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| Novels |
| APHRODITE'S RAINBOW : Chapter 1 by maxkeanu, May 21, 2013 |
| BINGO - YOU'RE DEAD! (working): Chapter 3 by Lou Fletcher, May 21, 2013 |
| 1967: Chapter 3 by David Stuart Ryan, May 21, 2013 |
| Taken In By Wolves: Chapter 1 by sisterwolf, May 20, 2013 |
| Lost In The Wires: Chapter 5 by jdonaldbell, May 20, 2013 |
| Dawn: Chapter 5 by J.T.Twerell, May 20, 2013 |
| The Other F Word: Chapter 15 by Susan Stec, May 20, 2013 |
| The Grove : Chapter 1 by AdamGreenwood, May 20, 2013 |
| 1967: Chapter 2 by David Stuart Ryan, May 20, 2013 |
| ICE CREAM MAN: Chapter 3 by m w mccoy, May 20, 2013 |
| Girls from the Trailer, Pandora's Box: Chapter 32 by T Cat Taylor, May 20, 2013 |
| Amber Eyes: Chapter 25 by Mariana Reuter, May 20, 2013 |
| Teammates: Chapter 29 by jack the knife, May 20, 2013 |
| 1967: Chapter 1 by David Stuart Ryan, May 20, 2013 |
| The Acts of Academia: Chapter 20 by amy s, May 20, 2013 |
| Poetry |
| New Swept Floor by Wilma Bailey, May 21, 2013 |
| I WAS-I AM by bargeafloat, May 21, 2013 |
| The Heavens Sang by dagnee, May 20, 2013 |
| Who Is Mad? by Dan Philips, May 20, 2013 |
| Dying Alive by Odin Roark, May 19, 2013 |
| PASSING TIME by rlvs, May 19, 2013 |
| Showerhead Liberation by Odin Roark, May 19, 2013 |
| Bernstein Visits by Odin Roark, May 17, 2013 |
| Dreaming Moon by Just another Human, May 17, 2013 |
| Doors and Entrances by Odin Roark, May 17, 2013 |
| The Stand by Dan Philips, May 17, 2013 |
| Mind's Labor Camps by Odin Roark, May 16, 2013 |
| Cell Phones and the Death of Words by Matthew Abelack, May 15, 2013 |
| DADDY DIDN'T BELIEVE IN WOMEN DRIVING by Wilma Bailey, May 15, 2013 |
| Funhouse Distortion by Odin Roark, May 15, 2013 |
| Short Stories |
| Nanjing Memories - revision - 05/21/13 by maxkeanu, May 21, 2013 |
| Cavemen in Tuxedos (an editorial) by Odin Roark, May 20, 2013 |
| Shots were fired by John Byram, May 20, 2013 |
| Stealing Forgiveness by pamlajj, May 19, 2013 |
| The Kiss She Missed by deeptid, May 19, 2013 |
| Treasured Moments by deeptid, May 19, 2013 |
| When the Wheels Stop Turnin' (flash fiction) by Odin Roark, May 19, 2013 |
| The Wasp and The Bee by Carlos A. R. de Souza, May 19, 2013 |
| SATURDAY NIGHT AT WILLIE'S BAR AND GRILL (Rewritten by popular demand) by rlvs, May 17, 2013 |
| The Man and The Rose Tree by Carlos A. R. de Souza, May 16, 2013 |
| THE WAR AND ALICE ROSE (part 10) by rlvs, May 15, 2013 |
| The Sage and The Donkey by Carlos A. R. de Souza, May 14, 2013 |
| THE CONSEQUENCES OF A SHARP EYE by rlvs, May 14, 2013 |
| Tomato Biscuits by wingsaway, May 12, 2013 |
| THE WAR AND ALICE ROSE (part 9) by rlvs, May 12, 2013 |
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Edward Aubry (Sherman_Bierce) on TheNextBigWriter is a long-time member whose work has fused elements of science fiction, fantasy, and horror into entertaining and original fiction. His first novel, Static Mayhem, reached #1 on the site’s All Time rankings and won the 2008 Strongest Start Novel Competition. He is now fast at work at his third novel, Unhappenings, which is being workshopped on the site and recently made round two of Amazon’s Breakthrough Novel Award Contest.
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Novel Rankings as of: 01:25 AM, 05/21/13
1. Raven's Mark by penang
2. A Gypsy Among Gypsies by Nathan B. Childs
3. The Guardians: Witch Child by LouLou S
4. The Poppy Field: A Tale of Seduction by The Coffee Lady
5. This Time You Lose by Chris Stralyn
6. Good at Dying by Memphis Trace
7. Dead Girls Never Shut Up by Susan Stec
8. The Sincerest Form of Flattery by jack the knife
9. Client Relations (Final) by GPyrenees
10. White Swan by JHawk
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The Cloud
In August 2013, the sun disappears over Las Vegas.
WorldMaker Media and iPOV Books proudly present The Cloud, a book of short stories by members of TheNextBigWriter. The book centers around a dark, ominous cloud that moves over Las Vegas and doesn't leave.
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Published Books by TheNextBigWriter Members
Static Mayhem , by Edward Aubry(Sherman_Bierce). On My 25th, nearly everyone in the world disappears. Winner of the 2008 Strongest Start Novel Competition.
The Coffee Diary, by Caroline Kellems (The Coffee Lady). Two years after her father's brutal murder, Veronica returns to Guatemala to decide whether to sell her family's coffee farm.
Alzheimer Diary: A Wife's Journal, by Michelle Montgomery (mishmont). "The doctor tells me I have Alzheimer's." The truth of my husband's words shook our world. This is my diary written for a time during the ten years of his spiral into another space.
What Scottland Taught Me by Molly Ringle (lemonye) Fresh out of high school, Eva Sonneborn is headed to Scotland with her best friends. But when Eva meets Gil, a local bartender, she figures a little innocent flirting won't hurt her relationship with Tony, her ever-faithful boyfriend back home.
Fallen, by Ann Simko (Annie). Dr Dakota Thomas isn’t prepared for the gunshot victim that rolled through his emergency room doors. Winner of the 2007 Strongest Start Novel Competition.
My Writing Life is comprised of ten winning stories from members of TheNextBigWriter. Across the world, millions of people write every day. Why do they do it?
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