This is the 2014 Watty Awards: Series Two (Unofficial)! This is being put up early for the others who wish to compete. Rules are the same from Series One, only if you got First Place on Series One you may NOT enter again (If you are currently on Series One, you may still enter, but if you get first place for S1, I will remove you)

Gorgeous cover made by @BamYouHaveAIDS :) Hi I got this idea from @icallringbearer the challenges are hers but the stories are mine :) feel free to comment with critiquing if you see fit :) Hi :) If you could please critique my story i would be so appreciative :) Hugo's dead and he's never coming back. Most people get over their brother in an instant. But not Laney Wilson. For a month all she's done is sit in her bedroom, thinking about the meaning of life and why it was Hugo not her. She doesn't think she deserves to live or get Macario (her best friends) affections. Because she wasn't there for Hugo. So, why should Laney? This is her story of redemption.

The girl who can never fully satiate her lust for books. The fictional character that defies the extent of perfection. And the boy who's afraid of the ocean and lives under pretenses. Put them all together to create the destruction of the world, more or less. - For someone who's unfathomably in love with books, we all have that seemingly perfect male character we wish that coexists with us. And to Lucy Parker, it's beyond surreal when she accidentally summons the man of her dreams, from her favorite book. But to her rotten luck, someone takes away her too-good-to-be-true prince and the mystical book, causing such a fiasco. She has to find Cato, the once-fictional hotshot, in 59 days or not just handsome men but even the most grotesque monstrosities from all the written books in the history of literature will come to life. And then there's Mason, a brazen and utterly gorgeous man who introduces himself as the only person who knows where Cato could possibly be. Lucy and Mason has to endure their condemned partnership in order to fix the broadening ripples that will break the thread between fantasy from reality. But between the confusing pages, intoxicating coffee and wanderlust under the same sky, they will never realize how close they are from what they're looking for.

❝you looked like heaven, and I felt like hell.❞ in which an angel and a devil fall in love through bottles of vodka and a one night stand. ___ cover by @dentonvale_ (-:

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"You don't feel! You're not human, you're just an emotionless shell!" He yelled at me with a passion that was unknown to me for so long and was now overwhelming me. "Maybe you're right, I'm not human," I said, forcing my voice and expression to become unreadable. "I'm better." A world with no emotions. No more hurt. No more hate. No more love. Join the revolution. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THIS WORK IS COPYWRITED!!!!!!!! <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/4.0/88x31.png" /></a><br /><span xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" property="dct:title">Void</span> by <a xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" href="http://www.wattpad.com/story/7125173-void" property="cc:attributionName" rel="cc:attributionURL">Margaret Lang</a> is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>. ©2014 Lang

I'll show you how to improve your story with just a few tips and exercises. Writing a novel can be confusing, especially if you're new to it. Even if you're a pro at writing, it still helps to be refreshed. This is my way to help you. Hopefully it WILL help in your journey as a writer, and if you have questions, please ask me. I'll address topics such as: ~The five senses ~Believable characters ~Improving first drafts ~Plot twists ~Dialogue ~Descriptions ...And much more. Oh, and one more thing before you begin reading. I know there are a lot of chapters, and a ton of content, but don't overwhelm yourself! Try starting off with a couple topics you know you could improve on, work on those, and then read a couple more. If you read all of these chapters at once it may be a bit too much to take on! So take your writing journey as slow as you need, and work on it one step at a time.

A story isn't just a bunch of words slapped onto a page. It's a living, breathing manifestation of your imagination. This guide explores aspects most guides don't touch on such as memorable protagonists, world building, character psychology, and backstory, and many more. It will help you flesh out your ideas and make them fascinating and memorable.

THANK YOU EVERYONE for reading this sample of Paper Hearts! Due to popular demand, I've turned this into an actual book, which you can buy from all major online retailers. AND it's actually three books: a volume on writing, one on publishing, and another on marketing. More information: bethrevis.com/books Buy the books signed: malaprops.com Buy the books online: http://astore.amazon.com/autbetrev-20

The greatest tragedy the world has ever known turned out to be the ultimate catalyst for change. In the wake of World War III, which decimated most of the world's population, the remaining survivors vowed to not continue to repeat the same mistakes of the past. Fortunately, they had something previous generations did not have - advanced technology. The year is 2117 and this once shattered civilization has become prosperous again. Innovative forms of technology have enabled them to abandon the old model and re-engineer a better way of living for all. Brain implants and genetic modifications have made an entire population educated, healthy, and kind. Despite the benefits of this technology, it has created some unforeseen side effects that threaten humankind's existence. When technology proves to be inept at solving the world's problem, a new hope emerges in the unlikeliest form - a young orphan girl. *** Cyberpunk, dystopian, technology, future, futurism, scifi, heroine, prodigy...