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Inhuman (Absolute XPress Flash Fiction Challenge #4)	by Hades Publications: Absolute XPress Jul. 28, 2010	$2.99	21925 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Absolute XPress (AXP) is a Direct-To-Reader publisher of e-Books and paper-Books with a focus on Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. We also occasionally publish books of interest to writers in these genres: including books on self-promotion, history and writing technique. Our goal is to publish quality books in both the electronic and traditional print formats, and work with both emerging as well as established authors, to give you (the reader) “great titles when you want them”. AXP is an imprint of Hades Publications based out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The Masticator! (or: Chew On This For Awhile!…)	by Mishka Zakharin Jul. 28, 2010	$3.99	7189 words	Sample 15%
Author bio: Mishka Zakharin was born in 1970 in Wisconsin--where his existence yet rolls lackadaisically along... he earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from UW-Whitewater, graduating Magna Cum Laude, in 1992, and has since published various anthologies of poetry, prose, and miscellaneous ramblings... influences in Zakharin's writing include Shakespeare and the greats of 19th Century Russian literature, as well as Jack Kerouac and Pablo Neruda... odder moments can best be attributed to Groucho Marx, Steve Martin, and Monty Python...
This Human Condition: A Collection of Flash and Micro Fiction	by Petal Pusher Press Jul. 28, 2010	Free!	12438 words	Read a sample
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The Dwarven Kingdom of Thazdulrene: Story 1	by Geltab Jul. 27, 2010	$0.99	4838 words	Sample 50%
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Killing Trail	by Charles Gramlich Jul. 27, 2010	$2.99	23570 words	Sample 25%
Author bio: Charles Gramlich grew up on a farm in Arkansas but moved to the New Orleans area in 1986 to teach psychology at a local University. He’s since sold four novels and numerous short stories, mostly in the genres of Horror and Fantasy. In 2009, Charles’s nonfiction book, Write With Fire, was published. It’s a collection of his articles and essays on the craft of writing. His most recent book is Bitter Steel, an anthology of Sword & Sorcery short stories. He has also self published a collection of his western tales entitled Killing Trail through Amazon’s Kindle and Smashwords. All of Charles’s print books are available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online sites. His ebook is only available at Amazon and Smashwords. Charles is one of the editors for The Dark Man: The Journal of Robert E. Howard studies, and lives with his wife in Abita Springs, Louisiana. He has an adult son named Joshua. His email address is kainja@hotmail.com
Placid Point: Tales from the History of Transhumanity	by Graham Storrs Jul. 27, 2010	$1.99	19783 words	Sample 50%
Author bio: I'm a writer who lives miles from anywhere in rural Australia. Most of the time I write science fiction for grown-ups. My debut novel 'TimeSplash' is available as an ebook from my publisher, Lyrical Press, or from the major online book retailers (see the link below). As well as being commercially published, I'm very excited about the possibilities of self-published ebooks and have started putting my work here on Smashwords. My short story collection, 'Placid Point' is a good example of the kind of sci-fi I like to write and read. 'Hanging With the Monkeys' is a bit of fun that I have when I'm not doing the serious stuff.
One Night In Vegas	by Marilyn Lee Jul. 24, 2010	$0.99	11323 words	Sample 30%
Author bio: Marilyn Lee lives, works, and writes on the East Coast. In addition to thoroughly enjoying writing erotic romances, she enjoys roller-skating, spending time with her large, extended family, and rooting for all her hometown sports teams. Her other interests include collecting Doc Savage pulp novels from the thirties and forties and collecting Marvel comics from the seventies and eighties (particularly Thor and The Avengers). Her favorite TV shows are forensic shows, westerns (Gunsmoke and Have Gun, Will Travel are particular favorites), mysteries (loves the old Charlie Chan mysteries. Her all time favorite mystery movie is probably Dead, Again), and nearly every vampire movie or television show ever made (Forever Knight and Count Yorga, Vampire are favorites). Marilyn has won numerous writing accolades, including a CAPA award for Bloodlust: Conquering Mikhel Dumont and the following Lub-Dubs Awards for 2009: Lifetime Achievement Award, In Blood And Worth Loving (Best erotic novel and best sci-fi/fantasy/paranormal Award. She loves to hear from readers who can email her at Mlee2057@AOL.com or who can visit her website, http://www.marilynlee.org. She has a Yahoo! Group called Love Bytes that readers can join by sending an email to: marilynlee-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Mr. Chang's Tomatoes	by Vetta Masterson Jul. 23, 2010	Free!	1029 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Vetta Masterson is the pseudonym for a writer who grew up in the Northeast. Vetta had a childhood passion for reading and writing short stories. It wasn't until a corporate restructuring changed her life, and she decided to rekindle that original passion.Now she spends her day being a stay at home mom and writing her next story.
13 mer eller mindre meningslösa texter	by Björn Björkegren Jul. 18, 2010	Free!	2846 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Living in Gothenburg. It's fun to write! bjorkegrenmatkultur@msn.com
1 grafisk uppenbarelse kring nattens sista tanketroll 03:22	by Björn Björkegren Jul. 16, 2010	Free!	3232 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Living in Gothenburg. It's fun to write! bjorkegrenmatkultur@msn.com
The Census Taker and Other Deaf Humor	by Adrean Clark Jul. 15, 2010	$1.99	7000 words	Sample 50%
Author bio: Adrean Clark is a Deaf cartoonist from Minnesota. Her work has a strong Deaf culture flavor!
SCHIZO	by Grant Foxon Jul. 14, 2010	$1.99	19433 words	Sample 50%
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Rolland Love's Ozark Mountains Short Stories Series #3	by Rolland Love Jul. 11, 2010	$3.99	10536 words	Sample 40%
Author bio: Review: To understand Overland Park writer Rolland Love, think MARK TWAIN." Nick Kowalczyk, The Kansas City Star. The Ozark Mountains Stories Series is Enjoyed by All Ages. Rolland is a speaker, award-winning author, stage and film performer. He teaches writing, storytelling, journaling and Lewis and Clark workshops for Kids and a workshop for Senior Adults about why it is important that they write their life story. He has made presentations to Boy Scouts, Schools, Libraries, Camp Fire USA, Retirement and Assisted Living Facilities, Churches, Dinner and Business Meetings, Civic Groups … He played a doctor on TLC – Discovery - Mystery Diagnosis. He has had stage and film roles as a villain, monk, medical healer, grandpa, John Calvin McCoy, founder of Westport Missouri, Silas Goodrich, Expert Fisherman with Lewis and Clark during the bicentennial in 2004, Major John Neelly in Grinder's Stand: A Tragedy of Blood, a stage play written by Oakley Hall III. Love has published (3) novels, (40) short stories, a best selling computer directory and co-authored an award-winning cookbook Homegrown in the Ozarks: Mountain Meals and Memories. Reviews: Amazon.Com - Featured Author Review - Rolland Love – Ozark Mountains Stories - "To this day the Ozark Mountains remain an untouched natural wonder. Rolland Love’s ability to paint this landscape in clear, crisp detail stems from his time spent with the "solitude of the streams, deep hollows and blue-hazed vistas" over the course of his life. His deep-rooted passion for the Ozarks has transfigured into a series of fantastic tales Huck and Tom could have only dreamed of and his writing style has been compared to MARK TWAIN." “I have read a number of Rolland Love’s stories set in the Ozark Mountains and they are all nostalgic, and entertaining. I would recommend his writings to parents who want to show their children the pure joy of living experienced by kids growing up in a simpler place and time". By Dave Hargis (Columbia, MO USA) VIDEOS, PHOTOS, BIO ... http://www.google.com/profiles/sunnybiscuitdog
Rolland Love's Ozark Mountains Short Stories Series #2	by Rolland Love Jul. 11, 2010	$3.99	17539 words	Sample 40%
Author bio: Review: To understand Overland Park writer Rolland Love, think MARK TWAIN." Nick Kowalczyk, The Kansas City Star. The Ozark Mountains Stories Series is Enjoyed by All Ages. Rolland is a speaker, award-winning author, stage and film performer. He teaches writing, storytelling, journaling and Lewis and Clark workshops for Kids and a workshop for Senior Adults about why it is important that they write their life story. He has made presentations to Boy Scouts, Schools, Libraries, Camp Fire USA, Retirement and Assisted Living Facilities, Churches, Dinner and Business Meetings, Civic Groups … He played a doctor on TLC – Discovery - Mystery Diagnosis. He has had stage and film roles as a villain, monk, medical healer, grandpa, John Calvin McCoy, founder of Westport Missouri, Silas Goodrich, Expert Fisherman with Lewis and Clark during the bicentennial in 2004, Major John Neelly in Grinder's Stand: A Tragedy of Blood, a stage play written by Oakley Hall III. Love has published (3) novels, (40) short stories, a best selling computer directory and co-authored an award-winning cookbook Homegrown in the Ozarks: Mountain Meals and Memories. Reviews: Amazon.Com - Featured Author Review - Rolland Love – Ozark Mountains Stories - "To this day the Ozark Mountains remain an untouched natural wonder. Rolland Love’s ability to paint this landscape in clear, crisp detail stems from his time spent with the "solitude of the streams, deep hollows and blue-hazed vistas" over the course of his life. His deep-rooted passion for the Ozarks has transfigured into a series of fantastic tales Huck and Tom could have only dreamed of and his writing style has been compared to MARK TWAIN." “I have read a number of Rolland Love’s stories set in the Ozark Mountains and they are all nostalgic, and entertaining. I would recommend his writings to parents who want to show their children the pure joy of living experienced by kids growing up in a simpler place and time". By Dave Hargis (Columbia, MO USA) VIDEOS, PHOTOS, BIO ... http://www.google.com/profiles/sunnybiscuitdog
Un bacio	by Marco Becucci Jul. 07, 2010	Free!	456 words	Sample 25%
Author bio: Marco è cresciuto a Firenze, vive a Monza e svolge il suo mestire di ingegnere in giro per il mondo. Il suo percorso professionale lo ha portato a vivere la rivoluzione internet dall’interno, partendo dai primi vagiti negli anni ottanta. Ne ha gustato le potenzialità e si è confrontato con le implicazioni e le problematiche di cui è foriera.
I'm So Embarrassed...Sort Of	by Tirzah Goodwin Jul. 05, 2010	Free!	5114 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Tirzah L. Goodwin is better known for her poetry and published collection of her poems entitled Love and Lighter Fluid. Recently, she's been expanding to write short stories and currently working on her first full length novel. She lives in Kentucky with her two dogs.
Hearth and Harvest	by Julie Cox Jul. 05, 2010	You set the price!	11312 words	Sample 50%
Author bio: Julie Cox is a writer, crafter, mother, and self-professed geek. She has numerous short works in print, with many more in the works for the coming year. She keeps in touch with her readers through her frequent blogging and Twitter updates. She lives in Texas with her family, many animals and limp, unhappy garden.
Ghosts of War	by Kevin Morrison Jul. 01, 2010	$0.99	1734 words	Sample 50%
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Pretty Piece of Work Vol. 1	by Shannon L. Arrant Jun. 30, 2010	$1.99	13211 words	Sample 50%
Author bio: Shannon L. Arrant is a wife and mother to three human children and many four-legged animal ones that also happens to be living with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (an autoimmune disorder that affects the nervous system that is similar to Multiple Sclerosis) and Fibromyalgia. A self-described ‘jack of all trades; master of none’, she happily expresses her creativity through writing, directing, acting, and crafts. Although an adult an allegedly too 'mature' for such things, she firmly believes in the power of dreams and makes time to get lost in her head, daydreaming, on a regular basis. She sincerely hopes that all those reading this do, too! I dwell in possibility. – Emily Dickinson I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. – Douglas Adams If you ever need me, find my star. If you listen closely, you can hear me laughing. - Antoine de Saint Exupéry For more information on CIDP, please visit: http://www.gbs-cidp.org
May I have this dance....darling?	by Kevin Morrison Jun. 30, 2010	$1.00	4951 words	Sample 50%
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Pencils Made This Scar	by Steven Saus Jun. 29, 2010	$2.00	7142 words	Sample 30%
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Echo Classified: Gravity	by Steve Libbey Jun. 29, 2010	$0.99	6557 words	Sample 5%
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The Battered Suitcase May 2009	by Battered Suitcase Jun. 26, 2010	$0.99	22152 words	Sample 50%
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A Letter To Justin Bieber's Hair	by German Alcala Jun. 25, 2010	Free!	2499 words	Read a sample
Author bio: My name is German Alcala. I'm 13 years old and I am an Author. I love to write! It's one of my passions, and I plan to publish a book at least every month, but most commonly every two weeks. I am currently working on a few different exciting projects, but I'll come back to Smashwords VERY SOON with ALL THE MOTHERFUC*NG SHT THATS WRONG WITH IT! GET READY! COMING JULY 30TH 2010 ALL THE MOTHERFUC*NG SHT THAT'S WRONG WITH IT: Dear Reader, I wish to say a little something to you all before starting this book: I am a thirteen year old boy, but like most of you I live on the planet Earth, which is a cage for over six billion insane creatures that call themselves Humans. As I have grown up (which I still have a lot to do) I have seen our country fall off the edge that I call the 90’s and now we splattered on the 2000 floor. Now we have to get our @sses up and walk across the dirty bottom until we reach the other side so we can climb back to the top! Because, our stupid btches that run this country have been able to make it so that we don’t have any bridges to cross! And I’m gonna start my book already, because it’s really good and you’re gonna like it. So, imagine I’m wearing a red outfit, and maybe even a red top hat with a single red feather at the top. I am holding a whip which is nothing compared to my writing, and I stand on the stage before you and all others who read this book. “Ladies and gentlemen…, and flamboyant gentlemen, boys and girls, and children of all ages, Welcome, to the bitchiest book on Earth, and this is the beginning if my book here so I’ve only got one thing to say: “Eat your heart out Holden because this btch right here is locked and loaded!”. JULY 30TH 2010 I can be contacted @conceitedperson on twitter.
From Darkness to Light	by Jennifer-Crystal Johnson Jun. 24, 2010	$4.99	3658 words	Sample 15%
Author bio: Jennifer-Crystal Johnson is a 26-year-old mother of three beautiful children. When she isn't writing poetry, stories, or letting her imagination run away with her, she works as a freelance writer, editor, and publishing consultant to pay the bills. Her children laughing, playing in the swimming pool, jumping in piles of autumn leaves (given they aren't wet and soggy), racing shopping carts down the grocery store aisles, BBQ's, fire pits, camping, and relaxing with friends and family are some of Jen's favorite elements of life. While she's working, she's been known to finish off pots of coffee by herself. "The only thing better than getting everything you want in life is knowing that you already have it." She lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, and drives to the beach at least once a year to take black and white photos of her children.
Kudzu and Corpses	by Deborah Adams Jun. 24, 2010	$0.99	24853 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Flair and Macavity Award-winner Deborah Adams' first novel, All The Great Pretenders, was nominated for the Agatha Award in 1993. Since that time, Adams has earned a reputation among readers, critics, and booksellers as a talented author who consistently produces a more compelling story with each new novel. A seventh-generation Tennessean, Adams brings to her work an appreciation for the lore and traditions of the South. Combining her sharply perceptive observations of human nature with a mature and biting wit, she creates satirical novels that gently tweak the reader's conscience while mercilessly tickling the funny bone.
Strange Hungers: Love, Bombs & Cannibals	by Tirzah Goodwin Jun. 23, 2010	Free!	7375 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Tirzah L. Goodwin is better known for her poetry and published collection of her poems entitled Love and Lighter Fluid. Recently, she's been expanding to write short stories and currently working on her first full length novel. She lives in Kentucky with her two dogs.
Rolland Love's Ozark Mountains Fishing Stories Series #1.doc	by Rolland Love Jun. 20, 2010	$3.99	12271 words	Sample 25%
Author bio: Review: To understand Overland Park writer Rolland Love, think MARK TWAIN." Nick Kowalczyk, The Kansas City Star. The Ozark Mountains Stories Series is Enjoyed by All Ages. Rolland is a speaker, award-winning author, stage and film performer. He teaches writing, storytelling, journaling and Lewis and Clark workshops for Kids and a workshop for Senior Adults about why it is important that they write their life story. He has made presentations to Boy Scouts, Schools, Libraries, Camp Fire USA, Retirement and Assisted Living Facilities, Churches, Dinner and Business Meetings, Civic Groups … He played a doctor on TLC – Discovery - Mystery Diagnosis. He has had stage and film roles as a villain, monk, medical healer, grandpa, John Calvin McCoy, founder of Westport Missouri, Silas Goodrich, Expert Fisherman with Lewis and Clark during the bicentennial in 2004, Major John Neelly in Grinder's Stand: A Tragedy of Blood, a stage play written by Oakley Hall III. Love has published (3) novels, (40) short stories, a best selling computer directory and co-authored an award-winning cookbook Homegrown in the Ozarks: Mountain Meals and Memories. Reviews: Amazon.Com - Featured Author Review - Rolland Love – Ozark Mountains Stories - "To this day the Ozark Mountains remain an untouched natural wonder. Rolland Love’s ability to paint this landscape in clear, crisp detail stems from his time spent with the "solitude of the streams, deep hollows and blue-hazed vistas" over the course of his life. His deep-rooted passion for the Ozarks has transfigured into a series of fantastic tales Huck and Tom could have only dreamed of and his writing style has been compared to MARK TWAIN." “I have read a number of Rolland Love’s stories set in the Ozark Mountains and they are all nostalgic, and entertaining. I would recommend his writings to parents who want to show their children the pure joy of living experienced by kids growing up in a simpler place and time". By Dave Hargis (Columbia, MO USA) VIDEOS, PHOTOS, BIO ... http://www.google.com/profiles/sunnybiscuitdog
Secret World War: Il Macabro	by Steve Libbey Jun. 20, 2010	$0.99	4693 words	Sample 5%
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Echo Classified: Strike A Pose	by Mercedes Lackey Jun. 19, 2010	$0.99	3103 words	Sample 5%
Author bio: MERCEDES R LACKEY Mercedes Lackey was born in Chicago Illinois on June 24, 1950. The very next day, the Korean War was declared. It is hoped that there is no connection between the two events. She was raised mostly in the northwestern corner of Indiana, attending grade school and high school in Highland Indiana. She graduated from Purdue University in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. This, she soon learned, along with a paper hat and a nametag will qualify you to ask “would you like fries with that?” at a variety of fast-food locations. After spending time in jobs ranging from artist’s model to lab technician at the Mosquito Genetics Project to short-order cook, she took training and became a computer programmer. About this time she discovered science fiction conventions and the Society for Creative Anachronism, and began attending functions of both, more often in costume than not. She had always written from her early teens, and developed this hobby by writing fan-fiction for various amateur magazines. In the 1980s she took a job programming computers for a major airline and as a consequence moved to Oklahoma, where she continued to write. At this time she met both Marion Zimmer Bradley (author of The Mists of Avalon, and .C J Cherryh, both of whom helped mentor her from the ranks of the amateur into those of the professional writers. In 1985 her first book was published. In 1990 she met artist Larry Dixon at a small Science Fiction convention in Meridian Mississippi, on a television interview organized by the convention. They began working together from that time on, and were married in Las Vegas at the Excalibur chapel by Merlin the Magician (aka the Reverend Duckworth) in 1992. They moved to their current home, the “second weirdest house in Oklahoma” also in 1992. She has many pet parrots and “the house is never quiet.” She has over eighty books in print, with five being published in 2003 alone, and some of her foreign editions can be found in Russian, German, Czech, Polish, French, Italian, Turkish, and Japanese. She has continued her hobby of costuming, although now she costumes Asian Ball Jointed as the characters from her books, because “They don’t yell when you stick pins in them.” She also does art-needlework and beadwork, sometimes combining these hobbies with her doll-making, usually sending these as gifts or to charity auctions as well. She always has several of these projects going at any one time, because they give her the opportunity to think about her stories while her hands are busy. Occasionally she costumes porcelain dolls to be sent as charity auction pieces. Examples of her dolls can be seen at her website, www.mercedeslackey.com. Her current project is a set of Secret World Chronicle dolls. Another current addiction is role-playing gaming in the online game City of Heroes, with the groups RPCongress and CCCP. And writing a bit of “fanfiction” about her characters Belladonna Aura, Victoria Victrix, Althea Nagy and Seraphic Flame, which can be seen at www.rpcongress.com and www.cccpgroup.us. A nightowl by nature, she is generally found at the keyboard between 10 PM and 6 AM.
Secret World War: Sgian Dubh	by Mercedes Lackey Jun. 19, 2010	$0.99	5680 words	Sample 5%
Author bio: MERCEDES R LACKEY Mercedes Lackey was born in Chicago Illinois on June 24, 1950. The very next day, the Korean War was declared. It is hoped that there is no connection between the two events. She was raised mostly in the northwestern corner of Indiana, attending grade school and high school in Highland Indiana. She graduated from Purdue University in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. This, she soon learned, along with a paper hat and a nametag will qualify you to ask “would you like fries with that?” at a variety of fast-food locations. After spending time in jobs ranging from artist’s model to lab technician at the Mosquito Genetics Project to short-order cook, she took training and became a computer programmer. About this time she discovered science fiction conventions and the Society for Creative Anachronism, and began attending functions of both, more often in costume than not. She had always written from her early teens, and developed this hobby by writing fan-fiction for various amateur magazines. In the 1980s she took a job programming computers for a major airline and as a consequence moved to Oklahoma, where she continued to write. At this time she met both Marion Zimmer Bradley (author of The Mists of Avalon, and .C J Cherryh, both of whom helped mentor her from the ranks of the amateur into those of the professional writers. In 1985 her first book was published. In 1990 she met artist Larry Dixon at a small Science Fiction convention in Meridian Mississippi, on a television interview organized by the convention. They began working together from that time on, and were married in Las Vegas at the Excalibur chapel by Merlin the Magician (aka the Reverend Duckworth) in 1992. They moved to their current home, the “second weirdest house in Oklahoma” also in 1992. She has many pet parrots and “the house is never quiet.” She has over eighty books in print, with five being published in 2003 alone, and some of her foreign editions can be found in Russian, German, Czech, Polish, French, Italian, Turkish, and Japanese. She has continued her hobby of costuming, although now she costumes Asian Ball Jointed as the characters from her books, because “They don’t yell when you stick pins in them.” She also does art-needlework and beadwork, sometimes combining these hobbies with her doll-making, usually sending these as gifts or to charity auctions as well. She always has several of these projects going at any one time, because they give her the opportunity to think about her stories while her hands are busy. Occasionally she costumes porcelain dolls to be sent as charity auction pieces. Examples of her dolls can be seen at her website, www.mercedeslackey.com. Her current project is a set of Secret World Chronicle dolls. Another current addiction is role-playing gaming in the online game City of Heroes, with the groups RPCongress and CCCP. And writing a bit of “fanfiction” about her characters Belladonna Aura, Victoria Victrix, Althea Nagy and Seraphic Flame, which can be seen at www.rpcongress.com and www.cccpgroup.us. A nightowl by nature, she is generally found at the keyboard between 10 PM and 6 AM.
Secret World War: White Bird	by Mercedes Lackey Jun. 19, 2010	$0.99	2707 words	Sample 5%
Author bio: MERCEDES R LACKEY Mercedes Lackey was born in Chicago Illinois on June 24, 1950. The very next day, the Korean War was declared. It is hoped that there is no connection between the two events. She was raised mostly in the northwestern corner of Indiana, attending grade school and high school in Highland Indiana. She graduated from Purdue University in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. This, she soon learned, along with a paper hat and a nametag will qualify you to ask “would you like fries with that?” at a variety of fast-food locations. After spending time in jobs ranging from artist’s model to lab technician at the Mosquito Genetics Project to short-order cook, she took training and became a computer programmer. About this time she discovered science fiction conventions and the Society for Creative Anachronism, and began attending functions of both, more often in costume than not. She had always written from her early teens, and developed this hobby by writing fan-fiction for various amateur magazines. In the 1980s she took a job programming computers for a major airline and as a consequence moved to Oklahoma, where she continued to write. At this time she met both Marion Zimmer Bradley (author of The Mists of Avalon, and .C J Cherryh, both of whom helped mentor her from the ranks of the amateur into those of the professional writers. In 1985 her first book was published. In 1990 she met artist Larry Dixon at a small Science Fiction convention in Meridian Mississippi, on a television interview organized by the convention. They began working together from that time on, and were married in Las Vegas at the Excalibur chapel by Merlin the Magician (aka the Reverend Duckworth) in 1992. They moved to their current home, the “second weirdest house in Oklahoma” also in 1992. She has many pet parrots and “the house is never quiet.” She has over eighty books in print, with five being published in 2003 alone, and some of her foreign editions can be found in Russian, German, Czech, Polish, French, Italian, Turkish, and Japanese. She has continued her hobby of costuming, although now she costumes Asian Ball Jointed as the characters from her books, because “They don’t yell when you stick pins in them.” She also does art-needlework and beadwork, sometimes combining these hobbies with her doll-making, usually sending these as gifts or to charity auctions as well. She always has several of these projects going at any one time, because they give her the opportunity to think about her stories while her hands are busy. Occasionally she costumes porcelain dolls to be sent as charity auction pieces. Examples of her dolls can be seen at her website, www.mercedeslackey.com. Her current project is a set of Secret World Chronicle dolls. Another current addiction is role-playing gaming in the online game City of Heroes, with the groups RPCongress and CCCP. And writing a bit of “fanfiction” about her characters Belladonna Aura, Victoria Victrix, Althea Nagy and Seraphic Flame, which can be seen at www.rpcongress.com and www.cccpgroup.us. A nightowl by nature, she is generally found at the keyboard between 10 PM and 6 AM.
No Purer Passion	by German Alcala Jun. 18, 2010	Free!	1076 words	Read a sample
Author bio: My name is German Alcala. I'm 13 years old and I am an Author. I love to write! It's one of my passions, and I plan to publish a book at least every month, but most commonly every two weeks. I am currently working on a few different exciting projects, but I'll come back to Smashwords VERY SOON with ALL THE MOTHERFUC*NG SHT THATS WRONG WITH IT! GET READY! COMING JULY 30TH 2010 ALL THE MOTHERFUC*NG SHT THAT'S WRONG WITH IT: Dear Reader, I wish to say a little something to you all before starting this book: I am a thirteen year old boy, but like most of you I live on the planet Earth, which is a cage for over six billion insane creatures that call themselves Humans. As I have grown up (which I still have a lot to do) I have seen our country fall off the edge that I call the 90’s and now we splattered on the 2000 floor. Now we have to get our @sses up and walk across the dirty bottom until we reach the other side so we can climb back to the top! Because, our stupid btches that run this country have been able to make it so that we don’t have any bridges to cross! And I’m gonna start my book already, because it’s really good and you’re gonna like it. So, imagine I’m wearing a red outfit, and maybe even a red top hat with a single red feather at the top. I am holding a whip which is nothing compared to my writing, and I stand on the stage before you and all others who read this book. “Ladies and gentlemen…, and flamboyant gentlemen, boys and girls, and children of all ages, Welcome, to the bitchiest book on Earth, and this is the beginning if my book here so I’ve only got one thing to say: “Eat your heart out Holden because this btch right here is locked and loaded!”. JULY 30TH 2010 I can be contacted @conceitedperson on twitter.
Secret World War: Retrieval	by Veronica Giguere Jun. 18, 2010	$0.99	5008 words	Sample 25%
Author bio: Veronica Giguere began her work with the Secret World Chronicle almost four years ago with the simple phrase, "Well, if you'd like me to try a reading, I'd love the chance." In addition to her writing and voiceover work with the Secret World Chronicle, Veronica is also a contributing writer and worldbuilder for IncubatorPress, and has published research on the effectiveness of podcasting in higher education settings in the Journal of Management & Engineering Integration. Veronica's site, Voices By Veronica, provides more information on her voice services as well as her ongoing projects, while her blog at DawningSky provides insight about her writing and educational endeavors.
Shadow Memories	by David G Shrock Jun. 17, 2010	$0.99	24873 words	Sample 50%
Author bio: David G Shrock lives in the Pacific Northwest where he writes speculative fiction and computer programs.
The Soldier	by Twit Publishing Jun. 12, 2010	Free!	5627 words	Read a sample
Author bio: An independent publisher based in Dallas, Texas. We are two brothers that like a good story at a cheap price.
Three For a Dollar	by Joe DiBuduo Jun. 11, 2010	$1.00	9009 words	Sample 15%
Author bio: Three for a dollar I write everyday about the the human race sometimes about what happened yesteryear or what will happen next stories I write are only words on my computer if a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it did it make a noise is a famous quote I've heard time and again so I wonder if I write and no one sees it is it a story or just words I put on paper my family and friends turn off their computers when I say here read this my feeling aren't hurt I know what I write is wonderful and all my stories are great some people aren't ready for the finer things in life if they had only read my stories of bears eating honey off of naked women or the ones where life is forever and we can travel in time there are tales of wanna be writers who do anything at all for success it draws so many to its illusionary joy that they're willing to do things stranger than fiction I for one spend all my time forming letters into words and words into sentences creating paragraphs and stories that fill my disk with unread manuscripts agents and publishers have their own full disks and have no room for adding mine made from all my wasted time putting my daily grind into work that no one will ever see one day I see ebooks are almost free why can't I put three stories and poems in a book and sell it for only a dollar why I may even make that much an hour for the time it takes me to do what I believe maybe will get my unread words into the minds and souls of those out there willing to spend one dollar lousy dollar I start my new endeavor and if you've read this far you're no stranger to words so please go to threeforadollar.com to purchase my book and fill your head with words I no longer have room for on my computer and allow me space to add the story of my success Buy A Penis Manologue as an e book at smashwods.com or on kindle. also available as a Paperback version available at http://www.createspace.com & http://www.amazon.com
American Breakfast-Mexican Dinner	by Janice Daugharty Jun. 07, 2010	$2.99	5603 words	Sample 30%
Author bio: Janice Daugharty, artist in residence at Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College, in Tifton, Georgia, is the author of 7 print novels and two story collections. Her newest novel, "The Little Known," is now available in ebook and print. Daugharty is in the process of uploading e-stories to Smashwords for your reading pleasure. For more on this author visit www.janicedaugharty.com See "Fans of Janice Daugharty" on Facebook and author profile at HarperCollins.com
Mr. Creepers Presents: Feary Tales--Vomit 1	by Larry Mike Garmon Jun. 06, 2010	Free!	3690 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Author of 14 YA novels of mystery, horror, and adventure. I began my writing career at 16 writing sports and news for the Wyoming State Tribune. I soon became a photojournalist and by the end of high school I had worked as a stringer for UPI, AP, Rocky Mountain News, LA Times, New York Times, and the National Editors Association. My book publishing career began with the Hardy Boys Casefiles mysteries series, writing five, including one Nancy Drew-Hardy Boys SuperMystery set at Quartz Mountain, Oklahoma. Because of my experience with the Hardy Boys series, Universal Studios and Scholastic Books, Inc., contracted with Garmon to develop and write a six-book YA series based on the classic Universal Studio monsters: Dracula, Wolf Man, Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, The Mummy, and The Creature from the Black Lagoon. I have also written for the RollarCoaster Tycoon middle grade series. I am presently working on a Middle Grade-Young Adult transitional post-apocalyptic novel entitled NEVЯLAND--http://www.NEVRLAND.info. I work best in the Speculative Fiction arena: science fiction, horror, fantasy, and dystopia. The history of tell-tale story makers begins with speculation about the gods, the universe, and everything. The earliest story tellers didn't waste their time with "everyday" affairs, but told great tales of heroes, gods, monsters, heaven, hell, death, and all the other mysteries about which Humankind shares a collective consciousness. I have been a teacher for 27 years. I created and teach the courses Comparative Mythology and Speculative Fiction as well as teach Creative Writing, and British Literature.
Flash in the Pan	by Tim VanSant Jun. 06, 2010	Free!	3819 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Tim VanSant is a technician and rogue poet in academician's clothing. He thinks too much and sometimes he writes what he thinks. He has a face made for radio, a voice made for print, and a blog suitable for lining your NeoPet’s cage.
Closer to the Earth	by Anitheiess Jackson Jun. 03, 2010	$6.99	15158 words	Sample 50%
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Sui Generis	by Sharon E. Cathcart Jun. 03, 2010	Free!	7484 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Sharon E. Cathcart is a former journalist and newspaper editor. She has co-authored one non-fiction book, "Born of War ... Dedicated to Peace," and written another, "Les Pensees Dangereuses." "In The Eye of The Beholder" is her first novel. She is already at work on the sequel, "In The Eye of The Storm." "Les Pensees Dangereuses" and "In The Eye of The Beholder" are both available on Smashwords. Sharon lives in the Silicon Valley region of California, with her husband Jeff.
3 minideckare från 3 idiotförlag	by Björn Björkegren Jun. 01, 2010	Free!	1407 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Living in Gothenburg. It's fun to write! bjorkegrenmatkultur@msn.com
Monsters You Know	by Tirzah Goodwin May. 31, 2010	Free!	6577 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Tirzah L. Goodwin is better known for her poetry and published collection of her poems entitled Love and Lighter Fluid. Recently, she's been expanding to write short stories and currently working on her first full length novel. She lives in Kentucky with her two dogs.
Ken's Tale & the Peterson Dilemma - Desperate Prequels	by Nicholas Antinozzi May. 31, 2010	Free!	8331 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I hate profiles, I'd prefer to offer a bit of advice: Death rides on the wind and it waits for no man. Find something you love and nurture that something into whatever you can make of it. Celebrate achievement after learning from your mistakes. Never, ever, waste time. Answer the damn phone and find your calling, the clock is ticking...
Muscle Noir: Crime Stories	by Glenn Gray May. 30, 2010	Free!	15045 words	Read a sample
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Sherlock Holmes in a Flash: New Short Holmes Stories	by Abbott ePublishing May. 30, 2010	$2.49	12684 words	Sample 50%
Author bio: Abbott ePublishing is a publisher of downloadable, affordable electronic books (eBooks) in various formats. We launched in late March, 2009 with a solid inventory that is always growing. Books offered by Abbott ePublishing include original non-fiction and fiction works, as well as some value-added public domain classics. We believe in selling a unique and eclectic collection that will have wide appeal to many readers. The sale of electronic books is in its infancy, and we believe it’s the way many books will be read in the future.
3 finfina noveller	by Björn Björkegren May. 30, 2010	Free!	987 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Living in Gothenburg. It's fun to write! bjorkegrenmatkultur@msn.com
Poems Poems Poems Galore 20 Poems You'll Simply Adore	by German Alcala May. 29, 2010	Free!	2851 words	Read a sample
Author bio: My name is German Alcala. I'm 13 years old and I am an Author. I love to write! It's one of my passions, and I plan to publish a book at least every month, but most commonly every two weeks. I am currently working on a few different exciting projects, but I'll come back to Smashwords VERY SOON with ALL THE MOTHERFUC*NG SHT THATS WRONG WITH IT! GET READY! COMING JULY 30TH 2010 ALL THE MOTHERFUC*NG SHT THAT'S WRONG WITH IT: Dear Reader, I wish to say a little something to you all before starting this book: I am a thirteen year old boy, but like most of you I live on the planet Earth, which is a cage for over six billion insane creatures that call themselves Humans. As I have grown up (which I still have a lot to do) I have seen our country fall off the edge that I call the 90’s and now we splattered on the 2000 floor. Now we have to get our @sses up and walk across the dirty bottom until we reach the other side so we can climb back to the top! Because, our stupid btches that run this country have been able to make it so that we don’t have any bridges to cross! And I’m gonna start my book already, because it’s really good and you’re gonna like it. So, imagine I’m wearing a red outfit, and maybe even a red top hat with a single red feather at the top. I am holding a whip which is nothing compared to my writing, and I stand on the stage before you and all others who read this book. “Ladies and gentlemen…, and flamboyant gentlemen, boys and girls, and children of all ages, Welcome, to the bitchiest book on Earth, and this is the beginning if my book here so I’ve only got one thing to say: “Eat your heart out Holden because this btch right here is locked and loaded!”. JULY 30TH 2010 I can be contacted @conceitedperson on twitter.
I mikrokosmos mörker	by Anders Textorius May. 29, 2010	You set the price!	17317 words	Sample 50%
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