When Venus Wilson is found dead the day after her annual Halloween Bash, everyone assumes it was a tragic accident. Except it wasn't. And those who know there was foul play involved aren't enthusiastic about speaking up. + + + There were about forty people under the same roof as Venus Wilson the night she took her last breaths. Four people found her lifeless body, and all four ran in the opposite direction. The beginning of the end started for them when they failed to inform anyone about the body. Now, left alone with no one to talk to, the four must put the pieces together to determine the culprit, before their past deeds catch up to them. Despite desperate attempts at returning to normalcy, every night in the loneliest hours they find themselves asking the same question a mourning town does, What happened to Venus Wilson the night of her Halloween Bash? [EDITOR'S CHOICE 2020] *cover by @claraelisibeth*

"You and I are destined to die." ••• Autumn Reeves 70th Hunger Games Volunteer Career District 4 Mentored by Finnick Odair ••• Autumn never wanted to be in the games. But she had nothing left. When a young girl with a promising future was reaped, Autumn volunteered in her place even though the two had never spoken more than a few words to each other. Autumn assumed she would enter the games and maybe die halfway through. This she had no problem with as she had nothing to come home too. That is until she met her mentor. Finnick Odair. The darling of the Capitol who is paid in secrets. He is now the mentor of Autumn Reeves, and he's never met anyone like her. A girl, unimpressed with his charms and good looks, who's goal is to die in the games even though she volunteered. But circumstances change and so do people as these two grew closer to each other. And they both realized they now have something worth living for. ••• Set durning: The 70th Hunger Games Drown Series: Book One: When We Drown Book Two: When We Burn Book Three: When We Fall Warning: Contains Mature Themes ••• Not edited! Quite a few grammar mistakes! ••• Number 1 in #thehungergames Number 1 in #hungergames Number 1 in #finnickodair Number 1 in #finnick Number 2 in #hungergames Number 3 in #hungergames Number 4 in #hungergames Number 5 in #hungergames Number 6 in #hungergames Number 6 in #finnickodair Number 8 in #hungergames Number 10 in #hungergames Number 12 in #hungergames Number 14 in #hungergames Number 15 in #hungergames

Learning to write is a never-ending journey, and for so many writers, the path to "The End" is an ever-changing process. I've been wanting to document my processes and my writing journey for a long time, so here it is - everything I've learned (and am learning) about writing and publishing. It's here for you to take what you need and leave what you don't. This is a writing & publishing blog. You can expect to find writing help, guest posts and publishing tips here because writing is better with friends and knowledge, like good wine, is better when shared.

"The sun was rising, fingers of glorious orange, red and yellow crawling across the sky. The window appeared as a frame around a picture, dawn's ascent bursting from the folds of a delicate skirt the color of burnt copper. I sighed and turned back to Peeta, holding his hand against my cheek." After all they have experienced, Katniss and Peeta realize that things can be good again. *Winner of the Everlark Smut Awards for Best Shower Scene and Second Place for Best Mockingjay Smut* Winner for Best Growing Together Fic - Nighlockrecs Reader's Choice Awards First published fanfiction.net May, 2013