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Recently posted/Reposted Writing
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| Novels |
| Legacy of Lies: Chapter 2 by Skipper, Jun 19, 2013 |
| APARTMENT 2B: Chapter 19 by t.m.hobbs, Jun 19, 2013 |
| Phoebe and the Wanderers: Chapter 1 by ealhilde, Jun 18, 2013 |
| La Ciguapa: Chapter 1 by Naje Edo, Jun 18, 2013 |
| Chloe: Chapter 3 by nio16, Jun 18, 2013 |
| Talon: The Pack : Chapter 2 by Jordan04, Jun 18, 2013 |
| CHERUBIM: Chapter 2 by Edenseeker, Jun 18, 2013 |
| Tremeirchson: Chapter 6 by Ann Walters, Jun 18, 2013 |
| Incarnate: Chapter 13 by Jeanne M. Bannon, Jun 18, 2013 |
| #4 to San Francisco: Chapter 1 by Tiffany A Robbins, Jun 18, 2013 |
| The Celebrity Gene: Chapter 10 by J_Teck, Jun 18, 2013 |
| Danny's Grace: Chapter 1 by ddhawkins63, Jun 18, 2013 |
| The Celebrity Gene: Chapter 9 by J_Teck, Jun 18, 2013 |
| Wolfman, A Red Cheeked Lobo: Chapter 4 by Dan Philips, Jun 18, 2013 |
| Swamp Song: Chapter 2 by pomegranatepm, Jun 18, 2013 |
| Poetry |
| The Runway by Dan Philips, Jun 19, 2013 |
| Finding Peace by GrayWitch, Jun 18, 2013 |
| Empty Closets by Odin Roark, Jun 18, 2013 |
| BE BRAVE by Catherine Dougherty, Jun 17, 2013 |
| A VIEW FROM MY PORCH by flowing pencil, Jun 17, 2013 |
| A Scream's Echo by Odin Roark, Jun 17, 2013 |
| The Loan by Dan Philips, Jun 17, 2013 |
| Gotta Play the Game by Odin Roark, Jun 16, 2013 |
| INTERCOURSE by Catherine Dougherty, Jun 16, 2013 |
| Unnamed by GrayWitch, Jun 16, 2013 |
| A Father's Legacy by Odin Roark, Jun 16, 2013 |
| Kaleidoscopic Visions by GrayWitch, Jun 15, 2013 |
| The Old World by tallow, Jun 15, 2013 |
| A New Day Dawning Haiku by flowing pencil, Jun 15, 2013 |
| BARE FEET by Catherine Dougherty, Jun 14, 2013 |
| Short Stories |
| THE HOUSE IN KEY WEST (part 2) by rlvs, Jun 19, 2013 |
| KICKING AND SCREAMING by Ray Johnstone, Jun 19, 2013 |
| THE HOUSE IN KEY WEST (part one) by rlvs, Jun 18, 2013 |
| THREE ZOMBIES AND A BABY - SCRIPT - 3rd draft by maxkeanu, Jun 18, 2013 |
| Tea Party by mikejackson1127, Jun 18, 2013 |
| WHO'S NEXT PLEASE? by Ray Johnstone, Jun 18, 2013 |
| BROTHERLY LOVE by Ray Johnstone, Jun 18, 2013 |
| The Insult by mikejackson1127, Jun 17, 2013 |
| LEGS - pt 2 by kayla al-shamma-jones, Jun 17, 2013 |
| TWO BULLETS IN THE BAR by Ray Johnstone, Jun 17, 2013 |
| LEGS - pt 1 by kayla al-shamma-jones, Jun 17, 2013 |
| Who's watching you? by dagnee, Jun 17, 2013 |
| ESCAPE - SCRIPT by maxkeanu, Jun 16, 2013 |
| In Stitches by mikejackson1127, Jun 16, 2013 |
| FOR ALMOST EVER-AFTER by rlvs, Jun 16, 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.
theNextBigwriter Rankings
Novel Rankings as of: 01:25 AM, 06/19/13
1. A Gypsy Among Gypsies by Nathan B. Childs
2. Raven's Mark by penang
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. Reconstruction Days by Nathan B. Childs
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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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