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A reader's first impression is everything. This is your destination for basic critiques to help you find and keep an audience. A member of The Cryptic's High Council will offer their perspective on your cover, blurb and first chapter, including overall impressions, character development and writing issues. Be warned, the critiques offered here are meant to help you address flaws. We won't be cruel, bloodsucking pains, but we do reserve the right to tell you the truth, good or bad.

Welcome to the Wattpad Block Party - Winter Edition III! Round FIVE of this popular event is coming your way the entire month of February 2017 and it's going to be epic! The invites have started to roll out and everyone from your all time favorite Wattpad Super Stars, to USA TODAY Bestselling Authors, to talented up and coming writers are joining us! Check out the first chapter for a more detailed description and keep an eye out on the Line Up chapter to see who is going to be featured for the Wattpad Block Party - Winter Edition III! Curious how this event will run? Here's the link to the last Wattpad Block Party: https://www.wattpad.com/story/72748267-wattpad-block-party-summer-edition-ii Be sure you add this story to your library, vote and leave comments on your favorite author's posts, and follow me, @KellyAnneBlount, for all Wattpad Block Party updates!

A married couple recounts a horrifying incident from their past at Uncle Gerry's Family Fun Zone, but their stories don't exactly match. Who is telling the truth, and is one of them harboring a terrible secret? Cover art by Jörn Heidrath.

The Cartwright clan has worked the farm for almost a century. On the surface, they are prosperous pillars of the community. But once a generation, a wicked harvest must be reaped, to ensure that the family never falls. The appointed time for Joshua Cartwright's offspring approaches. He has to remind himself that we all must suffer, so that we do not take our blessings for granted. Reviews for Birthright: @Finnyh "Birthright's uniqueness, quality, and authenticity are what set it apart. A piece to indulge every fan of horror, historical fiction, and Southern Gothic themes. Ian delivers a compelling story about a family curse through the ages, all the while keeping up a sinister tone and the 'feel' of a different time and place. Ian's Deep South horrors will never fail to entrance and haunt me." @rosaimee "Ambience and tone are incredibly well weaved, in that it's both terrifying and beautiful. With each chapter it grows in complexity, and a solid backdrop enriches the plot." @LynnS13 "Birthright goes to the heart of Southern Gothic. It understands that pace is all when it comes to this special breed of horror. It doesn't boil over or spill; it simmers and goes skin deep."

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This has most of Edgar Allan Poe's poems, or short stories. I do not own the rights to any of them, just simply sharing his work!