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Synopsis - In Celia Reynolds eyes, life is perfect. She has a wonderful loving family including a sister that is her best friend. Her career is skyrocketing and she has more male admirers than she can keep up with. Then, her world is shattered when her sister Gabi takes her own life. As she questions her sister’s suicide and peels back the layers of her ideal life, she realizes that life is not perfect nor is it meant to be. Her journey of self discovery takes her from an elegant 20th floor apartment in New York City to Washington, DC and the Islands of South Carolina. Along the way she learns a family secret that forces her to see her self and her sister in a different light - all with help from some unlikely sources - an orangutan named Nikkee and a Voodoo Priestess named Mira. *** Requests - All I can ask for is honest feedback. Give it to me straight ; ).

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When a socially withdrawn, introverted nurse unintentionally bruises a doctor’s ego over the care of a difficult patient, her future takes a drastic turn. She is forced to take a job transfer to work on the oncology unit at her hospital, where her empathetic personality slowly transforms from a gift to a curse. Her previously carefree life is gradually transformed into a world filled with death and sorrow. Her new work sends her spiraling down the same path of tragedy and despair that her terminal patients are following. Solace in Silence describes one woman’s slip into a desperate act while caring for her dying patients. *** I would appreciate any and all feedback, including grammatical errors, storyline and general writing style--Thanks!

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Synopsis - Set against the sweeping skyline of Shanghai, a city eager to reclaim its title of “Paris of the East”. Madeleine King – chic, independent, Madison Avenue executive – has been shanghaied into the heart of China. There she attempts to reclaim both a career and a heart abruptly taken from her by boss and ex-lover, Geoff Harrison. Forty, single, and culture-shocked in the land of emperors - nothing the modern woman can’t handle, right? But Madeleine soon finds the skills she mastered on her way to the top in NYC are lost in translation in the PRC. Which will she lose first: her job or her mind? Geoff, owner of prestigious ad-agency G&H by day and playboy by night, loves fast cars and even faster women. After Madeleine discovers his penchant for college coeds, he ships her off to Shanghai under the auspice of running the new Far East branch of G&H. Unbeknownst to her; Geoff is unwilling to risk lucrative multi-million dollar accounts following her out the door. Instead of firing his superstar, Geoff unleashes his henchmen – Madeleine’s former colleagues – to sabotage her every business decision, in the hopes she will quit G&H and leave him to claim her life’s work. In a comedic tale of West meets East, Madeleine must do battle with fire-breathing British socialite Sally Latham, match wits with Geoff’s bumbling ‘Mad Men’, square off against an ex-CCP Mandarin professor, and launch a national dog-food campaign in a country where dog is food – all while uncovering Geoff’s insidious plot. It’s all too much for Madeleine, who can only think about moving back home, that is until an explosive introduction by a four-inch Jimmy Choo ignites an instant friendship with traditionalist homemaker Kate Javan. After a chance encounter with dashing surgeon-turned-altruist Brady Barton and his loveable bulldog Mr. Mao, true love might not be a thing of tales. And just when Madeleine is ready to slay that dragon and call China her new home, Geoff gives her an offer she can’t refuse.

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Justice is a necessary component to human happiness. But it is too often not available to many people in the world. If reviewers could tell me how well this story brings it across, I would appreciate it.

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a story that I plan to do as a screenplay next. Can you visualize this as a movie? On Stage? In a book? Your comments mean a lot to me, always have.

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A young woman, on her own for the first time, finds wisdom and humor from the other waitresses at the Red Top Diner. Feedback: All comments are welcome. I'm not sure I captured this story in the allotted words. Maybe it needs to be longer. Your thoughts?

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Written as a ballad for main character in the Cable Hornman series about a traveling bard.

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The Premise of ‘The Gold Mine.’ Jacob Townsend inherits a a gold mine in the Sierra Nevadas, from his Great-Great-Great-Grandparents, Tom Watson and Eliza Townsend. In the box containing the hundred and fifty year old legal documents is a map made by Eliza to the location of the mine and a diary written by Eliza. The innovations she designed and had built would amaze engineers of today. Scheming relatives would like to take a peek at that map. Living in present day Dallas, Texas, Jacob takes a business trip to Caracas, Venezuela with his friend, Jessica Lopez. While there, a copy of the map is stolen from their hotel room and a flight in a small plane to a local gold mine is sabotaged, forcing the pilot to land on a river in the jungles of Venezuela. The pilot and the two of them trek through the forest and raft down the river trying to get back to civilization. They encounter a Drug Gang, who hold them hostage. What Jacob does to escape will stay as a nightmare with him as long as he lives. Back in the US, more relatives make attempts to steal the map. An attack on Jacob leads him to a Drug Lord, Manos Santos in Brazil who has connections in the US. Jacob seeks help from the CIA who turn him down, but not before meeting an agent named Marilyn who falls for him. Now he has two women on his hands. He goes to Rio de Janeiro at the height of the Mardi Gras Festival to track down Santos and confront him. At the shoot-out in Santos mansion, Jacob is wounded. Marilyn makes a surprising appearance and helps him escape. Jessica is furious but thankful. The diary leads Jessica to believe that Eliza and Tom may have perished in the mine. With a GPS system Jacob and Jessica trace their way to the mine. Using modern safety suits they penetrate the interior of the mine to find a few surprises. One of them being the body of someone they know, overcome by poisonous gases. Now they know who had the map stolen. Another chapter in the diary leads them to an amazing find.

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16-year-old Katie Smart has always been painfully shy and self-conscious. Her one ambition is to become a professional photographer. Possible romantic interest from Greg, a teenage worker her father hired to keep up the grounds surrounding their New England farmhouse, the increasingly sinister attentions of her photography teacher, and a sudden change of attitude toward her from Ben, the hottest and most arrogant boy in school, combine to send her into an emotional tailspin from which she may never recover. --- FIRST DRAFT IS COMPLETE and I have begun to edit.

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A middle aged teacher's life changes dramatically after she is cyber bullied and has to lose weight for health reasons. I have edited the chapter and re-posted it. I hope the formatting is better this time.

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An unknown entity begins writing letters to the editor. R-Restricted

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She's naked and cold so she needs green fire.

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An evening with an exotic dancer and private clients.

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A prose poem. No meter, rhyme scheme. Just capitalization, metaphor and image. Not saying whether this really happened. Just so you know.

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TO RETURNING READERS: I revised the whole angle of the Alex/Romi relationship, giving him more of a personality, vs. just someone who has come-backs. These changes are reflected in as of Ch. 7 and on. Overall it's a little more grown-up as he has a hold on her, but I tried to emphasize humour in the inner thoughts. Also, her writing quest is a much bigger deal. Well, this edit will be back to the Agent and on submission to Publishers sometime in Feb. Thanks to all for online and offline feedback! Will edit for grammar offline. More feedback always welcome. ---------------------------------------------------------- STORY INFO: Should a self-sufficient 26-year-old be forced to sell her soul and cooking skills on IndianMarriage.com? Hell no! She should fight for love! But what if love isn't found after going through tubes of lip-gloss, vodka and wingmen? What if it's found in the place where it can never survive? Ohhh Romi...you are so screwed.

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The strange girl found on the side of the road in Bartelsville, her memory gone, has more connection to the town than she knows. Lainey Monaghan, the one who found her and her eventual friend and protector,tries to help her piece her life back together even as her own life becomes tumultuous after her ex-husband makes a reappearance.

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This is rhiannon on Rhiannon expanded; as suggested. It has an ending, is either more truthful or it is not. Remember when I tell you anything about this story that "I am Lying Now."

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A Re-boot of the Rhiannon series. It rewrites the first Rhiannon story (published elsewhere)The Gorgon. It is deliberately inconsistent with other stories published or workshopped. Rhiannon is more complicated, Rosalyn has a different status, it is in 3rd person. It has themes of transformation,the loss and reclamation of important things (although they are not what the characters or readers think at first). A word on its setting: this is not set in medieval Europe. It takes place on a world that is about 11th century in terms of its social and technological development, but is 30 lightyears away from Earth, which is occupied by a world (Terra) with 21st century development. It takes place in our future, but in that world's (worlds') past. One culture is corrupted by Terran society, others are not. Oddities like the characters using slang from the US c. 2009 is thus explained. It is the tale of the fall and rise of Rhiannon, the ever so great descendent of the lengendary woman/goddess of the same name. All feedback is appreciated. Thank you.

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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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A woman sees a stranger every day on her way to work and fantasizes about a friendship with her.

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My Name is Sadia is the fictional, first-hand account of a young African woman in the Islamic world of the early sixteenth century. Captured as a young girl during a civil war and sold into slavery, Sadia journeys through the most powerful and intriguing Muslim societies of the early sixteenth century: the Mombasa city-state struggling with the ambitions of Portuguese, Medieval Mecca during the hajj, and the Ottoman harem of Sultan Selim the Grim. She struggles to understand who she is really is when new names and identities are repeatedly imposed upon her.

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This is the story of an American psychologist who goes to India to volunteer at a residence for homeless and mentally impaired women.

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So Sheila told a silly lie to a coworker that somehow got out of hand and now she has to make it come true or look like a fool at her law office. But how can she make an “imaginary friend” come to life? She's determined to actually find him by following a list of “proven” love rules to finding Mr. Right. She enlists her gal pal Denise who reluctantly also follows what she deems the archaic rules of love. Now bogged down by the many rules, family stressors, societal pressures and their own misguided views on love, the pair encounter many a misadventure with Maryland’s datable, and not so dateable, pool of men. However, when they meet the men who may change their ideas of love, the women find that the rules didn’t prepare them as well as they thought. Would love any feedback to help me keep a fan of this genre interested to move on to the next chapter.

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One woman’s journey to find her own voice, separate from her twin sister; the more dominant personality of the two. Though death separates them early, the co-dependent relationship Sarah had with her sister remains, and she's unable to let go; even fully admitting to her death is not possible. Child Psychiatry in the 1950's & 60's, somewhat a child itself, is not always the most gentle solution. So, dealing with these issues through her adolescence and teen years, Sarah finally leaves home after a drunken binge, ending up in Phoenix, Arizona. Hoping to put her sister and the past behind her, she begins to settle in to try and re-invent herself as one individual instead of one-half of a whole. But wishing away a lifetime of experiences is like asking the sun to dim because its light is too bright for your eyes. Sarah’s mission is to learn that she must live with and accept the past, so that she can get on with the business of living in the present and planning for the future. To realize that looking at her own face in the mirror, and knowing that she is the only person who should be looking back is a battle worth fighting.

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Sometimes things change... [Not sure what category it fits into best. Romance? Humor? Other?]

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Was originally posted as a tough drabble but didn't like the way it ended so shortened it. A picture of what was and is becoming again.. poverty-- broken dreams. Any and all feedback...

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Clyde Sweeney was an old cowboy I knew as a child and a young man. There are several of these stories called Conversations With Clyde.

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Karen has a job she likes, a great boyfriend and a big family. She should be happy, but she's not. There's something vital missing in her life. This is a story about a woman who travels to South America to find that missing link.

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Kat Ruzinowski is laid off from her job in Chicago and leaves a disapproving set of friends and family behind in order to try a year as an artistic painter in Indianapolis. The move also places Kat nearer her college pal and bandmate, Jeanie. The problem is, Jeanie's psychiatric career and family keep her as distant from Kat as when they lived in separate cities. It's been thirteen years since their artsy college band, but when Jeanie suggests the two of them play guitars again, Kat jumps at the chance to re-connect. But she's not the only one interested in joining Jeanie's basement jamm. An Indy socialite wants to sing lead, and a talented yet troubled guitarist also signs on. Kat's career and love life intertwine with the band while relationships with friends outside the group suffer. However, a disastrous debut of Female Trouble might mean a finale for her and Jeanie's friendship, her skyrocketing art career, and romance--unless Kat dares to accept the that life and relationships involve change.

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A woman on vacation with her family runs into an old flame.

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My daughter Nicole is pregnant with her second son. Last week she called and wanted to co-write a book with me about the things men shouldn't say to pregnant women. I doubt I'd live long enough to write that book and it would probably weigh a lot, so she'll have to be happy with this. The first four statements or questions were really said to her - three by her husband. Nicole, this one's for you and I'll be happy to testify on your behalf at your trial.

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The humorous story of an attractive forty-something woman, labeled by some in society as a "cougar," trying to succeed as the public relations manager to a sex-crazed Mayor in the world of Philadelphia's city politics. The wild antics of her dates, co-workers, and especially the mayor, add up as she tries to keep the mayor out of trouble and successfully land her dream job as a White House public relations manager. Things really get out of control when a religious foreign diplomat comes to town, accompanied by his beautiful twenty-two year old "party down" daughter.

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This is a short story I wrote recently for a class. I would like to 'perfect' it, so any feedback would be appreciated.

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A reflection made last year. Now I'm six and thirty. Does that mak things better or worse?

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Divorce from a man's perspective perhaps?

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How affected is our view of ourselves-- our intelligence, beauty, self worth-- when pitted against someone who is supposed to be the embodiment of the "gold standard?" The evil is twofold: a loathing and envy of another, coupledd with budding self-loathing.

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For some unknown reason, women feel they must drop hints as to the gifts they would like to receive from men. The poem is a silly take on how this ritual does NOT work!

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Any and all feedback is appreciate. I'm not a poet, but I am trying to explore other genres in order to improve my writing generally. This is part of an exercise I am putting myself through where I write as the words come to me and give them life on paper without judgments or edits.

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John Blackburn breaks into places and gets paid for it. He tests security vulnerabilities for a living, and helps battered women for a life. When he merges both sides of his world to help a bruised divorcee, he discovers the Ex is not what he seems. With the help of an eclectic crew of abused women and street miscreants, John races to literally save San Francisco.

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This is the first draft of The Erstwhile Hearts Guild Chapter 3. This story is coming to me sort of haphazardly,(hence no Chapter 2 yet) but I take it with me everywhere. Any feedback is helpful. Thank you in advance

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This is a my version of the setting at a recent business dinner.

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The following is a work of fiction. These are random thoughts I threw together based on past relationships. You may find them funny, or you may not. I hope you do personally...... Please tear into it, and give as many suggestions as you're comfortable giving. I want to send this in soon. *Revised 9/27/06

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A woman about to commit a savage act of war in the name of religion....a dark comparison to the seamingly routine dressing of a woman.

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