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	Lochside Stories	by Lawrence Uhlin Feb. 05, 2012	$1.99	47871 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Lawrence Uhlin was born and raised in Toronto. Prior to returning to school in 1972 as a mature student, he was variously employed in a variety of jobs from bartending to sales, lifeguarding to landscaping and a five year stint in the Royal Canadian Navy. He attended the University of Toronto and while there, a creative writing course stimulated his interest in Canadian authors and their stories as well as inspiring a desire to write a novel that would reflect aspects of his career and interests. Lawrence is a member of the Canadian Author's Association, The Writers Union of Canada and PEN Canada Lawrence Uhlin is now retired, happily writing and living in Victoria, British Columbia with his wife Nancy.
	The Sexless Adulterer	by Flash Marlborough Jan. 03, 2012	$0.99	3368 words	Sample 30%
	Author bio: I have been writing words on paper for about 18 years. Poetry is my main interest, but I have begun to explore the hidden world of erotica lately. I live in "The Great White North" with my wonderful wife, four cats and a dog in a 62 year-old wartime home that we believe to be haunted by sprits that take things and never return them. I love to tell stories and hope you enjoy reading them.
	The Village on the Edge of the Sea	by Lou Barba Nov. 21, 2011	$7.00	52626 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: I was born in the days when only rich people had carpets on their floors and TV's to watch. At this point, I'm dragging my feet about keeping up with technology. I wanted to be a writer when I was attending Hobart College in the late sixties, but the dean told me my grades were too bad to enroll as an English major, shortly before I flunked out. Maybe I'm a slow learner.
	Dilenci	by Erman Demir Nov. 21, 2011	$3.00	14327 words	Sample 5%
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	When The Bough Breaks	by Dorothy Dart Nov. 10, 2011	$2.99	96785 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Dorothy Dart is married,and lives with her husband at Belivah Q'ld. Her career as an author has spanned thirty years during which time she has continued to write intermittently whilst successfully raising a family of four, and now she is grandmother to eleven. After having had five novels for pre and early teens published during the 80s and early 90s she tried her hand at writing plays for use within her local church until in 2007 she made her first venture into the genre of the historical novel with a book based on the life of her husband's great-great-grandmother. This was followed in 2009 by the fictional novel 'The Katy Tree' which tells the story of a Scottish family who emigrate to Tasmania in 1824. Many times since that book was published Dorothy's fans have asked for a sequel. So here it is, though if you have not read the first book, don't worry this second in the series has been written to stand alone. 'When the Bough Breaks' tells of the dark hidden years in the life of the MacGregor family between 1832 and 1875. A real Whodunnit that keeps you guessing until the last!!! If you're interested in tales of Australia's rip roaring Colonial past this story is a must. Forget your mobile phones,facebook, twitter,and reality TV for a while and be transported back to another time and place where family secrets and intrigue prevail. Act now!! Buy it - read it - and please don't forget to review it, but most of all ENJOY!!!
	Sword: Tales from the Green Sahara.	by Lisa Agnew Nov. 03, 2011	$0.99	59055 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Lisa Agnew started writing in her teens after being seduced by the fiction of Arthur C. Clarke, Ursula Le Guin, Sheri Tepper and others. As well as speculative fiction, she occasionally writes non-fiction articles for Web and print magazines, although her emphasis is definitely geared towards fast-moving action-packed fiction. Born in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England, she now lives in Auckland, New Zealand.
	What We Sow	by Idris Oladipupo Oct. 31, 2011	$2.99	10902 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Idris Oladipupo lives & hail from Lagos Nigeria in Africa. He's a graduate of the Chartered Institute of Local Government & Public Administration of Nigeria & a student of Lagos state university.
	Three Tales - For Your Enjoyment	by Mike Wilson Oct. 17, 2011	$1.99	13361 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: I have been writing poetry and short stories for several years. Have had formal education in the IT field. Published in Tales of the Talisman and Aphelion-webzine.com periodicals, as well as four editions of the annual Lyrical Iowa poetry book. I live and write in Des Moines, Iowa.
	Lin’s Story	by Lena Murrell Oct. 03, 2011	$3.29	53935 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: I am 19 years old, from a small island and started writing in high school when I was thirteen due to the encouragement of my then English teacher. Since then my passion and love for writing short stories and even a small book of varying categories has grown. Thus far I have written a total of thirty-two pieces and my journey has only just begun as daily life experiences and events bring on fresh inspiration.
	Rollercoaster	by Sheryl Chappell Sep. 27, 2011	$2.99	53277 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Like you I am every woman- I laugh, I cry, I hurt, I endure. Sherylena now lives in a small country town in South West Queensland moving there for a treechange, she is a woman of substance whose vocabulary does not include the words 'I can't', she has an inquisitive and adventerous nature, refuses to conform to the norms and always challanges the expectations of others. Sherylena spent most of her working career in the Devils Playground where the broken people dwell, advocating on behalf of social justice.. she plays the hand life deals her with strength,courage and tenacity of spirit always searching for moments of contentment, however fleeting in between Her writing is real, down to earth not politically corrected or suger-coated..life is a Rollercoaster.. laugh often, love fiercely, be courageous and kind...have no regrets at the end, Strive to be happy !! Keep an eye out for her next adventure...
	A Montage of Shorts & Shorters	by Thomas M. Kelly Sep. 07, 2011	$0.99	7315 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Résumé: Thomas M. Kelly EDUCATION: Mr. Kelly was born and raised in Iowa and is a former member of the United States Marine Corps. He is a graduate of Orange County Community College, Middletown, NY. He attended two years at the University of California, Davis and is a graduate of Lincoln Law School, Sacramento, California. PUBLISHED: A monologue, “Sara”, from his play “smile, and smile, and be a villain.”, is included in Young Women's Monologs From Contemporary Plays: Professional Auditions For Aspiring Actresses, edited by Gerald Lee Ratliff, State University New York, Potsdam and published in 2004 by Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. A monologue, “Zhev”, from his play “Fana!” published by Smith & Kraus Inc. in an anthology: 221 One-Minute Monologues From Literature. JAC Publishing, Burlington, MA, (http://www.jacneed.com/JAC/JAC.htm or http://www.jacneed.com/JAC/One-Acts/Kelly_FANA.htm) has published eight of his plays: "Mixville" (Jubal 'Tom Mix' McCabe is a happy-go-lucky, wanna-be cowboy movie star.  As a youngster he was a "little Tom Mix", cleaning out a nest of imaginary outlaws in the family backyard in typical Tom Mix fashion.  Those were the days of the popular dream: to grow up to be like Tom Mix.), “Extreme Unction”, “The Timekeeper”, “Zen and the Art of Making Par”, “The Butterfly Within” (A heartwarming story of culture clash as an old Jewish gentleman and a young Korean girl discover the meaning of the rest of their lives atop a Lower East Side tenement), “Fana!”, (The ordeal of three trapped survivors of suicide bomb blasts spend their last hours justifying their lives and religions: two very honestly, the third very deceitfully. In a mental duel the three argue the rationale of murder/suicide bombings using the Qur’an, Hindu philosophy and the Torah as authority.) and “smile, and smile, and be a villain.” (A frightening glimpse at the life of a victim of Borderline Personality Disorder), “Ba-Bang!” (An analytic political cartoon caricature of “Dubya”). "The (Mis)Adventures of Charlie & Jay": a montage of four short children's plays, including "Stop Snoring, Jay! I’m Dreaming of Christmas!", "Wake Up, Jay! It’s Christmas!", "This is Not our Backyard, Charlie!" and "You’re in Trouble Now, Charlie!".
 Long Island City Arts Project, in New York, a non-professional production company, produced his one act play, “Too Late to Waken”, which is now on cd. HONORS: “The Butterfly Within” is included in the Eileen Heckart's Senior Drama Archives in the Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute at Ohio State University. LOCAL THEATRE AWARDS: Several Elly Nominations and Elly Awards including Best Overall Production, for “A Shayna Madel” by Barbara Lebow, and Best Set, for “Nighthawks and Night Café” by Edward Evan Blake, based on the painting “Nighthawks” by Edward Hopper. “Wake up, Jay! It’s Christmas!”, winner of four Elly Awards for Young Peoples Theatre (2006) including Best Overall Production. OTHER WORKS: “Ole’ Gimlet Eye” (now an e-book) is a biographical play about Major Smedley Darlington, U.S.M.C. General Butler was a man who defied the powers that were, to wage a war against war in the days before World War II: “War is a racket! I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism.”, , “Ba-Bang!, The Musical”, “Stones”, and “How To Improve Your Life in Four Easy Moves”, "Yuyustu"(part of the 'Mixville' series), "It's'a comin' inta' bein' ", co-written by Paul Hauck, “Pádraig’s Aibhistear”, and "Sacred Ground"(part of the 'Mixville' series) are more recent full-length plays. E-books available in the Apple ibookstore, Sony Reader, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Stanza, Aldiko, Palm Pilot, PalmOS, Symbian OS, Windows Mobile Pocket PC/Smartphone, desktop Windows, Macintosh and others: “Frankie and Johnny Were Schweethawts”, "Liza", "Ole' Gimlet Eye", "Pawns are but Poor Men", "Save yer pennies, kids." (part of the 'Mixville' series), "Hey Mom, tell Rod...", "On the Line", with more on the way. He has written and produced many children’s plays. They feature Charlie, a French Briard puppy, and Jay, a Persian Red Point feline. Mr. Kelly is the founder of the highly successful Thistle Dew Playwright’s Workshop. CONTACTING THE PLAYWRIGHT: Thomas M. Kelly, 1901 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 Email: thistledewplaywrights@yahoo.com , or thistledewtheatre@gmail.com Telephone: 916-444-8209
	Forgotten Heroes - Canadian espionage in WW2	by Frank Josey Sep. 04, 2011	$3.99	10869 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Apart from "The Forgotten Heroes", which was a special project for a late friend, my e-publications' main theme to November 2011 is the effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This powerful mental illness wreaks havoc on our society, a society that rarely understands the impact of this condition. PTSD Sadly, the overuse of PTSD diagnosis has increased confusion and cynicism. I only address PTSD where SEVERE TRAUMA was experienced (battle weary soldiers or brutally abused children). Let's stop euphemisms re most returned soldiers - THEY SUFFERED SHELL SHOCK OR BATTLE FATIGUE. My PTSD was not caused by the "Puppy Love" experience, but from a brutal terror suffered by most children of returned soldiers who experienced the horror of combat (but were never treated for its effects). Thus, the baby boomer generation families still harbour many forbidden secrets. However,considered a failure by society in general, I am now living proof that there is hope for PTSD sufferers. I must emphasize that a top mental health professional must treat this crippling condition. When the truth is revealed (the buried emotions rise to the surface), you will lose more "friends" than rats deserting a sinking ship. Many arrogant people have laughed at my financial and social demise. For many of us, the cure is worse than the ailment (reliving the trauma)- but if you persist, you'll be granted a second chance. A successful man goes from failure to failure but never gives up (Winston Churchill). Self compassion, now THAT's a project PTSD sufferers can tackle. Until we forgive ourselves, we're just actors. Once we learn to truly respect and properly care for ourselves, then, and only then, can mature love for others develop. Loneliness is an ever present challenge for PTSD sufferers. Loneliness is Western Society's biggest problem, Mother Teresa once said, responding to an arrogant reporter (who expected abortion to be Mother Teresa's response). Accept it, embrace it - it'll end in greater character within. Other I enjoy drumming as a hobby, specializing in Big Band Jazz, Heavy Metal and Parade Drumming (Bagpipe Bands). I am a Management Accountant, having graduated from Simon Fraser University Burnaby BC Canada. I am over the hill but it's better than being under it. My motto: THINGS ARE NEVER AS BAD AS THEY SEEM.
	CHIEF and ARENA Double Pack!	by Roger Blakely Aug. 13, 2011	$1.59	146443 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Roger Blakely is an Army Chief Warrant Officer, currently assigned to an Army Reserve Training Division Regional Support Group Headquarters northwest of Chicago, Illinois. Roger spent six months at an Army airfield in Kuwait, 9 miles from the Iraq border during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 and was awarded the Bronze Star for his service in the desert. Roger has been in the Army for over thirty years with assignments in Germany, Kuwait, Illinois, Kansas, and Alabama and other interesting places and draws upon his extensive military background when writing his novels. When he’s not working for the Army or working on his latest novel, he takes his friends on adventures at a nearby shooting range and was an avid kick boxer until he crushed and dislocated his left shoulder in an accident in early 2009. Roger resides with his cat, Newton (age 11) in the town of Tomah, Wisconsin.
	Lassiter's Folly	by Frank Josey Aug. 13, 2011	Free!	2262 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Apart from "The Forgotten Heroes", which was a special project for a late friend, my e-publications' main theme to November 2011 is the effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This powerful mental illness wreaks havoc on our society, a society that rarely understands the impact of this condition. PTSD Sadly, the overuse of PTSD diagnosis has increased confusion and cynicism. I only address PTSD where SEVERE TRAUMA was experienced (battle weary soldiers or brutally abused children). Let's stop euphemisms re most returned soldiers - THEY SUFFERED SHELL SHOCK OR BATTLE FATIGUE. My PTSD was not caused by the "Puppy Love" experience, but from a brutal terror suffered by most children of returned soldiers who experienced the horror of combat (but were never treated for its effects). Thus, the baby boomer generation families still harbour many forbidden secrets. However,considered a failure by society in general, I am now living proof that there is hope for PTSD sufferers. I must emphasize that a top mental health professional must treat this crippling condition. When the truth is revealed (the buried emotions rise to the surface), you will lose more "friends" than rats deserting a sinking ship. Many arrogant people have laughed at my financial and social demise. For many of us, the cure is worse than the ailment (reliving the trauma)- but if you persist, you'll be granted a second chance. A successful man goes from failure to failure but never gives up (Winston Churchill). Self compassion, now THAT's a project PTSD sufferers can tackle. Until we forgive ourselves, we're just actors. Once we learn to truly respect and properly care for ourselves, then, and only then, can mature love for others develop. Loneliness is an ever present challenge for PTSD sufferers. Loneliness is Western Society's biggest problem, Mother Teresa once said, responding to an arrogant reporter (who expected abortion to be Mother Teresa's response). Accept it, embrace it - it'll end in greater character within. Other I enjoy drumming as a hobby, specializing in Big Band Jazz, Heavy Metal and Parade Drumming (Bagpipe Bands). I am a Management Accountant, having graduated from Simon Fraser University Burnaby BC Canada. I am over the hill but it's better than being under it. My motto: THINGS ARE NEVER AS BAD AS THEY SEEM.
	ARENA	by Roger Blakely Aug. 13, 2011	$0.99	66809 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Roger Blakely is an Army Chief Warrant Officer, currently assigned to an Army Reserve Training Division Regional Support Group Headquarters northwest of Chicago, Illinois. Roger spent six months at an Army airfield in Kuwait, 9 miles from the Iraq border during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 and was awarded the Bronze Star for his service in the desert. Roger has been in the Army for over thirty years with assignments in Germany, Kuwait, Illinois, Kansas, and Alabama and other interesting places and draws upon his extensive military background when writing his novels. When he’s not working for the Army or working on his latest novel, he takes his friends on adventures at a nearby shooting range and was an avid kick boxer until he crushed and dislocated his left shoulder in an accident in early 2009. Roger resides with his cat, Newton (age 11) in the town of Tomah, Wisconsin.
	Nuts to Newton's Cradle	by Frankie Lassut Aug. 08, 2011	$1.99	13372 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: I don't think saying 'I'm a writer' is enough to describe what I actually do. I like to entertain, and I use writing as a medium to do that. That then makes me a (and yeah, I obviously use a keyboard),... a... what's a good word? How about, a Pen-tertainer? I'm a Pentertainer ... I live in Coventry, England, but am originally from the North West of the country. I've been in Coventry for 21 years, and the hardest part was learning how to use a knife and fork and other domestic things after spending so much time up there in the frozen wastelands tearing chunks of meat off the kill after roasting it on a fire. Mind you, I'm not entirely re trained to life in the City, as quite a few people I've met down here do still talk in grunts; I'm one of the few who can understand them, and so, I work part time in the DSS claims office. (not true, but wouldn't that be so cool if it was). I myself got told off years ago by a stern faced lady in the claims office. I was on the Jobseekers/New Start course (Course? LOL), and I told my claims officer that I enjoyed going down there ... "Mr Lassut! You aren't supposed to enjoy it!" ... Her T shirt should have given it away before I opened my mouth. It read: 'I hate what I'm told to hate ... that means YOU' Last time I saw her she was in the fancy dress shop near Argos, buying a Gadaffi costume with mask. I thought she was going to a fancy dress do, but now look! ... I think she was investigating international claimant's Nat Insurance numbers, but got a little carried away. Bless her cotton socks.
	Life Operatic	by E Black July 21, 2011	$5.00	50336 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: EBlack has been a writer since elementary school. He focuses on fiction although, as of late, he has written more nonfiction based on educating male and African American students. EBlack is an educator who taught in the Los Angeles Unified School District for 13 years before moving on to educating teachers at CalState TEACH and Chapman University. EBlack lives in Inglewood, CA with his two teenage sons.
	Five Plays to Play With	by Pilar Orti July 18, 2011	$3.40	7875 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: A love of theatre, performing, writing, being in the front seat, researching, working with people and nurturing others' talents drives everything I do.
	Even Sinners Still Have Souls	by E. N. Joy July 13, 2011	$7.99	73508 words	Sample 5%
	Author bio: BLESSEDselling author, E. N. Joy, is the writer behind the five book series, “New Day Divas,” coined the “Soap Opera In Print.” Formerly writing secular works under the names Joylynn M. Jossel and JOY, this award winning author has been sharing her literary expertise on conference panels in her home town of Columbus, Ohio as well as cities across the country. After thirteen years of being a paralegal in the insurance industry, Joy finally divorced her career and married her mistress and her passion; writing. In 2000, Joy formed her own publishing company, END OF THE RAINBOW projects, where she published her own works until landing a book deal with a major publisher. Under End of the Rainbow, Joy has published New York Times and Essence Magazine Bestselling authors in the “Sinner Series,” which include Even Sinners Have Souls, Even Sinners Have Souls TOO and Even Sinners Still Have Souls. In 2004, Joy branched off into the business of literary consulting where she provides one-on-one consultations and literary services such as ghost writing, editing, professional read-throughs, write behinds, etc… Her clients consist of first time authors, Essence Magazine bestselling authors, New York Times bestselling authors, and entertainers. Not forsaking her love of poetry in which she has published two works of poetry titled Please Tell Me If the Grass is Greener and World On My Shoulders, Joy plans to turn her focus back to the genre one day. “But my spirit has moved in another direction,” Joy says. Needless to say, she no longer pens street lit (in which two of her titles, If I Ruled the World and Dollar Bill, made the Essence Magazine bestsellers list. Dollar Bill appeared in Newsweek and has also been translated to Japanese). She no longer pens erotica or adult contemporary fiction either, in which one of her titles earned her the Borders bestselling African American romance award at the Romance Writers of America National Conference. Instead, under the name E.N. Joy, she pens Christian fiction, and under the name N. Joy she pens children’s and young adult titles. Joy’s children’s story, The Secret Olivia Told Me, received the American Library Association Coretta Scott King Honor. Book club rights have also been purchased by Scholastic Books and the book is on tour at Scholastic Book Fairs in schools across the country. Elementary and middle school children have fallen in love with reading and creative writing as a result of the readings and workshops Joy performs in schools nationwide. Currently, Joy is the executive editor for Urban Christian, in which the titles are distributed by Kensington Publishing Corporation out of New York. When she’s not adding her two cents to other authors’ works, she’s diligently working on her own. Joy’s latest project, the “New Day Divas” series, is taking the literary world by storm. Book one of the series, She Who Finds A Husband and Book two, Been There Prayed That, are currently dominating book stores and libraries. Forthcoming titles of the series include Love, Honor or Stray (Dec 2010), Trying to Stay Saved (May 2011) and I Can Do Better All By Myself (Nov 2011). Joy is certain this project is the one that is going to afford her with the title of New York Times Bestselling Author. Until then, she doesn’t mind the title of BLESSEDselling author.
	Mambo Leo (Current Affairs)	by John Coutouvidis June 17, 2011	$1.99	19239 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: I was born (1944) in Tanganyika arriving in the UK in 1963 to attend the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology. Finding the fenland winter too cold to bear, I spent much of my first year identifying the college with the best heating system and found it at Keele University where the Nissen hut accommodation was served by the largest radiators in the land. Keele then allowed its undergraduates a Foundation year during which I discovered History, the love of my life after Merrilyn, whom I met at Keele. We married in 1969 and were blessed in 1972 with a daughter, Sophie. The family home of forty years and more is in Staffordshire where, at various colleges, I have taught African Politics and Government, International (European and Non-European) Political History and modern Polish, British and German Diplomatic History. --------------------------- The books below are part of a trilogy in honour of Thioneesos (Dionysus) whose feast days in ancient Greece required the staging of two dramatics and a satiric. In my offering these are presented as The Kidron Bible, God of Hunger and Mambo Leo. Together, they constitute The Wanainchi Trilogy. John Coutouvidis June 2011
	Bruce and Sheila and Bobby and Blue	by william roberts June 14, 2011	$0.99	2295 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: bright and breezy gaunt and wheezy groening is my style never easy, sometimes sleezy kuminferawyle
	Thug	by Kristina Howells June 04, 2011	Free!	974 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: I am a published author and poet. I currently live in Calais in France, I am a British expat. I have written non-fiction and fiction works. My works include: A Hatter goes Mad Te Deum Una voce Lettre Fatale Making sense of the Genesis Flood Making sense of the Life of Christ Law and Gospel Les Delices de Calais Short stories Poetry Since my publishers have gone out of business due to the credit crisis I am now self publishing using Lulu.com to help me. It is easy to publish without paying for it when you know how. All my works are found on amazon. If you wish to contact me please do not hesitate all queries will be answered.
	Closure	by Lissette E. Manning May 22, 2011	$1.99	6444 words	Sample 40%
	Author bio: I'm almost always cheery, unless you catch me on a bad day. Love writing, hearing music, playing video games, watching movies, and spending time with friends and family. I'm also a bit of a computer geek. I can build/take apart computers, among other things. I tend to write Romance Novels and poetry, but loving dabbling in other genres, too. Couple stories that I'm working on are of a Science Fiction/Fantasy genre, which is quite fun to tackle. Occasionally, I find myself writing fan fiction for things I've seen/like. (Such as Chronicles of Narnia, Twilight, and The Man In The Iron Mask, to name a few.)
	Short Walks: Volume II	by Graham Murray May 13, 2011	$2.99	47557 words	Sample 30%
	Author bio: As a full-time author, I have what is possibly the best ‘job’ in the world, though I do not see writing as a job. Having been blessed with a vivid and active imagination, I am never short of material around which to build a story and have enough backlog material to last several lifetimes. In any event, storylines are everywhere. Just look around you - wherever you are - and there’s your story! Even a pitch-black room is a story in itself if you have the imagination. A writer without imagination is called a blank page, or ‘writer’s block (which I do not believe even exists). That said, my work tends to include elements of humanity, loss and grief, revenge, retribution, riddles and a plethora other hooks to keep readers turning pages (or hitting ‘Next”). Some of my simple riddles in stories have yet to be solved! (see “The Importance of Looking Right” for an example.) If you’re a ‘skipper’, i.e. you tend to ‘skip’ over blocks of text, then my work is definitely not for you. Very often in my stories, EVERY word is there for a reason, and if you’re a ‘skipper’ you are sure to miss a critical clue or aspect of the story which may render it meaningless to you. Who skips over stories anyway? Why read at all if you’re going to do that? In one of my stories, it is a single punctuation mark that emphasises the point of the story. Although it is a single ‘ . ’, the relevance of that single period runs into several paragraphs. The story in question is “Small Mercies”. All authors include aspects of their own life and personality in their writing. When I read back through some of my material, I often wonder how true this is. If a psychologist were to attempt to compose a ‘profile’ of me based on my writing, I would certainly either be the weirdest or most wanted person on earth! All of my stories contain a moral in one form or another and I like to keep these obscure and make the reader think about what they have just read. I never ‘spell it out’ in any of my stories. If you didn’t ‘get it’, your either skipped over a critical clue or misunderstood a vital part of the story. Read it again – the answer is ALWAYS there! Some people have read my short stories several times before they finally see the clues. And then they find them all! Try “To Be Frank” as a classic example of clues dotted all over the place. Many readers do not get this story, even right at the very end, where I DO spell it out. Amazing. As for my ebook entitled, “Li’l Red in the Hood”, I am always flabbergasted at how many people simply do not get what that story is all about. 99% of readers completely miss the point! Hint: it is British comedy! That may explain a lot . . . I take great pains to include these little titbits in my work, often taking days just to write a few paragraphs to ensure that the words are precisely the way they need to be. For me, writing is like building the innards of a fine Swiss watch. The face (cover) is easy, but the mechanism (story) is what makes it . . . well, Swiss. And therein lies the difference between experienced and new writers. New writers have yet to learn the subtle nuances and tend to blurt out stories, rather than sneakily guiding and misleading their readers and then smacking them with a punchline. My regular readers know that I make my books free for the first 24 hours or so, but then I charge for them. See my various works on the reasons for this. I don’t give away my work other than for promotional reasons. Freebies don’t pay the mortgage! Newbies just don’t get this. Between May and December of 2001, I sold just over 34,000 copies through Smashwords’ Distribution Channels, although I publish mainly on Amazon. 2012 looks like being a better year and hopefully we have now seen the end of all the vampire/werewolf/lesbian tedium and the real, adult fiction can come to the fore once again. I sure do miss it. If you need to contact me for any reason, the information is in any of my books, printed or ebooks. I look forward to hearing from you. I try to answer all my email, although this can take some time as my inbox gets quite hectic at times.
	CHIEF	by Roger Blakely May 13, 2011	$0.99	79604 words	Sample 5%
	Author bio: Roger Blakely is an Army Chief Warrant Officer, currently assigned to an Army Reserve Training Division Regional Support Group Headquarters northwest of Chicago, Illinois. Roger spent six months at an Army airfield in Kuwait, 9 miles from the Iraq border during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 and was awarded the Bronze Star for his service in the desert. Roger has been in the Army for over thirty years with assignments in Germany, Kuwait, Illinois, Kansas, and Alabama and other interesting places and draws upon his extensive military background when writing his novels. When he’s not working for the Army or working on his latest novel, he takes his friends on adventures at a nearby shooting range and was an avid kick boxer until he crushed and dislocated his left shoulder in an accident in early 2009. Roger resides with his cat, Newton (age 11) in the town of Tomah, Wisconsin.
	Please Tell Me If The Grass Is Greener	by Joylynn Jossel May 02, 2011	$0.99	20061 words	Sample 5%
	Author bio: Joylynn M. Jossel is a former secular author who now writes under the name BLESSEDselling Author, E. N. Joy. She is the writer behind the five book series, “New Day Divas,” coined the “Soap Opera In Print.” Formerly writing secular works under the names Joylynn M. Jossel and JOY, this award winning author has been sharing her literary expertise on conference panels in her home town of Columbus, Ohio as well as cities across the country. After thirteen years of being a paralegal in the insurance industry, Joy finally divorced her career and married her mistress and her passion; writing. In 2000, Joy formed her own publishing company, END OF THE RAINBOW projects, where she published her own works until landing a book deal with a major publisher. Under End of the Rainbow, Joy has published New York Times and Essence Magazine Bestselling authors in the “Sinner Series,” which include Even Sinners Have Souls, Even Sinners Have Souls TOO and Even Sinners Still Have Souls. In 2004, Joy branched off into the business of literary consulting where she provides one-on-one consultations and literary services such as ghost writing, editing, professional read-throughs, write behinds, etc… Her clients consist of first time authors, Essence Magazine bestselling authors, New York Times bestselling authors, and entertainers. Not forsaking her love of poetry in which she has published two works of poetry titled Please Tell Me If the Grass is Greener and World On My Shoulders, Joy plans to turn her focus back to the genre one day. “But my spirit has moved in another direction,” Joy says. Needless to say, she no longer pens street lit (in which two of her titles, If I Ruled the World and Dollar Bill, made the Essence Magazine bestsellers list. Dollar Bill appeared in Newsweek and has also been translated to Japanese). She no longer pens erotica or adult contemporary fiction either, in which one of her titles earned her the Borders bestselling African American romance award at the Romance Writers of America National Conference. Instead, under the name E.N. Joy, she pens Christian fiction, and under the name N. Joy she pens children’s and young adult titles. Joy’s children’s story, The Secret Olivia Told Me, received the American Library Association Coretta Scott King Honor. Book club rights have also been purchased by Scholastic Books and the book is on tour at Scholastic Book Fairs in schools across the country. Elementary and middle school children have fallen in love with reading and creative writing as a result of the readings and workshops Joy performs in schools nationwide. Currently, Joy is the executive editor for Urban Christian, an imprint of Urban Books in which the titles are distributed by Kensington Publishing Corporation out of New York. When she’s not adding her two cents to other authors’ works, she’s diligently working on her own. Joy’s latest project, the “New Day Divas” series, is taking the literary world by storm. Books in the series include She Who Finds A Husband, Been There Prayed That, Love, Honor or Stray, Trying to Stay Saved and I Can Do Better All By Myself. Joy is certain her Divas series is the one that is going to afford her with the title of New York Times Bestselling Author. Until then, she doesn’t mind the title of BLESSEDselling author.
	Bi Polar - kill youself or fucking learn to live!	by Nicci Blount April 24, 2011	$14.95	9090 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Nicci Blount is many things to many people. She is, among other things, a painter, a writer, a dancer, a singer, a student of life and a helper. She is a fabulous single mother to a brilliant seven year old autistic son. She continues to walk the journey of living well and productively with bi polar and now works in the helping industry helping others to learn how to do the same. nicci.blount@gmail.com
	After the Rain	by Shannon Eckrich April 18, 2011	$0.99	2013 words	Sample 35%
	Author bio: Shannon is an aspiring novelist and a lover of anything considered weird, creepy, or paranormal.
	PsychoHead Fiction Book Two And A Bit	by T.D. Green April 13, 2011	Free!	4560 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Hi there. I'm a guy who enjoys creating new things, ranging from short stories to poetry [children's too] and thus writing is an enjoyable pastime for me, beit psycho fiction, sci-fi, supernatural or fantasy. Art is my second love, and when the mood strikes me, I'll do a landscape painting on box canvas, using acrylic paints. Very relaxing! I usually give them away to friends and family. As for my writings, I've had some works published in paperback and hardback down the years; short story and an assortment of poems. I've dabbled with screenwriting in the past, which is quite an enjoyable, yet complex style. My taste in music is varied too, if the sound is catchy, then I like it. Here I'll mention I do love Lady GaGa's music, I could listen to her songs 24/7 without getting bored - I love 'em! Righto, there you have it, a little bit of me and my favourite things. I'd like to thank those who have read this short bio, and also those who have left comments about my ebooks - much appreciated! For those authors who need a Cover Page, visit my website and view my ready-made eBook Cover Pages that you can purchase for £2.50p - inclusive of your Title and preferred Author Name.
	Collected Stories	by Charles Deemer Jan. 03, 2011	You set the price!	73828 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Teach screenwriting at Portland State University. Editor, Oregon Literary Review. Artistic Director, Small Screen Video. See full bio at http://www.ibiblio.org/cdeemer/bio.htm
	Even Sinners Have Souls	by E. N. Joy Dec. 03, 2010	$7.99	76744 words	Sample 5%
	Author bio: BLESSEDselling author, E. N. Joy, is the writer behind the five book series, “New Day Divas,” coined the “Soap Opera In Print.” Formerly writing secular works under the names Joylynn M. Jossel and JOY, this award winning author has been sharing her literary expertise on conference panels in her home town of Columbus, Ohio as well as cities across the country. After thirteen years of being a paralegal in the insurance industry, Joy finally divorced her career and married her mistress and her passion; writing. In 2000, Joy formed her own publishing company, END OF THE RAINBOW projects, where she published her own works until landing a book deal with a major publisher. Under End of the Rainbow, Joy has published New York Times and Essence Magazine Bestselling authors in the “Sinner Series,” which include Even Sinners Have Souls, Even Sinners Have Souls TOO and Even Sinners Still Have Souls. In 2004, Joy branched off into the business of literary consulting where she provides one-on-one consultations and literary services such as ghost writing, editing, professional read-throughs, write behinds, etc… Her clients consist of first time authors, Essence Magazine bestselling authors, New York Times bestselling authors, and entertainers. Not forsaking her love of poetry in which she has published two works of poetry titled Please Tell Me If the Grass is Greener and World On My Shoulders, Joy plans to turn her focus back to the genre one day. “But my spirit has moved in another direction,” Joy says. Needless to say, she no longer pens street lit (in which two of her titles, If I Ruled the World and Dollar Bill, made the Essence Magazine bestsellers list. Dollar Bill appeared in Newsweek and has also been translated to Japanese). She no longer pens erotica or adult contemporary fiction either, in which one of her titles earned her the Borders bestselling African American romance award at the Romance Writers of America National Conference. Instead, under the name E.N. Joy, she pens Christian fiction, and under the name N. Joy she pens children’s and young adult titles. Joy’s children’s story, The Secret Olivia Told Me, received the American Library Association Coretta Scott King Honor. Book club rights have also been purchased by Scholastic Books and the book is on tour at Scholastic Book Fairs in schools across the country. Elementary and middle school children have fallen in love with reading and creative writing as a result of the readings and workshops Joy performs in schools nationwide. Currently, Joy is the executive editor for Urban Christian, in which the titles are distributed by Kensington Publishing Corporation out of New York. When she’s not adding her two cents to other authors’ works, she’s diligently working on her own. Joy’s latest project, the “New Day Divas” series, is taking the literary world by storm. Book one of the series, She Who Finds A Husband and Book two, Been There Prayed That, are currently dominating book stores and libraries. Forthcoming titles of the series include Love, Honor or Stray (Dec 2010), Trying to Stay Saved (May 2011) and I Can Do Better All By Myself (Nov 2011). Joy is certain this project is the one that is going to afford her with the title of New York Times Bestselling Author. Until then, she doesn’t mind the title of BLESSEDselling author.
	A Moment In Time	by Eric Brook Dec. 01, 2010	$6.99	77514 words	Sample 50%
	Author bio: Eric Brook is a first time author who lives in Sydney, Australia. Well known as Erk from podcasting via Channel Erk (http://www.channelerk.com), he is also a train driver & a volunteer in a local fire service. His first novel "A Moment In Time" was almost completely written on an iPhone using an application called My Writing Nook (http://www.mywritingnook.com) during his spare time. The book was written in locations such as on trains (as a passenger!), railway stations, airports, planes, buses, cafes and more. The book is available here as an ebook and also in print.
	Skewed Universe	by Megan Hart Sep. 21, 2010	$2.99	14422 words	Sample 40%
	Author bio: I was born and I lived awhile and did some stuff. Now I mostly write books and whatnot.
	Una desconocida flotaba en el Sena	by Moira Tapia Sep. 14, 2010	Free!	5509 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Admiradora del terror, del horror y del gore, ese lado oscuro que de alguna manera nos molestamos en ocultar, para encajar dentro de la sociedad. El vapor necesitaba una salida... por eso hago esto, y con todo respeto lo presento ante ustedes. De antemano agradezco su tiempo :D
	Where Worlds Collide II, A Dark Anthology of Science Fiction	by Rob Shelsky Aug. 03, 2010	$2.99	62459 words	Sample 8%
	Author bio: Rob Shelsky is an avid and eclectic writer, and averages about 4,000 words a day. He has several novels to his credit and two anthologies, with two romances out now, a Regency romance, Verity, along with the sequel, Faith, and soon to come, a time-travel romance. Rob has written science fiction articles for such magazines as The Internet Review of Science Fiction, numerous articles for AlienSkin Magazine, Neometropolis, Midnight Street (UK), Doorways, and other publications. Rob has had short stories published with Jim Baen’s Universe, Aberrant Dreams, AlienSkin, Gateway SF, Fifth Dimension, Continuum SF, Sonar4, Uncial Press, Planetary Stories, Pulp Spirit Magazine, Sex & Murder, and many more. He has a novella coming out in early 2010 with Aberrant Dreams Magazine’s first hardcover edition anthology, The Awakening. Rob’s novella, Avenger Of The People, will appear there alongside the works of such sci-fi greats as Alastair Reynolds, Ian Watson, Jana Oliver, Robert Madle, and just so many others. There is even an introduction by Jack McDevitt. Rob has a short story, Green Waters, now out with Sonar4’s Phase Shift anthology, and a paranormal story, Light On The Moor, coming out with Smashwords and Amazon.com. Now, Rob Shelsky is not only a writer, but a contributing editor for Currate.com travel articles, as well as being a reviewer for Novelspot. He is also a resident science fiction columnist for AlienSkin Magazine. Although widely traveled and continuing to travel, Rob now lives in North Carolina. He enjoys contemplating ideas for new stories while watching the sunsets over the mountains and sipping a glass of red wine, preferably a decent Merlot. Oh and check out this site for my Smashword books: Ebookswelove.com
	(Mark Twain Style Novel) Toe Tags & TNT	by Rolland Love July 11, 2010	$2.99	81068 words	Sample 50%
	Author bio: Reviews: The OZARK MOUNTAINS Stories Series is Enjoyed by ALL Ages. “Rolland Love’s deep-rooted passion for the Ozark Mountains has transfigured into a series of FANTASTIC Adventures Huck and Tom could have only dreamed of and his writing style has been compared to MARK TWAIN.” Amazon.Com—Featured Author Review "To understand Overland Park author and storyteller Rolland Love, think MARK TWAIN." Nick Kowalczyk, The Kansas City Star “Rolland Love is a master storyteller. His Ozark stories always end well and leave the reader with a sense of well-being. His MARK TWAIN style of writing is enjoyed by all ages.” Judith Bader Jones, author of Delta Pearls and Moonflowers on the Fence. “I have read a number of Rolland Love’s stories set in the Ozark Mountains and they are all nostalgic, and entertaining. I would recommend his writings to parents who want to show their children the pure joy of living experienced by kids growing up in a simpler place and time". Dave Hargis (Columbia, MO USA) Vantage Point Productions LLC ☂ https://profiles.google.com/sunnybiscuitdog
	A Brief Interval	by Bill Clem Jan. 15, 2010	$2.99	27755 words	Sample 25%
	Author bio: Bill Clem is an RN and international bestselling author of medical and scientific thrillers with ten novels published worldwide. He is currently working on several new novels to be released in 2011.
	Monologues for Teens and Twenties (2nd edition)	by Jim Chevallier Dec. 28, 2009	$5.99	14916 words	Sample 35%
	Author bio: Jim Chevallier is both a performer and a researcher, having worked as a radio announcer (WCAS, WBUR and WBZ-FM), acted (on NBC's "Passions", and numerous smaller projects) and published an essay on breakfast in 18th century France (in Wagner and Hassan's "Consuming Culture in the Long Nineteenth Century") in addition to researching and translating several historical works of his own. It was as an actor that he began to write monologues for use by others, resulting in his first collection, "The Monologue Bin". This has been followed by several others over the years. Work on an historical novel led him to the subject of historical food, starting with the essay mentioned above and "How to Cook a Peacock", a new translation of Taillevent's "Le Viandier". Two collections based around 18th century menus and recipes followed (in the series "Apres Moi, le Dessert"). The discovery that Marie-Antoinette did NOT bring the croissant to France ultimately led him to the person who did: August Zang, also Austrian and a fascinating figure in himself. The second edition of "August Zang and the French Croissant", revised and much expanded, is now available. His interest in the eighteenth century has also led to research on police and criminal matters of the period, some of which is available in "The Old Regime Blotter I: Bloodshed, Sex and Violence in Pre-Revolutionary France".
	Suicide Monologues for Actors and Others	by Jim Chevallier Dec. 28, 2009	$3.99	8475 words	Sample 35%
	Author bio: Jim Chevallier is both a performer and a researcher, having worked as a radio announcer (WCAS, WBUR and WBZ-FM), acted (on NBC's "Passions", and numerous smaller projects) and published an essay on breakfast in 18th century France (in Wagner and Hassan's "Consuming Culture in the Long Nineteenth Century") in addition to researching and translating several historical works of his own. It was as an actor that he began to write monologues for use by others, resulting in his first collection, "The Monologue Bin". This has been followed by several others over the years. Work on an historical novel led him to the subject of historical food, starting with the essay mentioned above and "How to Cook a Peacock", a new translation of Taillevent's "Le Viandier". Two collections based around 18th century menus and recipes followed (in the series "Apres Moi, le Dessert"). The discovery that Marie-Antoinette did NOT bring the croissant to France ultimately led him to the person who did: August Zang, also Austrian and a fascinating figure in himself. The second edition of "August Zang and the French Croissant", revised and much expanded, is now available. His interest in the eighteenth century has also led to research on police and criminal matters of the period, some of which is available in "The Old Regime Blotter I: Bloodshed, Sex and Violence in Pre-Revolutionary France".
	The Red Cross of Gold V:. The Quinta Essentia	by Brendan Carroll Oct. 17, 2009	$3.99	175854 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Brendan Carroll was born and raised in Southeast Texas and now lives in the East Texas Lake Country. Throughout his scholastic career, he wanted nothing more than to tell a good story, get a few laughs or give a few frights. After high school, he joined the US Navy and spent the next four years serving the country in the fighter training squadron VT-86 out of Pensacola, Florida. In college, he majored in Environmental Science and Geography with a minor in Geology and ended up with a teaching certificate for Secondary Earth Sciences. After one year of teaching fourteen and fifteen-year-olds, his desire to inspire young minds was laid to rest and he took up a position serving the State of Texas in the Correctional Field. In his spare time, he has produced over thirty novels which are currently being published in Kindle format as well as paperback at a much slower pace. His one aim is to entertain the reader with a good tale and hope that they may get something more from his work than just a laugh, a fright or a sigh.