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| Novels |
| Witchblood (REVISED): Chapter 26 by seabrass, May 24, 2012 |
| LEGACY OF PAYNE: Epiphany : Chapter 9 by symbolicangel, May 24, 2012 |
| The Dictates of Faith: Chapter 7 by amy s, May 24, 2012 |
| Dogs of Dawn: Chapter 2 by Adrian Lankford, May 23, 2012 |
| High Maga: Chapter 6 by rita aguilar, May 23, 2012 |
| The Child Thief: Chapter 14 by TirzahLaughs, May 23, 2012 |
| Retribution (Stand Alone Sequel to Distraction) : Chapter 42 by wordsmith, May 23, 2012 |
| Broken (working title): Chapter 7 by deb, May 23, 2012 |
| DUBLIN LANES: Chapter 8 by brosna11, May 23, 2012 |
| Moby's Dick: a picaresque account of the absurd life and death of a modern day rogue: Chapter 18 by Jeni Decker, May 23, 2012 |
| Moby's Dick: a picaresque account of the absurd life and death of a modern day rogue: Chapter 17 by Jeni Decker, May 23, 2012 |
| From Seclusion to Love: Chapter 1 by Idealistic_Muser, May 23, 2012 |
| Pacing the Cage: Chapter 2 by james r taylor, May 23, 2012 |
| Running Like Crazy Part II: Chapter 33 by clwriter, May 23, 2012 |
| Tiger: Chapter 4 by kaitmacmurray, May 23, 2012 |
| Poetry |
| A New Day (Poem) by Ventipoet99, May 23, 2012 |
| A Wonderful Life by Oldwarrior, May 23, 2012 |
| Lament For Lost Words by jpb2ndchance, May 23, 2012 |
| WITHIN THE SILENCE by flowing pencil, May 22, 2012 |
| I have Sailed the Seas of Sorrow by Oldwarrior, May 22, 2012 |
| Drought in Waiting by Odin Roark, May 22, 2012 |
| Before by kiwi, May 22, 2012 |
| Life is Beautiful by Ventipoet99, May 22, 2012 |
| "Darkness" by Mark Joseph, May 22, 2012 |
| MInd's Proboscis (a mini-essay of poetic irony) by Odin Roark, May 21, 2012 |
| Jar of Pencils by Odin Roark, May 20, 2012 |
| On Deaf Ears by Odin Roark, May 18, 2012 |
| Kept Things by Dan Philips, May 18, 2012 |
| Living by Odin Roark, May 18, 2012 |
| No Title by Mark Joseph, May 18, 2012 |
| Short Stories |
| 1949 . . . "Choices" by Filliam, May 23, 2012 |
| Ontogenesis by Daniel_M, May 22, 2012 |
| Sue, the Wooly Lesbian by brosna11, May 22, 2012 |
| Always A Sucker For A Pretty Face by caseyg, May 22, 2012 |
| Ummm... by John Hamler, May 21, 2012 |
| WONDEROUS LOVE AT THE BIJOU by rlvs, May 19, 2012 |
| PAINTING WITH CHUCK CLOSE by brosna11, May 18, 2012 |
| GLADYS KIDNAPPED FIFTEEN - Part 2 by kyla, May 18, 2012 |
| "THE EAST SIDE NURSE KILLER" by worldbeat99, May 18, 2012 |
| "LOOKING FORWARD" by Filliam, May 17, 2012 |
| The Watcher by Sven, May 16, 2012 |
| Lindy Gets Her Hair Braided In Lindy's POV As An Adult by dagnee, May 16, 2012 |
| TEA FOR TWO by duchesnay, May 16, 2012 |
| Liar Part 2 by ronald robert moore, May 16, 2012 |
| EATING IN THE GRAVEYARD (Part one) by rlvs, May 15, 2012 |
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Novel Rankings as of: 01:24 AM, 05/24/12
1. FULL BLOWN ADDICTIONS by vsworld
2. ECHOSIS by Odin Roark
3. The Merrow of Lake Michigan by madison
4. Ronan Island Last Rewrite by dagnee
5. A Common Virtue by JHawk
6. THE BLACK SONG INSIDE by knighthawk
7. Raven's Mark by penang
8. The Guardians: Witch Child by LouLou S
9. Alzheimer Diary: A Wife's Journal by mishmont
10. This Time You Lose by Chris Stralyn
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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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