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Serpent's Kiss || Kingdom at the End of the World - Book I by BelitAm
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When a storm strands Ira Hale at the stately Beaufort Manor, she joins the household to work under the mysterious and reclusive Valeri Beaufort, but what secrets are lurking in the shadows? *** Ira Hale joins the Beaufort household under the employ of Beaufort Manor's mysterious master, Sir Valeri Beaufort. She soon comes to care for the reclusive noble and his haunted home. When a series of gruesome murders in a nearby town expose Sir Beaufort as a vampire, both the town and Beaufort Manor fall under the scrutiny of a ruthless police force known as the Amith Capil. In a world where monsters walk among humans, the true killer hides in plain sight. *** Book I of Kingdom at the End of the World series. 2021 Watty Winner in Horror *** Content warning: This story contains graphic depictions of violence and death.
THE OMEN GIRL | Wattys 2020 Winner by yuehverse
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[Soon by WATTPAD BOOKS] In the prestigious race of stars, Sozo must hide the truth of who she is or pay with her life, but her blossoming relationship with the most talented competitor threatens everything she's worked for. ***** Every ten years, the lucky chosen bond with stars and race to win a wish. Any wish. Sozo is one of the lucky chosen, but she has a secret: as an Omen -- cursed beings that can transform into monsters -- she's forbidden from competing. Discovery would mean her death. Can she hope to keep her identity a secret, let alone win the race, especially as the talented and sunny Naqi enters the picture? When Sozo is given an ultimatum, she has to choose: betray her Omen people, or betray the people who are slowly, surely, becoming like a family to her. --- WATTYS AWARD 2020 "Bar none, this was [Senior Editorial Specialist] Amanda's absolute favourite read from the Wattys this year. It makes you cry, just from pure, uncontainable joy, and the ending kept us reading until nearly 6am. Everything about this story is beautiful. We were astounded that anyone could create something so magnificent and moving and magical. This level of storytelling mastery will never not blow us away." [Word Count: 70,500]
Writing Great Fiction: An Introduction by ImproveYourWriting
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Welcome to the Wattpad Writing Great Fiction introduction! You can browse through the chapters and use them as a reference when needed, or you can treat this like a class in writing fiction. There are assignments you can do, but don't worry, there aren't any due dates. There are lectures, but you don't have to take notes and there are no tests. But, if you work through it, if you do the assignments and think about how the lessons can apply to your writing, if you really push yourself, we guarantee that your writing will improve. With just a little bit of effort, you will feel more confident and your readers will see it in your work. You'll learn more about how to structure your stories, how to write great sentences that pull readers in and how to write characters that people will relate to and want to follow. A note on how this book is organized: The first eight chapters are devoted to the fundamentals you need to know to be able to craft stories that will draw readers in. The next seven chapters focus on different ways of planning and crafting your story, and after that we go over a variety of things including style and common story problems. So, jump in with us! Explore the craft of writing, work on the homework, try some of our contests and meet other writers who want to push themselves! We all look forward to reading your work and helping you become the writer you want to be. -The Ambassadors on the Improve Your Writing team. This instructional book is primarily written by Bruce Elgin, Wattpad Ambassador and 2014 Watty Winner. He has his Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing and has taught writing for years. Other experienced writers will help cover a wide range of topics to help give you the best instruction possible.
The Undead And Other Teenage Problems (Revised Draft) COMPLETED by M_Sway_Writes
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"I seem normal, for all intents and purposes. That is until the hunger sets in and I lose my mind, then I go on a Bambie killing spree." Sydney Walsh wants nothing more than to graduate high school at the top of her class. With a scholarship to her dream school almost in her grasp, she pushes herself to succeed. But all her dreams go up in smoke when a late night run turns deadly. With no recollection of what happened to her and some valuable memories missing, Syd is changing into a creature pulled straight from a nightmare. Teaming up with Noah Miller, the coroner's son, they soon discover that her missing memories were only the tip of a very dangerous iceberg. With a creature in the woods stalking the people of Brookfield, senior year is about to get way more complicated. ---------------- Started: 31/8/18 Finished: 28/3/2019 Editing: 20/5/2019 2nd Draft: 29/10/2019 3rd Draft: 3/4/2020 ---------------- Contains descriptions of violent acts that might be upsetting to some readers. There are no mature scenes in this book but it's still rated as such due to the violent nature of some scenes. Now featured on WattpadZombie in Viral reads! © Laurens 2018 ***This gorgeous cover was made by none other than @CannabalisticNecro***
Tevun-Krus #75 - International 4: SolarPunk by Ooorah
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One sun, one planet, one people. Welcome the fourth International Edition of Tevun-Krus, where you can find excellent sci-fi in all sorts of non-English languages! (Don't worry, there's some English, too!) This time around, we tackle the little-known eco-sci-fi sub-genre known as SolarPunk.
In the Compound by Red_Harvey
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Jeremiah wants to choose his path, but in New Andover, gender decides every role until an otherworldly visitor arrives. Survivalist compounds dot the landscape of an Earth ravaged by nuclear winter. New Andover thrives on threats and conditioning, a way of life only challenged by the visitor. Jeremiah wants to be an enforcer, like the other boys. Except, he is assigned the role of archiver. The arrival of the star-bound stranger forces him to reexamine everything he thought he knew...Naltag is a commissioned explorer, and finds signs of life on a once barren planet known as Earth. Although Naltag tries to remain impartial, Jeremiah is soon in need of rescuing, if only to save his little sister from a slave-like existence in the compound.
Tall Tales From the Cantina: An Anthology by starwarsfans
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Tall Tales From the Cantina will showcase collections of stories and also the winning entries of StarWarsFans' short contests, from drabbles, short stories, and flash fiction to poems and other quick snippets of all genres.
Songs of Home by MbekoSifolo
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A tale of fear versus hope, pain versus endurance, and a people lost in space, trying to find their way home. [WINNER of wattpad scifi prompt April 2018: Beacon] [Featured in NanoBytes: A Scifi Short Story Anthology]
You've Got Me by RavensFlyAway
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Forbidden Love Collaboration Contest Winner 2018 "When I first saw you, I fell in love. And you smiled, because you knew." - Arrigo Boito
Tevun-Krus #52 - International Edition 2 by Ooorah
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Tevun-Krus International Edition 2 Last year's edition was so successful we decided to do it again and man, it's epic! Featuring stories told in a whole lotta' languages, plus one or two of TK's regular features, there's probably something in here for everyone!