Opennovellacontest2020 Stories

A poor farmer enlists the help of a memory snatcher to discover the truth about his sister's suspicious death. *** Upper-Caldozzans have access to everything: wealth, power, advanced technology, even memories of things their overindulged bodies could never achieve. Lower-Caldozza's creators feed themselves and their families by selling their experiences to the elite through memory snatchers. When a prolific creator, Messita, dies suspiciously, her brother, Runan, a poor farmer with a grudge against the memory selling business, enlists the help of a childhood friend, now memory snatcher, Solara, to discover the truth about Messita's suspicious death. *** Cover image by Rohan Makhecha from Unsplash

[Novella]As a child, Sci was scarred by her own mother for being a witch. While the wound has healed and her shawl now covers her face, Sci struggles to remain deaf to the call of the desert wind. She works hard to get into the Scorian army, taking a path riddled with false friends, petty politics, and relentless Rajas. Then, one day, Sci receives an invitation from the palace. A personal message from Queen Rainah. **Cover by Krystal_M**

"My hands are stained with blood. Blood that I can't erase no matter how much I try." After years of being brainwashed into becoming a ruthless assassin, all Bucky Barnes wanted was to live the rest of his life in peace. But, the ghost of his past wouldn't let him go that easily. Days after he settled in a small apartment on the border of Bucharest, he was hunted by a masked figure who wouldn't stop until he was dead. Laura Volkov was no saint. Hidden underneath her ever-present smile was a dark past - a past that included deaths of many innocent lives. Fate brought them together and they became entangled in a scheme that would force them to face their past sins. 9 years ago, Bucky saved Laura from her darkness and gave her a chance to redeem herself. Now, can she save him from his? ~♡~♡~♡~ ❤ ONC 3 Shortlist ❤ Featured in @DangerousLove Bad Boys reading list ❤ Featured in @superhero Super Love reading list ❤ Featured in @fanfic Marvel Universe reading list ❤ Featured in @WattpadDisney I Survived the Snap reading list ❤ Featured in @BadassReads Badass King reading list ❤ Featured in @action Fan Fiction in Action reading list

*03/03/2020 - 𝙐𝙉𝘿𝙄𝙎𝘾𝙊𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙀𝘿 𝙁𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙐𝙍𝙀𝘿 𝙇𝙄𝙎𝙏* _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲ Everybody at Black Hill knows about the lake by the old house. They know never to let an open wound bleed out in the murky waters. Never to take their eyes off the pine trees lining the banks. Then Annalise Madigan moves in, and she can't believe her luck when the popular kids invite her for a swim in the lake. But when she dives under the depths of the water, her life unravels. After swimming up, 2 months have passed and her new friends lie dead on the surface. As time goes on, Annalise can't keep track of the days, losing hours where she's unable to remember what she's done. And there's always a trail of dead kids on the water behind her. Drawn into a mystery of dark creatures and police investigations, Annalise must find out what happened at the bottom of the lake that night. Or else risk losing her soul forever. _̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲_̲ ONC 2020 Entry

*Currently on Hiatus* ◇2020 Open Novella Contest Entry◇ GameSetMatch was supposed to find Tara her soulmate, not reunite her with the man who shattered her world ten years before. And when Adam turns out to be her blind match, it's no surprise she runs out on their date, determined their unexpected reunion will be the last time she ever sees him. But Adam is set on getting a second chance to prove himself to the woman he loves, and will not be easily swayed. Lucky for him, fate is on his side. Will Tara ignore all the signs and allow the pain from the past to keep her from her soulmate? #OpenNovellaContest2020 🏆Listed as an Ambassador's Pick for ONC 2020 🏆Round One Finalist 🏆Round Two Finalist Due to other obligations, I was unable to continue in order to apply for the final round. (Slow Updates)

Kit Marra is a nomad, directionless and free-spirited. After leaving Burning Man Festival with her latest fling, she finds a temporary home on an old ranch modified into an artist's commune. Soon after her arrival, Kit begins to see troubling visions of the ranch's dark past and the carefree inhabitants take on dark affectations. Could her presence alone have triggered the haunting? Also available on iTunes and Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Shade-Audiobook/B09FR5ZYM8 #OpenNovellaContest2020 Inspired by Prompt 40 Horror/Paranormal

Jun-jun spent most of his young adolescent life in the streets of Manila. After escaping from a government-run shelter to return home, he learned of his father's death in an anti-drug police operation. Resorting back to the streets, Jun-jun must find means to get by. With his friends already scampering away from the police and his uncle laying low for fear of being targeted next, sooner or later, Jun-jun's hope of a new home may just only be left in tatters. ✨✨✨

🏅ONC 2020 || Round Two Qualifier 🏅The Peacock Awards || Science Fiction Best Graphics 🥇The Next Top Book || Science Fiction 1st Place Winner 🥈The Bubble Tea Awards 2020 || Science Fiction 2nd Place Winner 🥈The Moonshine Awards || Science Fiction 2nd Place Winner 🎉The Dream Awards 2020 || Science Fiction Honourable Mention 🏆Featured on Adventure || The Adrenaline Rush 🏆 Featured on Action || Science Fiction in Action When a boy wakes up from a coma and finds a letter at his side, he finds out he's the newest player in a game they call Vanguard. *** The last thing 05 remembers is crashing his spaceship. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a hospital room on a strange place called Earth with a mind of memories that aren't his. A letter informs him that he's in the body of a murdered boy and that he's now part of a survival game. Soon, 05, now Red Harris, is dragged away to start his new life---in a steel maze known only as Vanguard. Amidst traps and death, Red meets Alisa, Lennox, Cheng Xin, and Becca. He finds out they're in the same situation as him---all players of the game, specially handpicked by a strange force they call 'the government'. They decide to work together to escape Vanguard and make it out alive. There's a catch, though. There can only be one winner---and the prize is their life. [ Cover by TheNextTopBook ]

Between the fictional towns of Humboldt, Trenton, Milan, and Alamo, Tennessee stood the mythical community of McGhee's Corner on Alternate Highway 120 (120A North and South.) McGhee's Corner Road ran East and West. The Corner housed a combination Momma McGhee's Café and General Store, McGhee's Auto Repair Garage, and a one room branch of Trenton's Farmer's Bank. The Community also showcased two churches and a three-room McGhee's Elementary School. Angelica is an unhappy transplant from Illinois. Hector is the local high school quarterback. They alternated an on-again and off-again fracas enduring ten years. The community believed they will settle down, but when or if...

A budding writer with a bunch of ingenious rebels risk their lives to try and overthrow an oppressive government to earn back their liberty of expression. They need to unify and put aside their differences, interests and pasts, and race against time to snatch back their rights to express freely in the kingdom of clouds. |Wattpad India Awards 2020 Winner| ************ What if there was no freedom of speech and expression in your world? What if every writing, every art and all pieces of creation were censored with an iron hand? The defectors disappear without a trace, the free press is gagged and suffocating and the government had no opposition whatsoever. Set in a world of trust and betrayal, CLOUD NINE is a 'fluffy' tale of darkness. After the long drawn World War 3, people are shifting to the Cloud Kingdom of Audra to escape from the radiations in the atmosphere. Alizeh is looking forward to her stay on 'Cloud Nine'. But what she finds there beggars description. Will Alizeh be able to live there, or will she sacrifice her passion for a chance at a better life? [50,000 - 60,000words] Cover by the awesome @sereneur

In 1587, eight days after a great storm, the second group of colonists traveling from England to America, finally sight land. Not getting to where they originally were set to, Virginia they arrive at the island of Roanoke, hungry, sick, and tired but the colonist decided to settle there. On the island, the settlers find two tribes, the Croatoan's, who are friendly and the Secotan, who distrust the newcomers as they've been betrayed by them once before, long ago. Struggling for food, distrust, and murder the colony is in constant fear of attacks and other adverse situations. Forced to go back, the Governor, John White travels back to England for supplies with a plan to return within the year. Unable to come back sooner, it takes two years for him to return(1590). Excited to see his family, he is distraught to find the colony has abandoned the island. They've disappeared. There's no sign of them except they left two clues to where they might have gone. White is at a loss. Has everyone been murdered? Or were they able to find safety elsewhere? This story is based on what might have happened to the settlers and where they might have gone.

Gaara worked hard at putting together the pieces missing since Yashimaru's death, yet soon after becoming the next Kazekage of the village - one of his steps to piece together his life as the village's protector - he discovers a secret which changes everything. Disclaimer - I don't own Naruto. This is written for Open Novella 2020. The story is inspired by prompt number four, "when something tragic happens, it's often said we lose a piece of ourselves. How far would you go to find these lost parts of yourself in order to be whole again?"

Two aliens on the run, manage to bump into each other on a distant planet at just the right time. ✨~✨~✨ Liri Delaney, the only child of Dubrovn planetary moguls, is accused of murder. Scouring several solar systems to find the true murderer, she runs into trouble in New Seattle. Ardon Rowe, a sweet-talking High-Draconian hybrid, sees her plight and offers his unconventional services. The two find more trouble than they ever bargained for with wrongfully imprisoned Shape Shifters, military battleship chases, and needy lovers. Lustral: rite of purification. ✨ ONC 2020 Shortlister! ✨ ✨ Featured on: ✨ @ScienceFiction ~ Intergalactic Reads (Space Opera). @YAMystery ~ Can Somebody Get This Walking Carpet Out of My Way. @SpeculativeFiction ~ Breaking the Space Time Continuum. @BeyondSol ~ Andromeda Action/adventure @Readers Choice Awards 2020 winner. @Winter Rose awards 2nd place winner. @PrettyInPunkBC 2022 third place winner. @TheAmbys ~ Space Opera winner '22. 👽 Lustral is the type of SciFi I adore. Strong characters, creative worlds and species, and a plot that keeps you at the edge of the seat and so many twists that will leave you dizzy. ~ @SallyMason1

Army, you could find BTS pics and BTS songs in this book. Enjoy them while you read the story:) #1. Prison on Sea If you broke the law, you paid consequences. Boys are sent to juvenile prison under court order. This year, the prison is in a small cruise ship. The ship is cursed, lad. Ye'll be no return," says an old hag to him. Her eyes are blind. She is staring a certain cruise ship as if she could see it. Vante scoffs at her and he continues his walk into the ship. ------------------- "In darkest place I found light. I found hope. Friends I wanna protect. I'm not giving them away. Not even for you...." -------------------------------------------------- #2. NO MORE BULLYING Jin's little sister has disappeared from her University. Jin has come to find her. She has been bullied before she went missing. Jin has sworn he would stop the bullying once and for all. -------------------------------------------------- Another story written about bullying. It's time we stop bullying at school. Other BTS story: Stupid War (Werewolves and vampires) Mafia (boyxboy) Savage King (Min Yoon-gi)

While the city is tormented by the Memory Thief, Liliya is struggling to keep her job when the government issues yet another law further restricting the use of magic. Desperate, she finds herself looking for new ways to support her ailing mother and pay the growing pile of hospital bills. One day, during a not-entirely-legal endeavor, something goes awfully wrong, but she's saved by charming barkeeper Nyron. As her world collapses around her and pushes her under, Nyron is there to keep her from drowning. When Liliya learns the identity of the nefarious Memory Thief, she finds herself entangled in a web even Nyron can't get her out of. Especially since he's just as tied up as she is. ONC2020 entry! Thank you SO MUCH @SophieHellberg for this amazing cover! :)

FEATURED ON WATTPAD YOUNG ADULT PROFILE! *** When ten-year-old Ruby Davies gets tricked by the Devil into giving up her soul in return for her mother's life, she wants nothing more to do with the cunning thief. At least, giving up her soul seemed like a fair and reasonable price at the time. Eight long years later, with a condemned life banned from all holy contacts and soul forever destined to perish in eternal fire and torment, Ruby still wants absolutely nothing to do with the lying soul thief. Until he comes once again with an irresistible offer only the biggest of fools would refuse... And if there's one thing we've learnt from history, it's that no one learns from history, and with her designated time running fast out of hand, Ruby is about to find out just how scary history could be if and when repeated. ** OMG, I think I'm gonna die, how does your book keep getting BETTER?! >> @AdultOfTheFuture** **Your writing is simply exceptional, I read this without thinking, "ugh! I've read this in a book before." >> @tinaiswhat_** *FEATURED ON WATTPAD NEW ADULT, "WEREWOLVES ARE THE NEW VAMPIRES, PARANORMAL/URBAN FANTASY" READING LIST* *Featured on Wattpad general fiction reading list* *Featured on Wattpad official Young Adult 'The Conjuring' Reading list* *Second place in The Spring Awards, Paranormal genre* *First place in the Ruby Awards, 2020, Paranormal genre* *First place in The Ecco Awards, Horror /Paranormal genre* *** All Rights Reserved ©lola12033 ***

In a world where people are sorted by their genetic aptitude, Luke is left asking some serious questions. Why is he plagued by bad luck and why do the electrical appliances misbehave? During an unlucky spell he passes through a wormhole, into a reality he is no longer considered a part of. With eyes on him, he must choose a path and take control of his future. But someone else isn't playing by the rules, and Luke must bring them down if he wants to make it out alive. Written for prompt 27 of Open Novel Contest 2020.

Otto Paimon is a demon, a demon with a love for city life. When he's forced to move to the countryside, his life is tipped upside down when he meets the occult fixated journalist, Emmett Turner. Together, the ghost hunting duo decide to search for a missing brooch, finding both mystery and love on the way. My entry for ONC 2020.

In a world not that different from ours, Lily Arianell is a royal seamstress tasked with creating clothing from sunlight, moonlight, and stardust for the royal family of Sylvania, but in order to do that, she must ask for help from beings who... let's just say don't have that good of a relationship with her kind. The royals of the kingdom start to wonder about her past as mysterious things start happening around the palace in her wake. What secrets could she be hiding under that cool facade?

A seamstress is tasked with creating three dresses: one made from sunshine, one made from moonlight, and one made from stardust. As she makes the dresses, she makes new revelations about her life along the way.