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They'll Never See Us Coming by tinmannc
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THE UNTOLD FULL STORY OF DAYBREAK: Orphan twins Lukas and Ava Ralland live in oppression by the Jury, a military group that splintered from its expeditionary counterpart, imposing new order after humans moved from Earth to the green planet, Roma - 88. Though poor, the twins are content, until an officer of the Jury visits them, carrying an arrest warrant and a draft notice. Now, with their half-sister framed for capital crimes and their lives forever changed, they vow to help her escape. Can they race against the ticking clock of death row and save their sister's life, or will they move into the belly of the beast and emerge stained, corrupted by the cruel games their employers play?
The Book on SHOW, DON'T TELL | How to Write More Visually by Duncan_the_Editor
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Learn how to write more visually and master that famous piece of advice: SHOW, DON'T TELL! * * * So you're trying to improve your fiction writing, and everyone keeps saying: "Show! Don't tell." Well ... how do you actually do that? This is the Book on SHOW, DON'T TELL. Inside you'll find a variety of lessons on how to write about people, places and activities in a more visual manner. We'll cover how to think visually, break down common subjects to get an idea as to how to approach writing about them, and show examples of all this advice in action. Even better, you don't need to read this book cover to cover. Keep it handy, open it up to the right chapter at the right time, and watch your writing soar! * * * Know someone who could benefit from this advice? Make sure to share the book with them. And please remember to Vote as you read, to help others find it. Best Rankings! The #1 book in showdonttell #1 in betterwriting #2 in writinghacks #3 in writebetter
Smack-dab, in the Middle of Nowhere (Waste Stories #1) by DuncanPPacey
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Free on Wattpad for the first time! In 2017, Duncan P. Pacey's debut post-apocalyptic comedy novel brought a gritty-yet-silly wasteland New Zealand to Amazon Kindle, and now you can enjoy it here. ~~Amazon/Goodreads reviews:~~ "Pratchetty humour with a hack n slash edge." "I absolutely loved Pacey's humor and his descriptions of this tongue-in-cheek twisted world!" "The odd characters are strangely engaging and what seems like a cracked narrative, cleverly comes together to tell a fascinating tale." * * * "Bert'd be damned if this bar did anything other than thrive. Smack-dab would prosper, or she'd shoot folk until it did." Bert is the takes-no-crap bar owner of Smack-dab, a struggling tavern halfway from nowhere to nowhere else. All around her is the barren, post-apocalyptic Waste, a terrifying place plagued by villainous bandits, ravenous monsters, and Things that go bump in the night (and also eat you). The Waste is in turmoil. Lord Ash has been overthrown, replaced by a terrifyingly powerful giant hell-bent on taxing anyone and everyone that can help fund his devious master plan. Smack-dab is threatened with total destruction, but Bert has a plan of her own. Can she rally enough help to fend off the bandits? Strange and hilarious, "Smack-dab, in the Middle of Nowhere" is the fresh new face of the post-apocalypse, even if that face has more creepy mutant eyes than you expected.