Nanowrimo2017 Stories

The year is 2096. Computers, and other recognition software with them, have grown infinitely more powerful since the 2010s. Business is thriving. People are running about, living their lives, and generally enjoying themselves with their new 'smart' devices, which, for better or for worse, are actually living up to their name. Finally. Enter outcast Vincent Schorennherr. Her parents [emphasis on her] parents wanted a boy, no luck on that account, and they let her know that every day. You think that's not so bad? Think again. "Sorry, Vincent, but you're going to school anyways, flu or no flu." Well, just before first period, a 'conveniently'-timed password-entry prompt pops on on her phone screen, right as she: 1) Presses the sensor, and 2): sneezes, spreading rhinoviruses all over herself and her phone. She wipes the phone off and goes to class,thinking nothing more of the incident until the next day, when she goes to turn it on and gets a kill screen: "Fatal Error 81-141. The flu's contagious, didn't you know that? Bye now, gone to play Caesar- Veni, vidi, vici and all that." With that, her phone blinks off, and within hours, other phones begin to follow suit. With panic on the rise, and global tensions rapidly following suit, can Vincent and her friends find the cure before it's hard shutdown? **NaNoWriMo 2017** Complete in the sense that I'll probably never write any more of this story. I might edit it someday, though. I had a decent idea when I started, but that quickly went out the window.

The year is 2053, and world is at war. Governments act irrationally and ignore atrocities, blood turns the ground red, and the land of Mongolia has been turned into a crater as American, Chinese, Russian, and British soldiers fight over what little remains. A woman labeled a terrorist has begun a campaign to save what is left of her homeland, and her history runs across the trail of the war. Where did it all sight? And what sort of monster can a child become when War is their life. NaNoWriMo 2017 Winner! Cover by WendyWhite13

She wasn't looking for a knight. She was looking for a sword.

"I wanted you to marry me then, and I still want you to marry me now." "Stephen, I-I can't marry you. You know that." He took a step forward closing the gap between us and I felt the warmth of his palms on my cheeks. I closed my eyes enjoying how his hands on me felt more than I should have. "Stephen, please, don't do this." As always, he didn't listen.

My 2017 nanowrimo novel based off a prompt I saw. Everyone can murder once in their life, they just have to file their intent first. You are waiting to file yours when you hear the person in front of you in line say who they intended to murder....you.....

Iꜰ Aᴄᴇ Rᴇɴsʜᴀᴡ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀ ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴄᴀʀᴅ, ʜᴇ'ᴅ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ Kɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ Hᴇᴀʀᴛs... || Writer of the Year Award -- Second Place Winner || Ace Renshaw is a teenage gambler. After his sister left for college and his father turned to alcohol, he was left with nothing but bitter jealousy. His motto? "Love does nothing but destroy." He's turned from romance, and instead, lives off the rush he gets from doing things he shouldn't be doing. Every month, Ace meets up with a group of friends to make a bet. They'll dare him to do something illegal, something dangerous, something they're convinced he cannot do. Then they sit back and watch as Ace proves them wrong. One bleak February afternoon, Ace is presented with his hardest challenge yet. Never has he tinkered with emotions before -- it was always breaking and entering, or vandalism, or stealing. But this time? This time, Ace has one month to get a girl who firmly believes in rules to fall in love. With him. The plan was to seduce her, to lure her in with false flattery and artificial emotions... and then, he'd break her heart. Bonus points if she cried. And yet, as new friendships are forged, secrets are exposed, and previously unknown emotion starts to blossom, Ace starts to wonder if maybe, just maybe, falling in love wouldn't be that disastrous after all. ---------------------- AMAZING cover design by @atroXity !

[PLEASE NOTE: The completed & revised version of POWERLESS has been officially published on Amazon Kindle and Kindle Unlimited.] What happens when we die? The answer to this question becomes personal for a teenage boy who named himself, "Schmendrick," when he is reborn on a world named Sanctum. As a Reborn, he is thrust into an unforgiving society splintered between the Gifted, those blessed with Aether-fueled Powers, and the Powerless, who are treated as outcasts and pushed to live in the dangerous Recovered Land. When the system decides that Smendrick has no hope of ever becoming a Gifted and casts him out as another Powerless, the teenager decides to leave Rezdi City and seek his fortune as a Scavenger in the wasteland known as The Shar. There, he makes a discovery that will change his life as a Reborn forever. During his journey from Rezdi City to The Shar, Smendrick is plagued by dreams and memories of his past life. Who was he before he died and was reborn? How will these revelations affect his new life as a Reborn? POWERLESS: The Reborn Saga is a science fantasy LitRPG story written for Nanowrimo 2017. The work contains strong language and it is recommended for older teens and up. This story was written by Antony W.F. Chow, an experimental writer and self-published indie author (with the bulk of his works available on Amazon). The cover was created by Sid Ceaser (ceaserphotography.com), based on Dreamstime.com stock photo ID #26718419, Escaping from the Town Guard; and the original image was copyrighted by Algol. The image was used based on Dreamstime.com's Royalty Free license. All rights reserved.

Macarena Santana, a latin model, is surviving a terrible heartbreak and starting a new life in New York. She has just finished Acting School and now she's trying to get the perfect role so her career in the Movie Industry will start as soon as possible and on the right foot. Little did she know that she will be playing the main character for the movie adaptation of the famous book Love the CEO and her relationship with her super handsome co-star Jamie Johnson will be more than professional. Join Macarena in her trip to fame when she becomes Hollywood's new Darling Actress.

Dean Black has always been a 'free spirit', he always wears a leather jacket, and he gets into fights on the regular. Erin Black has always been a magnet for her brother, though she doesn't like to admit it. Over the years, she's come to care and understand her more than she would ever understand English. On September 20th, 1985, Dean wakes up to his sister screaming at him and dismisses it as a normal day. But when they're on the road to school and in a freak accident, Erin is kidnapped by a mystery man in a black suburban.

Welcome back to another issue of Mirrors and Windows! A magazine with a focus on celebrating the stories, poems, and art created about and/or by people of color. This issue includes announcements about the magazine and what we have planned for NanoWrimo.

Aspen is a young girl who encounters a place she once knew: a small forest where she grew up in as a child. For she wants to find something to bring her back to her previous childhood. Instead, she finds somebody who will soon change her future. *2024 Update: I haven't forgetten about this story! I am working on finishing this one and trying to put out a spin-off of Blood Hero!

"It's simple; you help me convince everybody that we're a normal married couple and I help you hide from your homicidal gangster ex-boyfriend." "And the cuffs?" Unique held up their shackled wrists. "Don't look at me! I was as drunk as you were!" ****************************************************************************************** Unique has never been good at making decisions. Her latest blunder, a year-long affair with a married, small-time gangster, has left her broke, on the run, and married to a total stranger. Despite his erratic and impulsive behavior, she is learning that sticking by his side might be the best decision she ever made. All his life, people have called Rayyan reckless. Where other men see risks, he sees opportunity. That includes the morning he woke up in an unfamiliar hotel room shackled to a strange woman. After a crushing breakup and a stunt that nearly cost him millions, the last thing he needs is another liability. But, her trust in him is just the balm he needs to mend his broken heart. Now if only he can figure out how to save his business and their lives. With gangsters, goons, and FBI agents hot on their tails, Unique and Rayyan must stick together if they hope to come out of this unscathed. Can love blossom between a pair of lifetime losers or is this just another bad decision they may not live to regret?

The retelling of a classic tale with a slight twist. A golden crossover between Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella. A prince who turned into a beast due to his narcissistic nature and cruel behaviour. The curse bestowed upon him by the witch, would only be lifted once he learns to love. But, who would love an ugly looking beast, who hates everything in the world and wants to be left alone? A princess who is deprived of all her freedom once, her beloved father dies. The evil, cruel stepmother hates her because of her beauty and kindness. Her stepsisters treat her worse than animals. She was once loved and cared for. Will she still believe in love and kindness, after all the cruelty she faced? A night of magic and love, brings them both together. But, will they be able to help free each other of the burdens they carry?

A Caspar Lee Fan Fiction When she needed him the most he wasn't there. Will she be able to forgive him?

Lela is fighting for survival in an enchanted world as an "heir" candidate in a life or death epic journey to find a wayward prince. This is no fairy tale though. Happy endings are for books with Princesses on them written by human authors wearing rose-colored glasses. They spread lies that she will live happily-ever-after if only she is rescued by a brave, handsome prince. This is not one of those stories. Lela is not the traditional heroine. As a Kenyan refugee without traditional vision, she has strength her sighted counterparts do not. She also has a secret hidden in her blood that even she doesn't know about. She won't find out unless she decides to stay in Fae Land leaving her friends and Earth behind forever. Her choices could literally end everything in existence. Plus, you know... dragons, faeries, love triangles, albino twins, and... you know- Magick. Cover Artwork Created by: iStock.com/Olesyam