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Discover a growing list of published books that were workshopped on TheNextBigWriter by their up-and-coming authors.
These are just some of the books workshopped on TheNextBigWriter that are now published. If you have a published book that you workshopped on TheNextBigWriter, let us know and we'll add it to the bookstore.
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My Writing Life - 10 Tales of Writing Passion Ten winning stories from members of TheNextBigWriter. Across the world, millions of people write every day. Why do they do it? My Writing Life tells the humorous, poignant, and honest stories of why ten diverse men and women were compelled to write and how it changed their lives. Available in: PDF eBook . Coming soon in Paperback and Kindle. |
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Watcher War threatens to destroy the world of Anthelion unless the holy man, Goran, can solve his prophecy riddle. For every clue he finds, another obstacle surfaces. An orphan girl, Watcher, becomes his responsibility. As if parenthood itself isn’t daunting enough, she keeps a bear for a pet and transforms into her forest surroundings to avoid socialization. Hope momentarily emerges when Goran finds Benaiah, the Chosen Son of the prophecy. Only he soon discovers Benaiah is a social pariah on the verge of embracing darkness. |
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Elena Teddy Schoendienst is a brilliant but isolated teenager, troubled by constant sexual fantasies. One night, he sees a beautiful young girl walk out of his closet. Her name is Elena and she promises to fulfill all his fantasies if he promises not to tell his small family—his father and his beloved sister Ellen—about her. He gladly agrees and she fulfills her part of the bargain. He falls in love with Elena, even though he can only see her out of the corner of his eye, her body is ice cold and she seems to have no heartbeat. Ellen tells Teddy that Elena has been haunting her dreams. He suspects his lover of playing a double game with his family. Shortly thereafter, Ellen's decapitated body is found by the river behind their house. Teddy, an amateur detective, vows to discover the identities of her killer and of his mysterious lover. He succeeds, but what he finds is so horrible that it threatens his sanity, his life, and even his soul. |
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Rise of Bob McDoogal Bob McDoogal is the name, and sex, food, and making fun of EVERYTHING (even in the face of danger) is his game. Born with Cerebral Palsy and a speech impairment, watch him as he transforms into the verses first A.D.D. inflicted anti-superhero! He, along with his beautiful girlfriend Lusha, find out the meaning of life, kill aliens the way only they can, and travel the galaxies far and wide.. |
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Fallen By midnight he still hadn’t killed anyone. Dr Dakota Thomas isn’t prepared for the gunshot victim that rolled through his emergency room doors. Michael Ricco looks like an average young Marine. His dog tags, however, tell a different story. How could this fresh faced Marine have a birth date of 1898? What was he doing wandering in the desert at night, alone and wounded? And why were thirteen people murdered to try to keep his secret? In a world were genetic experiments push the boundaries of how far someone would go to live just a little longer, the main question is… how many must die to keep one person alive? Winner of TheNextBigWriter's 2007 Strongest Start Novel Competition. |
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Terror Cruise The Unity Sphere, an alliance of worlds making a stand against the organized crime blighting the starlanes, breathed a sigh of relief when terrorist mastermind Hetz and his organization, the Black Diamond, Perished in a Unity Fleet assault. Despite overwhelming evidence, Tac-team Captain Axel Fargo - his wife and friends victims of Hetz's predations - never believed his enemy had died. In a direct violation of orders that puts his future within the Unity Fleet at risk, Axel makes one last desperate attempt to end the life of the man who has caused him and countless others so much pain. Alone and against overwhelming odds, Axel realizes too late his best may not be good enough. And this time, far more than his own life may be lost... |
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The Rupert Chronicles The hysterical misadventures of Rupert, a six foot, two inch drag queen and his two, one-eyed pussies. Life will never be the same once you meet the mother of all drag queens, with a heart bigger than his 38 D-Cup blow up bra with plastic nipples. |
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State of Mind This is a story of obsession, revenge and murder. Three men, each from a different background and part of the country, have lives that fatefully intersect, leading to tragic consequences. When patients of surgeon Jack Lansing are murdered one by one, his town in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania is gripped in terror. And when it appears that he and his wife are the ultimate targets of the killer, Jack must face the fact that events in his past, for which he was unwittingly responsible, are the cause of the rampage. Available in Paperback |
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What Scottland Taught Me Fresh out of high school, Eva Sonneborn is headed to Scotland with her best friends: scholarly, sarcastic Laurence; gorgeous, ghost-seeing Amber; and responsible, sweet Shannon. They plan to spend the next six months in Edinburgh, enjoying an adventure-filled work-abroad journey before parting ways for college. |
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A World Within This is the story of Aurora Swift, a gifted psychic who is chosen to save her fellow clairvoyants and telekinetic friends from pursuing governments who aim to disarm and imprison those they deem to be threats to their power. In a plot that spans millenniums, space-time portals, travel across the planet, fantasy worlds and parallel universes, twists and turns abound. |
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Gladys Tripalong's Private Journal NOTHING is his fault—he didn’t ask to be born. As a single mother raising a teenage son on her own, Gladys Tripalong practices what she preaches as she stumbles down a never-ending gravel road. Devoted to her son and close to her two sisters, Gladys is nevertheless her own person. A Gemini, she is strong willed, calm, high strung, confident, and clumsy. If you believe her fanciful memoirs, she was kidnapped by gypsies when she was ten years old. As an adult she aspires to become a famous ballerina, or a renowned trapeze performer. Her elder sister Carol and younger sister Ev, by accident, stumble across Gladys’ private journals. Ev reads some of the entries aloud: “Life with the gypsies was paradise; I didn’t have to go to school." "Finally at thirty-four years old I got my dream job—chauffeuring a guy named Big Dick. And best of all, I met and fell in love with Joe Little." The cloak-and-dagger of her odd life including her zest for adventure are revealed in a funny eleven-chapter novella. Gladys is a dreamer, not unlike the fascinations of Walter Mitty. Her escapades include hanging out with Big Dick and Nick, and driving a get-a-way car. Hilarious schemes and unexpected saga guarantees a wild ride well worth your money. |
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Murder from Beyond the Grave Tears run silently down Officer Kaila Porter’s cheeks as she stares at the mutilated body of her mentor. Fresh from the Police Academy, Kaila has something to prove and she’s determined to find justice no matter the cost. With no clear motive Kaila begins searching the house and runs into a potential suspect. Before he can be questioned his body is discovered deep in the woods and she is back to square one. What is going on? What secret is someone trying to protect? With two bodies and no leads Kaila’s frustration mounts as she begins to dig into her mentor’s past and uncovers a connection to a crime boss that Kaila is compelled to follow - - right into trouble. You would think investigating two murders would be perilous enough as Kaila tries to stay impartial. Is there something she is forgetting about her mentor, what happened in the past? But she also has to contend with threats from an unknown stalker and sabotages to her vehicle. Kaila’s life is on the line, and tensions are mounting in town as residents fear for their safety. Kaila worries what she will find as she continues to delve deeper into the case.
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See You in Hell See You in Hell, is a completed thriller/ suspense novel and runs to 80,000 words. Ralph Beaumont yearns for the family life his friend, Gerald enjoys. When terrorists attack and kill Gerald at the Robotic Research Institute in Berkley and steal a new invention of his, Ralph initiates his own investigation with a vow to avenge the death of his friend. The stolen invention is a robotic butterfly, capable of flying at incredible speeds or flitting like its namesake and of surveillance through miniature cameras and responds to commands from over two hundred miles away. Ralph and love interest Laura travel to Iraq and in a series of adventures rescue the robot from the neighboring city of Tehran. His interest in the project takes him to the Indian Ocean, aboard a freighter where he uses the robot to thwart a hijacking by Somali pirates The terrorist leaders consider it an invaluable tool in helping Taliban insurgents increase networks that produce improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Afghanistan. The tactical use of the butterfly could bring the conflict to a speedy end or protract it if it falls into the wrong hands. Bent on revenge, Ralph follows the terrorists to Kazakhstan where they are trying to smuggle tons of uranium ore into Iran. He derails the convoy of trucks carrying the ore. The terrorists now target Ralph with the fervor of a Jihad. In the final conflict Ralph uses the robots to get even with the terrorists who killed Gerald. But it’s Laura who strikes the decisive blow. Ralph tries to pick up the pieces of his life with Laura wishing for a family of his own. |
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Murder Beyond the Grave Tears run silently down Officer Kaila Porter's cheeks as she stares at the mutilated body of her mentor. Fresh from the Police Academy, Kaila has something to prove and she's determined to find justice no matter the cost. What is going on? What secret is someone trying to protect? With two bodies and no leads Kaila's frustration mounts as she begins to dig into her mentor's past and uncovers a connection to a crime boss that Kaila is compelled to follow - - right into trouble. |
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Earth Cell For centuries, the league of Cells and the Witches Guild have worked together to maintain order and stability across the overweb's countless worlds. Young Maels Raptori stands to fulfill his dream of serving as warden - the highest honor one might achieve in a lifetime. When a powerful intruder nearly seizes control of Earth Cell, Maels is tested beyond anything he has experienced. Chaos is spreading across the overweb - alone on a world of violence, Maels discovers his years of dedication and devotion may not be enough. To save Earth, he may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice... |
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A Visitor to Sandahl What began as fantasy novelist C. Lee Brown’s globetrotting challenge to other fantasy writers is a charming anthology of mystic wonderment and paranormal angst. Hilarious, irreverent, thoughtful, and sublime, A Visitor to Sandahl blends irony with oddity on the limitless, rough-hewn paths of the imagination. Thirteen unforgettable tales like “Lily White and the Seven Dwarfs,” and “Brawl” are retold by the myth-making pub bard Cable Hornman. While each of the ten storytellers tackle different themes, one thing is certain: there’s a lot that goes on in Sandahl, and if a few of the world’s finest fantasy writers weren’t watching, we might have missed something. Available in: Paperback |
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Dunkin The Vampire Slayer: Something Porcine This Way Comes What could possibly bring together a 450 pound vampire slayer, a drunken, acid-tongued detective, a good natured carpenter, bureaucratic vampires, giant anacondas, mutant vampire bats, Ho Ho's.... Available in: Paperback |
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The Ghost Downstairs by Molly Ringle (TNBW pen name: lemonlye) Published by The Wild Rose Press After making a fatal mistake on the job, Lina Zuendel seeks shelter in a Seattle assisted-living facility as their live-in nurse. But peace is not what she finds. She soon hears tales of ghosts haunting the house, and of two tragic deaths that took place in the 1930s. Unexplained events send her to ask questions of the handsome resident houseboy. Ren Schultz, a seemingly young live-in houseboy, tries to avoid his growing attraction to the new nurse. His secrets are too dangerous to share, no matter how lonely he has become. But Lina is persistent, and soon uncovers dark truths that no one else has dared to face. Available in: Paperback |
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The Heart of Desire by John Klawitter Published by Double Dragon Publishing As a young man, Clay Rhett, The Man With The Scar, was tricked into trading away his normal life for “a life of adventure”. He’s been running to stay alive ever since. Now he will take one last shot at breaking out of his bargain with fate, to regain his normal life. |
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Foul by John Klawitter Published by Double Dragon Publishing Brando Mahr lost his mind when an artillery shell exploded close by. Upon returning to some form of consciousness, he found himself aphasiac and epileptic. Several years into his comeback finds Brando struggling on the lower rungs of Hollywood as a minor film producer and director. When his good friend Kieth Lagosi introduces him to football ex-great Ripper Brown, Brando sets out to develop Ripper’s life story into a bio-pic dramatizing the player’s glorious deeds. When Rippers gorgeous blond wife is murdered, Brando is blamed by Ripper’s friends and hauled in for a brutal interrogation by the Los Angeles police. It is clear that those Brando irritated in attempting to tell Ripper’s story have turned against him…not one, but two sets of accomplished and deadly killers. Can Brando clear himself of the charge of murder? And, if he does, can he find the true killers and uncover why why these foul and cold-blooded killers will go to any lengths to keep their secrets hidden? |
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It's Not Your Mother's Bridge Club A new novel about a group of women in the desert Southwest--The Rattlesnake Valley-- who gather monthly to play the popular dice game known as Bunko. You've heard of Steel Magnolias? This is more like Steel Tumbleweeds. The American women who belong to bunko groups, bridge clubs, book clubs and dice clubs will find this both funny and tragic, and highly relatable. Available in: Paperback |
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A Line Between Friends This is the story of a friendship spanning more than twenty years, until the day Noelle Moncada receives a terse, three-line letter from her friend, Joel Rolland, asking her to end all contact. Perplexed and hurt, Noelle recounts the details of her relationship with Joel and tries to determine why he feels the friendship must end. Was it something she did or said? Was it because of his wife, the beautiful Anita Dambra? Or was it because once during a night of passion and release, Noelle and Joel crossed the line between friends? Available in: Paperback |
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