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Flutist, Pamela Miller is enjoying a visit to the Iron Age Fort near Cardigan in Wales, when she is seriously assaulted by a stranger. When she is taken to the local hospital, she sees her assailant get out of a car nearby. Her friend Ariel is to meet her there and they are to fly home to Australia two days later for a concert tour. A new novel which I am feeling my way with. Wonder what this rough first chapter does for anyone?

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It is a time where politicians are more celebrities than policy makers; a time of peace and prosperity, for poverty has long been eradicated. All, however, is not as it seems and as the source of all wealth leads to the unraveling of a monumental conspiracy, one man must make a decision which will shake the foundations of the universe forever. The Superlative seeks to prove there is a thin line between doing what is right and what is wrong: being righteous and being insane. Our choices are what define us, and not the attitudes where these choices originate.

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Just the average day in an intake officer's life...any and all feedback will be appreciated!!! *Update* I understand this is over the limit and am working deciding whether or not to shorten it or just pull it completely.

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This is a chapter from my novel, The Naked Room about the kidnapping of a classical pianist. The next agent I am submitting it to requires the first two chapters and one other from the body of the novel. In this chapter, James, who has already had a preliminary call from the kidnappers and a "parcel" delivered to his house, is waiting with Eloise, for instructions as to where to deliver the money. I would be grateful for any comments and advice from the braver amongst us as to foreplay/erotic content.

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I think, wherever this story is going (I've just banged out nearly 1000 words in the last three hours, and I don't write fiction), it falls under the heading of "speculative fiction" and "urban fantasy." If there happen to be vampires, I promise they won't be sparkly.

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I am getting closer to finding a comfortable format to call my own I have written two large Narratives one at 1800 words and one at 800. The 800 word narrative was received extremely well and the longer one not so well. So I have decided 800 words is my cutoff using a base ABAB rhyming pattern but that will vary because I enjoy changing it up. This is a short narrative useing alexandrine please let me know if it is technically sound. I have experimented with Alexandrines and I feel like this is the direction I would like to go. The 12 syllable count gives me a huge buffer and I feel will work. If anyone is familiar with this meter please scrutinize this and correct it as needed.

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"We serial killers are your sons, we are your husbands, we are everywhere. And there will be more of your children dead tomorrow. " -Ted Bundy I am not as different from you as you think. I had a very normal life on the outside. From the outside I had everything: A nice house, good job, a pretty wife and a great family. I was the American dream. On the outside looking out was a monster. Waiting in the shadows of that postcard life was a killer. The true me. I was not so different from you. A productive member of society. I was a member of united Baptist church, parent teacher association in my children’s school, volunteered at soup kitchens and I also was an assistant Boy Scout leader. I had dreams and aspirations, just like you. So don’t think we are that different. It all started with a book, actually it was an idea. I never could sit down in front of computer and just type. Always wanted to be writer but never could tell a story. My interest was crime fiction. The kind of story my life turned into. The ones that have some cocky police offer tracking down a clever serial killer. It case you don’t know my story, I wasn’t the cop. Never could get myself inspired enough to find the right words to put on the blank page. Now the story is no longer fiction so the words would come easy. This is my story. I’m not writing this story because I feel I owe it to the families to ask for their forgiveness. I’m not writing so I can sell a bunch of book and make a million dollars. I’m writing because people need to know the stories of the victims. I will not ask you to forgive me but I will ask you to understand I had no control over it. This is confession. I don’t want peace with god or even myself. I don’t deserve it and I don’t need it. I can sleep at night knowing what I did. Even with my impending release from this world, I do not fear what is ahead of me. I know my time here is numbered, actually its only two weeks away. I won’t make any excuses for why I did what I had to do. I was told that “there is only what you got to do. No right or wrong, just what has to be done.” I don’t feel remorse. I don’t have some guilt weighting me down. There is no little cricket telling me that I have to get this off my chest. My conscience is clean. They understood that this was beyond my control and theirs. This is my burden.

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Focuses on a young undercover cop who, because of his personal demons, becomes a bodyguard to the teenage heiress of a frozen yogurt fortune. When an incident forces them to go on the run, the pair draw closer together but reveal secrets that may tear them apart.

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A bored teenager resorts to petty crime for entertainment.

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Evil has had it's own way on the East Coast for many years until God takes a hand in the game, through some of His servants.

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Cole Sage a once brilliant journalist has just about reached rock bottom. Haunted by the longing for the woman he lost, Cole is jarred to a crossroads when an elderly woman shoots and kills a hostage negotiator in front of him. Stillreeling he is stunned to receive a one line cry for help from Ellie, his one great love. Alone and terminally ill in a low rent California convalescent hospital Ellie’s dying request brings Cole face to face with his past and an uncertain future as he tries to find Ellie’s estranged daughter and save her inheritance from her conniving step father while there is still time. The path to keeping his word to Ellie is blocked at every turn by the husband who has abandoned her, his shady real estate deals, violent con men, street thugs and the lure of a fortune in diamonds that bring them all together. Beaten, bloody but determined, Cole Sage conquers greed and hatred with a strength that only love and a will as hard as diamond can achieve. I need tough, to the point, honest evaluation. This is the first in a series, four of which are complete. Is it worth persuing an agent and a publisher? Come on let's hear it. Thanks for reading!

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A young man goes through a lot of problems while growing up. These problems don't get any better as he goes out into the world! With out the help of some friends he is doomed.

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This is the forward to my novel. The story is self explanitory.

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My novel "Goodbody" is a mystery which examines the deteriorating financial system in the United States.

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Follow Beth Paddock as she "applies" for a new position, one that she has no choice but to qualify for once she walks through the door.

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Revision of the story from a first person point of view. A morality tale with a twist. Any and all feedback welcome.

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Detective Star Malloy investigated one too many rapes in Los Angeles. She suffers from what she calls “Victim Syndrome” – she hears the victims’ cries in her sleep, sees their anguished faces, and feels their humiliation. Then she cracks. She executes a child rapist and at the age of 28 her police career is over. She returns to her hometown of Weyham, Massachusetts, to look into the murder of her best friend, Cara Laurens. Another friend named Ricky Chase is blamed for the crime, but he conveniently died of a drug overdose the next day. Star doesn’t believe it for a second. She is determined to find the real killer of Cara and exonerate Ricky. She seeks help from a local detective named Ed Brown. He’s not remotely interested in reopening a case that is as clear cut at this one. But he half-heartedly agrees to let Star investigate as long as she stays out of his way. Then a rapist strikes. His MO is to shove oxycondone pills into the mouths of young women and tape their mouths shut. They die of an overdose, but before they do he violates them. Star is thrust right back into the kind of vile crime that has already ruined her.

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Ex-New York detective, now Tennessee police chief, Sam Jenkins receives a phone call from a woman he met two years earlier on a case. She tells him a friend needs police assistance. Sam encounters two beautiful ex-hookers looking for a champion and Korean gangsters trying to operate in his quiet, Smoky Mountain community of Prospect. Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions.

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In a city where Law enforcement is tough on the issue of domestic violence and abuse, a deep dark event will arise that shall tear the foundation of this city to its core. An incident… one specific incident will ignite a cataclysmic occurrence that will upend the meaning of the words Shroud of Friends as two people, Detective Lenny Chris and Angelina Ryan will push the limits of their friendships to the point where their actions will betray them all from within.

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I wrote with a killer headache one night and decided to post, obviously prematurely. This piece is based upon an actual event. Poetic license has been used and the names have been changed to protect the guilty. This also serves to protect this humble writer. Caution: this is a graphic portrayal, although not nearly as graphic as the pictures of a snuffed innocent child that the jury was forced to endure. As always, any and all reviews, no matter how critical, are welcome.

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Almost five years ago a group of rogue vampires decided that they were tired of living in the dark and wanted fame, power, and most importantly to finally be able to live without fear. So they went public and “outed” themselves and all other supernatural and preternatural creatures. As a response to the world wide panic, the world’s governments brought to light their own secret; the existence of superhuman hunters. Soon a war between humans and “others” began. A few forces were able to see the futility in the fighting and obtained permission to create a paranormal crime fighting unit that would pull all forms of beings together to fight all supernatural evil. However, there are forces on all sides seeking to see the test group fail. Torn between loyalty to their respective groups and maintaining safety and justice, the crime fighting team, along with one of the city’s ADA of Supernatural Violent Crimes, fights a new enemy that may threaten to end the team and tear the paranormal community apart. I'd like any feedback that you believe could help get my writing noticed by an agent and later publisher. Particularly from the first chapter or two.

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1940's Noir Flash Fiction. Any feedback would help. First time I have submitted anything!

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In a town where nothing ever happens, there's a lot going on. Burned-out sheriff, Luke Hayden, finds himself neck deep in trouble; and between windstorms, an unexpected crime spree, and murder, his town is coming apart at its well-worn seams. Unraveling the deadly strand of lies is up to Hayden and his new deputy, Megan Moreno, but they may have just stepped into a tangled web that will trap even them.

[Please don't read chapters out of order. The chapter numbers are listed below -- just in case you're not sure which chapter you're currently at. It's easy to switch to the appropriate chapter. Thanks. Doralynn]

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Detective Senior Sergeant Susan Prescott, accompanied by one of her twin daughters, Marli, is on holiday. Susan is taking extended leave after a series of traumatic happenings rock her life. The spelling is Australian English.

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A sadistic serial killer is stalking men in Kansas City and Nicole, a troubled forensic psychologist, reluctantly agrees to assist in the case. Once in Kansas City, she is forced to work with Detective Scott Hayes, once her lover and partner on the force. As she gets more deeply involved with the case, Nicole begins having the same recurring dreams she had as a child. As the dreams become more detailed, Nicole starts feeling that they are somehow connected with the case. Nicole has no idea how connected she is until she is confronted by the killer and is forced to make a decision that forever changes her life. As usual, all feedback is greatly appreciated. I am very interested in work use and sentence structure, transitions, awkward places, flow and if the story held your interest.

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Part one.

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A hit man prepares himself to carry out his contract. This is another "shard" in the Hard Cold Kiss Goodbye series where the reader is invited to produce the overarching plot.

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In the back of an old department store killers meet to get the work for the week. One of them has made a mistake. Conrad takes care of things in the end.

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Jack Lansing, M.D. is getting his life back together following the cancer death of his wife when he unwittingly becomes ensnared in an elaborate confidence scheme. As a result, he gets caught in a drama of betrayal, revenge and murder. When it appears that a powerful U.S. senator is intent on hunting down a beautiful young woman with whom Jack had become involved after meeting her by accident, Jack must work with her in a desperate attempt to outwit the forces aligned against them. And that's just the beginning. When it looks like they will at last be out of harm's way, they aren't, and the final piece of the puzzle, someone from Dr. Lansing's past, threatens to turn their world upside down again. A dangerous game of sex, money and retribution is played out from the sandy beaches of North Carolina, to the streets of our nation's capital. The novel derives its title from the way that various situations in the story remind the protagonist, a movie buff, of cinematic plots and scenes. The relationship of the protagonist and the main female character in particular, and the sexual interplay between men and women in general, are central elements of the story. The category of "thriller" is probably not strictly accurate because of these elements, but it came closest to what the plot is about, and I had to choose something. So try to keep an open mind. Also, I apologize for the confusion of title numbers. The Prologue was assigned as Chapter 1, so all subsequent "chapters" are off by one. Thanks for stopping by.

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The tenderhearted warrior, King Jona Tye, is trapped in a ferocious struggle with his son, a bitter prince who would destroy their world before letting anyone else rule it. And so the king adopts eleven humans through the power of a mystical friend who's able to clone a life by taking a sample of its soul. Through this ability, King Jona rediscovers the joys of fatherhood and raises the greatest heroes to ever fight in the War of the Brokenhearted. However, the portions of the souls are sent back to their original owners because of the strain of the war. Yet, it is the king's hope that his adopted children will return and fill the hole in his fighting force, just as they filled the hole left in his heart by his rebellious son. But the humans are overwhelmed. First, there is the emergence of supernatural powers. Next, inner turmoil reaches the boiling point as the eleven recall a terrible war and a family they never actually experienced. And then there's Quest City: a metropolis where mobsters run city hall and the meaning of family is as blurred as the bullets that dictate the town's policies. Unbelievable powers rest at their fingertips. And an entire kingdom prays for their heroics. But in the end, it is the ability of these eleven strangers to value themselves as a family that will determine the fate of the king's world, as well as their own.

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Time for another installment...I had so much fun the first time around.

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The Hard Cold Kiss Goodbye is flash fiction in form, but this has a twist: it will comprise a number of self-contained "images" (or scenes, if you prefer). The reader is invited to assemble the final number of "images" into a narrative string that you find pleasing. In this way, you become the producer of your own experience of The Hard Cold Kiss Goodbye.

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The Hard Cold Kiss Goodbye is flash fiction in form, but this has a twist: it will comprise a number of self-contained "images" (or scenes, if you prefer). The reader is invited to assemble the final number of "images" into a narrative string that you find pleasing. In this way, you become the producer of your own experience of The Hard Cold Kiss Goodbye.

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Data dealer Black Lucas is given an offer he can't refuse. Recover the lost data herds of Korean crime warlord, Kim Sung, or wind up dead in seven days. He is joined by data jackal Mambo Ahmed in a desperate race against time in their search for legendary console cowboy Hot Zephyr. Along the way they must confront the mysterious Stemper Tashfin.

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I have re-hashed this over and over and incorporated all the latest terrific reviews and suggestions into it. Please tell me if I've gotten it right this time :( BTW The spelling is the Australian version of English! We use s's instead of z's LOL

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Hotshot Sydney detective Max Beckett wakes up in a seedy hotel room with two dead bodies, and police hammering at the door. He flees the scene and sets in train a series of events that plunges him into the twisted worlds of a deranged serial killer, Russian mobsters and a band of terrorists preparing to launch an unprecedented attack on Australian soil. Only Max and a sexy Russian intelligence officer can save the day in this desperate race against time. A rollicking good read that adds the name of Max Beckett to the pantheon of crime noir heroes.

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