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Write a story about an author who has just published a book.

Posted in Adults on Oct 26, 2022

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“The stories we tell” by Nunga Dorcas Mirande Amalia

Submitted to Contest #46

"Don't worry, you'll probably very soon adapt it in a movie i mean, i read it and you know i am not the reading type!!" "I know, but..." i sight heavily and scratch my wrist "No buts, its a great book you'll see !! Believe in your talent for once" Mel says from the other side of the line i know she is frustrated I am sure she rolled her eyes while saying that , she must be fed up with my fears and my behavior. "Sorry... i always bother you with my doubts." I say looking the wooden floor of my flat " what are friends for? Plus you are my s...

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“Love/Passion-The conundrum” by Nikhil Ram

Submitted to Contest #46

“Nathan, honey, breakfast’s ready. Come on down”. My mother’s soothing voice into the realm I have built around me of anxiousness. Her voice drags me out of the fake reality into the present.  Wearing a tux I sit in my bedroom, alone. That's okay, atleast I hope so because I had my first book published a couple of weeks earlier. Comforting myself that everything is okay for some weird reason I stare deep into my eyes in the mirror, like a freak. After successfully getting my book out there all my fantasies came to life when it hit the...

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“Final Draft” by Jessica Buford

Submitted to Contest #46

Julia felt like she might throw up, but in a good way. The celebratory steak dinner did somersaults over the cannoli cake in her stomach Austin had treated her to after the good news. By the fourth ring her sister, Ann Marie, finally picked up.  “Hello?” Julia skipped over the traditional greeting and blurted, “My story is getting published!” She could feel the excitement spilling out of her mouth like champagne bubbles.  “What? That’s awesome! Which story?” Ann Marie asked. “You haven’t read this one yet. I want everyone to r...

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“Bitter Birds” by Sarah Kerr

Submitted to Contest #46

I sit on the wood of, what I call, my “get your act together” bench. Its silver plague states it's dedicated to the memory of a man I’ve never met. I set my backpack close beside me. In front of me is a scenic little pond that would be peaceful, except for the menacing long-necked birds floating on the water. Their black eyes, deep ominous trenches, stare deep into my soul as they taunt me mercilessly. One advances to the mudded shore. It’s hyperextended legs move a few steps before stopping abruptly. The motions remind me of a mechanic...

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“Freedom Is Sour” by Mini Kohli

Submitted to Contest #46

My name is Afra Ismat and I am from Syria……no, from Germany…..in fact, I live in London. Today is the launch of my first book, Freedom is Sour. I always wondered what a book launch would be like. No, not as an observer or a fan. Rather, as the celebrity whose book is being launched. The emotion, I always thought, it evokes is not something that anyone elsecan feel. It is in thatextraordinary moment,being in it, that one experiences the thrill, the delight and the power of having been able to stand up with courage and speak to ...

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“just published” by Sofie Barnet E.K

Submitted to Contest #46

7:00 pm, Thursday, 2019 A beautiful young lady walked out of the café, clutching her first book, which she had once considered simple writing “Did I really get a published?” she was dancing along the road as she headed towards her campus. 4:00 pm, Thursday, 2018 “Oh how did I even finish this shit? I think it was a complete waste of time.” She spoke to herself thinking she had gone quite mad typing this book, so she shut her computer down I need to print this out as it will need a lot of pre-editing before handing it over to a profes...

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“Happy Hour ” by Cassidy Caldwell

Submitted to Contest #46

The Island was known for its five hour Happy Hours, so naturally Bonnie and Deborah spent each Thursday afternoons there religiously. The kids were gone and out in the world now, and all they had to worry about was how to order the Uber home (which was more of a challenge after Happy Hour than it might seem). Sometimes, they would see their limit and stay sober enough to have the hard conversations – where the best dresses were on sale at the moment, what lipsticks matched those dresses, etc. But today was a day of celebration – all limits w...

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“The End” by Opeyemi Olajide

Submitted to Contest #46

THE END Derek wrote the final words to the story, his final story, the last book he would publish. After this book, his writing career would be over. This was the last book Derek Chauvin would sell. It was about time that he retired. His last child was already sixteen and he needed to spend more time with his family before they completely drifted apart. He saved his work on his computer and as the story saved into his hard-disk, he felt accomplished and fulfilled. He got up from his chair and stretched. He walked out of his office and down...

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“The P-Word” by Matt Strempel

Submitted to Contest #46

Though it wounded him to have his work considered unoriginal in any way, Martin tried to take the comparisons to another writer as a compliment. That was at the start of his book tour. By the middle of it, venues were cancelling appearances and the tour was cut short in disgrace.‘Derivative,’ the first online magazine review said.‘Derivative is being kind!’ a man commented to a swarm of ‘likes’. ‘I believe the word you’re looking for is plagiarism.’ The P-word. It churned the writer’s stomach and loosened his bowels. It was a pang of gu...

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“An Old Man's Tale” by Emma Chatterton

Submitted to Contest #46

Sometimes, the most worthwhile things we do take a lifetime, Ed mused pensively as he sat watching speckled lights dance across the wooden floor as the rosy glow of the rising sun streamed in through the dusty windows of his homely cottage. Finally, the knock on the door that he had been anxiously awaiting all day came. He opened the door to see a smiling postman, his cheeks flushed from the cool spring breeze, the air yet to be warmed by the expectant sun. “Here you go,” remarked the postman as he handed him a neatly wrapped parcel, “...

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“A Sister's Tale” by Kristine Murdock

Submitted to Contest #46

Miss Olive Sutherland was odd. No one who knew her would have called her normal. Well, that is to say the one person that actually knew her. She stayed indoors and talked to herself, pining for something or other at the window. The most she ever went out of doors was a turn around the small yard, and a slight pause to admire the English-Cottage garden plot. She had the first and last meals of the day taken to her by Margaret, her sister, but she always found a way to be productive. As a child she didn’t go to school, and the only way the oth...

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“Why didn't you know!?!” by Loni Anderson

Submitted to Contest #46

They didn't even know I was writing a book. Really? So when I got an agent and was finally published, it came as a surprise to most of my friends. I feel like they didn't even know me. That feeling was very familiar. I remember when I attended my older brother's graduation. Now, this is going to sound really bad when I say this. He'd earned is Bachelors in something, I don't even remember anymore. Heh.  Geez. He was a late bloomer and hadn't even planned to use his degree for anything. H...

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“The Delivery” by Adam Wright

Submitted to Contest #46

It’s not lawful to do what I do.  I walk into the smoke filled room, the lights pulsating fast enough to make the spot behind my eyeballs hurt for a moment. At first I wonder why I’m even here. The music is one of the approved pieces in the universal catalogue. Nothing we haven’t all heard over and over, beamed through the government approved headphones, or streamed through the neural implants some of us have decided to insert. I start making my way across the dance floor, towards the bar when I finally catch it. There is a note that’...

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“Fatal Inspiration” by Parvathy Sabapathy

Submitted to Contest #46

Born to professionals, a well known solicitor and a top-notch doctor, Amy was a peppy and exuberant girl in her mid teens. She lived and attended school in the upscale area of Chevy Chase, Maryland. In her Sophomore year, she looked forward to high school coming fall.  She had big dreams, but to the disappointment of her parents, neither law nor medicine was her fascination. Amy grew up gnawing her way through heaps of books and it came as no surprise when she aimed to graduate in literature from an ivy league college. Introverted, ...

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“The Right Bolt” by Talia Vander

Submitted to Contest #46

      I did it, what every writer dreams. I published a book. Now, I could go into the long, laborious process, but the important part is that it’s done. No one ever told me how draining it would be.            My book comes out next week. There is literally nothing else I can do to it because it’s out of my hands at this point. The publishers have every edit, and the book is printing more copies as I type this. The book that’s about to come out has been m...

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