre, ruthless, crazy tale that is The Chapped-Ass Critic. (I know you're just as excited as I am!)<br />
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<b>Title</b>: A Hunk for Christmas<br />
<b>Author</b>: Meg Cooper<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotica<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 8,000<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 20 hours<br />
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Casey stopped believing in Santa Claus in the third grade when she found her father passed out on the living room floor surrounded by half-wrapped presents on Christmas morning. But if Santa doesn’t exist, who is the mysterious elf that’s been giving her gifts the past few mornings, only to vanish when she sees him? And since when was one of Santa’s elves a hunky, half-naked thirty year old?<br />
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A Hunk for Christmas is a short & spicy paranormal romance. The story contains strong sexual themes, and is not intended for readers under the age of 18. About 8,000 words.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Meg Cooper loves magic in all its forms (even balls that jingle!), from paranormal elements to the power of love. Her stories combine magic with a large dose of humor. She writes from her home in Ohio, generally on the couch in pj's with two cats sleeping on her. With a large mug of coffee close at hand. Lots and lots of coffee.<br />
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Friend her on Facebook at: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MegCooperAuthor">https://www.facebook.com/MegCooperAuthor</a><br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Q3KLJGU/">Read this title for free with Kindle Unlimited</a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Q3KLJGU/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Q3KLJGU/</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Aveline (Nederlandse Editie)<br />
<b>Author</b>: Scott Gordon<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Children's Books/Dutch<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 4,000+<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 12 hours translation + 3 hours implementation<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Kleine Aveline Adorno heeft geen idee wat haar te wachten staat als ze op één oktober in de ochtend wakker wordt. Opeens praat ze met elfjes en ziet ze haar hond Milo dansen op muziek. Natuurlijk is niets wat het lijkt met feeën en zijn er tal van verrassingen in petto voor Aveline en haar dierbaren.<br />
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Dit boek bestaat uit ongeveer 3500 woorden en bevat meer dan 15 kleurrijke kunstwerkjes. Een speciaal voorproefje van Aveline en het Grote Pompoenfeest is ook inbegrepen.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Scott Gordon is the author of over 100 children's books, including My Little Pet Dragon, My Crazy Pet Frog, Pigtastic, A Little Book About You, A Pocketful of Dinosaurs, Ninja Robot Repairmen and If I Were A Robot. Currently he is hard at work on multiple projects: Secret Agent Disco Dancer, Braedyn Bunny and the Missing Eggs, Baby Bee, Aveline & the Great Pumpkin Patch and more!<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: TBD<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Q92SR44/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Q92SR44/</a><br />
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My Dutch translator is very fast and often sends me the translated text within 24 hours. This one took slightly longer, and I doubt it took her any longer than 12 hours. I hope I can hang onto her! :O<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Jingle My Bells: A Short & Spicy Paranormal Romance (Santa's Hunky Helpers)<br />
<b>Author</b>: Meg Cooper<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotica<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 6,000<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 12 hours<br />
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Sierra needs a job in a hurry, but who wants to hire a chef that’s burned down the last two restaurants she worked at? When she sees a craigslist ad for a position at the North Pole Dining Hall, she thinks the chance to cook for 50 hungry men a great opportunity, but dismisses the North Pole part as just a fun name.<br />
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When a hunky elf appears in Sienna’s house to magic her to the frozen tundra, she realizes her fate may just be to surround herself with ice to keep from getting burned. That’s if she doesn't get distracted by Wendell before they even leave her kitchen...<br />
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Jingle My Bells is a short & spicy paranormal romance. The story contains strong sexual themes, and is not intended for readers under the age of 18. About 6,000 words.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Meg Cooper loves magic in all its forms (even balls that jingle!), from paranormal elements to the power of love. Her stories combine magic with a large dose of humor. She writes from her home in Ohio, generally on the couch in pj's with two cats sleeping on her. With a large mug of coffee close at hand. Lots and lots of coffee.<br />
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Friend her on Facebook at: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MegCooperAuthor">https://www.facebook.com/MegCooperAuthor</a><br />
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Join her mailing list at: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MegCooperAuthorPage/app_100265896690345">https://www.facebook.com/MegCooperAuthorPage/app_100265896690345</a><br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P9BRH7E/">Read this title for free with Kindle Unlimited</a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P9BRH7E/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P9BRH7E/</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Embotellando Pedos<br />
<b>Author</b>: Donald Rump<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Humor/Fart Fiction/Spanish<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 2,500<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 8 hours translation + 2.5 hours implementation<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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¿Podría el poder más grande...<br />
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El camino a la riqueza, más allá de nuestra imaginación más salvaje...<br />
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La clave para alcanzar el más alto nivel de conciencia espiritual y la felicidad...<br />
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... Ser obtenido por pedos embotellado???<br />
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--Es nuestro secreto... --Vlad le dijo al niño pequeño. --Usa el poder con cuidado...<br />
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2.200 palabras.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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When he's not writing about old, crusty farts, Donald Rump writes about actual farts--the stinkier the better. He is also an advocate of the No Fart Left Behind program and marriage equality for all gaseous entities great and small. Apparently, he also gives dating advice.<br />
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Mr. Rump lives in Southern Maryland with his pet fart Floofy.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: You can read this title now for free with Kindle Unlimited<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PRN67OI/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PRN67OI/</a><br />
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A stinky surprised arrived in my Inbox. How could I resist?<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Mijn Gekke Knuffelkikker: Special Bilingual Edition (English & Dutch)<br />
<b>Author</b>: Scott Gordon<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Children's Picture Book<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: N/A<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 2 hours translation + 4 hours implementation<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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My Crazy Pet Frog is een leuk prentenboek met ongeveer 27 pagina’s vol met schattige, computer-gegenereerde, kunst. Je kunt het boek het best in kleur bekijken op een Kindle Fire apparaat. Kom erachter wat er gebeurt met die gekke kikker als hij een van zijn vrienden tegen het lijf loopt!<br />
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Mijn andere kinderboeken staan beschreven na dit verhaal, op 5 extra pagina's.<br />
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This book include Dutch and English versions side-by-side.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Scott Gordon is the author of over 100 children's books, including My Little Pet Dragon, My Crazy Pet Frog, Pigtastic, A Little Book About You, A Pocketful of Dinosaurs, Ninja Robot Repairmen and If I Were A Robot. Currently he is hard at work on multiple projects: Secret Agent Disco Dancer, Braedyn Bunny and the Missing Eggs, Baby Bee, Aveline & the Great Pumpkin Patch and more!<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: You can read this title now for free with Kindle Unlimited<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PPIU1YM/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PPIU1YM/</a><br />
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This translation has been a long time coming. I'm relieved that it's finally done.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Eight Hour Fiction #5<br />
<b>Author</b>: Travis Hill<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Science Fiction/Humor<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 46,000<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: TBD<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Welcome to another "Eight Hour Fiction" edition, inspired by JA Konrath's original "Eight Hour Challenge." Volume #5 is a slight departure from the usual round of short stories. Instead, this month's entry contains two novellas to satisfy your reading pleasure. Each story began as shorts for the EHF Challenge, and both have morphed into full-length novels (all of which are scheduled to be released before the end of 2014).<br />
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1. Transfer - Stephen Brewer is never sure when he wakes up if he's been asleep, or if he has died and has been transferred to a new clone body. As an agent for the National Defense Directorate, he and his fellow Transfer Agents are the perfect undercover operatives.<br />
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22,000 words / 75 pages<br />
Language / Violence / Mature Themes<br />
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2. Henchman - Henchmen are the faceless (and mostly hapless) backbones of the "Super" industry, the glue that is sometimes all that holds a supervillain's plans together. Henchman is a collection of stories about the real power behind the chumps you read about in the headlines and comic books.<br />
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24,000 words / 85 pages<br />
Language / Mature Themes<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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I'm an author from Boise, Idaho. I live with my superhero wife and five completely worthless but loveable cats.<br />
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I write adult stories for adult readers.<br />
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My mailing list: <a href="http://eepurl.com/D2ktH">http://eepurl.com/D2ktH</a><br />
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Writes: Science Fiction / Fantasy / Horror / Adult Fiction / Drama / Humor / Whatever I Feel Like<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: This title is available for <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/491437">free on Smashwords</a><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PDTSK32/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PDTSK32/</a><br />
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These two stories, and the next three that will be in Eight Hour Fiction #6 and #7 (#7 will have one of them + Extraction's first 20k words), all spawned at some point from the Eight Hour Fiction, and all have grown into full-length novels.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Eight Hour Fiction #4<br />
<b>Author</b>: Travis Hill<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Science Fiction/Humor<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 10,199<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 8 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Inspired by a JA Konrath challenge to write, edit, create a cover, and publish a short story in eight hours or less, the "Eight Hour Fiction" challenge is back!<br />
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"Mergers & Acquisitions" (8,813 words, Teen+) - Gxkxl is back for a final chapter (for now). With his reproductive cycle coming to an end, Gxkxl, Desiree, and Rebecca are forced to plan for an uncertain future.<br />
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"General Megatron #3" (1,386 words, children's story) - Block Seven, the galaxy's worst prison, holds more than just the galaxy's most vaunted hero. The general's luck, while tenuous at best, might have finally run out...<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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I'm an author from Boise, Idaho. I live with my superhero wife and five completely worthless but loveable cats.<br />
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I write adult stories for adult readers.<br />
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My mailing list: <a href="http://eepurl.com/D2ktH">http://eepurl.com/D2ktH</a><br />
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Writes: Science Fiction / Fantasy / Horror / Adult Fiction / Drama / Humor / Whatever I Feel Like<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: You can read this title now for free with Kindle Unlimited<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P6FVT3G?tag=viglink20273-20">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P6FVT3G/</a><br />
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The conclusion to Gxkxl the alien's story, and another General Megatron chapter!<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Hollybelle the Witch and the Colorful Christmas Conundrum<br />
<b>Author</b>: Georgia Grey<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Children's/Christmas<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 4,000<br />
<b>Fantastic Finish Completion Time</b>: 8 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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What is a young witch to do when all her dresses are black, red is her favorite color, and Christmas is coming? Make a potion, of course!<br />
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Hollybelle the witch misses her frog friend, Foggybottom, so she makes use of her artistic and magical talents to bring the holiday spirit just a little closer this year. With a twist of magic she tries adding some bright colors to her wardrobe, but not everything goes as planned.<br />
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Meanwhile a sneaky little newt has a scheme of his own, and even jolly old Santa Claus finds himself caught in the mess.<br />
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It’s a Christmas not to be forgotten!<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Born in Ohio, raised in Florida, and having spent much of her adult life in Georgia, Ms. Grey passed away far too young at the age of 46 after a long battle with breast cancer. She left behind a husband who loves her, many friends with cherished memories, and her baby, Lily the beagle. She was just beginning her work as an author and an artist when she was taken, her handful of works being made available as they can be edited and formatted.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Nov. 28-30, Dec. 24-25. You can also read this title for free with Kindle Unlimited!<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P74WW78/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P74WW78/</a><br />
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My late wife originally wrote this Children's Christmas story. Unfortunately, before she passed away earlier this year, she had not been able to complete all of the art for the book. However, I managed to take what completed art she had left behind and some few pieces of art she had started, and I was able to cobble together this project. It is a sequel to a Halloween story she wrote and published a couple of years ago, "Hollybelle the Witch and the Broomstick Ball."<br />
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--Ty Johnston, <a href="http://tyjohnston.blogspot.com/">http://tyjohnston.blogspot.com</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: A Bullet for Father Christmas<br />
<b>Author</b>: Cora Buhlert<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Mystery<br />
<b>Series</b>: Helen Shepherd Mysteries<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 9,300<br />
<b>Fantastic Finish Completion Time</b>: 12 hours (I was maybe 1000 words in and finished the story)<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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When two men dressed up as Father Christmas rob a London jewellery store and one of them ends up dead on the floor, shot by his own accomplice, it’s certainly one of the more unusual cases for Detective Inspector Helen Shepherd and her team. But as Helen begins to investigate, it turns out that the case is even more bizarre than she suspected.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Cora Buhlert was born and bred in North Germany, where she still lives today – after time spent in London, Singapore, Rotterdam and Mississippi. Cora holds an MA degree in English from the University of Bremen and is currently working towards her PhD. Cora has been writing, since she was a teenager, and has published stories, articles and poetry in various international magazines. When she is not writing, she works as a translator and teacher. Visit her on the web at <a href="http://www.corabuhlert.com/">www.corabuhlert.com</a> or follow her on Twitter under @CoraBuhlert<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Free on Scribd and Oyster with subscription and at Smashwords with coupon code FP65W until December 24<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QGGD324">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QGGD324</a><br />
B&N: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-bullet-for-father-christmas-cora-buhlert/1120846241?ean=2940150219762">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-bullet-for-father-christmas-cora-buhlert/1120846241?ean=2940150219762</a><br />
Kobo: <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/de-DE/ebook/a-bullet-for-father-christmas">http://store.kobobooks.com/de-DE/ebook/a-bullet-for-father-christmas</a><br />
Apple: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id947528105">https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id947528105</a><br />
Scribd: <a href="https://de.scribd.com/book/248951075/A-Bullet-for-Father-Christmas-Helen-Shepherd-Mysteries-5">https://de.scribd.com/book/248951075/A-Bullet-for-Father-Christmas-Helen-Shepherd-Mysteries-5</a><br />
Smashwords: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/498382">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/498382</a><br />
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My books are also available on Oyster.Scott Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276077650234517880noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987311092849371450.post-9528314368683112632014-11-02T15:53:00.001-08:002014-11-04T05:30:50.788-08:00Results from the October 2014 Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Title</b>: El Pequeño Pollito Special Bilingual Edition (English & Spanish)<br />
<b>Author</b>: Scott Gordon<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Children's Picture Book<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: N/A<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 4 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Tras meses de soledad, un pequeño pollito se da cuenta de que extraña a alguien en particular. Escribe constantemente y aguarda su regreso, pero el tiempo pasa lentamente sin final a la vista. Hay algo que él ha estado queriendo decirle; algo muy, muy especial. ¿Tendrá la oportunidad?<br />
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15 páginas llenas de diversión. Apropiado para todas las edades, en especial para chicos de 3-6 años. Se incluyen descripciones de mis otros populares libros para niños después del texto principal (5 páginas adicionales).<br />
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This Special Bilingual Edition features English and Spanish text side-by-side.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Scott Gordon is the author of over 100 children's books, including My Little Pet Dragon, My Crazy Pet Frog, Pigtastic, A Little Book About You, A Pocketful of Dinosaurs, Ninja Robot Repairmen and If I Were A Robot. Currently he is hard at work on multiple projects: Secret Agent Disco Dancer, Braedyn Bunny and the Missing Eggs, Baby Bee, Aveline & the Great Pumpkin Patch and more!<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: You can read this title now for free with Kindle Unlimited<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Peque%C3%B1o-Pollito-Special-Bilingual-English-ebook/dp/B00ONZSPJG/">http://www.amazon.com/Pequeño-Pollito-Special-Bilingual-English-ebook/dp/B00ONZSPJG/</a><br />
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This title is now available in English, Spanish and Italian.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Lolly: An Erotic Cuckold Short<br />
<b>Author</b>: Jane Danger<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotica<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 5,442<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 4 hours, 25 minutes<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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When a happily married man reveals a sexy secret to his wife and an unsuspecting gentleman, what was once satisfying leads to a hot, sexy tryst that will whet the appetite of not only the husband, but his beautiful wife and their new friend.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Jane Danger is a romantic at heart with a penchant for sexy, confident, sometimes quirky characters who will leave the reader begging for more.<br />
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Ms. Danger has been a working writer for decades. She's ghostwritten novels that span all genres of fiction. She began writing at a young age. Bound in ribbon are dozens of journals, revealing the ups and downs of a life lived inside the pages of the many books she's written and read.<br />
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What began as a hobby became a lifestyle. Every moment of Jane's day is filled with all things writing related. With many stories of her own to tell, Jane is working feverishly to finalize every detail and will release each title in rapid succession in the hopes of allowing her beloved readers a few moments of reprieve from whatever it is that is troubling them. Follow Ms. Danger's wonderfully dangerous adventures where love and lust are alive and well.<br />
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To get a sneak peek of books to come, visit her here: <a href="http://authorjanedanger.weebly.com/">http://authorjanedanger.weebly.com</a><br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this title for free<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OJP2XSE/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OJP2XSE/</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Approach<br />
<b>Author</b>: Jane Danger<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotica<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 5,463 <br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 5 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Detective Lucy Bates has had her share of problems, but when her fiance is arrested, she's advised to take a vacation while things settle. Deciding LA would be the ideal location, Lucy finds herself seated next to a hot, Cuban chef with more than food on his mind. Harmless flirtation leads to more than Lucy believes she's ready to handle given her current situation. That doesn't deter Onix from attempting to seduce her with his words. What's Lucy to do when all that she's come to rely on has proven to be false and an enticing offer is at the ready for her if she's willing to let go?<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Jane Danger is a romantic at heart with a penchant for sexy, confident, sometimes quirky characters who will leave the reader begging for more.<br />
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Ms. Danger has been a working writer for decades. She's ghostwritten novels that span all genres of fiction. She began writing at a young age. Bound in ribbon are dozens of journals, revealing the ups and downs of a life lived inside the pages of the many books she's written and read.<br />
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What began as a hobby became a lifestyle. Every moment of Jane's day is filled with all things writing related. With many stories of her own to tell, Jane is working feverishly to finalize every detail and will release each title in rapid succession in the hopes of allowing her beloved readers a few moments of reprieve from whatever it is that is troubling them. Follow Ms. Danger's wonderfully dangerous adventures where love and lust are alive and well.<br />
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To get a sneak peek of books to come, visit her here: <a href="http://authorjanedanger.weebly.com/">http://authorjanedanger.weebly.com</a><br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this title for free<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OC79NR8/ref=la_B00OCTIDYK_1_4">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OC79NR8/</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Molly's in Charge: A Pin-Up Princess Tale<br />
<b>Author</b>: Jane Danger<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotica<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 6,400<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 5 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Suburban BBW bakery owner, Molly Slayer discovers her husband's affair and lands herself in a whole heap of trouble because of it. With the help of her Erotic Romance book club friends, Molly discovers a part of herself she never knew existed and tries her newly acquired skills out on an unsuspecting fire investigator with a penchant for voluptuous women and sweet tooth for desire.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Jane Danger is a romantic at heart with a penchant for sexy, confident, sometimes quirky characters who will leave the reader begging for more.<br />
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Ms. Danger has been a working writer for decades. She's ghostwritten novels that span all genres of fiction. She began writing at a young age. Bound in ribbon are dozens of journals, revealing the ups and downs of a life lived inside the pages of the many books she's written and read.<br />
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What began as a hobby became a lifestyle. Every moment of Jane's day is filled with all things writing related. With many stories of her own to tell, Jane is working feverishly to finalize every detail and will release each title in rapid succession in the hopes of allowing her beloved readers a few moments of reprieve from whatever it is that is troubling them. Follow Ms. Danger's wonderfully dangerous adventures where love and lust are alive and well.<br />
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To get a sneak peek of books to come, visit her here: <a href="http://authorjanedanger.weebly.com/">http://authorjanedanger.weebly.com</a><br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this title for free<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mollys-Charge-Princess-Interracial-Romance-ebook/dp/B00OEPCJSS/ref=la_B00OCTIDYK_1_4">http://www.amazon.com/Mollys-Charge-Princess-Interracial-Romance-ebook/dp/B00OEPCJSS/</a><br />
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I learned so much about myself as a writer. Oftentimes, writers can be so hard on themselves. By forcing myself, (initially) to complete a project from start to finish within 8 hours, I was more focused and more determined than ever before. This challenge broke me out of the confines that I'd placed myself in. Writing was fun again. I've always loved to write, but this gave my writing a boost. Now, I'm more productive and more willing to move out of my comfort zone. I think my productivity for this challenge proves that! All in all, I completed a total of 10 new pieces for this challenge. All done in less than eight hours!<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Captured For Alien Science<br />
<b>Author</b>: Vivi Gray<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotic Horror<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 4,231<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 5 hours (9 a.m. - 2 p.m.)<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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While camping in the woods, college student Kay is kidnapped by aliens for their science experiments, which largely involve locking her in a room with a sexy, naked man, in order to mate. But what's the purpose of their experiments?<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Vivi Gray writes erotic shorts in all categories. She loves lace and chocolate. Her website is <a href="http://vivigraywrites.wordpress.com/">http://vivigraywrites.wordpress.com</a> and she's on twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/ViviGrayBooks">@ViviGrayBooks</a><br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this story now for free.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OBQADQK">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OBQADQK/</a><br />
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It was really freeing to sit down in the morning and say, "I'm going to complete and publish a work for fiction before 5 o'clock today." I can usually edit myself to death but I think having permission to edit once or twice instead of ten times was nice. This is an experiment I'll definitely be doing again.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Alfonso: The Alphabet Men<br />
<b>Author</b>: Jane Danger<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotica<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 6,185 <br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 6 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Counselor Joanna has no interest in extracurricular activities at The Ranch until a sexy Latin physical therapist dedicates the summer to volunteering at The Ranch. Joanna wrestles with her inability to think straight whenever the muscle-laden man with smoldering eyes and the deep voice is anywhere near her. Deciding that Joanna may need a little attention, Alfonso makes her his special project and proves that he's more than just a pretty face. Can Joanna resist the HOT Latin who knows exactly which buttons to push and knows how to get what he wants? Is resisting Alfonso more than Joanna can handle?<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Jane Danger is a romantic at heart with a penchant for sexy, confident, sometimes quirky characters who will leave the reader begging for more.<br />
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Ms. Danger has been a working writer for decades. She's ghostwritten novels that span all genres of fiction. She began writing at a young age. Bound in ribbon are dozens of journals, revealing the ups and downs of a life lived inside the pages of the many books she's written and read.<br />
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What began as a hobby became a lifestyle. Every moment of Jane's day is filled with all things writing related. With many stories of her own to tell, Jane is working feverishly to finalize every detail and will release each title in rapid succession in the hopes of allowing her beloved readers a few moments of reprieve from whatever it is that is troubling them. Follow Ms. Danger's wonderfully dangerous adventures where love and lust are alive and well.<br />
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To get a sneak peek of books to come, visit her here: <a href="http://authorjanedanger.weebly.com/">http://authorjanedanger.weebly.com</a><br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this title for free<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P2S4TP2/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P2S4TP2/</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Suburban Tempest: A Cougar Tale<br />
<b>Author</b>: Jane Danger<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotica<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 5,689<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 6 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Mrs. Clark has tired of her vanilla suburban life. In search of passion, she finds comfort in a sexy younger man whose not afraid of her cougar desires. When her husband discovers her secret, his reaction pleases both of them and leaves the once neglected Mrs. Clark feeling more desirable and invigorated than ever before. What happens behind closed doors is no longer a secret. Mr. and Mrs. Clark test the boundaries of their suburban lives.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Jane Danger is a romantic at heart with a penchant for sexy, confident, sometimes quirky characters who will leave the reader begging for more.<br />
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Ms. Danger has been a working writer for decades. She's ghostwritten novels that span all genres of fiction. She began writing at a young age. Bound in ribbon are dozens of journals, revealing the ups and downs of a life lived inside the pages of the many books she's written and read.<br />
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What began as a hobby became a lifestyle. Every moment of Jane's day is filled with all things writing related. With many stories of her own to tell, Jane is working feverishly to finalize every detail and will release each title in rapid succession in the hopes of allowing her beloved readers a few moments of reprieve from whatever it is that is troubling them. Follow Ms. Danger's wonderfully dangerous adventures where love and lust are alive and well.<br />
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To get a sneak peek of books to come, visit her here: <a href="http://authorjanedanger.weebly.com/">http://authorjanedanger.weebly.com</a><br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this title for free<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OUGLUJ0/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OUGLUJ0/</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Betsy's Sweet Revenge: A Pin-Up Princess Tale<br />
<b>Author</b>: Jane Danger<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotica<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 7,364<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 7 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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After being dumped by her boyfriend, Betsy thinks her life is over. When she learns that he has proposed to a girl he barely knows, Betsy gives up, figuring love isn't in the cards for her. A chance meeting with a sexy older man boils into something further that will leave her ex looking like the fool that he is and will have him begging for her to take him back. One hot, Latin lover is all you need to cure all that ails you. Betsy is in for the ride of her life. She likes her revenge served HOT!<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Jane Danger is a romantic at heart with a penchant for sexy, confident, sometimes quirky characters who will leave the reader begging for more.<br />
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Ms. Danger has been a working writer for decades. She's ghostwritten novels that span all genres of fiction. She began writing at a young age. Bound in ribbon are dozens of journals, revealing the ups and downs of a life lived inside the pages of the many books she's written and read.<br />
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What began as a hobby became a lifestyle. Every moment of Jane's day is filled with all things writing related. With many stories of her own to tell, Jane is working feverishly to finalize every detail and will release each title in rapid succession in the hopes of allowing her beloved readers a few moments of reprieve from whatever it is that is troubling them. Follow Ms. Danger's wonderfully dangerous adventures where love and lust are alive and well.<br />
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To get a sneak peek of books to come, visit her here: <a href="http://authorjanedanger.weebly.com/">http://authorjanedanger.weebly.com</a><br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this title for free<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Betsys-Revenge-Interracial-Erotic-Romance-ebook/dp/B00OJXRK9I/ref=la_B00OCTIDYK_1_3">http://www.amazon.com/Betsys-Revenge-Interracial-Erotic-Romance-ebook/dp/B00OJXRK9I/</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: First Time 9 Inches<br />
<b>Author</b>: Emilia Beaumont<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotica<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 5,000<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 7 hours, including cover creation<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Time to measure up!<br />
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After a semester away, 19 year old Hannah returns home from university for the holidays and learns that there's a new man of the house. When, sexy and muscular, Derek overhears Hannah talking to her friend telling her how she's still untouched and why she's waiting for the right type of man for her first time, she's not too sure what to do and gets all hot and bothered.<br />
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Will Derek measure up to her huge specifications and full-fill every inch of her needs?<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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New pen name :-)<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this story now for free.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OBIRRLC/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OBIRRLC/</a><br />
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Found it very interesting that when push comes to shove I can write over 2k words in a single day! No excuses next time.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: The Voyeur's Ball (The Random Encounters Series Book 2)<br />
<b>Author</b>: Olivia R. Gasim<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotica/ Romance/ Short Reads<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: ~7,500<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 7.5 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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A chance encounter with a stunning cougar thrusts Teddy's into an unforgettable night of taboo experiences, forbidden love, and red hot passion. Or in this case, just another night at The Voyeur's Ball.<br />
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THE RANDOM ENCOUNTERS SERIES<br />
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If you like your encounters anonymous, complete with domination, multiple entry, and bare-back, unprotected liaisons, welcome to The Random Encounters Series.<br />
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You'll be amazed at who comes together.<br />
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Readers should be comfortable with erotic imagery.<br />
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This is a standalone entry in The Random Encounters Series.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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New pen name :-)<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: October 24, 2014<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Voyeurs-Ball-Random-Encounters-Book-ebook/dp/B00OJ8KNX8/?ref=sr_1_7&ie=UTF8&qid=1413430142&sr=8-7&keywords=the+voyeur%27s+ball">http://www.amazon.com/Voyeurs-Ball-Random-Encounters-Book-ebook/dp/B00OJ8KNX8/</a><br />
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2nd work in weekly series with bi-monthly volumes.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Make It Count (Make It, #1)<br />
<b>Author</b>: C.C. Sinclair<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Romance<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 10,296<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 7 hours, 40 minutes<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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What’s a girl to do when the previously unattainable suddenly becomes…attainable?<br />
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Vanessa has a problem. She’s got a crush on the guy who used to be her stepbrother. Her mother might be ready to move on, but Vanessa isn’t. Not when it comes to her feelings for Corey, and what she wants from him.<br />
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Corey has been avoiding his father’s house for years. His desire for Vanessa was relentless, especially when she started having a reoccurring role in his most secret fantasies. His father’s divorce from Vanessa’s mother was just the break he needed to close the chapter on that taboo dream.<br />
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Corey has to make one final trip to Vanessa’s house to clear out the rest of his father’s stuff, and then he can forget all about her. But now that Vanessa’s all grown up she has other plans, and Corey quickly realizes that he doesn’t stand a chance of resisting her - even if he wanted too.<br />
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This sinfully sexy taboo erotic romance contains adult content and mature language.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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C.C. Sinclair doesn’t shy away from exploring the naughty or taboo in her steamy stories. Her vices include wine, chocolate, and Netflix. Most days you can find her slaving away at her computer bringing her stories to life for her readers.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this title for free<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Make-Count-Taboo-Erotic-Romance-ebook/dp/B00OZUF11O/">http://www.amazon.com/Make-Count-Taboo-Erotic-Romance-ebook/dp/B00OZUF11O/</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Open Season (Helen Shepherd Mysteries Book 4)<br />
<b>Author</b>: Cora Buhlert<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Mystery<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 6,200<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 8 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Absolutely no one is sorry when the infamous Ruislip Wood Ripper, a serial killer who has already raped and murdered three women, ends up dead in the forest, shot by a hunter while on the cusp of attacking his fourth victim.<br />
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But there are just a few coincidences too many in this case for the taste of Detective Inspector Helen Shepherd. Was it really just pure luck that hunter Reginald Hargreaves just happened to be in the right place at the right time? And why did no one warn French tourist Anne Marie Sauvage that there was a killer on the loose in Ruislip Woods?<br />
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This is a crime short of 6200 words or approx. 20 print pages altogether.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Cora Buhlert was born and bred in Bremen, North Germany, where she still lives today - after time spent in London, Singapore, Rotterdam and Mississippi. Cora holds an MA degree in English from the University of Bremen and is currently working towards her PhD. Cora has been writing, since she was a teenager, and has published stories, articles and poetry in various international magazines. When she is not writing, she works as a translator and teacher.<br />
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Visit her on the web at <a href="http://www.corabuhlert.com/">www.corabuhlert.com</a><br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Free at Scribd or with Smashwords coupon DX55C<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P1OTM8Q">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P1OTM8Q</a><br />
B&N: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/open-season-cora-buhlert/1120666282?ean=2940150607781">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/open-season-cora-buhlert/1120666282?ean=2940150607781</a><br />
Kobo: <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/de-DE/ebook/open-season-13">http://store.kobobooks.com/de-DE/ebook/open-season-13</a><br />
Apple: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id935318580">https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id935318580</a><br />
Smashwords: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/488916">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/488916</a><br />
Scribd: <a href="https://de.scribd.com/book/245009070/Open-Season-Helen-Shepherd-Mysteries-4">https://de.scribd.com/book/245009070/Open-Season-Helen-Shepherd-Mysteries-4</a><br />
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<b>Additional Comments</b><br />
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Here's a <a href="http://pegasus-pulp.com/2014/11/04/how-to-write-short-mysteries-fast/">blog post</a> about my experience with the Eight Hour Fiction Challenge.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: The Pirate and The Lady<br />
<b>Author</b>: Lola Banks<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Historical Romance<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 8,600<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 8 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Lady Daphne De Winter needed to marry to secure a dowry for her younger sisters, but she was not overly fond of men. With this in mind she left England and set out for the tropics to marry a man who not only rich but also about to breathe his last. What she didn't expect was to lose her heart to a pirate on the way! But Roke is clearly not just a pirate, he's also a gentleman born. Can they each move past their circumstances to an understanding or is Daphne destined to marry another?<br />
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The first book in the De Winter Sisters Series, an Historical Romance novella.<br />
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Warning: Written in the style of a light bodice ripper, this book contains scenes of a sexual nature.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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New pen name :-)<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this story now for free.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pirate-Lady-Winter-Sisters-Book-ebook/dp/B00O244RD6/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1412889921&sr=1-4&keywords=the+pirate+and+the+lady">http://www.amazon.com/Pirate-Lady-Winter-Sisters-Book-ebook/dp/B00O244RD6/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1412889921&sr=1-4&keywords=the+pirate+and+the+lady</a><br />
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I wrote this for the Erotica Challenge on Kindle Boards, but actually it turned into less Erotica and more of a steamy historical romance. So I'm not sure if it really qualifies for the other challenge but I thought it does qualify for this one, so why not! I learned that I'm not great at writing straight erotica, I like the story line too much and the characters as well. But it was great fun writing stuff that is a lot more sexy than I usually go. The book seems to be selling really well though! So I am going to make it into a series and do a few more. So that's a win :-)<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Rotten (Book 2 of Spoiled Rotten trilogy)<br />
<b>Author</b>: Craig Hansen<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Suspense<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: Just under 13,000<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 12 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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<i>An Amazing Opportunity, A Deadly Threat</i><br />
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In Spoiled, funded for reasons unknown by the mysterious BAM Corp, Inc., Mike Yourchuck seemed on the verge of fulfilling all his dreams. His long-time girlfriend, Julie, finally accepted his proposal.<br />
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Only then does he find out there's a terrible condition attached to the fortune he's been receiving: his benefactor wants him to kill his future father-in-law.<br />
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In Rotten, Mike begins to uncover what makes his father-in-law such a threat. His investigation takes him all the way to rural Dublin, Ireland and back. What he learns will shock and challenge him by placing his sense of values in conflict with his survival instinct.<br />
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Will Mike make the right choice? Or is every option open to him already Rotten?<br />
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Rotten is the second book in the Spoiled Rotten trilogy and runs approximately thirteen thousand words in length, or just under sixty pages. This novelette raises the stakes as Mike seeks the answers that have haunted him since the first check from BAM Corp arrived in his mailbox.<br />
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Look for Ripe, Book 3 in the trilogy, coming soon.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Craig Hansen's first novel, Most Likely, was released in May 2011. Shada, the first installment of the Ember Cole series of young adult paranormal suspense books, was published in September 2011. Under Contract followed in the spring of 2012. The Devohrah Initiative appeared in August 2013. Nice Girl Like You appeared in June 2014, Spoiled in September 2014, and Rotten in October 2014. The Woodsman, his most recent work, a full-length horror/serial killer novel, is currently available via Amazon pre-order and will be released on Friday, October 17.<br />
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Hansen remains hard at work on several projects. He lives in Oregon with his wife, a dog, two cats, and his 92-year-old father, a World War II veteran.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this story now for free.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O5QS2M8/?tag=craighansenco-20">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O5QS2M8/</a><br />
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<b>Additional Comments</b><br />
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I really pushed the deadline this time; no opportunity to set up pre-orders, and Amazon took longer than usual to approve it so it technically appeared a day late, but I'm still happy this only took me twelve hours and yet has the feel of a solid Part 2 to the trilogy. Anyone who enjoys it is strongly encouraged to write a review, tell a friend, or mention the book on social media, so I can keep spinning more tales!<br />
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<b>Title</b>: The Ghost Under the Bed<br />
<b>Author</b>: Meg Cooper<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotic Paranormal Romance<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 10,500<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 15 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Hera Slade and her MMA fighting husband Dean have been married for two years but haven't had sex for two months — something Hera would like to change, stat.<br />
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She has one chance — drag Dean along to a seance at her mother's house as an excuse to snuggle up with him and try to make things go bump in the night.<br />
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What Hera and Dean don't count on is a voyeuristic ghost — will three be a crowd, or will it make these two lovers hearts — and bodies — beat together as one again?<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Meg Cooper loves magic in all its forms, from paranormal elements to the power of love. Her stories combine magic with a large dose of humor. She writes from her home in Ohio, generally on the couch in pj's with two cats sleeping on her. With a large mug of coffee close at hand. Lots and lots of coffee.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MegCooperAuthor">https://www.facebook.com/MegCooperAuthor</a><br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: You can read this title now for free with Kindle Unlimited<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://amzn.to/1ow2BMf">http://amzn.to/1ow2BMf</a><br />
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<b>Additional Comments</b><br />
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I wrote two-thirds of this one, then ended up changing the plot around. The story ended up the better for it, and I really like how it turned out.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: The Gazillionaire's Ghost<br />
<b>Author</b>: Meg Cooper<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotic Paranormal Romance<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 8,000<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 20 hours<br />
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Rose is a ghost and has haunted the Bebbington Hotel since her death in 1929. Every year, she and the other ghostly residents have a physical body from sunset Halloween night until the next dawn. The annual Bebbington Halloween Ball, unofficially given in honor of the spirits, is Rose’s chance to get her nookie on.<br />
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But this year, rumor has it there’s a new owner of the hotel, and he’s not a fan of the Ball, and wants to close it as a cost-saving measure.<br />
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And then there’s Christopher, who’s ab-so-lute-ly the cat’s meow. Is he her once-a-year opportunity to make whoopee, or might he just be the rich new owner of the hotel?<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Meg Cooper loves magic in all its forms, from paranormal elements to the power of love. Her stories combine magic with a large dose of humor. She writes from her home in Ohio, generally on the couch in pj's with two cats sleeping on her. With a large mug of coffee close at hand. Lots and lots of coffee.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MegCooperAuthor">https://www.facebook.com/MegCooperAuthor</a><br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: You can read this title now for free with Kindle Unlimited<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://amzn.to/1voPy5y">http://amzn.to/1voPy5y</a><br />
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<b>Additional Comments</b><br />
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This one of my ghost shorts was hard on the edits. I'd read up on 20's slang before writing it, but wrote the story in modern slang and went back during edits to make everything period. It ended up being a lot of fun to write, and I love the universe I created here. I may eventually turn this concept into a full novel-length book.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Bank Job (Helen Shepherd Mysteries Book 3)<br />
<b>Author</b>: Cora Buhlert<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Mystery<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 9,300<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 24 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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At first glance, the robbery in a small bank branch doesn't seem overly mysterious. After all, the CCTV footage clearly shows a masked robber threatening bank clerk Jim Carling with a gun before disabling the cameras.<br />
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However, the robber knew a bit too much about the inner workings of the bank, so Detective Inspector Helen Shepherd quickly suspects that the robber had inside help. But who of the five bank employees is the insider? And what happened to Jim Carling after the robber took him hostage?<br />
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This is a crime novelette of 9300 words or approx. 30 print pages altogether.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Cora Buhlert was born and bred in Bremen, North Germany, where she still lives today - after time spent in London, Singapore, Rotterdam and Mississippi. Cora holds an MA degree in English from the University of Bremen and is currently working towards her PhD. Cora has been writing, since she was a teenager, and has published stories, articles and poetry in various international magazines. When she is not writing, she works as a translator and teacher.<br />
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Visit her on the web at <a href="http://www.corabuhlert.com/">www.corabuhlert.com</a><br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Free at Scribd or with Smashwords coupon RW46S<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OPP0F38">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OPP0F38</a><br />
B&N: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bank-job-cora-buhlert/1120612428?ean=2940150525283">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bank-job-cora-buhlert/1120612428?ean=2940150525283</a><br />
Kobo: <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/de-DE/ebook/bank-job-5">http://store.kobobooks.com/de-DE/ebook/bank-job-5</a><br />
Apple: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id931960996">https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id931960996</a><br />
Smashwords: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/486457">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/486457</a><br />
Scribd: <a href="https://de.scribd.com/book/243847415/Bank-Job-Helen-Shepherd-Mysteries-3">https://de.scribd.com/book/243847415/Bank-Job-Helen-Shepherd-Mysteries-3</a><br />
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<b>Additional Comments</b><br />
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Here's a <a href="http://pegasus-pulp.com/2014/11/04/how-to-write-short-mysteries-fast/">blog post</a> about my experience with the Eight Hour Fiction Challenge.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Bloodling Wolf<br />
<b>Author</b>: Aimee Easterling<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Paranormal Fantasy<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 6,400<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: About 5 hours to revise and clean it up<br />
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Bloodlings are rare shifters born in animal, rather than human, form...<br />
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Due to a chance of fate, Wolfie doesn't walk two-footed until his teenage years. Then he finds that the world looks very different after growing up as a canine. Can Wolfie find acceptance in a pack despite his differences?<br />
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This short story is available for free borrowing for subscribers to Kindle Unlimited and Amazon Prime.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Aimee Easterling has been spoiled by four dogs, has spoiled six cats, and has largely been ignored by two guinea pigs, four turtles, a cockatiel, and a slew of fish during her thirty-some year life. Studying biology and working as a naturalist have both informed her writing, but she's quite willing to let reality slide in favor of a good story. When not writing, she loves to read and always keeps books by Robin McKinley, Patricia Briggs, and Elizabeth Peters on her shelf. She is currently hard at work writing her next novel.<br />
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Visit her at: <a href="http://www.wetknee.com/aimee">http://www.wetknee.com/aimee</a><br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: 10/23/14 - 10/27/14<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IKPJBNE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00IKPJBNE&linkCode=as2&tag=thewaleff-20&linkId=WQG2J7XFAB5DM5W5">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IKPJBNE/</a><br />
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I originally wrote this as a standalone prequel short story to give away on my email list when I launched my first novel this spring. However, I've changed over to a new free short story to go with my newest novel, and decided to clean Bloodling Wolf up and put it for sale on Amazon. I guess I've grown a lot as a writer over the last year because it needed a *lot* of cleaning.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Deadly Games (Play For Keeps Book 1)<br />
<b>Author</b>: Eva Harper<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Paranormal<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 13,852<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: Just under 8 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Max bought a group ticket for the Vampire Survival Challenge; twenty-four hours locked in the old underground train network of Sparkrouge city, with only hungry, vicious vampires for company. Sounds fun, right?<br />
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Jade has no wish to go down there, but she can't let her younger brother get himself killed. And its only for a day. What could possibly go wrong?<br />
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Vampire attacks, taunting game hosts and underground mutants can go wrong, that's what. Soon Jade finds herself fighting for her life and that of her brother and his boyfriend, as the hours count down and their time runs out.<br />
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Twenty-four hours have never felt so long.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Eva writes because she can't imagine doing anything else. She has so many stories in her head that it would take a hundred lifetimes to write them all, but she's determined to get as much down as possible, to try and declutter her mind a little if nothing else. She likes vampires and action and has a soft spot for romance in the middle of an apocalypse.<br />
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Her blog can be found here: <a href="http://evaharper.wordpress.com/">http://evaharper.wordpress.com</a><br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: 31st October, 5th November<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Games-Play-Keeps-Book-ebook/dp/B00OWE5HLC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1414272570&sr=8-3&keywords=eva+harper">http://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Games-Play-Keeps-Book-ebook/dp/B00OWE5HLC/</a><br />
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I learned a lot about my writing style doing this. I worked right up to the eight hour limit; it was getting nail biting there for a moment! But I do love a challenge, and I felt very happy with it by the time I was finally able to press publish.Scott Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276077650234517880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987311092849371450.post-49284661778753619052014-10-03T20:45:00.004-07:002014-10-03T21:18:48.238-07:00Results from the September 2014 Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Title</b>: Een Klein Boekje dat gaat over Jou<br />
<b>Author</b>: Scott Gordon<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Children's Picture Book/Foreign Language<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: N/A<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 6-8 hours (2-3 hours for Dutch translation, 4 hours to implement)<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Neem even de tijd en lees dit hartverwarmende prentenboekje voor aan je kind. Met meer dan 30 pagina's met levendige, computer gegenereerde kunst is er genoeg waar ze in geïnteresseerd in zijn als aanvulling op de geweldige boodschap van het boekje.<br />
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Er is geen betere manier om hen te vertellen dat je van ze houdt!<br />
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Beschrijvingen van mijn andere populaire kinderboeken volgen hierna (een extra 5 pagina's).<br />
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Opmerking: je kunt al mijn boeken gratis lezen met een abonnement op Kindle Unlimited!<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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Scott Gordon is the author of over 100 children's books, including My Little Pet Dragon, My Crazy Pet Frog, Pigtastic, A Little Book About You, A Pocketful of Dinosaurs, Ninja Robot Repairmen and If I Were A Robot. Currently he is hard at work on multiple projects: Secret Agent Disco Dancer, Braedyn Bunny and the Missing Eggs, Baby Bee, Aveline & the Great Pumpkin Patch and more!<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this story now for free.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Klein-Boekje-gaat-over-Dutch-ebook/dp/B00NKJZG16/">http://www.amazon.com/Klein-Boekje-gaat-over-Dutch-ebook/dp/B00NKJZG16/</a><br />
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It's easy to underestimate how much time goes into a children's book, even a foreign translation.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: All-Star dell'Alfabeto: Flashcard di Animali Special Bilingual Edition (English + Italian)<br />
<b>Author</b>: Scott Gordon<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Children's Picture Book/Foreign Language<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: N/A<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 6-8 hours (2-3 hours for Italian translation, 4 hours to implement)<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Dai un'occhiata alle flashcards di cui tutti gli animali stanno parlando! In totale 36 illustrazioni colorate.<br />
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Inteso per bambini dai 2 ai 6 anni. Circa 40 pagine. Descrizioni dei miei altri popolari libri per bambini sono incluse al termine della storia (un ulteriore 5 pagine).<br />
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This Special Bilingual Edition includes English and Italian language versions side-by-side.<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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Scott Gordon is the author of over 100 children's books, including My Little Pet Dragon, My Crazy Pet Frog, Pigtastic, A Little Book About You, A Pocketful of Dinosaurs, Ninja Robot Repairmen and If I Were A Robot. Currently he is hard at work on multiple projects: Secret Agent Disco Dancer, Braedyn Bunny and the Missing Eggs, Baby Bee, Aveline & the Great Pumpkin Patch and more!<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this story now for free.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/All-Star-dellAlfabeto-Flashcard-Animali-Bilingual-ebook/dp/B00NJVZH4Q/">http://www.amazon.com/All-Star-dellAlfabeto-Flashcard-Animali-Bilingual-ebook/dp/B00NJVZH4Q/</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Piccole Cincie: Special Bilingual Edition (English & Italian)<br />
<b>Author</b>: Scott Gordon<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Children's Picture Book<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: N/A<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 3-4 hours for the translation, 2-3 hours implementation<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Dopo mesi e mesi di solitudine, una piccola cincia si rende conto che le manca qualcuno in particolare nella sua vita. Si mette a scrivere lettere costantemente e aspetta il suo ritorno, ma il tempo passa e non succede nulla. C'è qualcosa che deve dirle da tanto tempo, una cosa davvero molto molto speciale. Riuscirà ad avere la possibilità di farlo?<br />
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15 pagine di divertimento. Appropriato per tutte le età, in particolare per bambini dai 3 ai 6 anni. Le descrizioni dei miei altri popolari libri per bambini sono incluse al termine della storia (un ulteriore 5 pagine).<br />
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Note: This book contains English and Italian text side-by-side.<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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Scott Gordon is the author of over 100 children's books, including My Little Pet Dragon, My Crazy Pet Frog, Pigtastic, A Little Book About You, A Pocketful of Dinosaurs, Ninja Robot Repairmen and If I Were A Robot. Currently he is hard at work on multiple projects: Secret Agent Disco Dancer, Braedyn Bunny and the Missing Eggs, Baby Bee, Aveline & the Great Pumpkin Patch and more!<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this story now for free.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Piccole-Cincie-Special-Bilingual-English-ebook/dp/B00NSCEQ8Y/">http://www.amazon.com/Piccole-Cincie-Special-Bilingual-English-ebook/dp/B00NSCEQ8Y/</a><br />
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<b>Additional Comments</b><br />
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Do readers prefer a strict translation (Italian) or a bilingual version with two languages side-by-side (English & Italian)? I guess we'll find out...<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Bible Camp 2<br />
<b>Author</b>: Rob Volver<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Horror<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 12,500 words<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 7.5 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Sheriff Dean Johnson is called back early from vacation after nearly a half dozen young people are savagely murdered in a camp in his county. With his deputy and the state police lending a hand, the sheriff heads off into the woods in search of a killer.<br />
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Soon the band of law enforcement officers finds what they believe is a trail, and it heads down into a long-abandoned mine. Is the murderer below waiting for them? The only way to find out is to delve into the depths where memories of a nearly-forgotten tragedy continue to stir vengeance in a killer’s heart.<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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Rob Volver is retired, raising chickens and rabbits and shooting targets in his spare time. He writes for the pleasure and
hopes others find pleasure in his writing.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: September 9th<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NDYX5WU">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NDYX5WU</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Bible Camp 3<br />
<b>Author</b>: Rob Volver<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Horror<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 12,700 words<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 7.5 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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It has been a year since the horrific murders at Jacob’s Bible Camp, but even though the killer was supposedly slain, the church that owns the property has decided to sell. To that end, the pastor agrees to meet a real estate agent and a potential buyer at the site of the camp itself.<br />
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Upon arriving, the agent and the buyer and others with them spot the pastor’s car, but there are no signs of the man himself. Looking
around the camp, they eventually split up, and then they go missing, one by one, just like a year earlier.<br />
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Does this mean serial killer Tank Tucker is alive? That he survived and has been hiding this whole time, just waiting for this next flock of victims?<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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Rob Volver is retired, raising chickens and rabbits and shooting targets in his spare time. He writes for the pleasure and hopes others find pleasure in his writing.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: 9/15/14<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bible-Camp-short-story-horror-ebook/dp/B00NICN5DG/">http://www.amazon.com/Bible-Camp-short-story-horror-ebook/dp/B00NICN5DG/</a><br />
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<b>Additional Comments</b><br />
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I try to do something a little different with each of these Bible Camp stories, and I do have an overall theme (of sorts) that's going on, with little hints here and there calling back to various 80s movies, mostly horror or action. In the end, there should be 5 stories altogether, once I can finish them.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Bible Camp 4<br />
<b>Author</b>: Rob Volver<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Horror<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 12,700 words<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 8 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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A year after Tank Tucker’s killing spree at Jacob’s Bible Camp, six people have gone missing. The local police, state patrol and now the FBI are involved, but so far their results have turned up little. They are not even convinced Tucker is alive, let alone that he
is behind the disappearances.<br />
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The only person to survive an attack by Tucker, Mary Isaacs, has taken it upon herself to lend a hand to the authorities, but her goals are not necessarily the same as those of law enforcement. Mary’s close relationship with God has given her a unique view of the killer, and she hopes to find Tucker and to end his murderous ways while also glorifying the Lord.<br />
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The killer has different ideas, however. With the only surviving victim at hand, he has ways of torturing her, and his goal might be the ultimate test of Mary Isaacs’ faith.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: September 23<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NP4JBNA">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NP4JBNA</a><br />
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This one took a little longer than normal, right at 8 hours, mostly because the story was more challenging. The good Lord willing and the creek don't rise, there should be a Bible Camp 5, the last in the series.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Bible Camp 5<br />
<b>Author</b>: Rob Volver<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Horror<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 11,000<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 8 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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A string of brutal murders at Jacob’s Bible Camp during the past year has left behind shattered corpses while local, state and federal law enforcement has proven ineffective. Now a Special Forces squad has been called in to take down the killer, Thomas “Tank” Tucker.”<br />
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Into this arena steps another, unknown figure. Dutch has his own mission, going after Tank Tucker, and the stakes seem personal.<br />
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With the woods full of cops and FBI agents and military soldiers packing heavy, and a lone gunman bent on his destruction, will Tucker finally meet his match? Or will he do as he has done before, slinking away into the woods while leaving piles of bodies behind him?<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Rob Volver is retired, raising chickens and rabbits and shooting targets in his spare time. He writes for the pleasure and
hopes others find pleasure in his writing.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: September 30th. Kindle Unlimited subscribers can also read this story for free whenever they like.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NZ9SQF4/">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NZ9SQF4/</a><br />
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<b>Additional Comments</b><br />
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I've said all along this would be the final "Bible Camp" story, but it's turned into more of a serialized piece than individual short stories and I have ideas that would extend the series out to 10 total. That being said, I need something of a break, so it might be a while before there's a "Bible Camp 6." And if the readers aren't interested, then I might not proceed, so time will tell.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Eight Hour Fiction #3<br />
<b>Author</b>: Travis Hill<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Science Fiction/Humor<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 5,178 words<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: ~8 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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The Eight Hour Challenge, inspired by best-selling author J.A. Konrath is back!<br />
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Eight Hour Fiction #3's September entry is a departure from the usual stories about Gxkxl and alien and General Megatron (don't worry, they'll show up in Eight Hour Fiction #4 before the end of the month!):<br />
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1. It Only Hurts In Your Heart - When animal liberation extremist release the wrong group of laboratory animals into the wild, chaos ensues. In this sad, bleak tale of Mike & Janelle Chambers, told through Mike's eyes, the world winds down with a whimper instead of a bang.<br />
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3,829 word apocalyptic short story<br />
Teen+ (light explicit language)<br />
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2. Cat Dreams - Ever wonder what your cat dreams about? I think about it all the time, to the point I've invented a new device capable of allowing me to experience the dreams of The Dude, my five year old orange & white tabby. There just might be some other uses for it as well...<br />
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1,349 word flash fiction story<br />
All ages<br />
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Stay tuned for "Eight Hour Fiction #4" and the returning adventures of Gxkxl & General Megatron!<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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I'm an author from Boise, Idaho. I live with my superhero wife and five completely worthless but loveable cats.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this story now for free.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NAL4JE4">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NAL4JE4</a>
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<b>Title</b>: Pisces: Twin Flame Short<br />
<b>Author</b>: Rachel Medhurst<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Romance<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 7,000 <br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 8 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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I've been dreaming of my twin flame for many life times. When I found him locked in a basement, I knew that I had to surrender so that we could harmonise.<br />
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My whole life I felt like I knew him, but when he saw a stranger standing there, he looked like he wanted to kill me. If I rescued him, would he want to be with me? Could I let him go so that he could return to me when he was ready?<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Rachel Medhurst grew up in Surrey, England. She writes to prove that no matter where you come from, you can be anything you want to be. Your past may shape you, but it doesn't define you. When Rachel isn't writing, she can be found reading and walking in nature.<br />
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Check out more at: <a href="http://www.rachelmedhurst.com/">www.rachelmedhurst.com</a><br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this story now for free.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O0302QA/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O0302QA/</a><br />
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<b>Additional Comments</b><br />
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I loved having a go at this challenge for the first time. I work better to deadlines so the timing is a great way to get a story down.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Little Chickadee<br />
<b>Author</b>: Scott Gordon<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Children's picture book<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: N/A<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 8 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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After months of loneliness, a little chickadee realizes that he misses someone in particular. He writes constantly and waits for her return, but time slowly trickles by with no end in sight. There's something he's been meaning to tell her--something very, very special. Will he get the chance?<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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Scott Gordon is the author of over 100 children's books, including My Little Pet Dragon, My Crazy Pet Frog, Pigtastic, A Little Book About You, A Pocketful of Dinosaurs, Ninja Robot Repairmen and If I Were A Robot. Currently he is hard at work on multiple projects: Secret Agent Disco Dancer, Braedyn Bunny and the Missing Eggs, Baby Bee, Aveline & the Great Pumpkin Patch and more!<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this story now for free.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Chickadee-Scott-Gordon-ebook/dp/B00NG1EA9C/">http://www.amazon.com/Little-Chickadee-Scott-Gordon-ebook/dp/B00NG1EA9C/</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Bottling Farts, Inc. - Episode 2: Defiled<br />
<b>Author</b>: Donald Rump<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Fart Fiction/Humor<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 4,000+<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 10 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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THE F**KING IDIOT . . .<br />
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Vlad Wieckowski has seen better days. With only the clothes on his back, he's out of money, out of luck, and out of gas.<br />
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CONFRONTS THE EVIL PINT-SIZED BASTARD . . .<br />
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That little sh*t Henry Winkle is at it again, and this time he's got warehouses full of toxic gas at his disposal. Can anyone stop his evil plot to gas the world?<br />
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AND GETS F**KED OVER BY A MYSTERIOUS DIPSH*T AGENT . . .<br />
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By his letter he is known.<br />
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W.<br />
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W for Wacky. W for Wicked. W for WTF?!<br />
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WILL THE INDELIBLE SH*THEAD GET HIS REVENGE?<br />
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Or is mankind totally f**ked?<br />
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Defiled is the second episode of an ongoing serial, created specifically for the Eight Hour Fiction Challenge. Each installment is approximately 3,500-4,000 words.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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When he's not writing about old, crusty farts, Donald Rump writes about actual farts--the stinkier the better. He is also an advocate of the No Fart Left Behind program and marriage equality for all gaseous entities great and small. Apparently, he also gives dating advice.<br />
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Mr. Rump lives in Southern Maryland with his pet fart Floofy.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this story now for free.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bottling-Farts-Inc-Episode-Defiled-ebook/dp/B00O2BOOI2/">http://www.amazon.com/Bottling-Farts-Inc-Episode-Defiled-ebook/dp/B00O2BOOI2/</a><br />
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I worked on this for at least 10 hours, scattered between four days. While the editing was relaxed and enjoyable, it seemed to go on and on. I'm glad that it's finally out the door and I can move on to something else. Fans of the Bottling Farts series will definitely like this one! Not only is it the longest one yet at 4,000 words, it's also the most complex and features the return of everyone's favorite pint-sized bastard, Henry Winkle. Enjoy!<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Max Calzones<br />
<b>Author</b>: Dingleberry Small<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Children's Book/Spanish<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: N/A<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 8-10 hours for the translation, 2-3 hours implementation<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Wally Wilbert sabía que los concursos literarios eran difíciles, pero ¡por todos los cielos! Durante todo el fin de semana ha trabajado como un esclavo en su más reciente creación, Max Calzones, hasta que se topó con un obstáculo. Enfrentado a la posibilidad de no ser capaz de terminar su obra maestra épica, Wally se involucra más y libra una última batalla.<br />
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¿Terminará su atolondrara aventura? ¿O acabará Max Calzones en la proverbial pila de desecho adonde van todas las novelas inconclusas?<br />
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ESPECIFICACIONES TÉCNICAS<br />
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Max Calzones es una historia corta, de aproximadamente 4.000 palabras. Aunque no incluye palabrotas, está llena de ideas locas. Pensada para adolescentes y adultos.<br />
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<b>Sobre El Autor</b><br />
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¡Con sólo diez años, Dingleberry Small es un genio literario! Cuando no se está comiendo los mocos, está escribiendo sobre ellos, produciendo las desventuras más dramáticas y conmovedoras que su mente aviesa puede conjurar. Sus historias están llenas de tontos redomados, musculosos maníacos y completos perdedores que vienen de un parque de casas rodantes muy, muy lejano.<br />
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Un día espera ganar el Premio Pulitzer, el Galardón Edgar Allan Poe, el Globo de Oro, el Premio Oscar y el del Concurso de Comer Salchichas de Coney Island.<br />
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Y si no crees que Dingleberry Small es el mejor autor del mundo, entonces ¡estás completamente loco!<br />
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(Nota: Éstas son obras de ficción y no contienen mocos de verdad. Si quieres un moco para acompañar a estas obras maestras de la literatura, debes ponerlo tú.)<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NVJY4BS/">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NVJY4BS/</a><br />
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¡Hay caramba!<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Overdose<br />
<b>Author</b>: Cora Buhlert<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Mystery<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 7,700 words<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 12 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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When Caroline Murray is found dead in an underground parking garage with a needle in her arm, the case seems clear. Caroline died of a drug overdose.<br />
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However, everybody who knew Caroline insists that she was vehemently opposed to drugs and would never have taken any. And what was Caroline doing at 544 Grant Road, a building to which she had no known connection?<br />
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Detective Inspector Helen Shepherd is quickly convinced that Caroline Murray’s death was not a simple drug overdose. But who had reason to want Caroline dead and why?<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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Cora Buhlert was born and bred in North Germany, where she still lives today – after time spent in London, Singapore, Rotterdam and Mississippi. Cora holds an MA degree in English from the University of Bremen and is currently working towards her PhD. Cora has been writing, since she was a teenager, and has published stories, articles and poetry in various international magazines. When she is not writing, she works as a translator and teacher. Visit her on the web at <a href="http://www.corabuhlert.com/">www.corabuhlert.com</a> or follow her on Twitter under @CoraBuhlert.<br />
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<b>Smashwords Coupon Code</b>: SQ95Z (expires 10/8/14)<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NLYBGTQ">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NLYBGTQ</a><br />
B&N: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/overdose-cora-buhlert/1120353839?ean=2940150741447">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/overdose-cora-buhlert/1120353839?ean=2940150741447</a><br />
Kobo: <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/de-DE/ebook/overdose-3">http://store.kobobooks.com/de-DE/ebook/overdose-3</a><br />
Apple: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id919663133">https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id919663133</a><br />
Smashwords: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/480734">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/480734</a><br />
Scribd: <a href="http://de.scribd.com/book/239935378/Overdose-Helen-Shepherd-Mysteries-2">http://de.scribd.com/book/239935378/Overdose-Helen-Shepherd-Mysteries-2</a><br />
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A blog post about Cora's Eight Hour Fiction Challenge experience can be found here:<br />
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<a href="http://pegasus-pulp.com/2014/09/29/overdose-and-the-eight-hour-e-book-challenge/">http://pegasus-pulp.com/2014/09/29/overdose-and-the-eight-hour-e-book-challenge/</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: A Bother and a Brother<br />
<b>Author</b>: Misti Wolanski<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Fantasy<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 7,220 <br />
<b>Fantastic Finish Completion Time</b>: 5 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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AFTER "A BADGE AND A BULLY"…<br />
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Rescuing a boy from a gator had been enough excitement for Ember’s evening, but the night’s just beginning.<br />
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<b>About the Author</b><br />
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Misti Wolanski has always loved to play in fantasy land and practiced writing all through her teens. She now freelances as a web writer for her day job, to use those writing skills. In her spare time, she likes crocheting and knitting jewelry, baby clothes, and small toys. She does not, however, embroider. <br />
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<b>Smashwords Coupon Code</b>: NN63V (expires 10/30/14)<br />
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<b>Where to Find It:</b><br />
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<a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/481223">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/481223</a><br />
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Years ago I wrote an urban fantasy short story, "A Blackmail and a Birthday", that was more of a short story featuring someone who happened to be a selkie and knew that but little else about herself, because her birth parents gave her up for adoption. She's since picked up some non-normal friends, but they're not the most forthcoming about details, so she's still pretty ignorant, and what she is doesn't affect her life all that much—except the folks who adopted her are vehemently anti-magic.<br />
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Anyway, I started writing a story set before that, trying to cover one of the main trigger events when she actually learned something, and it stalled. And stuttered. And fizzed…<br />
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I finally realized I had pieces of 3 short stories all wrapped up in 1. I teased the pieces apart, and I finished "A Badge and a Bully" last month, as a fantastic finish before that was part of the challenge. This month, I finished "A Bother and a Brother", and Lord willing, next month I'll finish the last one, "A Breakdown and a Baby".<br />
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This month's "A Bother and a Brother" took 5 hours to finish.<br />
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I expect next month's to take longer, because that one has far less written in it, and the tidbits holding over from the original multi-story-in-one need more revision than "A Bother and a Brother" needed.<br />
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In any event, this challenge has given me the kick in the pants to get these done. Thank you!<br />
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<b>Title</b>: The Woodsman<br />
<b>Author</b>: Craig Hansen<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Horror<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: Just under 88,000 (over 340 pages, 94 chapters)<br />
<b>Fantastic Finish Completion Time</b>: ~28 hours <br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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<i>Sometimes, you have to pay for your good deeds.</i><br />
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Steve Peretti is a prolific serial killer known as The Woodsman. For years, he's terrorized dozens of victims throughout the upper midwest, without drawing attention or suspicion to himself, keeping a low profile. He's cautious, careful, and calculated ... most of the time.<br />
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But anyone can make a mistake.<br />
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One night, on the way home through Hope, Wisconsin, he stops for gas and ends up foiling a robbery. He gets injured in the process, and ends up in jail over a conceal-carry violation. While in lock-up, he taunts and is attacked by another prisoner, who blinds him.<br />
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Then he's given a chance to have his vision restored through an experimental, advanced eye-surgery program at UW-Madison, called EyeCU. His surgery is successful, and he returns from EyeCU ready to rebuild his life with his new eyes. And that means returning to being The Woodsman.<br />
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But he begins having strange visions; vivid dreams about acts of kindness and mercy that seem foreign and terrifying to him. Worse, he finds it difficult to carry out his normal acts of evil, leaving him increasingly helpless at a time when he's at his most vulnerable.<br />
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Evil can corrupt good, but is the reverse true? Can good disrupt the persistence of evil? If you've ever enjoyed movies like Eyes of Laura Mars, The Eye, or Blink, then The Woodsman is a tale that will defy your expectations, yet leave you entertained and more than a little unsettled.<br />
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The Woodsman is a horror novel consisting of nearly 88,000 words, and runs over 340 pages in length.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: N/A<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NOYQCGU/?tag=craighansenco-20">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NOYQCGU/</a><br />
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I first began working on The Woodsman (then called EyeCU) in late 2011. It took longer than I ever expected. The first draft alone took 18 months. I then got discouraged when a small-press tried to change it into a completely different book; I decided to remain indie, instead, but I lost confidence. Then, early this month, my wife challenged me to just finish the book already, and on the same day, the "Fantastic Finish Challenge" was announced. The result of accepting that challenge is that a book I've worked on, on and off, for 33 months, is now complete and available for pre-order on Amazon, with an official launch date of Friday, October 17 for live, automatic delivery to all Kindle pre-orders. The Woodsman is my longest published book to date.Scott Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276077650234517880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987311092849371450.post-58242152763136801482014-09-04T11:59:00.000-07:002014-09-06T06:43:39.832-07:00Results from the August 2014 Half-Month Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Title</b>: The Capture<br />
<b>Author</b>: Anna Drake<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Mystery with a touch of romance and a bit of suspense<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 2,426<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: ~4 hours<br />
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In this short police procedural, Sheriff Delton Ross lends a fellow sheriff a hand and sets out to capture an armed and dangerous felon.<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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Anna Drake fell in love with mysteries when she discovered her first Nancy Drew book in the attic. Now, she spends her days writing mystery and suspense novels and short stories. When not writing or reading, she enjoys relaxing with the family.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Anna-Drake-mystery-writer/183536248403310?ref=hl">Facebook</a><br />
<a href="http://annadrakeauthor.com/">Website</a><br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this story now for free.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Capture-Sheriff-Delton-Ross-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00MSVVJ2W/">http://www.amazon.com/Capture-Sheriff-Delton-Ross-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00MSVVJ2W/</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Introduction - A Pacifica Flash Fiction<br />
<b>Author</b>: Thomas Diehl<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Science Fiction<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 2,400 (the story itself is 2,100 words)<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 5 hours overall for making the book, 4 of those on writing the story itself. Half an hour more for setting up sales pages on Amazon and Smashwords.<br />
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Welcome to Pacifica, floating city of opportunity, creativity, and progress. Take a tour through town, introducing it through the eyes of new arrival Chang Wu on his first day at work. Only, he does not know exactly what his work is, yet.<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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A German writer of both non-fiction and speculative fiction, Thomas Diehl enjoys developing worlds and ideas and filling his stories with them whenever he's not doing non-fiction. He also does do really bad "About the author" sections.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Free on <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/469239">Smashwords</a> until September 21st (coupon code: NV86X)<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MXAVSQA">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MXAVSQA</a><br />
Smashwords: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/469239">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/469239</a><br />
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Now that was fun, finally getting an opportunity to visit a setting I had in my head for about a year by now. I hadn't written that way for about a decade, just sitting down to type away with nothing in mind but the ending I wanted to arrive at.<br />
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My other work available so far is non-fiction in German, so this was a new experience in many ways. I love science fiction but had not gotten around to publish any of it before, being busy with my non-fiction work.<br />
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However, I will definitely change the cover later, not happy with the result, but also unable to find something better at the moment.<br />
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I <a href="http://en.thomasdiehl.eu/?p=24">wrote a blog post</a> on the book, starting the English version of my blog in the process.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: They Creep<br />
<b>Author</b>: Cege Smith<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Horror<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 8,450 words<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 6 hours, 20 min<br />
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This year, Halloween brings a cruel trick to Diana Gilbert's door in the form of her required divorce hearing. Although her soon to be ex-husband seems to be eager to erase her from his life, he is noticeably absent once the hearing gets underway.<br />
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Then what appears to be normal fire drill drives Diana and the other court employees into a secret tunnel beneath the courthouse. Trapped underground, Diana soon realizes that the voices that have long lived in her head might not be imaginary after all.<br />
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Diana is exactly the kind of person that they've been waiting for, and now that they have her in their grasp, they won't let her go before they get what they want.<br />
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This Halloween short story contains strong language and violent situations and is intended for mature audiences.<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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The paranormal and supernatural take center stage in all of Cege Smith's stories. Over the years, she has crafted her own origin stories about vampires (the Bloodtruth series), zombies (the Twisted Souls series), and ghosts, angels, and demons (the Shadows series). She's also taken on the folklore around the Fountain of Youth (the Immortal End series beginning with Ageless). There is something for every reader of the paranormal in Cege's books.<br />
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Cege is a Minnesota based writer who is addicted to lattes and B-rated horror films. She had been crafting fiction stories since she was twelve years old. She lives with her husband, two adorable stepsons, and mini long-haired dachshund, Juliet in the suburbs of Minneapolis.<br />
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<b>Date(s) Free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this story for free.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/They-Creep-Cege-Smith-ebook/dp/B00N75J7LI/">http://www.amazon.com/They-Creep-Cege-Smith-ebook/dp/B00N75J7LI/</a><br />
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Thanks for doing this! Gave me the kick in in the pants I needed to get that short finally written. :)<br />
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<b>Title</b>: The Mystery of Willowhurst Manor (Eelkat's Captured By Faeries)<br />
<b>Author</b>: Eelkat/Wendy C. Allen<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Paranormal Erotic Horror<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 8,000+<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 8 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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In 1814, Bethany Matthews answered an advertisement for a mail-order bride. Shortly after arriving in America from London, she was murdered.<br />
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In 2014, Becky Burnhart finds herself plagued with dreams about a mail-order bride on her way to America to start a new life.<br />
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When Becky discovers the girl in her dreams was real and was murdered, she sets off to a local haunted house to uncover what happened that night 200 years ago at Willowhurst Manor.<br />
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This short story of Literary Gothic <b>Monster Porn</b> Erotic Horror was written as part of The August 2014 Eight Hour Fiction Challenge and is only 7,653 words long or approximately 30 printed paperback pages.<br />
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<b>ADULT CONTENT WARNING</b>: This fictional work of Literary Gothic Monster Porn Erotic Horror contains sex scenes between a female human and a male ghost. The sex partners in this story are M/f. This book is unsuitable for young readers and anyone who finds sexual encounters with ghosts objectionable. There is also a murder scene which may bother more sensitive readers of Literary Fiction, but would be seen as rather tame by anyone who reads more graphic Horror.<br />
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This story is M-Rated and intended for adults only!<br />
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<b>ABOUT THE SERIES</b>: EelKat's Captured By Faeries is a collection of Monster Porn Short Stories and Novellas, many of which are inspired by classic (and often obscure) Fairy Tales, FolkLore, and Mythology. Most of the titles in this series are very short from less than 5,000 words long to as many as 18,000 words long. Most stories in this series can be read in under an hour or less. Many are short enough to be read in as little as 15 minutes.<br />
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<b>WARNING</b>: While there is strong sexual content in these stories, this series is Horror, not Romance or Erotica! The stories in this series do not have Happy Ever After Endings! If you are looking for HEA, HFN, Romance, or Erotica, you are in the wrong place and this story is not for you. In EelKat's Captured By Faeries, Villains win, Humans die, and Monsters reign supreme. The violence level is often high, in these often Splatter Punk tales of Slasher Gorn Horror. However, while these stories are not "true Erotica", do be aware that they do have highly erotic, often very explicit sexual content in them. This series does classify as Monster Porn on some levels due to all of the stories in the series containing humans having sexual encounters with various monster: Faeries, ghosts, demons, weres, shifters, mythical creatures, aliens, vampires, merfolk, and other types of monsters. All titles in this series are M-Rated/18+ and intended for adults only!<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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Short story author EelKat Wendy Christine Allen lives in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, with a Chihuahua, a rabbit, 13 rescued feral cats, where she has been writing Horror, Science Fiction, Weird/Bizarro, Historical, Satirical Dark Humor, Gorn, Gothic, Alien Erotica, Space Fantasy, & Historical Romance and Monster Porn Flash Fiction & Short Stories since 1978.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this story now for free.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MT5AY14">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MT5AY14</a><br />
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I hope you will enjoy reading these stories as much as I have enjoyed writing them for you.<br />
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~Many hugs & kisses From EelKat<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Eight Hour Fiction #2<br />
<b>Author</b>: Travis Hill<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Science Fiction/Humor<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 6,954 words (plus additional bonus content)<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 8 hours<br />
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The Eight Hour Challenge, inspired by best-selling author J.A. Konrath is back! If you enjoyed "Eight Hour Fiction #1" (permanently free here at Amazon), and want more of the story, look no further that this new Kindle Unlimited exclusive:<br />
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"Friends With Benefits" (5,560 words, teen+) - Gxkxl the hapless alien is back, and this time he's found his niche as a mob enforcer for a local Russian crew. Between intimidation and polishing his comedy, Gxkxl makes a new friend to confide in.<br />
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"General Megatron #2" (1,394 words, safe for children) - General Megatron's escape from the Doom Lord's prison of tortures is compromised by the Evil Queen Mother, but the wily general is no stranger to hopeless situations.<br />
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Stay tuned for monthly installments of the ongoing adventures of Gxkxl and General Megatron!<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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I'm an author from Boise, Idaho. I live with my superhero wife and five completely worthless but loveable cats.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this story now for free.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MRZFD08">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MRZFD08</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Bringing a Ghost to Life<br />
<b>Author</b>: Meg Cooper<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Paranormal Romance<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 7,000 words<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 8 hours<br />
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Rebecca Fletcher and her sorority sisters plan to spend Halloween night in a supposedly haunted abandoned frat house. Legend says that if you stay in the frat, the ghost will visit you and give you an unbelievable night of passion. Rebecca doesn’t believe in the legend, much less ghosts. But when the ghost of Lawrence Lawson — Law, for short — visits, Rebecca finds she may just want to open her mind. And body.<br />
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Bringing a Ghost to Life is a short erotic paranormal romance. The story contains strong sexual themes, and is not intended for readers under the age of 18.<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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Meg Cooper loves magic in all its forms, from paranormal elements to the power of love. Her stories combine magic with a large dose of humor. She writes from her home in Ohio, generally on the couch in pj’s with two cats sleeping on her. And a large mug of coffee close at hand. Lots and lots of coffee.<br />
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<b>Date(s) Free</b>: Eventually this title will be free in all major outlets. In the meantime, please consider supporting this author by purchasing it from your favorite vendor.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N56DZVC">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N56DZVC</a><br />
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iTunes: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id914095286">https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id914095286</a><br />
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Kobo: <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/bringing-a-ghost-to-life">http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/bringing-a-ghost-to-life</a><br />
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Inktera: <a href="http://www.inktera.com/store/title/4fd29fa8-27b1-438b-9c1c-15f18efb7738">http://www.inktera.com/store/title/4fd29fa8-27b1-438b-9c1c-15f18efb7738</a><br />
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Versent: <a href="http://www.versentbooks.com/store/title/4fd29fa8-27b1-438b-9c1c-15f18efb7738">http://www.versentbooks.com/store/title/4fd29fa8-27b1-438b-9c1c-15f18efb7738</a><br />
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Nook: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/2940046246636">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/2940046246636</a><br />
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I found that I worked well with this short length. I really enjoyed writing it, and plan on doing several more in the next months.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Bible Camp<br />
<b>Author</b>: Rob Volver<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Horror<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 12,200 words<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 8 hours<br />
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When a group of young people are sent by their church to clean up an old bible camp in the mountains, none of them know the
secrets of the tragedy that happened there decades earlier. Meeting with the camp’s caretaker, they soon learn some of the tale, but it’s only when night falls and death strikes that they discover true pain and terror. As they are slain one by one, those left struggle to survive, racing through the camp and the woods while searching for safety. But when axes fall and hatchets are slung, throats cut and heads removed, can any hope to live through the night?<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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Rob Volver is retired, raising chickens and shooting targets in his spare time. He writes for the pleasure and hopes others find pleasure in his writing.<br />
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<b>Date(s) Free</b>: September 5th. Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this story now for free.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N6IJPK4">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N6IJPK4</a><br />
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This was just what I needed to get me writing again after a long while off. It's my homage (i.e. blatant rip-off) to 80s horror movies. I am considering a sequel, maybe even a series if readers show interest.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Intuitive Fate<br />
<b>Author</b>: Sonny Gray<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotica<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 3,850 words<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 9.5 hours (which included beta and edit)<br />
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Jorik's life involves simply trying to survive in a war-torn land. A small commune of outcasts have gathered together, fellow elves as well as human, and they look to Jorik as their leader. It's not a role he desires, but it's a role he's taken and he does his best to see to their safety.<br />
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While out checking on animal traps to help to feed the commune, he is taken prisoner by a lover from his past who is now a powerful warlord for a band of outlaw elves. Tension builds as Jorik tries to determine what his ex-lover wants until they seek the solace in each other's arms for a short time of hot elf action.<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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Loves beer, erotica, the dog, the partner...the order depends on atmospheric factors. And moon phase.<br />
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<b>Date(s) Free</b>: September 6 and 7, and also available through Kindle Unlimited<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N1N3TNI">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N1N3TNI</a><br />
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Had more of a head's start on getting this written, along with a fast beta/edit. Hooray for advanced planning!<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Through A Fog<br />
<b>Author</b>: Hollis Shiloh<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Gay Romance/Fantasy<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 15,000 words<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: ~8 hours<br />
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Seasickness and an annoying (and strangely attractive) officer are the least of Mark's worries as he transports a huge, magical egg across the ocean on a wooden ship. Because the egg is beginning to hatch...<br />
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Heat level: Low<br />
Angst: Some<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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Hollis Shiloh writes love stories about men, also called gay romance or m/m romance, with the preferred genres of contemporary, historical, and fantasy. Hollis's stories tend towards the sweet rather than the spicy. When not writing, the author enjoys reading, retro music, and being around animals.<br />
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<b>Date(s) Free</b>: Download your copy when it's free -- August 27th through 31st -- or borrow now through Kindle Unlimited!<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N1LNFRK">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N1LNFRK</a><br />
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To be added to the author's mailing list for updates, or to contact the author for other reasons, please write to <a href="mailto:Hollis.Shiloh@gmail.com">Hollis.Shiloh@gmail.com</a><br />
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Blog: <a href="http://hollisshiloh.blogspot.com/">http://hollisshiloh.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Breakup<br />
<b>Author</b>: Ryanna Hart<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotica<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 9,360 words<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: ~8 hours<br />
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An erotic short story. Tyler is out shooting pool with his friend when he accidentally spills beer on a pretty redhead named Emma. In an attempt at chivalry, he invites her back to his nearby apartment so she can borrow a few of his girlfriend’s clothes. But his girlfriend, Alexis, comes home unexpectedly, and when she sees Emma she accuses Tyler of cheating on her. When Alexis reveals a shocking secret the real fireworks begin.<br />
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Contains graphic descriptions of sex. Adults only.<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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Ryanna Hart is the author of over a dozen erotic short stories.<br />
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<b>Date(s) Free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this story now for free.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Breakup-Ryanna-Hart-ebook/dp/B00N1AVSE8">http://www.amazon.com/Breakup-Ryanna-Hart-ebook/dp/B00N1AVSE8</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Bottling Farts, Inc., Episode 1: Disheveled<br />
<b>Author</b>: Donald Rump<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Humor/Fart Fiction<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 2,800<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: ~9 hours<br />
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THE F**KING IDIOT . . .<br />
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Vlad Wieckowski has seen better days. With only the clothes on his back, he's out of money, out of luck, and out of gas.<br />
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CONFRONTS THE EVIL PINT-SIZED BASTARD . . .<br />
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That little sh*t Henry Winkle is at it again, and this time he's got warehouses full of toxic gas at his disposal. Can anyone stop his evil plot to gas the world?<br />
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AND GETS F**KED OVER BY A MYSTERIOUS DIPSH*T AGENT . . .<br />
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By his letter he is known.<br />
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W.<br />
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W for Wacky. W for Wicked. W for WTF?!<br />
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WILL THE INDELIBLE SH*THEAD GET HIS REVENGE?<br />
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<i>Or is mankind totally f**ked?</i><br />
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Disheveled is the first episode of an ongoing serial, created specifically for the Eight Hour Fiction Challenge. Each installment is approximately 3,000 words.<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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When he's not writing about old, crusty farts, Donald Rump writes about actual farts--the stinkier the better. He is also an advocate of the No Fart Left Behind program and marriage equality for all gaseous entities great and small.<br />
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Mr. Rump lives in Southern Maryland with his pet fart Floofy.<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this story now for free.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bottling-Farts-Inc-Episode-Disheveled-ebook/dp/B00MW4QLB4/">http://www.amazon.com/Bottling-Farts-Inc-Episode-Disheveled-ebook/dp/B00MW4QLB4/</a><br />
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It's the stinkiest serial ever! Dedicated to the creator of the Eight Hour Fiction Challenge, Joe Konrath.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: In the Hands of the Smith<br />
<b>Author</b>: Misti Wolanski<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Fantasy<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 3,200<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: It took me 9.42 hours (565 minutes) for everything—drafting, editing, cover design, file formatting, and upload to 5 different sites. A full 3 hours of that time was because I decided to make a new formatting template, replete with custom scene break images. If not for that, I could've had formatting done in 30 minutes and had everything done in 7 hrs.<br />
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For women like Flory, fear comes far more easily than trust. Is the strange dwarf visitor another person she should fear, or might he be what she needs, to be able to trust again?<br />
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(A short story of about 3,200 words / 11 pages / 12 minutes for the average reader.)<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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Misti Wolanski has always loved to play in fantasy land, though it took her a while to realize that her mind games were fun enough that others would want to join in, too. In her spare time, she likes crocheting and knitting jewelry, baby clothes, and small toys. However, unlike the narrator in the popular-on-Wattpad A Fistful of Fire, she does not embroider.<br />
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She also writes dystopia (as Cara Lee), dark fantasy for adults (as Carralee Byrd), and space opera (as Misty White).<br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: N/A (Newsletter subscribers got it free.)<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Smashwords: <a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/468128?ref=Carradee">http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/468128?ref=Carradee</a><br />
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The first hour or so was actually "wasted", more or less, because I threw it all out and started over. The story came from a newsletter drawing; newsletter subscribers can tell me someone whose PoV they want to see a story from, and I run a drawing once every 3 months. This is the first such requested story that I finished, and the fan who won it very much enjoyed it. :-)<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Unleash Thyself<br />
<b>Author</b>: Carpe Diem<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Inspirational<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 3,500 words<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: ~10 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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On the second week of the new semester, Professor Augustus Tripp poses two compelling questions to his students: "How does one write faster?" and more importantly, "Why would one want to become a faster writer?" Although the thought of writing fast seems like a bad idea on the surface, the old man has a deeper point to help unlock their true potential.<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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Carpe Diem lives by one philosophy only--<i>to seize the day!</i><br />
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<b>Date(s) free</b>: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this story now for free.</span><br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MO1TA2M/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00MO1TA2M&linkCode=as2&tag=thwoofsego-20&linkId=KZT6IBJTW5MPXJDO">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MO1TA2M/ </a><br />
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<b>Additional Comments</b><br />
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Unleash Thyself was written in honor of Robin Williams, a masterful comedian and actor who recently passed away. Although the story was written the day before Mr. Williams died, part of him echoes in the work. His films have touched me for so long, I'm not surprised to find a little piece of him inside me.<br />
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You will be missed Robin, for many years to come.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Spoiled<br />
<b>Author</b>: Craig Hansen<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Suspense<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 10,130 words<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 11 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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What if you had enough money to get whatever you wanted, from the time you were a child? Would it corrupt you, or could you learn how to lead a good life?<br />
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Mike wrestles with these question, even in the midst of a life that always seems to be falling apart. His mother dedicates herself to raising him with a work ethic, values, and a sense of the worth of a dollar and an honest day's work.<br />
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Will it be enough? Or is he already SPOILED?<br />
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Spoiled is the first book in the Spoiled Rotten trilogy and runs approximately ten thousand words in length, or just under fifty pages. This novelette will touch your heart and make you wonder whether you're safe every time someone asks you, "Why are you crying?"<br />
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Look for Rotten, Book 2 in the trilogy, coming soon.<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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Craig Hansen is the author of Most Likely, Shada, Under Contract, The Devohrah Initiative, and Nice Girl Like You. He lives in the greater Portland, Oregon area with his wife, his 92-year-old father, two cats, and a dog.<br />
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<b>Date(s) Free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this story for free.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Spoiled-Rotten-Book-1-ebook/dp/B00N7626J2/">http://www.amazon.com/Spoiled-Rotten-Book-1-ebook/dp/B00N7626J2/</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: The Cork and the Bottle<br />
<b>Author</b>: Cora Buhlert<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Mystery<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 4,400 words<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 12, not counting the publishing delay<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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When the landlord of "The Cork and the Bottle" ends up dead in a puddle of blood on the floor of his own pub, the case seems clear. The teen burglars who broke into the pub to steal the contents of the till are the culprits.<br />
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But there are things about the case that just don’t add up. And eventually, Detective Inspector Helen Shepherd begins to suspect that the killers are to be found much closer to home...<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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Cora Buhlert was born and bred in North Germany, where she still lives today – after time spent in London, Singapore, Rotterdam and Mississippi. Cora holds an MA degree in English from the University of Bremen and is currently working towards her PhD. Cora has been writing, since she was a teenager, and has published stories, articles and poetry in various international magazines. When she is not writing, she works as a translator and teacher. Visit her on the web at <a href="http://www.corabuhlert.com/">www.corabuhlert.com</a> or follow her on Twitter under @CoraBuhlert.<br />
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<b>Date(s) Free</b>: On Scribd with subscription and on XinXii until September 8th with coupon code 8HOURAUG<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Amazon.com: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N0A0WKA">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N0A0WKA</a><br />
B&N: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cork-and-the-bottle-cora-buhlert/1120196058?ean=2940150706750">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cork-and-the-bottle-cora-buhlert/1120196058?ean=2940150706750</a><br />
Kobo: <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/de-DE/ebook/the-cork-and-the-bottle">http://store.kobobooks.com/de-DE/ebook/the-cork-and-the-bottle</a><br />
Apple: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id912271557">https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id912271557</a><br />
Scribd: <a href="http://de.scribd.com/book/237636863/The-Cork-and-the-Bottle">http://de.scribd.com/book/237636863/The-Cork-and-the-Bottle</a><br />
XinXii: <a href="https://www.xinxii.com/en/the-cork-and-the-bottle-p-354905.html">https://www.xinxii.com/en/the-cork-and-the-bottle-p-354905.html</a><br />
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<b>Additional Comments</b><br />
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I put up a post about how I wrote my eight hour challenge book here:<br />
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<a href="http://pegasus-pulp.com/2014/08/29/the-eight-hour-fiction-challenge-for-august-and-the-cork-and-the-bottle/">http://pegasus-pulp.com/2014/08/29/the-eight-hour-fiction-challenge-for-august-and-the-cork-and-the-bottle/</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Five Reasons Why Dating Hot Chicks Is A Bad Idea<br />
<b>Author</b>: Donald Rump<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Bad Dating Advice/Humor<br />
<b>Total Words</b>: 7,000+ words<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: ~18 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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You found her! The hottest chick you've ever laid eyes on wants you and only you.<br />
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But aren't you forgetting something?<br />
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You're broke, and this chick is way out of your league. She's scorching hot and you're…well…lucky to have her. Or so you think...<br />
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This short volume will help demystify the impact of high maintenance hotties and encourage you to resist the urge to go into debt to appease her.<br />
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EXCERPT FROM FIVE REASONS WHY DATING HOT CHICKS IS A BAD IDEA<br />
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Face it: You’re a cheap bastard! So cheap, it’s amazing that you can find a date at all. Even your five-year-old brother who doesn’t have a dollar to his name isn’t as cheap as your sorry ass. Still, there might be good reason not to date that hot chick you met at the mall last week; reasons that go far beyond conventional wisdom that you’ve considered thus far.<br />
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Let this guide be a warning to you, because dating hot chicks isn’t all it’s cracked up to be!<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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When he's not writing about old, crusty farts, Donald Rump writes about actual farts--the stinkier the better. He is also an advocate of the No Fart Left Behind program and marriage equality for all gaseous entities great and small. Apparently, he also gives dating advice.<br />
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Mr. Rump lives in Southern Maryland with his pet fart Floofy.<br />
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<b>Date(s) Free</b>: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read this story now for free.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N1F8WLK/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00N1F8WLK&linkCode=as2&tag=thwoofsego-20&linkId=VGTZNJAAYWO7NW2Y">http://www.amazon.com/Five-Reasons-Dating-Chicks-Idea-ebook/dp/B00N1F8WLK/</a><br />
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Apparently, I give dating advice, too...Scott Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276077650234517880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987311092849371450.post-36242208385925577922014-09-01T09:59:00.001-07:002014-09-01T10:02:10.042-07:00Eight Hour Fiction Challenge + Fantastic Finishes (September 2014)It's September already, and that means it's time for the next Eight Hour Fiction Challenge! A lot has changed from when the challenge was first issued by Joe Konrath. The most notable addition comes this month. Please take note of Rule #9 (Fantastic Finishes):<br />
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<i>Starting September 2014, I will accept entries for Fantastic Finishes. These are works that are started but not finished. By investing as little as 8 hours (or up to the maximum 24), an author can challenge themselves to bring closure to their languishing work as well as edit, design a cover, and publish it on one of the major vendors' stores. A special Fantastic Finishes section will be added to the monthly results and has the same requirements (Author, Title, etc.) as other entries. Please mention that it's one of the Fantastic Finishes in your correspondence so that it can be added to the appropriate section.</i></blockquote>
If you have an incomplete work that's sitting on your hard drive, invest 8 hours into it (or up to 24) and see if you can finish it. I'd be happy to add it to the new Fantastic Finishes section that we'll be featuring.<br />
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Good luck, and hope to see you at the finish line!<br />
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THE IDEA<br />
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To write, edit and publish a work of fiction in eight hours or less. You are free to write whatever you wish. The author is responsible for all aspects of the creative process, including cover creation (whether you do it yourself or have someone else do it) and posting it to at least one major e-book vendor (typically Amazon).<br />
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RULES<br />
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1. Everyone is welcome to participate in the challenge.<br />
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2. You may take the challenge as often as you like.<br />
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3. You are free to write whatever you like. No work will be excluded because of its subject matter or genre. <br />
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4. The hours worked do not have to be consecutive.<br />
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5. Although writers are encouraged to attempt the challenge in 8 hours or less, you may use up to 24 hours to ensure quality and completion of your work.<br />
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6. E-mail me the following details to <a href="mailto:donaldrump@segordon.com">donaldrump@segordon.com</a> by 11:59 p.m. on the last day of the month:<br />
<ul>
<li>Title</li>
<li>Author Name</li>
<li>Genre</li>
<li>Total Words</li>
<li>Completion Time (This is used to determine the 8/12/24 hour categories.)</li>
<li>Book Cover (Please limit this to 350 pixels in width.)</li>
<li>Description</li>
<li>About The Author (No limitations. Include information about your blog and other forms of social media here.)</li>
<li>Date(s) free</li>
<li>Link(s) (If it's not on Amazon, a link to one of the other major vendors will do. Affiliate links are accepted.)</li>
<li>Additional Comments (Optional. Tell us what you learned from the challenge, obstacles that you had to overcome, shameless promotion, etc.)</li>
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Early submissions are encouraged and will be added to the <a href="http://eighthourfictionchallenge.blogspot.com/p/submissions.html">Submissions for the Current Challenge</a> page.<br />
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7. If your book is in Kindle Unlimited, I may grab a copy, earning you a borrow and (possibly) a review.<br />
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8. A link back to the Eight Hour Fiction Challenge in your e-book is appreciated but not required.<br />
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9. Starting September 2014, I will accept entries for Fantastic Finishes. These are works that are started but not finished. By investing as little as 8 hours (or up to the maximum 24), an author can challenge themselves to bring closure to their languishing work as well as edit, design a cover, and publish it on one of the major vendors' stores. A special Fantastic Finishes section will be added to the monthly results and has the same requirements (Author, Title, etc.) as other entries. Please mention that it's one of the Fantastic Finishes in your correspondence so that it can be added to the appropriate section.<br />
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COMMENTS<br />
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Let's not ruin it for those who are participating. If you disagree with what we are doing, refrain from commenting here and start your own blog or thread instead.<br />
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If you find something that you really enjoy, please consider leaving the author a review.<br />
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Please, don't be shy or intimidated. Take a chance on yourself. You'll be glad you did!<br />
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And yes, I will be taking the challenge myself every month.<br />
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So what are you waiting for? <i>Write your masterpiece today!</i>Scott Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276077650234517880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987311092849371450.post-34473026350631098382014-08-15T20:16:00.001-07:002014-08-15T20:16:45.324-07:00Eight Hour Fiction Half-Month Challenge (August 2014)The notable difference between this month and the last is the late start. Feel free to write whatever you want, and if you put your title in Kindle Unlimited, I'll read it. All participants will have their entries added to the official website. <i>Have fun!</i><br />
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THE IDEA<br />
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To write, edit and publish a work of fiction in eight hours or less. Feel free to write whatever you wish, no restrictions. The author is responsible for all aspects of the creative process, including cover creation (whether you do it yourself or have someone else do it) and posting it to at least one major e-book vendor (typically Amazon).<br />
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RULES<br />
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1. Everyone is welcome to participate in the challenge.<br />
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2. You may take the challenge as often as you like.<br />
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3. You are free to write whatever you like. No work will be excluded because of its subject matter or genre.<br />
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4. The hours worked do not have to be consecutive.<br />
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5. Although writers are encouraged to attempt the challenge in eight hours or less, they may use up to 24 hours to ensure quality and completion of their work.<br />
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6. E-mail me the following details to donaldrump@segordon.com by <b>11:59 p.m., August 31st, 2014</b> (early submissions help tremendously):<br />
<ul>
<li>Title</li>
<li>Author Name</li>
<li>Genre</li>
<li>Total Words</li>
<li>Completion Time (This is used to determine the 8/12/24 hour categories.)</li>
<li>Book Cover (Please limit this to 350 pixels in width.)</li>
<li>Description</li>
<li>About The Author (No more than a paragraph or two.)</li>
<li>Date(s) free</li>
<li>Link(s) (If it's not on Amazon, a link to one of the other major vendors will do. Affiliate links are accepted.)</li>
<li>Additional Comments (Optional. Tell us what you learned from the challenge, obstacles that you had to overcome, shameless promotion, etc.)</li>
</ul>
Results will be posted here the first Saturday following the end of the month. If you're looking to conserve your free days, that Sunday may be your best bet.<br />
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COMMENTS<br />
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Please don't ruin it for those who are participating. If you disagree with what we're doing, refrain from commenting here and start your own thread instead.<br />
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If you read something that you really like, please consider leaving the author a review.<br />
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Please, don't be shy or intimidated. Take a chance on yourself. You'll be glad you did!<br />
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And yes, I will be taking the challenge at least once more this month.<br />
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So what are you waiting for? <i>Write your masterpiece today!</i>Scott Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276077650234517880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987311092849371450.post-81026058708550423632014-08-02T03:37:00.001-07:002014-08-03T11:38:10.110-07:00Eight Hour Fiction Challenge Results (July 2014)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Title</b>: Making Do<br />
<b>Author</b>: Sonny Gray<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotica<br />
<b>Length</b>: 1,700 words<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: ~7 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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While on a road trip for Spring Break, Sam and his friends have to hole up in a hotel while their car gets repaired. It's hot, it's humid, he hasn't had sex in a while, and Sam's patience is on a short fuse.<br />
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With a shortage of options, Sam does the only thing he knows to do, kick his friends out for a little 'private time'.<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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Sonny writes erotica. No, let's face it, Sonny writes porn. Sonny loves to write porn. It's all about porn.<br />
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<b>Date(s) Free</b>: This title can be read for free with Kindle Unlimited. It is also available for free download 8/3/14 - 8/4/14.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MBURN8O">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MBURN8O</a><br />
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<b>Additional Comments</b><br />
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This challenge did what it was supposed to do. It got my butt in the chair and my fingers on the keyboard. I endeavored to stay within the 8 hours from nuts to bolts (I'm an erotica writer, sue me) and I skated in with a handful (HA, I kill me) of minutes to spare.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: Seeing Red<br />
<b>Author</b>: Cora Buhlert<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Crime<br />
<b>Length</b>: 4,600 words (3,600 words + 1,000-word bonus story)<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: ~10 hours<br />
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<b>Description</b><br />
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Two tales of bad relationships, angry women and murder...<br />
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SEEING RED<br />
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It was supposed to be just sex. But then Dan gradually wormed his way into Maggie’s life and into her apartment. And though Dan insists that he loves her, Maggie suspects he is far more interested in her sixty inch plasma screen.
Living together brings out the vast differences between Maggie and Dan. And so Maggie’s patience is stretched to a breaking point to a breaking point, until an argument about pasta sauce and Dan’s addiction to ketchup lead to murder...<br />
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THIRD TIME LUCKY<br />
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Hilda’s abusive husband Walter has already survived two massive heart attacks. But the third time’s a charm… or is it?<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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Cora Buhlert was born and bred in North Germany, where she still lives today – after time spent in London, Singapore, Rotterdam and Mississippi. Cora holds an MA degree in English from the University of Bremen and is currently working towards her PhD. Cora has been writing, since she was a teenager, and has published stories, articles and poetry in various international magazines. When she is not writing, she works as a translator and teacher. Visit her on the web at www.corabuhlert.com or follow her on Twitter under @CoraBuhlert.<br />
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<b>Date(s) Free</b>: Free at XinXii from July 31 till August 9 with coupon code 8HOUR3 Also free to borrow at Scribd.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LUABUWQ">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LUABUWQ</a><br />
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B&N: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seeing-red-cora-buhlert/1119960439?ean=2940149824953">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seeing-red-cora-buhlert/1119960439?ean=2940149824953</a><br />
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Kobo: <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/de-DE/ebook/seeing-red-27">http://store.kobobooks.com/de-DE/ebook/seeing-red-27</a><br />
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Apple: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id899327853">https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id899327853</a><br />
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XinXii: <a href="http://www.xinxii.com/en/seeing-red-p-353975.html">http://www.xinxii.com/en/seeing-red-p-353975.html</a><br />
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Scribd: <a href="http://de.scribd.com/book/234037800/Seeing-Red">http://de.scribd.com/book/234037800/Seeing-Red</a><br />
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I wrote a blogpost about taking the challenge and writing the story here:<br />
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<a href="http://pegasus-pulp.com/2014/07/30/the-eight-hour-e-book-challenge-no-3-and-seeing-red/">http://pegasus-pulp.com/2014/07/30/the-eight-hour-e-book-challenge-no-3-and-seeing-red/</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Return of the Wanderers: A Terminal Reset Random Access Memory (Terminal Reset Random Access Memories Book 1)<br />
<b>Author</b>: A.E. Williams<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Hard Science Fiction<br />
<b>Length</b>: TBD<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: 8-10 hours<br />
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An ancient alien spacecraft returns from an ages long deep-space mission to its home planet - Mars. As they traverse the Sol system, the crew discovers the devastating effects left behind from The Wave on the outer planets. They stop at Mars, and then detect that there is an interplanetary war occurring between Earth and something located on its Moon. They decide to investigate...<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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A.E. Williams has a unique background of military experience, aerospace engineering and intelligence analysis.<br />
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Born near Pittsburgh, A.E. Williams is man of a mystery. As a young man, Williams served the United States government in various capacities, which he then followed with ten years as an outfitter. Williams finally retired and moved down to rural central Florida, where he ran a medium - sized tilapia farm. He did his writing at night, usually accompanied by a bottle of Maker's Mark bourbon and a large supply of Classic Dr. Pepper and ice.<br />
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Williams and his wife had one child, a boy. The mother died during childbirth from complications arising from delivery. In a tragic unfortunate turn of events, the son died in a freak accident at the age of two. He apparently had fallen into one of the fish tanks on the farm, since his body was never recovered. Williams never has remarried.<br />
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<b>Date(s) Free</b>: Other titles in this series can be read for free with Kindle Unlimited.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Return-Wanderers-Terminal-Random-Memories-ebook/dp/B00MBSH2K0/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1407000120&sr=1-3&keywords=return+of+the+wanderers">http://www.amazon.com/Return-Wanderers-Terminal-Random-Memories-ebook/dp/B00MBSH2K0/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1407000120&sr=1-3&keywords=return+of+the+wanderers</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: All An Author Needs<br />
<b>Author</b>: WTF Man<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Humor<br />
<b>Length</b>: 3,600 words<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: ~10 hours<br />
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Clyde Perkins has an idea in his mind and a gun to his head. If only he could convince the hitman that has been sent to kill him to spare a few more minutes so that he can finish off his latest masterpiece. When all attempts fail, perhaps humor in the one thing that can win over the cold-blooded assassin.<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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WTF does WTF Man write? No one knows for sure.<br />
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<b>Date(s) Free</b>: This title can be read for free with Kindle Unlimited. It is also available for free download 8/2/14 - 8/4/14.<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/All-Author-Needs-WTF-Man-ebook/dp/B00M9AG9EA">http://www.amazon.com/All-Author-Needs-WTF-Man-ebook/dp/B00M9AG9EA</a><br />
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<b>Title</b>: The Froggy-balled Prince<br />
<b>Author</b>: Baron Bunghole<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Erotic Humor<br />
<b>Length</b>: 5,300 words<br />
<b>Completion Time</b>: ~12 hours<br />
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One fine evening you sit down in your favorite, cozy chair and realize that the classics got it all wrong. There's another version of The Frog-Prince--your favorite fairy tale of all time--and it's far too graphic for tender eyes or the faint of heart. And breaking the spell is far more difficult this time. Can an enchanted prince convince a princess to have raucous sex with him or will he remain a three-testicle frog forever? Well, it just so happens that one such slut is up to the task! If only the prince weren't such a schmuck...<br />
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<b>About The Author</b><br />
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Baron Bunghole is a bunghole. <em>Is there anything more to know?</em><br />
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<b>Date(s) Free</b>: This title is available for free 8/1/14 - 8/31/14 at Smashwords. Coupon Code: EA27Y<br />
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<b>Where to Find It</b><br />
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Apple: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/froggy-balled-prince-fairy/id898096465?mt=11">https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/froggy-balled-prince-fairy/id898096465?mt=11</a><br />
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Barnes & Noble: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-froggy-balled-prince-baron-bunghole/1119916340">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-froggy-balled-prince-baron-bunghole/1119916340</a><br />
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Kobo: <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/the-froggy-balled-prince">http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/the-froggy-balled-prince</a><br />
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Smashwords: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/455408">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/455408</a><br />
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Apparently licking a pair of enchanted, froggy balls is forbidden on Amazon!<br />
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<strong>*Honorable Mentions*</strong><br />
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These two works by Angry Games weren't finished in time for the July challenge and may very well be abandoned. That's a shame since one of them is a 30,000-word epic written in under eight hours. (I'd kill to have typing speed like that!) They are available for free download in case you'd like to see what he cooked up.<br />
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HENCHMAN<br />
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<a href="http://www.angrygames.com/angry/files/writing/Henchman-rough-01.mobi">http://www.angrygames.com/angry/files/writing/Henchman-rough-01.mobi</a><br />
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THE SELF-PUBLISHING BIBLE (30,000+ words!)<br />
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<a href="http://www.angrygames.com/angry/files/writing/Self-Pub_bible-01.mobi">http://www.angrygames.com/angry/files/writing/Self-Pub_bible-01.mobi</a><br />
<br />Scott Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276077650234517880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987311092849371450.post-79402296350946723942014-07-13T07:52:00.003-07:002014-08-02T03:21:27.743-07:00Politically Incorrect Eight Hour Challenge (July 2014)There's a lot of negative energy out there these days. Let's put it to good use!<br />
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This month's theme is political correctness, but you are free to write whatever you want. Here are the rules, which can also be found on the tab above:<br />
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THE IDEA<br />
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To write, edit and publish a work of fiction in eight hours or less. You are free to write whatever you wish. The author is responsible for all aspects of the creative process, including cover creation (whether you do it yourself or have someone else do it) and posting it to at least one major e-book vendor (typically Amazon).<br />
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RULES<br />
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1. Everyone is welcome to participate in the challenge.<br />
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2. You may take the challenge as often as you like.<br />
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3. You are free to write whatever you like. No work will be excluded because of its subject matter or genre. You do not have to conform to any politically correct rules.<br />
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4. The hours worked do not have to be consecutive.<br />
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5. Although writers are encouraged to attempt the challenge in eight hours or less, you may use up to 24 hours to ensure quality and completion of your work.<br />
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6. E-mail me the following details to donaldrump@segordon.com by 11:59 p.m., July 31st, 2014 (early submissions help tremendously):<br />
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<li>Title</li>
<li>Author Name</li>
<li>Genre</li>
<li>Total Words</li>
<li>Completion Time (This is used to determine the 8/12/24 hour categories.)</li>
<li>Book Cover (Please limit this to 350 pixels in width.)</li>
<li>Description</li>
<li>About The Author (No more than a paragraph or two.)</li>
<li>Date(s) free</li>
<li>Link(s) (If it's not on Amazon, a link to one of the other major vendors will do. Affiliate links are accepted and encouraged.)</li>
<li>Additional Comments (Optional. Tell us what you learned from the challenge, obstacles that you had to overcome, shameless promotion, etc.)</li>
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All of this information will be added to a spreadsheet so that I can easily sort on genre, length, completion time, etc. I may put this information in a database in the future, but for now a spreadsheet will suffice.<br />
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Results will be posted here on this blog the Saturday following the end of the month. If you're looking to conserve your free days, Sunday may be your best bet.<br />
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COMMENTS<br />
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Let's not ruin it for those who are participating. If you disagree with what we are doing, tough luck! Refrain from commenting here and start your own blog instead.<br />
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If you find something that you really enjoy, please consider leaving the author a review.<br />
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Please, don't be shy or intimidated. Take a chance on yourself. You'll be glad you did!<br />
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And yes, I will be taking the challenge myself every month.<br />
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So what are you waiting for? Write your masterpiece today!Scott Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276077650234517880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987311092849371450.post-45748303595926090102014-02-28T00:00:00.000-08:002014-08-02T03:21:54.485-07:00Eight Hour Challenge Results (February 2014)February was the first full month of restarting the Eight Hour Fiction Challenge, a call to arms for all able authors that <a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2013/08/8-hour-ebook-challenge-winners.html">originated on Joe Konrath's blog</a>. A couple of us informally took the challenge in January, and posted the results <a href="http://segordon.blogspot.com/2014/02/eight-hour-fiction-challenge-february.html">here</a>.
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I hope you'll enjoy what authors came up this month. Hopefully we'll have a better turnout in March<br />
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Title: The Most Wonderful Day<br />
Author: Scott Gordon<br />
Genre: Humor<br />
Length: 1,250 words<br />
Completion Time: 4 hours
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Martin Freeman finally took the plunge. He quit his day job to become a full time author and isn't looking back. Brimming with confidence, he's concerned how his wife Greta will take the news. Although being your own boss is liberating, it's also quite scary. If things don't work out, there's no one else to blame but him, a point Greta will most certainly remind him.
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But he'll make it work. He's sure of it.
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It's just a matter of convincing his wife…
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EXCERPT FROM THE MOST WONDERFUL DAY
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“Today is the most wonderful day in the world.” Martin Freeman stepped inside his humble home and kissed his wife Greta.
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“And why is that, dear?” She scanned over the Food Section of the Washington Post and turned the page.
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“Because I’m free to write whatever I want.” He slung his jacket over a chair and pulled it next to her.
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“I thought you were already free to write whatever you want.” Greta did not look up. “That’s why you decided not to waste your time submitting your manuscript to traditional publishers and work independently.”
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“That’s true, but it’s so much more than that,” he beamed.
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Suspicious, she put down the newspaper and looked him in the eye. “I know that look.” She bit her lip. “What did you do?”
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About The Author
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Scott Gordon is the author of several children's books, including My Little Pet Dragon, My Crazy Pet Frog, Pigtastic, A Little Book About You, A Pocketful of Dinosaurs, Ninja Robot Repairmen and If I Were A Robot. Currently he is hard at work on multiple projects: Secret Agent Disco Dancer, Braedyn Bunny and the Missing Eggs, Baby Bee, Aveline & the Great Pumpkin Bash and more!
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Date(s) Free
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March 12-16 on Amazon.
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Where To Find It
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IVRVXN2/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00IVRVXN2&linkCode=as2&tag=thwoofsego-20">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IVRVXN2/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00IVRVXN2&linkCode=as2&tag=thwoofsego-20 </a><br />
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Title: La Flor Más Hermosa<br />
Author: Scott Gordon (author), Ligia Gordon (translator)<br />
Genre: Children's Book/Girls<br />
Length: 500 words or more (picture book)<br />
Completion Time: 3-4 hours book creation and publication, 5-6 hours translation
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Description (Spanish Language)
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La búsqueda para encontrar la más bella flor, lleva a una madre a descubrir el bien más preciado de todos. Con obras de arte deslumbrantes en cada página, esta es una lectura obligada para todas las madres e hijas por igual. Aproximadamente 40 páginas.
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Descripciones de mis otros libros populares para niños se incluyen al final (un adicional de 5 páginas).
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Where to Find It:
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ILYD89M/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00ILYD89M&linkCode=as2&tag=thwoofsego-20">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ILYD89M/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00ILYD89M&linkCode=as2&tag=thwoofsego-20</a><br />
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<i>Note: This following title was written back in August 2013, but was too late to qualify for Joe Konrath's original challenge. Since February was a light month for entries, I decided to include it here. Enjoy!</i><br />
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Title: Something Under the Sea is Drooling: A Halvin and Cobbs Adventure<br />
Author: Ken Naga<br />
Genre: Science Fiction/Comedy<br />
Length: 6,011 words<br />
Completion time: 7 hours, 56 minutes
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Halvin an' Cobbs vs. Cthulhu!
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Halvin "Hal" Ferguson spent his childhood day-dreaming, but even in his wildest imaginings, he never thought he would find himself thrust onto the ragged edge of reality.
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Hal's fantastic and unrestrained imagination placed him at the head of a motley but mighty band of beings known as the Mindknaves who tirelessly battle against the forces from Beyond.
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But now, the Mindknaves are all but gone. They cannot help him. Cthulhu made sure of that.
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Cthulhu - a rancorous and insanely-powerful psyche-shredding force from Beyond has captured Hal's Mom and Dad. Hal knows Cthulhu's plan. The monstrous being of ancient evil plans to force Hal to give up the source of his power - his imagos - and Hal knows that Cthulhu will do anything to get it.
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So why is Hal, accompanied by his ever-faithful friend and guardian, the talisman-toy lion Cobbs, diving straight into the reality-warping citadel-city of R'lyeth--straight for Cthulhu's home?
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Because Hal knows something that Cthulhu doesn't...or at least he hopes he does.
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About The Author
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I love to write. I try to write everyday, but I sometimes fail. Regardless, every time I write I try to write better than I did the last time. I think that makes me a writer. I hope my writing pleases those who read it.
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I am terribly afraid of snakes.
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Additional Comments
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See my original blog post:
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<a href="http://kennaga.blogspot.com/2013/08/trying-something-for-fun.html">http://kennaga.blogspot.com/2013/08/trying-something-for-fun.html </a><br />
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Where You Can Find It
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ICXCSP2">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ICXCSP2 </a><br />
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Title: The Crappiest Author<br />
Author: WTF Man<br />
Genre: Humor<br />
Length: 5,400 words<br />
Completion Time: 22 hours
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Description:
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Borges Svelt set a goal; a goal that he has no hope of achieving: writing 100,000 words in one day. At first he takes baby steps, averaging 25,000 words per day before encountering his first obstacle. With a little ingenuity, can the eccentric author conquer his dream? Or is he totally out of his league?
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About The Author
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Where You Can Find It
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ILWVNXC/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00ILWVNXC&linkCode=as2&tag=thwoofsego-20">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ILWVNXC/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00ILWVNXC&linkCode=as2&tag=thwoofsego-20 </a><br />
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Barnes & Noble: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-crappiest-author-wtf-man/1118732174">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-crappiest-author-wtf-man/1118732174 </a><br />
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Kobo: <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/the-crappiest-author">http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/the-crappiest-author </a><br />
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Smashwords: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/411938?ref=wtfman">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/411938?ref=wtfman</a><span id="goog_1404253720"></span><span id="goog_1404253721"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a>Scott Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276077650234517880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987311092849371450.post-35222391610131807252014-01-31T00:00:00.000-08:002014-07-13T15:15:48.866-07:00Eight Hour Fiction Challenge Results (January 2014)Back in August 2013, bestselling author Joe Konrath issued a challenge to see if his readership could write, edit and publish a work of fiction in under eight hours. This included everything, from the initial concept to cover design. In the end, 140 participants successfully posted their works, myself included, and got recognition in Konrath’s <a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2013/08/8-hour-ebook-challenge-winners.html">epic blog post</a>.
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Afterwards, there was no talk about revisiting the challenge, which disappointed many of us. Sure, classics like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ERBWO98/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00ERBWO98&linkCode=as2&tag=thwoofsego-20">Bottling Farts</a> weren't up for any literary awards, but they were fun to produce and entertaining in their own right. The overall quality was better than expected, which made it all the more puzzling why no one was pushing for a second Eight Hour Fiction Challenge.
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After lengthy deliberation with members of Kindleboards, <a href="http://www.kboards.com/index.php/topic,177233.0.html">the rules were finalized</a> and a target date was set for February 2014.
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Here are the official rules:
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THE IDEA
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To write, edit and publish a work of fiction in eight hours or less. The author is responsible for all aspects of the creative process, including cover creation (whether you do it yourself or have someone else do it) and posting it to at least one major e-book vendor (typically Amazon).
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RULES
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1. Everyone is welcome to participate in the challenge.
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2. You may take the challenge as often as you like.
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3. You are free to write whatever you wish. No work will be excluded because of its subject matter or genre.
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4. The hours worked do not have to be consecutive.
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5. Although writers are encouraged to attempt the challenge in eight hours or less, they may use up to 24 hours to ensure quality and completion of their work.
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6. E-mail me the following details to donaldrump@segordon.com by 11:59 p.m., February 28th, 2014 (early submissions help tremendously):
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<li>Book Title</li>
<li>Author Name</li>
<li>Genre</li>
<li>Total Words</li>
<li>Completion time (This is used to determine the 8/12/24 hour categories.)</li>
<li>Book Cover (Please limit this to 300 pixels in width.)</li>
<li>Description</li>
<li>Author Bio (No more than a paragraph or two.)</li>
<li>Date(s) free</li>
<li>Link(s) to your entry on Amazon (If it's not on Amazon, a link to one of the other major vendors will do. Affiliate links are accepted and encouraged.)</li>
<li>Comments (Optional. Tell us what you learned from the challenge, obstacles that you had to overcome, etc.)</li>
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All of this information will be added to a spreadsheet so that I can easily sort on genre, length, completion time, etc. I may put this information in a database in the future, but for now a spreadsheet will suffice.
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Results will be posted on my personal blog http://segordon.blogspot.com the first Saturday following the end of the month. If you're looking to conserve your free days, that Sunday may be your best bet. In the future, I may give the Eight-Hour Fiction Challenge its own blog or website, but let's get through the first challenge first!
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Additional blogs are welcome to include the results of the Eight-Hour Fiction Challenge. Just contact me and I'd be happy to share the source code (and most importantly, images) so that it can be easily posted on your website/blog and there isn't a duplication of effort. <br />
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JANUARY CHALLENGE
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Although I was still incorporating feedback for the official rollout in February, a few of us took the challenge anyways. (Once you’ve done it a couple times, it becomes quite addicting.) Here are the two submitted entries:
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Title: The Iron Border<br />
Author: Cora Buhlert<br />
Genre: Dystopian Science Fiction<br />
Length: 5,600 words<br />
Completion Time: 11-12 hours
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Ana has lived in the shadow of death all her life. For when she was six years old, a TV broadcast announced that an asteroid would hit the Earth twenty-two years later, extinguishing all life as we know it.
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As Ana grew up, she put her faith in the worldwide lottery supposed to select the chosen ten thousand, the survivors of humanity who would escape the doomed planet in giant space arks.
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But the lottery is not as fair and unbiased as Ana has been led to believe. And even her best efforts to turn herself into someone who would be useful aboard the great space arks do not bring Ana any closer to the gleaming shuttles that are being constructed behind the iron border only a few miles away…
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About The Author
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Cora Buhlert was born and bred in North Germany, where she still lives today – after time spent in London, Singapore, Rotterdam and Mississippi. Cora holds an MA degree in English from the University of Bremen and is currently working towards her PhD. Cora has been writing, since she was a teenager, and has published stories, articles and poetry in various international magazines. When she is not writing, she works as a translator and teacher. Visit her on the web at: <a href="http://www.corabuhlert.com/">http://www.corabuhlert.com</a>.
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Read <a href="http://pegasus-pulp.com/2014/02/08/the-iron-border-and-the-eight-hour-e-book-challenge/">Cora's experience</a> taking the Eight Hour Fiction Challenge.<br />
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Where To Get It Free
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XinXii: <a href="http://www.xinxii.com/en/the-iron-border-p-350154.html">http://www.xinxii.com/en/the-iron-border-p-350154.html</a><br />
Use coupon code 8HOUR2 (valid until 02/11/2014).<br />
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DriveThruFiction: <a href="http://www.drivethrufiction.com/browse.php?discount=87796">http://www.drivethrufiction.com/browse.php?discount=87796</a><br />
(Discount expires on 02/11/2014.)
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I3TO5RY">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I3TO5RY</a><br />
B&N: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-iron-border-cora-buhlert/1118357741?ean=2940148206866&itm=1&usri=2940148206866">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-iron-border-cora-buhlert/1118357741?ean=2940148206866&itm=1&usri=2940148206866</a><br />
Kobo: <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/de-DE/ebook/the-iron-border">http://store.kobobooks.com/de-DE/ebook/the-iron-border</a><br />
ARe: <a href="https://www.omnilit.com/product-theironborder-1410636-245.html">https://www.omnilit.com/product-theironborder-1410636-245.html</a>
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Title: The $500 Question<br />
Author: Donald Rump<br />
Genre: Fart Fiction/Humor<br />
Length: 2,100 words<br />
Completion Time: 6 hours
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Perkins Deadwood can't believe his ears. His twelve-year-old son just asked for a pet fart for Christmas. And not just any fart, a Spanish fart. Hay caramba!
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Can the used car salesman talk his son out of it? Or is this Christmas really going to stink?
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For mature (and not so mature) audiences.
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About The Author
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When he's not writing about old, crusty farts, Donald Rump writes about actual farts--the stinkier the better. He is also an advocate of the No Fart Left Behind program and marriage equality for all gaseous entities great and small.
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Mr. Rump lives in Southern Maryland with his pet fart Floofy.
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Where To Get It Free
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Smashwords: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/395386?ref=donaldrump">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/395386?ref=donaldrump</a><br />
Use Coupon Code LW73P (valid until 2/22/2014).<br />
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Additional Links
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Donald Rump Direct: <a href="http://donaldrump.contentshelf.com/shop">http://donaldrump.contentshelf.com/shop</a><br />
Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HZY1E0Y/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00HZY1E0Y&linkCode=as2&tag=thwoofsego-20">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HZY1E0Y/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00HZY1E0Y&linkCode=as2&tag=thwoofsego-20</a><br />
Barnes & Noble: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-500-question-donald-rump/1117997303">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-500-question-donald-rump/1117997303</a><br />
Kobo: <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/the-500-question">http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/the-500-question</a>
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