Opennovellacontest2019 Stories

New Years Eve 2018 is one that will go down in history, that is if anyone survives to see 2019. Alice Cunningham is living her dream college life in New York City just like she'd always planned. She might be 3,000 miles from home, but shes happy. She's at the school she's always wanted, about to score an internship at a huge children's publishing house, and has a small group of friends who "get" her. On her list of dreams is to experience the ball drop in Times Square, so when her roommate asks her to go she doesn't hesitate to say no. Things turn ugly when one of their friends gets a hold of a drug that turns one night of fun into something straight out of a horror film. Derek Wolcot wasn't always his name. Four years ago at 17 he was pulled from his home in Southern California because of his fathers mistakes, leaving behind the one person he cared about the most. One minute they were planning their futures and in the next he vanished off the grid, literally. When his fathers mistakes catch up with them on New Years Eve life could go either way for Derek and his family. Their lives could be compromised or they might be the only ones who survive. Things become even more complicated for Alice and Derek when their paths cross, Derek knows who she is, but Alice can't even remember her own self enough to remember him. Derek does everything in his power to keep her at a distance, but now that she's back in his life he's finding it hard to let go.

Teenage love is already complicated enough as it is, you don't need the whole battle of good versus evil thrown into that mix. Think Romeo & Juliet in modern age, with superpowers, heroes and villains. :-) This is my entry for the Open Novella Contest 2019. The judges selected this story for the Short List!

In an effort to safe guard his youngest daughter from Bubonic plague scouring the English country side, King Henry VIII sequesters his ten year old daughter, Princess Elizabeth, in the Cotswold village of Bisley in Gloucestershire. When the young princess unexpectedly dies from an unknown fever, panic sweeps through the royal household. Courtiers frantically rush to hide the Princess's death from her father. What ensues is the greatest deception in political history. Replacing the royal dead child with a farm boy from the local village. *This Famous Imposter theory of Queen Elizabeth I being replaced as a young child, sometime between (1543-1544), was first written about by Bram Stoker in 1910. OpenNovella2019 Prompt #1 Body Modification

A tragic night leaves Dakota filled with guilt, and Luisa, her best friend, with memories she'll never recover from. After a not guilty verdict from the school's conduct board against Luisa's attacker, Dakota, aka Coco, takes matters into her own hands. Armed with nothing but her art supplies and her position as the comic strip artist for the school's paper, Coco finds ways to expose the corruption in the school's conduct system. However, her obsession with justice leads her discover more about herself than she hoped, and could jeopardize her friendship with the very person she wanted to save.

Set in the future, Orphans are recruited to participate in a scientific study. When Sarah Johnson Finds out the truth behind the study will she be able to save her friends from their inevitable fate?

Three mismatched flatmates and a mysterious book that can turn into any book you want.... Lily, Jade and Daud share a flat off campus. One day Lily finds a package on their doorstep, she opens the package to find a book. It's title carved into the cover by a blade of some kind.They discover that the book can turn into any book that the reader needs. What secrets does this mysterious book hold? Who is the actual owner of the book? How did it end up at their house? Read on to find out. Thank you everyone for their support ❤ Cover by AsmootsArt on Instagram

Captain Halton or also known as Stefan who was sent to Planet 14 with a team of researchers to seek new information, returned with an extra memory in his mind. Being the only survivor on Planet 14 for five months alone had brought much torment in his body, mind, and soul. Stefan kept humming a melody unknown to mankind on Mars and mumbled about an existence. On his ride back, Stefan realized that being rescued from Planet 14 means more than just surviving.

[On the longlist] A reaper. A red scythe. A cauldron of souls. Elise Amor is a tarot card reader and has seen this tarot card in her dreams for months - the only problem? The card doesn't exist. The real question is why she then finds the card tattooed on a man she has never seen before. This so-called man goes by the name of Damien, who is in fact a deviant reaper and harvests the souls of the rich for his own intentions. He approaches Elise for a reading to find out if he will succeed in his endeavours, and although she confirms that he will succeed in his venture, the cards also give a warning. But Damien refuses to listen. It isn't long before the dangers that the cards foretold pull Elise into Damien's troubles. ____________________________________________ Cover was made by @dreamtastic ! :D

FEATURED IN STORIES UNDISCOVERED LIST "STRANGER THAN FICTION" OCT 2021 People say, sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you. But what happens when things are said by those you trust? What happens when things that need to be said, aren't? GABRIEL MORIN has always been quiet. He doesn't like attention. He doesn't like the spotlight. He doesn't like confrontation. But when he finds a magic notebook in the midst of winter he discovers the tragic fate of three strangers: JONAN SHUN, a student cross country athlete about to enter his prime season. MARABEL KARR, one of the popular girls in school. BORIS VELEZ, part of the high school art club and online streamer. As their paths cross, Gabriel must conquer his own fears and change the future. ************ Nice words from kind people "Fun, fantastic read with a range of perspectives on youth, mental health and life in general. Nothing too preachy, nothing too angsty. Everything kind, sympathetic and true." -@Tuq_joi, author of Would've Been Easy

Have you ever wondered who you really are? Sara Bridger isn't normal. She never has been. When she discovers a mysterious necklace in her closet one night, she is sucked away from her world. When Sara discovers that she is someone totally different, what will she do? Chasing her dreams, Sara must make an incredible adventure to discover who she really is. Sara finds herself in a new and crazy place where she must discover who she is and save her kingdom from collapse. Follow the beautiful story of Sara while she finds her way in a place where she feels she doesn't fit in. She is truly lost in her head.

Buzz was a bad dude. A punk. A killer. He had never done one decent thing in his whole life. That was until he met Jenny. And everything changed. But Jenny became sick. A sinister being came to Buzz offering him a way to save the love of his life, but he would have to work for him. He would have to steal things that could not be stolen. Buzz had no choice. This was his anthem. Open Novella Contest 2019 Entry #opennovellacontest2019 #oncentry

What's the best way to cure a broken heart? Cleo Walker has no idea, and she feels like she's been carrying the burden of her broken heart for a little bit too long. When she suddenly finds herself part of a mysterious club at her school, she feels like she might've found Lakeview High's best kept secret... and the greatest group of misfits she's ever met.

(Open Novella Contest 2019 Round 2 Qualifier) Rose Granger-Weasley tried to reason with the prank-loving American students. Their idea was dangerous, illegal, and they would probably get expelled. But now that he had a wand, Talieson was determined to go back and save an imprisoned mystical creature he had found with his mother on a trip through the Redwood Forest three years ago. His best friends William and Micheal were game for the adventure, but tangling with the magical creatures, dark magic, and the unsavory history of the Redwood Forest quickly became more than they had bargained for.

[ON HOLD] Maddie Gibson's life was in control -- okay grades and great friends and a pretty good home life and one crush she definitely (didn't) have a handle on. At least, she thought her life was in control until she spent seven very forbidden minutes in a very small closet with one very adorable boy. (This is my entry for the Open Novella Contest 2019)!

Will be transferred to my other account, @DozyGuy An entry for #OpenNovellaContest2019. Contest Prompt: Flying World Legends told of a colossal island called DreamTopia that floated above the skies of the Terrarian Continent. It is said that whatever you wish for would be granted in there. That's why when he found a pair of gloves and boots that let him fly, the first thing Puck did was to soar to the skies to see if the legends were real or not. However, what greeted him above was not the sight of a world of dreams but instead an incoming danger that would spell doom to the world below.

Open Novella Contest Entry Suspense Fiction 6

"I dare you to kiss me." It started out in a game of truth and dare. It started out as dare, a kiss to be exact. A dared, unexpected kiss. truth or dare || jjk ♠

#OpenNovellaContest *Prompt: General Fiction #9 - Open Prompt* No one will listen to Bryn Newhart. She is certain that something terrible is about to happen. But if no one believes her, what is she to do? After coming across a mysterious book, her life takes a disturbing and dangerous turn. She is suddenly equipped with a knowledge that she neither fully understands, nor wishes to possess. But fate--or some other force--has placed the book in her hands. Time is running out, and quickly. What if the only one she can trust--the only one that knows the truth--is herself?

I swear to you, I don't know what it's bound in, either. I definitely don't know what the ink is. What I do know, is that it used to be Great-great-great-great-great-great grandpa Agustus Dodge's, and that whatever is written in it is DEFINITELY not English. Cred to @rubamaheen1 for the cover!