《Your Guide to Writing a Killer Thriller》General Writing Tips [6] - Submissions [CLOSED]
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Shadow Reborn
Kinkaru is your average everyday twenty something. On a normal day he is pulled over by the police where he is racialy profiled and killed. He is given a second chance in a new magical world. His only request is that he be average. He will quickly learn that this new life is bound to be complicated. Follow him on his journey into a world filled with darkness and destruction.
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Almave
Welcome to AlmaVé. First thing you have to know is that it's a tragedy. Nope, not talking about my book yet. It's a tragedy that you're reading this instead of clicking on chapter 1. I did fail speech introductions after all. My story? Right that's what you're here for. My bad, try this: Lilia Hammond is reborn (cliché, but we all know we enjoy it when it's done for a purpose) as Syndra Sanmey. She was a graphic designer who hadn't caught her break yet. She was paralyzed for months before she was offered the opportunity to join a program that would allow her to-NOPE! not virtual reality. The doctors killed her and dumped her body. Tough. In her new world, Lilia has to fight herself to find out who she truly is. With the possibility to cast magic and a second chance at life, Lilia thinks she can really make something for herself. Her goal? Become the greatest artist the world had ever seen. The rub? World is a bit darker than anything she saw on earth. Thankfully, Lilia is getting quite familiar with the darkness inside her and her magic might just be the thing to save the-hey! wait it's not that kind of book. No saving the world. No hero syndrome. Just magic and blood and a bit of crafting. Yup. Fighting. Romance? Eh? What's that? The first arc is Lilia's shift from Earth to creating backstories for the three major characters. It's not funny and light. It's often dark and funny. Ah, I really should have gone through a punk-rock phase. Or goth. Would I look good with black hair? Hmm.. There are three MCs and they are Jackson, Daryl, and Lilia/Syndra. Daryl is currently kidnapped and Jackson just awakened his magic. I don't want to spoil (much) but soon things will be very fun to write. Hope to see you there! Leave a comment even if you're just stopping by so I can say hey! Chapters to be published twice weekly. Check tags before reading.
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The Collected Short Stories of Necrontyr525
Hey all, Necrontyr525 here! Rather then drown you all in a flood of one- to three-chapter mini-fics, I've decided to put out all of my short stories in an 'omnibus' format, sorted by series and by release date. These stories span my entire progress as a writer-for-fun over the past three plus years, with the corisponding variance in length, subject matter, and quality. Each chapter will get an Author's Note as a sort of forwards. Not nessisarily as a summary, but more to give you all some context for where each short came from, as well as any chapter-spicific trigger warnings. I can't think of any off of the top of my head, but better safe then sour.Comments, reviews, and constuctive criticizm is welcome, but please do recall that these works collectivly represent a great deal of my growth as a writer.Cover by the wonderful gej302! Go and show them some love!
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Magic;World
A world of magic that shook the entire humanity was first discovered when black holes started appearing in different places of the earth. The holes were actually a portal to another world that was filled with magic and sorcery what people on Earth only dreamed before. Oslo after the Magic; World was discovered had to become an adventurer...not to venture through the land but to become a sellsword just to pay the debt left by his late parents. See how Oslo deals with his problems and survives in the world of Magic where only strong were respected and had different rules than earth. #Follow Oslo’s adventures through the land of magic!
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MUSINGS.. A collection of poetry
Poetry is.. beauty, style and grace;Poetry is.. insightful, precious and profound;Poetry is.. ecstasy, passion and glee;Poetry is.. past, present and future;Poetry is.. heart, mind and soul;Poetry is truly a blessing..Feel the same? Somewhat??Then you could as well sit back, relax and start musing.. I mean start reading this book- MUSINGS.. A collection of poetry.This is where I will put together all the poems that I wrote earlier, and will hopefully post whenever I write later on. But I won't be posting it in order. So yeah, have fun reading and sharing your thoughts. I would love to read your precious feedback here. Happy reading folks!!Love and peace✌
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Different but Similar (McHanzo Fanfiction)
McCree x Hanzo or McHanzo fanfic. Two amazing characters from Overwatch fall in love. Of course my dirty ass mind is gonna throw lots of smut into this one. I'm gonna try ro keep it as close to the real story as possible. This is an Overwatch fanfiction so expect harsh language and plenty of smut. Btw my main is Reaper, but I like all the male characters. All the female characters besides Dva are absolute trash. I apologize to the female lovers out there, but I'm aloud to have an opinionThe characters and art are NOT mine
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