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  • Part 1

    Primary Genre: Romance Word Count: 33,635 Beta Readers: 3

    Part 1 of 3 of The Trailing Spouses Network - Moving through time in Africa.
    This story is about four American families moving to South Africa. The focus is on the four women, the trailing spouses.
    1. What do you think of the first five pages of the text? Were...

    Part 1 of 3 of The Trailing Spouses Network - Moving through time in Africa.
    This story is about four American families moving to South Africa. The focus is on the four women, the trailing spouses.
    1. What do you think of the first five pages of the text? Were they compelling enough for you to continue?
    2. Are the characters believable and relatable in any way?
    3. Were you confused by the shift in time?
    4. An omniscient narrator tells this story. Were you confused by whose head you were in?
    5. Were there slow spots that made you want to stop reading? Where?
    6. Would you be interested in reading to the end?

    Thank you for reading my story.

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  • Seeing yourself as Joseph?

    Primary Genre: Self improvement (Non-fiction) Word Count: 15,848 Beta Readers: 0

    This is an existential christian book based on the life of Joseph in the Jedeo christian bible. It's goal is to encourage others who maybe facing diverse challenges and need a word of assurance. This book isn't writen to convert or necessarily strengthen someone's faith but to help others...

    This is an existential christian book based on the life of Joseph in the Jedeo christian bible. It's goal is to encourage others who maybe facing diverse challenges and need a word of assurance. This book isn't writen to convert or necessarily strengthen someone's faith but to help others deal with the challenges of life. There isn't any sermonizing or the use of cliche words of affirmation but the use of Jungian psychology and philosophy, with Friedrich Nietzsche being a strong influence.
    This book isn't completely as yet but will be one chapter at a time. I haven't edited it as as I am waiting to complete the first draft but I am putting it out there to see if it makes sense to others. This is my first book.

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  • Adpocalypse-c1-Hill Rest inn

    Primary Genre: Science fiction Word Count: 2,006 Beta Readers: 0

    What do you do if you're stuck in a virtual reality role-playing game and you can't remember how you got there. It would be one thing if this was a normal game, but clearly something is wrong, advertisements are everywhere all the AI's seem unhinged, and almost everyone has abandoned...

    What do you do if you're stuck in a virtual reality role-playing game and you can't remember how you got there. It would be one thing if this was a normal game, but clearly something is wrong, advertisements are everywhere all the AI's seem unhinged, and almost everyone has abandoned the server. What's worse is I have the feeling that I'm missing something or someone.

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  • Adpocalypse-c3-Classing up the joint

    Primary Genre: Science fiction Word Count: 2,259 Beta Readers: 0

    What do you do if you're stuck in a virtual reality role-playing game and you can't remember how you got there. It would be one thing if this was a normal game, but clearly something is wrong, advertisements are everywhere all the AI's seem unhinged, and almost everyone has abandoned...

    What do you do if you're stuck in a virtual reality role-playing game and you can't remember how you got there. It would be one thing if this was a normal game, but clearly something is wrong, advertisements are everywhere all the AI's seem unhinged, and almost everyone has abandoned the server. What's worse is I have the feeling that I'm missing something or someone.

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  • Adpocalypse-c2-inn the game

    Primary Genre: Science fiction Word Count: 2,259 Beta Readers: 0

    What do you do if you're stuck in a virtual reality role-playing game and you can't remember how you got there. It would be one thing if this was a normal game, but clearly something is wrong, advertisements are everywhere all the AI's seem unhinged, and almost everyone has abandoned...

    What do you do if you're stuck in a virtual reality role-playing game and you can't remember how you got there. It would be one thing if this was a normal game, but clearly something is wrong, advertisements are everywhere all the AI's seem unhinged, and almost everyone has abandoned the server. What's worse is I have the feeling that I'm missing something or someone.

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  • The Trailing Spouses Network - through Ch 6

    Primary Genre: Romance Word Count: 66,294 Beta Readers: 3

    This story is about four American families moving to South Africa. The focus is on the four women, the trailing spouses.
    1. What do you think of the first five pages of the text? Were they compelling enough for you to continue?
    2. Are the characters believable and relatable in...

    This story is about four American families moving to South Africa. The focus is on the four women, the trailing spouses.
    1. What do you think of the first five pages of the text? Were they compelling enough for you to continue?
    2. Are the characters believable and relatable in any way?
    3. Were you confused by the shift in time?
    4. An omniscient narrator tells this story. Were you confused by whose head you were in?
    5. Were there slow spots that made you want to stop reading? Where?
    6. This draft is through Ch 6. Would you be interested in reading to the end?

    Thank you for reading my story.

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  • hindu

    Primary Genre: Personal Narrative (Non-fiction) Word Count: 1,200 Beta Readers: 0

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  • Silver Skin (Part 1 of 2)

    Primary Genre: Short story Word Count: 7,500 Beta Readers: 2

    Ray is a young man on a quest to find a fabled deer told in children’s fairytales to save his ailing sister. Unaware of the stag’s whereabouts, he seeks out an ancient library and gains help from a mysterious fire elemental. Little does he know her crimes and soon finds...

    Ray is a young man on a quest to find a fabled deer told in children’s fairytales to save his ailing sister. Unaware of the stag’s whereabouts, he seeks out an ancient library and gains help from a mysterious fire elemental. Little does he know her crimes and soon finds himself on a mission to not only save his sister but the rest of the world.

    This is part 1 out of 2 for this short story.

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  • The Means and the Ends

    Primary Genre: Fantasy Word Count: 5,922 Beta Readers: 1

    Here lies Blue. He has died for centuries. Many lifetimes have been lived. If you can call it that.

    Blue will need to start with nothing. But from nothing he finds true freedom, and a silent partner. Or at least, Blue wished he was more silent.

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    Here lies Blue. He has died for centuries. Many lifetimes have been lived. If you can call it that.

    Blue will need to start with nothing. But from nothing he finds true freedom, and a silent partner. Or at least, Blue wished he was more silent.

    Looking for feedback on my flow and wording. And of course, if you have any comments on my characters I would love to hear it.

    I love reading others stories as well. Would love to look over your work.

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  • The Longevity Project - By Case Stephens (full)

    Primary Genre: Science fiction Word Count: 108,000 Beta Readers: 1

    Andria Navarro has lived two lives. Orphaned at a young age, and forced to navigate the tumultuous streets of a 22nd century megalopolis on her own, she now serves as an elite agent of AEGIS Corp., a bionically enhanced special operations unit tasked with combating the rising tide of criminal...

    Andria Navarro has lived two lives. Orphaned at a young age, and forced to navigate the tumultuous streets of a 22nd century megalopolis on her own, she now serves as an elite agent of AEGIS Corp., a bionically enhanced special operations unit tasked with combating the rising tide of criminal activity running rampant throughout New Mega City.

    Andria’s past and present collide when she discovers her squad’s latest mission––to ensure the safe transport of a wealthy biotech mogul's “precious cargo” across the city––may have ties to the mysterious circumstances surrounding her parents death. But Andria’s quest for answers is complicated by the arrival of the National Security Council who have taken a special interest in the mission's success… and for some of its members an interest in Andria herself.

    Under the scrutinizing lens of the NSC, Andria and her squad mates must team up with the Council’s forces to prevent the cargo from falling into the hands of a faceless criminal mastermind, whose shadowy agents may be lurking closer than they realize. Both organizations must tread carefully if they want to ensure victory, but to Andria, a successful outcome could mean losing any chance she may have of learning the truth about the tragedy of her parent’s death.

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