Archive for October, 2008
« Previous EntriesOur Contest Finalists!!
Congratulations to the top five finalists in our Flash Fiction Contest! Your stories are on their way to www.eXtasyBooks.com ’s gorgeous publisher Tina Haverman who will read them and select the winning entry. These stories were read and commented on by other authors and readers. The entries with the most comments are moving forward.
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Seven Wicked Writers are chatting…
at The eXfactor Yahoo group today. Not only will there be lots of excerpts, but there will be contests, fun quizzes, recipes, and even tarot readings. Hop on over and chat with us today. Don’t forget, we’ll be announcing the Finalists in the Halloween Flash Fiction contest as well. Hope to see you there…
The Best Laid Plans…
So I had every intention of having my blog post up this morning before everyone woke up and headed this way. Unfortunately, Fate must have decidedto have fun with me today because as soon as I opened the laptop, I noticed that it had been restarted in the middle of the night, and Vista updates [...]
Entry #18 ~ The Chase by Kealie Shay
The Chase
by Kealie Shay
“Where the hell is everyone?” Gemma strode across the foyer of her too silent house, the stiletto heels of her boots clicked loudly. “Hello!” she hollered, from the foot of the stairs. Her voice echoed back. “Dammit.”
All those adult toys from the Adult Halloween Carnival she’d just worked had heated her up, [...]
Aliana Maddock runs for her life when she discovers the gift her father plans to bestow upon her for her twenty-fifth birthday. It isn’t the inheritance her mother promised before her death, but a contract for a marriage to a man twice her age—a criminal associate of her father’s.
Sent to guard one of the [...]
Sock Monkeys, My Defense.
For those of you who unaware, I have been accused of uhm…sock monkey thievery. While the accusation is totally true, I did steal such an item from my cousin while I was five, I thought I should explain myself. Then I saw these two videos and realized no explanation would be necessary. [...]
Entry #17 The Hunt by Jordan Harris
The Hunt
Jordan
Paul’s unease grew as he recognized the others attending the gathering. “We need to leave. Now!” He hissed pulling at Peter’s sleeve.
“Stop being so damn paranoid.” Peter whispered jerking his arm out of reach.
Paul persisted in his agitation his limp became noticeable. “Centuries of tradition won’t stop because one wolf preaches change.”
Although he understood, it still annoyed [...]
Making Characters Human – Part 1: The Basics
As a writer it is my duty to weave fantastical tales a reader can get lost in, but it is also necessary to incorporate enough realism to suspend one’s disbelief. A fellow writer, Tami Cowden, author of Cruising for Love, recently said in an interview for a local paper, “You also have to understand human [...]
Vritual Revenge
A few months ago, one of my dearest - and sweetest - friends, a girl we’ll call Angela because she is Angelic, moved to the midwest to live with her boyfriend who’d relocated there for business. Things started out great and her emails were happy and packed with detail about her finds; her new favorote [...]
Entry #16 Diamone of Stone by Udo Margoyles
Daimone of Stone
by Udo Margoyles
I was invited for all hallows eve to the House of the Stone Garden (who does not know it though they do not advertise?) and that is how I found myself naked, chained to a stone altar their virgin sacrifice. Difficult to say what pained me more, impending doom, the [...]
