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Fate and Quarters

2012-10-10T14:52:58-08:00

Author: Lost In My Nightmare
Young Adult
English, Rated: T
Drama/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 947, Reviews: 3, Complete

His quarter rises up, up, up and spins down. It glints in the fading sunlight, blinds him momentarily, but his long fingers nimbly catch it. No quarter escapes him. Especially not his self-titled lucky one.

Home Is Where The Broken Hearts Are

2012-06-20T05:50:45-08:00

Author: CaughtUpInYou
Romance
English, Rated: T
Drama/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,788, Reviews: 1, In-Progress

Melrose Grace had left home six years ago, and vowed never to come back. But she broke that vow, and now she's back at Texas, and it stirs up trouble. What can happen when a young woman comes back to her hometown to find that more than ages have changed?

Writing What People Want To Read

2010-04-03T03:51:11-08:00

Author: perverted.intellectual
Essay
English, Rated: T
General
Chapters: 14, Words: 66,410, Reviews: 111, In-Progress

Tired of your story not getting a lot of reviews or even views? What are you doing wrong? Maybe it's simple as typing 'I suck at summaries lol.' Explores some pitfalls writers have and how they can change. Chap. 14: Angst

Everything I Need

2013-06-15T11:21:47-08:00

Author: The Smile Machine
Romance
English, Rated: T
Humor/Romance
Chapters: 17, Words: 60,621, Reviews: 132, In-Progress

He winked and turned around to return to his desk, giving me a glimpse of The Complete Collection of Poems by Edgar Allan Poe sticking out of his back pocket like a sign with big red words saying, "I am attractive and intelligent. Do me now." The universe did not play fair.