I'm a five-time published author who loves to support and help writers however I can. So I'm doing CONTESTS where you could win all sorts o' things! I will choose a piece each contest to give editing notes on and also helpful feedback on the winner's writing in general. Also winners will get a FREE COPY of my new book, FIND ME I'M YOURS, and shout-outs on our Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr. So what are ya waiting for? READ ON and WRITE ON!

Jared has more identities than he can count, a beguiling demeanour, and a gift of charm; unique qualities that allow him to single-handedly carry out even the most difficult of heists. Having taken on the identity of a curious Turkish art student, ‘Serkan’, his latest attempt is acquiring a 7th century antique worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Will he be able to pull this one off?

Twenty teens. Abducted. To play a game of man hunt.

I've decided to put together a little anthology of all little fragments I have written. The content may vary from mini sagas and poetry to short stories. This is essentially a place to share what I love doing rather then forgetting about it in various note books. So please read, vote and comment

prod·i·gal /ˈprädəɡəl/ noun a person who leaves home and behaves in such a way, but later makes a repentant return

This is a story I wrote the majority of daily, as part of NaNoWriMo 2013. The concept for the story is one that I have been considering for a while. Earlier this year, I wrote about 3000 words on the subject as part of our Wattpad HQ Writeathon, and that work can be found under "Wattpad Writeathon 2013: Skyward". However, I wanted to start fresh for NaNoWriMo, so I have created this story to capture my progress through November.

I spent two years living in Japan, in the northern-most prefecture of Hokkaido, as part of the Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme. The program, ostensibly, hires English teaching assistants to work in public elementary, junior high, and high schools, but the project's stated goal is to drive the internationalization of Japan through introducing students to different peoples from different cultures. The goal is for this to not be THAT Japan story, all about sushi and beer and how backwards the Japanese are to an insensitive foreigner. When I elected to start writing a Japanblog, Gaijin Desu Ne, back in 2009, I was determined that it would not be THAT JET blog. I have no idea if I succeeded, but some of the writing from that blog will drive this book. I have no idea if I can succeed in writing Not THAT Japan Story, but I'll try to write the Japan book that I'd like to read, which is equal parts lovely words and interesting Japanese annecdotes.

Cover by biz02 from DeviantART

The little clouds in my head floating off, hovering around. Cover by moonywolf from DeviantART