Opennovellacontest2020 Stories

If you're a warlock you can do magic right? Well get ready to meet Leo, a clumsy warlock who after 300 years still has the control of a 10 year old. Leo never had a peaceful life. He always drags himself from one disaster into another. His magic is to powerful and wild for his own good. Now for once he isn't the only one dragged into disaster. This time he drags a girl with him. Luna is scared of vampires and werewolves. Still she has been tasked by the Paranormal Council the solve a conflict between vampires and werewolves. Brace yourselves for a story of fights, conflict in more ways than one, horrible misunderstandings and maybe even a bit of love. NOTE: This story takes part in the ONC2020 using the prompt "if all else fails throw a little magic at it"

Do magical beings only exist in story books? The story of a heartwarming friendship between a child and a lonely baby dragon. [ONC 2020] [Prompt No. 2]

The Voltron crew find themselves embroiled in Earth politics after rescuing Earth from the Galra, yet they're also unaware of how much time the garrison actually had to prepare for the attack, nor the secret hidden even from the garrison officials - one which may very well prove problematic. Disclaimer - I don't own Voltron: Legendary Defender or One Day at a Time (2017). This is written for Open Novella 2020. The prompt I chose number thirty-four, "a radio signal is detected, its origins being somewhere in deep space from where no such thing should feasibly originate, unless..." This is also a sequel for Wings of Home.

A much-hated man is found dead, his face twisted into a rictus of horror. Young Inspector Visser can't stand the sight of blood or death, so this case was destined to be a struggle, even before a storm hits. The death occurred in an isolated boarding house on Pluvierstraat, The Hague. Fighting nausea as he examines the body, Visser grudgingly concludes that the death is murder by poison. Which of the motley group of suspects is the killer? The blind woman? The practical jokester? The Italian ex-convict? The English bookie? The scarred railroad engineer? Or could it be the pretty piano teacher? Visser orders them all to stay inside the house as he completes his time-consuming police work. The confinement becomes real when a storm strikes, cutting electricity and telephone. Clues mount and tensions rise, and the murderer among them could kill again. The more clues Visser unravels, the closer he comes to becoming the next victim. ---- I tried to channel Agatha Christie a bit. Okay, more than a bit. This story was longlisted in the 2020 "Open Novella Contest," and won 2nd place in the 2022 Punk Rock Awards, Mystery & Suspense category. Comments welcome!

In the town of Misery, one soul made a deal with the Devil. And now he's come to collect.

~~When she lights and blows out a match, he appears.~~ Mirai doesn't have any issues with her life, really. She just goes with the flow and enjoys herself. However, there is one thing that she's desperate for- knowledge of the disappearance of her lifelong friend. The devil she named herself- Raimo. **Entry for the Open Novella Contest 2020- Prompt 26: Every time she lights a match, she escapes into a new world.** ***Disclaimer: The cover is done by me, but not the digital art of the boy. Please let me know if this artwork is yours- I couldn't find where is originated from.***

Something between a quest and a journey is what awaits Magnolia Jackson in finding all of her missing pieces and being whole again. With her companion, Luther, who is as much an eccentric nuisance as he is capable illusionist. In a time that can only be described as an unholy mix of everything that came before it, from bounty hunters to superheroes.

𝕊𝕐ℕ𝕆ℙ𝕊𝕀𝕊 All A+s in classes? Check. Top student? Check. Aces training at Study Camp? Triple Check. After years of hard work, Michiko Watanabe finally got what she had long for: being a part of the coveted American Chemistry Olympiad Team that will be competing in Monaco that year. For now, Michiko is setting her eyes right on the very best, and everything else, like boys and romance, is just a distraction to her. But how would she react when a boy her age suddenly got added into her life's formula? 𝔹𝔸𝕊𝔼𝔻 𝕆ℕ ℙℝ𝕆𝕄ℙ𝕋 𝕏𝕀 "We woke up and had breakfast out on the deck; like we did every morning. And long story short, we are no longer welcome in Monaco." 𝔸ℂℍ𝕀𝔼𝕍𝔼𝕄𝔼ℕ𝕋𝕊 Chemistry: #34 [05.02.20] Comedy-Romance: #100 [05.02.20] Competition: #144 [15.02.20] Japanese: #77 [15.02.20] Korean: #468 [15.02.20] OpenNovellaContest2020: #4 [06.02.20] ONC2020: #18 [15.02.20] Monaco: #11 [15.02.20] Science: #268 [05.02.20] YoungAdult: #823 [05.02.20] (TBA) ℂ𝕆ℙ𝕐ℝ𝕀𝔾ℍ𝕋 | 𝕃𝔼𝔸 𝕂𝔸𝕃𝔼𝕊

Estera Montenegro grew up knowing one thing: she needs to be a wolf to survive. As an Enforcer in her community, it's her job to face off with law-breaking members in an arena while citizens watch. But when fate takes a drastic turn, she finds herself injured and homeless. That is until she crosses paths with Magnus Juarez. His community supplies electricity to the entire region, which makes them vital in the wasteland. Little does he know he just allowed a wolf through their gates because Estera is willing to do anything to survive and she's hungry for revenge on the people who wronged her. * * * 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐧: 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 & 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐫 ✨✨ ᏟᎾᏉᎬᏒ ᏟᏒᎬᎪᏆᎬᎠ bᎽ ᏆhᎬ ᎥmmᎬᏁsᎬᏞᎽ ᏆᎪᏞᎬᏁᏆᎬᎠ @sereneur ✨✨

Harriet Longdale had never believed in ghosts. Despite the stories that and the noises that plagued her daily life, she always thought ghosts to be nothing more than a mind trick. Whilst preparing for a trip to the theatre, Harriet finds herself over one-hundred years into the future with no way of knowing how to get home. Although she may not have believed in ghosts, she certainly didn't expect to become one. (C) Spruce_Goose

Previously 'Chasing Life' Grammar alert, LMAO. Not the best of my works but I am probably never editing either because I am too lazy. "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." Let me rephrase that: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single woman in possession of a good fortune, and only six more months to live, must be in need of a husband and a family." This is my story, my take two at life. *** Highest rankings: #1 in Last Chance #18 in Beginning #1 in OpenNovellaContest2020 Special thanks to my dear sister Apurva Jain for helping me edit the first few chapters. ❤️

[ CURRENTLY ON HOLD = NO UPDATES UNTIL I FINISH MY OTHER BOOK OFF WATTPAD ] "you're in a waiting room of a clinic that promises to cure writer's block" Giving up on draft after drafts of half-thought out stories for the last five years, Gwen Storm was certain that her writing career would never take off. That is, until she finds a flyer slid under her apartment door promoting a new clinic that had just opened round the block. A clinic that promises to cure writer's block. That first step into the clinic and the advice she receives convinces her to return yet again, and subsequently join the clinic as its newest worker. Meeting people from all walks of life, delivering an odd assortment of items to houses and nearly getting bitten by a Chihuahua on more than one occasion, having deep conversations with her co-workers, and getting advice from someone she was supposed to be coaching were all not what Gwen had expected. That whole summer was unlike what she had thought would be. But that's what you do right? Life throws you papers full of different options, you hurry up and fill up that goddamn paper with ticks and crosses before life throws you another paper. That's what you do. You survive. You survive life like a damn pro. #OPENNOVELLACONTEST2020 - contains swear words - - slow burn is really. damn. slow. - highest achievement: #4 in #clinic (sometime in may 2020) #16 in #writersblock (sometime in may 2020)

[ COMPLETED ] - WATTPAD FEATURED STORY ON GENERAL FICTION - ❝Beneath every melancholic soul lies one brimming with past radiance.❞ Once upon a time, Kaylee was happy. Once upon a time, she had everything; a loving family and numerous friends. But that was long ago, back when her life was a fairytale. Now all remnants of her fairytale were in the depths of her dreams, where she'd travel to everytime she falls asleep, where her life was still a fairytale. Then one day, golden boy Gabriel appears in her dreams and speaks the three words she had never expected from him, ❝I am suicidal.❞ Open Novella Contest III | entry • Round Two qualifier • Copyright 2020 © Felicia Chen Zhihan

2020 Midge Midgets All rights reserved cover by @corvums An entry for the Open Novella Contest If there's something Noo Inseo has dreamt of for a long time, that is having the chance to finally go to a concert. In this case, Purple Beck, a rookie girl group, are the act that she's hearing singing live on a Friday night. However, five minutes before the show begins, the leader, Yeowool, is nowhere to be seen. No leader, no show, of course. The future of the entire group, therefore, is on the line. Things get weird when, ten years later, Inseo opens the door to someone familiar...

My entry for the open novella contest! Natalie and her brother Angelo are best friends, joined at the hip. No friendship can or will ever compare to theirs. That is, until Angelo dies. And with his death, he takes a piece of Natalie that she has to get back.

When Dante drinks the blood of a woman with AIDS, his health takes a turn for the worse. His immune system should be infallible, but here he is: every day, he wakes up healthy, only to attract another painful and rare disease during the day that is miraculously cured at night. It is a never-ending cycle and dreams and reality seem to blend into nothing but pain. And unlike Prometheus, there will not be a Heracles to kill the eagle and break the chains. He'll have to save himself, but can he do that when he's his own worst enemy? There's no antidote for life or suffering. *** Trigger warnings: loneliness, mild self-hate (mostly for being a vampire), passive desire to die, mention of past torture, detailed description of flu-like symptoms, symptoms of depression, anxiety Cover by the wonderful @_coffeewithhoney

The Scourge is how history will know it. The time that defined, and shaped the person I am today is how I will know it. The Scourge was costly to all who survived. Countless died, dozens of cities and villages were swept away in lethal waves. I saw the Scourge ended, but the cost was high. Unconscionably high. As the man who rallied the last bastions of the living, I bear the full weight on my shoulders. I am now broken: body, mind, and soul. But I will bear the weight of the Scourge until I pass it to the Cloud Empire, the people who thought themselves above it all. ONC Submission Prompts used: 4. 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? 29. After the war is over, you set out into a new world to find and see the legendary Cloud Empire, a kingdom that is built on islands floating in the sky. 41."Yeah, that's right, son. Zombies used to be a thing.

It's a matter of life and death when a mysterious necromancer with a penchant for spectacle clashes with an alchemist who takes an unorthodox approach in his search for immortality. Will anybody in the town of Amaranth make it through the night?

After the usual public displays of affection are outlawed, Alexei and Maria are careful to show their love only through the three approved methods. When Alexei tells Maria some exciting news, they forget themselves and hold hands. They're sure the touch will cost them, but the question is how much.