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January 26, 2008 09:35 PM EST --              Shortly after submitting the first chapter of my novel in the Next Great Crime Writer Contest, I wondered just how good (or not so good) a former Gather.com . . . more
Deep Within Chapter one
by Charles D.
views: 21 | rating: 10 | comments: 10
January 14, 2007 12:37 AM EST --                                     . . . more
It's Personal (Chapter 1)
by John L.
views: 60 | rating: 9.7 | comments: 15
June 11, 2008 06:07 PM EDT -- PROLOGUE 8:30 p.m. Thursday, September 17 (Brooks University, Winfrey Hall) I'm a single Christian white male, 23, with no car. Please, if you had to reread that, then just stop reading . . . more
September 03, 2007 10:57 PM EDT --   I've always wanted to be a novelist and thanks to everyone here at Gather, Simon & Schuster/Touchstone is releasing my first book Sep. 18.  "The Way Life Should Be" is . . . more
November 11, 2007 11:25 AM EST -- See the bottom of the article for updated information!   Back in September during the First Chapters Romance competition, three of our friends from the Writin' Wombats banded together . . . more
July 04, 2008 03:32 PM EDT -- PROLOGUE 8:30 p.m. Thursday, September 17 (Brooks University, Winfrey Hall) I'm a single Christian white male, 23, with no car. Please, if you had to reread that, then just . . . more
February 10, 2008 08:53 PM EST -- Ever mix dinner with a discussion of bones, bodies and fire? That's what we did Friday night in Knoxville. But don't worry. It was for a good cause -- a fundraiser for the Friends of Literacy. . . . more
December 01, 2007 09:43 AM EST -- Halloween Eve continued on Nick’s block.   The street lights shined a dim yellow onto the black pavement and cement sidewalk. Scattered maple trees were still holding on to some of their . . . more
Mystery Writing Resources.
by Jennifer N.
views: 185 | rating: 10 | comments: 15
January 31, 2008 06:36 AM EST -- Earlier I was talking to Dominique "Queene Mab" D. about crime novels. As part of the Write Here Right Now writing month she's embarking on her first mystery. As someone who has my own . . . more
November 29, 2007 12:44 PM EST --   Growing up on Long Island had its ups and downs for Nick’s family.   Dad had his 9-5 job working at a Mental Health Facility but it wasn’t enough.   He made some extra . . . more
September 12, 2007 01:46 AM EDT -- The long, slow journey of publishing my novel “The Way Life Should Be” went into warp speed when I learned I’d won the First Chapters contest on May 25. I spoke to so many people that . . . more
Confessions of a TV novice
by Terry Shaw
views: 325 | rating: 9.9 | comments: 118
September 29, 2007 12:35 PM EDT -- When I asked if I had time to get a drink of water, AM Buffalo Host Linda Pellagrino said it was no problem. We had five minutes before airtime. But when I bolted out the studio door to the fountain, I . . . more
December 28, 2007 10:06 AM EST -- Imagine and hold what cannot be yours Speak to yourself when you are alone Look into the mirror and tellyourself What do you see when no one else isthere To impress, to shame, to . . . more
October 09, 2007 09:50 PM EDT -- I’d like to blame it on my wife’s shoes, or even global warming, but when it comes to the Boston Meltdown, the fault -- as usual – lies with my own stupidity.   That’s too . . . more
December 28, 2007 11:37 AM EST -- Nearly twenty-five years ago, Casie Schwartz was a ten year old fifth grader enrolled in Washington D.C.'s public school system. Casie had been popular and well-liked, one of the few popular girls . . . more
December 28, 2007 07:24 PM EST -- Dimitri Youngblood stared in shock at his victim-to-be. Kenneth Wilkinson seemed greatly at ease, and even amused at the killer's bewilderment. "You've come to kill me, haven't you?" . . . more
January 01, 2008 04:12 PM EST --   Right here. Right now. This has to end somehow. Thoughts raged in a storm in Casie Schwartz's head. But she needed to concentrate. She needed to focus. Her blurred vision cleared and she realized . . . more
January 18, 2007 07:48 AM EST --                                     . . . more
July 12, 2008 04:05 PM EDT -- Synopsis: Standing tall in the rains of Washington State are blades of grass that grow so thick they almost whistle in the winds during a storm. They reach far and wide along Heather's back yard. . . . more
It's Personal (Chapter 32-33)
by John L.
views: 34 | rating: 10 | comments: 3
June 14, 2008 09:53 PM EDT -- 9 p.m. Saturday, October 10 Valerie pondered Angela's story and considered her possible responses. Angela, you should ask forgiveness because you went against God's will for your life. . . . more
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