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Three women. Three tangled lives orbiting Mars aboard the Phobos Transit Space Station. Val loses her station operation engineer job under false pretenses, Exo-biologist Cassy is blackballed for doing the right thing, and ex-marine Kate suffers a broken heart. Fortunately, Mavis, the owner of the Starlight Tavern and rescuer of lost souls, is there to help, recruiting the women into her Quilters Guild. But when hostile forces invade the station, the stakes become far greater, and the Guild finds themselves embroiled in a multi-world conspiracy. And they are not about to just stand by and let it happen. Redemption comes stitch by stitch. *** Open Novella Contest Round Two Ambassador Pick *** *** Open Novella Contest Winner - Third Place ***

Marie was not prepared to get fired from her job. This was supposed to be her chance at fame and it just went down the drain. Down on her luck she stumbles upon The Rabbit Hole, a small little talent bar. When Marie is offered a job she's skeptical at first, but eventually agrees to the job. But The Rabbit Hole isn't as normal as it appears. A man turns invisible, another starts on fire. And her partner is never seen expect right before they're about to perform. Oh, and there's a man with fire for eyes who's seen right before trouble appears. If Marie wants to do well and become famous she's going to have to learn more about The Rabbit Hole and herself. ~~ An ONC 2023 entry Cover by: @HollisOfRandom

"Excuse me, mister, but why did everything suddenly turn black and white?" A miserable adult who prefers to ignore everything, including their dying father. A concerned neighbor/friend/something more with curious connections. A taxi driver who doesn't bother to ask where the passenger wants to go. And a cat with unclear intentions. Where will this journey lead to, if anywhere? --------------------------------------------------------- • Based on prompt #9 of ONC. • Started: February 2, 2023 • Ended: November 15, 2023

✨On Hiatus✨ ONC 2023 Shortlister {HUNGER GAMES meets EMBER with a dab of 5TH WAVE vibes} From the moment Star drew her first breath, the unending conflict between humankind and extraterrestrial forces had been an inescapable reality. For as long as she could remember, she had called the subterranean depths home, honing her skills in the art of survival within the clutches of the dark. As the relentless war wages on above the earth's surface, Star finds herself ensconced within the underworld labyrinth of three distinct factions, each vying for power and influence. Amidst the ceaseless destruction that threatens to consume everything she has ever known, Star is confronted with a daunting choice: to participate in this Decades games, a ruthless and unforgiving competition that promises absolute dominion for the victor. With resources dwindling and time running out, Star finds herself faced with a harrowing choice. Will she take up the challenge and risk everything to participate in the legendary games? For the victors, the ultimate prize awaits: the power to rule over all. ✨Round One Qualifier in 2023 Open Novella Contest✨ ✨Round Two Qualifier in 2023 Open Novella Contest✨ ✨Round Three Longlist in 2023 Open Novella Contest✨ ✨Round Four Shortlist in 2023 Open Novella Contest✨ #ONC2023 | Prompt 67 | Prompt 6 ‼️ Content/Trigger Warning: Contains gore, violence, some strong language. All rights belong to the author and no reproductions are allowed without the permission of @Renaissance111. Please respect the author's copyright. 😊❤️ 2023 C.S. Marie

'Death is coming in the Autumn.' That's what Tira tells Verity. But Verity is stuck in her life, and doesn't understand just what's at stake, until it's much too late... A novella written for ONC23. Guidance: mild horror, sex references.

Myths, legends, history all play a part in the origins of the planet. With every different background, different religion there is a God of some sort. And all of this information means absolutely nothing to a five year old. However Teri is a firm believer of sharing is caring as she accidentally awakens a banished Greek God, Elliotes the God of Empty Dreams, by sharing her jellybeans. Now Teri is stuck in the crossfire of a war that should have ended thousands of years ago, the War of Dreams. Could a five year old have the voice of reasons to end a war, or will she be consumed by the nightmares? Using Prompt 73: You are a long-forgotten god. A small kid leaves candy at your shrine, and you awaken. Now, you must do everything to protect your High Priest / Priestess, the kid and their entire kindergarten class, your worshippers.

||WATTY WINNER 2023🌟|| Two strangers pretend to be a couple to win a dumb bet. The wager: they must enrol in couples therapy and fool their counselor. _________ Six non-refundable couples counseling sessions. That's how many Clementine booked for him and his girlfriend to sort out their relationship problems. What he didn't see coming was getting dumped as soon as he informed her of it. Enter Everett, a chaotic, curly-haired boy who barges into Clementine's life. He offers to fake date and attend the counseling sessions with Clementine. Unfortunately, they are both idiots. Did they really believe they could safely fake-date in a Wattpad book and NOT fall in love? ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Might bring to mind: "Heartstopper" but with a ton more baking and fake dating 🌈 🎼🎶 This book has a Spotify playlist with a song for each chapter. To download it you can search me on Spotify @itsmeimthevampire - the playlist name is "Idiots To Lovers." 🏅🏅🏅 Watty Winner 2023. Shortlisted in the Open Novella Contest 2023. Featured on Wattpad profiles: @Lgbtq @FreeTheLgbt @Romance 🏆🏆🏆 #2 lgbt #2 lgbtq 📆 10/5/23 #4 gay 21/5/23 #4 bxb 14/5/23 #5 boyxboy 13/5/23 #1 gayromance 5/5/23 #1 gayshipsareyayships 14/5/23 Written for ONC2023 using prompt 39: On a blind date with a complete mismatch, you're increasingly uncomfortable but too polite to leave. Then an attractive stranger comes over and gives you an out.

There's an urban legend that's been circulating for years about a driver that doesn't take you where you want to go, but where you need to be. One morning before daylight, Cenicienta stepped into his cab! Once inside the taxi, she skims the newspaper and reads about the increased bounty on the bandit plaguing the neighborhood. Wishing to escape her slavish life, the burglar's bounty seems appealing, and she becomes interested in catching him. The cabbie stops in a lonely alley, insisting it's where she is destined to be. She hesitantly disembarks, intending to catch another cab further up the road, which disappears as soon as the cabbie speeds off. Thereupon, Cenicienta stumbles upon a drawing of her six-year-old self with a note hinting at a secret treasure and also chances upon the handsome Robert Warren, who is quite taken with her. Cenicienta begins her search for the bandit at the Magnificent Seven Balls, the place of his intended thievery. At the balls, she meets Robert Warren, whose stepfather, Sir. Henry Moore tries to steer him into the arms of the young Elle Anderson, his deceased best friend's daughter. Robert meanwhile gets caught up in Cenicienta's life. The two grow closer and sparks fly. Cenicienta, in her pursuit to solve the mystery of the midnight bandit plaguing her town's elites, discovers a most sinister plot that wrought a terrible wrong upon someone very dear to her, and which threatens her relationship with Robert. Will she be able to help right the terrible misdeed and save her relationship with Robert, thereby changing her entire life?

ONC 2023 Shortlister & Nano Watt 2023 Shortlist Novella Inspired by the prompt: 28: Stumped on a history assignment, you stumble across a time machine that will bring you back to the time period you're studying. ↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹ It all began with an assignment... Why? Why did I pick Cleopatra?! All I wanted to do was to submit my History in English Literature assignment, so how is it I woke up in the time of Cleopatra VII? Not only that, I am Cleopatra. ↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹ After receiving a distressing text from her best friend, Thea finds herself in the location where he was meant to be working on a secret science project. However, upon arriving, she discovers that the project may have been more revolutionary than she realised. However, with great progress comes even greater betrayals and she finds herself stuck in a time she couldn't even formulate a simple essay on. ↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹ Started: 3 February 2023 Completed: 10 April 2023 Edited by: @TheRebeccaBlake NB: Word count excludes A/N and banners

[ONC 2023 Shortlister] Everyone in the Calistian kingdom fears the cruelty of the winter spirit, Sefah. They whisper to each other that his heart is as cold as the ice he wields, and he is forever a step away from unleashing his wrath upon the world. So when the people of Calistie fall prey to a strange, icy disease, there is no one to blame but him. But Tetsunah knows this is not true. As the spirit of spring, she sees there is more to the lord of winter than there seems to be. Desperate to prove his innocence, she embarks on a quest to uncover the cause of the frostbite plague and find a cure. However, Sefah has gone missing, leaving a vicious ice storm in his wake that threatens to destroy all Tetsunah holds dear. If she wishes to save her people from the wrath of winter, she must discover the truth of Sefah's disappearance and rescue him before it's too late. THE WRATH OF WINTER is a spin-off of the Legends of Anticuus series, but can be read on its own. The story takes place long before the fall of the elves and recounts events that have faded from history to myth... ~Getting published December 19, 2023!~

[ONC 2023 Shortlister] ['23 RGAs Overall Winner] When the storm comes, who will you choose to ride it out with? In the sleepy coastal village of Porthdruro, the most excitement literature student Sally Tremaine experiences is the coming and going of the tide. So, when she runs into carefree photographer Flick Scott on a routine errand, the waves the girl makes in her life are beyond anything she's seen before. Flick is confident, passionate, and just plain fun - in short, she's everything Sally had never expected to find in her small world. Things aren't all fun and games, though. The rest of the village wants nothing to do with the boisterous traveller, and Sally senses there's something lurking beneath Flick's impulsive character, something she doesn't want Sally to see. And when another stranger follows hot on Flick's heels, Sally faces a choice between staying true to the place she calls home and protecting the girl that could take her beyond the horizon. As the storm draws ever closer, the questions rumbling in Sally's mind grow louder. What brought someone so full of life to a place like Porthdruro? Why is she so possessive of a simple camera? And will the toll of trusting Flick Scott be more than Sally can take? *** Written for #ONC2023. 50. "An attractive, mysterious stranger moves to your small town. While everyone is desperate to make an impression, only you notice something a bit odd about them." 51. "The problem with red flags is that I'm attracted to them." Stunning cover by the equally stunning @MiniMoxx. Adorable chapter-end graphic by the equally adorable @Metalcanine.

Whether it's your first time or your sixth time, writing a novella in 12 weeks isn't easy. As a 2021 ONC Winner and two-time Honorable Mention (2023/2024), I totally understand. After years of participation and reflection, I have lots of advice to share on how I did it. Inside this guide, you can find everything from insider tips to craft chats to contest commentary. So grab a cup, get your notebook, and settle in: it's time to start writing! Copyright © 2022 Elle Chaika

Colin Creevy runs into Hermione Granger in Dijon, France after his first year as both of their families are there touring the place for their family vacations. He doesn't expect to find something strange in one of the photos he took the summer Sirius Black escaped from Azkaban. Disclaimer - I don't own Harry Potter. This is written for ONC, for prompt twenty-six, "As a tourist in a foreign country, you were just snapping pictures. Later that night you go through your camera roll and was shocked to your core when you saw what you caught on camera."

🏆ONC 2023 || Ambassador's Pick 🏆ONC 2023 || Round Two Qualifier One night is all it takes to change a life. There's something wrong with Felicity Farr. It's how she can't seem to do her job right no matter how hard she tries, and how she's still under her parents' thumb years after moving out, and how she looks at girls the way she should look at boys. So even though she can't fix anything, she tries to fix herself all the same. But when a blind date ends with her in an attractive stranger's bed, Felicity is forced to question everything in her life. Especially when said attractive stranger asks her to run away with her for a week. Clover Chai is beautiful, confident, and everything Felicity should avoid. But she captures Felicity like the drag of the tide, and as the week drags on, Felicity finds herself having to choose between her head and her heart---especially since she can't imagine her summer fling remaining a fling anymore.

⊹ Book 2 of the Aldergrove Duology ⊹ {ONC 2023 Shortlister} Desperate to see his dead mate again, Sebastien makes a deal with the Devil. But the price he has to pay is much more complicated than simply handing over his soul. ⤠ ≻ ◈ ≺ ⤟ Graduating from Aldergrove Academy and heading to the New World was anyone's greatest dream. But what was the point in starting a new life if the person Sebastien fought so hard to be with wasn't around to start it with him? Struggling to accept the death of his mate, Sebastien seeks out one of the rulers of the New World and offers him his soul in exchange for his lover's resurrection. But any deal made with the Devil is never so simple, and there are several deadly strings attached. Sebastien faces his greatest challenge since going up against Aldergrove's elites, and this time, his brute strength simply won't be enough. ♠ Gay Male MC ♠ Haunted House & Paranormal Curse ♠ Race Against Time ♠ Word Count: 31,600 ─────────────────────────────────── ✵ NumenVerse year: 1177 2023 © Tate Csernis | | Exclusive to Wattpad and Inkitt

Winter Sutton, a trained assassin, is sent to kill a mysterious someone who ends up enabling a whirlwind search for answers about their past. All their life, they have been kept in the dark about much of their past. They've asked questions, but over the years, their silence has proven to have better outcomes. One night, when they're instructed to take down a secretive spy, they gain answers to a couple of their many questions concerning where they came from, but this only makes old feelings resurface. For twenty five years, Winter worked to ignore the gut feeling that something wasn't right. Plus, all they've ever wanted is nearly everything this spy has. Open Novella Contest 2023 Entry. Prompt 33: They had their arrow aimed at their target's back, a perfect shot despite the crowded ballroom. Taking a deep, steadying breath, they pulled the bowstring taut and prepared to let the arrow fly. But then their target turned and looked directly at them, finding them in the eaves as if they'd known they were there all along. The target winked. With a bit of prompt 69: "I had a marvelous time ruining everything" -Taylor Swift.

Freshly promoted to second in command of his pack and burdened with new responsibilities in taking care of his depopulating pack, the only joy that remains in Tin's life is updating the blog he keeps on the sorry state of getting around in his neck of the woods. Given an urgent task by his ailing Alpha that thrusts him out of his comfort zone, can he juggle his new mission, new city, and new friends? Prompt #36

Elizabeth-Annebelle lived her life on the family farm. She gathered the animals for breakfast, helped clean and feed them, and reported any deaths or weird behaviors. One day, when she goes to report a death, she finds out that she's become a ghost. When trying to find out what to do, she finds two doors. Opening one, she releases many w into the living world. Now her and the Grim Reaper have to work together to return the souls.

Alex and Sameer are friends for the last two and a half years. They have always been loyal to each other. They wouldn't have imagined separating from one another even in their wildest of dreams. But life...life can throw unexpected curve balls, anytime, anywhere! One summer, Sameer decides to go on a holiday. But when he returns, he is utterly shocked to find his best friend missing! Worse still, nobody has any recollection of his friend ever existing! Not even his family! People begin to call him crazy for crying over a friend who never existed! On one side, he's mad to have lost his friend, and on the other, unsure how to convince people of his friend's existence. Will Sameer find his best friend? Or spend his life in an Asylum? Dive into the book to find out the mystery! Happy reading! *Written exclusively for the ONC 2023 India*

Novella for ONC 2023 Alice was a normal, not insane girl. Her father, the unknown Le Noir trapped her in a place where she's not quite sure is she's real or not. Alastair Chekov. Son of the bratva, trapped in an asylum with Alice. She's crazy, and he's got issues. What more could he want, right? Anisa, one of the Screams. She's gentle, with a dark side. Asha. The second Scream, and the ghost of someone from Alice's past. This is inspired by ONC prompt "Three women. Three different lives. One storyline." ~~ Thanks for reading! If you enjoy stories like this don't hesitate to follow! ~~