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Write a story about someone who has just finished writing their first story/book.

Posted in Adults on Oct 26, 2022

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“Respectfully Sumbmitted” by Brian Brazeau

Submitted to Contest #46

“Friday, October 31, 20xxDear Editors of Lexington State Literary Life,           I respectfully submit my first full story, “Inertia”, for your consideration. I look forward to hearing back from you by early January, as announced in the guidelines.            Sincerely,Philip Duchesne (pronounced ‘Due-Shayne’)”  “Saturday, November 1, 20xxDear Editors of Lexington State Literary Life,  &nbsp...

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“The first book I've ever made ” by Jaylynn Strong

Submitted to Contest #46

After typing for what seemed like forever, I finally finished my book. It was titled, Jane tries again by Emma Holmes. The story takes place in the suburbs and a girl named Jane is practicing how to throw a ball so she could win the baseball game at school, which was in three days. I wanted the title to be longer, but I shortened it for the fear of it being too wordy. I pressed the print button and waited. It shouldn't take long. At last, it printed. I pulled the paper out and began to read, just to make sure I didn't have any grammar mist...

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“Kate From Maine” by Kathleen March

Submitted to Contest #46

Her book was published! The author’s copies had arrived, neatly packed in a sturdy box. There was even bubble wrap to protect the individual volumes from damage from shipping. Lauren was thrilled. She’d worked for over three years on the research and another year on writing and revising. At times she wasn’t sure if it was worth it. She hadn’t been able to title it “The Posey Lady” like she had wanted to, because the publisher was afraid people would think it was a children’s story. Laurel had to agree with that reasoning, so the title they’d...

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“What a Crock of S**t.” by Sarah Phillips

Submitted to Contest #46

Well that is a year of my life I'll never get back.A thought Simon never thought he would have.Years he spent, the ideas niggling his brain.Constantly on fire, looking for inspiration.He found it.He found it on the bus.He found it on the train.Never on a plane.Eureka!Simon set himself up at his desk and got to work.Finally, thought Marjorie, his long suffering wife.Finally, she can get on with her life.The book caused nothing but strife.The constant agitated toe tapping catching on her ear, replacing the ticking of the clock that seemed to g...

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“Tuesday Dinner” by Wyatt Carson

Submitted to Contest #46

... right as she finished mopping up the last of his blood from the dining room, is when she heard the first steadily increasing wail of sirens in the distance.  She wasn’t too surprised, she didn’t honestly expect to get away with it.  She fired twice from the shotgun he always kept above the bed, even the most unobservant neighbor would’ve heard it disrupt their pleasant family dinners.   A brief moment of panic set in.  “Oh god, what am I going to say?”  “Do you think they’ll believe me?”  “Maybe I shou...

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“An authors dream ” by Random Person

Submitted to Contest #46

"Finally"sighed the sixteen-year-old, named Ashlyn, as her finger hovered above the button. Publish. This is it. The moment you've been waiting for. She felt excitement and anxiety bubble in the pit of her stomach. She took a deep breath and pressed on the button. She heard a slight ping, and she knew that her book had been published. Ashlyn smiled wistfully as she imagined how many people would like her first book, that she had worked on for nine months. While she was brushing her teeth she noticed an odd and shadow hove...

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“Dreams Come True” by Jones Emmanuel

Submitted to Contest #46

Am Philip, My friends called me ‘the Write man' because of my flare for writing. I was always seen with sheets of paper and pen –scribbling—but never succeeded to write a complete novel.    After high school, I lived with two friends of mine, Edoh and Alpha, whose interest were betting and gambling. Edoh was the worst; his long slips were what we used in the toilet. His slips were always taller than all our neighbor’s kids. he would hung it over his neck and bounced back home ---hoping to 'get rich' after each game. He hardly ...

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“The first domino.” by M.R. Zeener

Submitted to Contest #46

…and the last thing he felt was the cold metal blade etching through his skin and tearing his neck open as it slid across his throat”As soon as he finished writing the last line of his first short story, he threw his arms up in the air and yelled in delight ‘The first domino. Yes!!!’He had everything set up perfectly. The dominoes were all lined up. All he had to do now was to push the first domino by hitting the “Submit story” button on his laptop screen and he would send the Dominoes falling, one after another until there would be only one...

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“A Story About a Story Teller” by Crys De

Submitted to Contest #46

Hila had spent much of her life wondering what she wanted to do for a living. She had many outside influencers like parents, teachers, and other family members constantly pressuring her to pick a sensible career. Hila thought through her options; she liked the idea of being a teacher, or a manager, or even a city planner. These were sensible career choices that would earn her a liveable salary and made sense to the non dreamers in her life. However, when Hila thought it through, she had realized that she would much rather live her life ...

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“It Happened on Wednesday” by Khadine A. Dorsett

Submitted to Contest #46

It happened on a Wednesday, just as she had predicted and I wondered if the child was really telepathic. I smiled to myself when the email response came and immediately went into recollection-mode: memories flooding like a tsunami, in quick-rewind fashion, filled with imagery reminiscent of the summary scenes from my favourite reality show The First 48 Hours.My daughter is only six years old but she has the memory of an elephant and an uncanny ability to see things in the future. Josh and I noticed from early on that Jamie was no ordina...

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“The First Pancake” by Ed Vela

Submitted to Contest #46

Treanna and Zelman Ostermann were an average couple of middle-aged empty nesters. With their children Sandra and Kurt living their own lives far away from their old home town, the Ostermanns had settled into a quiet, casual existence.A once fiery passion had succumbed to a comfortable love. Zelman had what amounted to tenure at the high school were he taught, and Treanna had always maintained part time employment at the local library.She had always loved books and stories, so Zelman was not surprised when she began taking a creative writing ...

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“One Writer to Another” by Lexi Cook

Submitted to Contest #46

In my life, I always thought that running after your dreams was the most important parts to being successful. Because of that, I made sure I would stick to that thinking. As a child and a teenager, I wrote non-stop, trying to be an author like my grandfather was. He used to be a writer of many books back when he was younger, most featuring stories of romance and adventure.   Whenever I went to go to his house on the other side of town, I got the opportunity ...

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“Masterpiece” by Phil Manders

Submitted to Contest #46

“Not yet you moron! This isn’t the right time….it needs to be the same as the book, the same as the story…..your story…our story.”Malcolm tried to ignore the voice, but it was too strong now…he had listened to it too much. He had allowed it to take over his thoughts too often….all in the name of creativity, he thought to himself, a wry smile crept fleetingly onto the corner of his mouth. He slowly withdrew his hand from inside his brown leather satchel and rubbed a shaking sweaty palm on his&...

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“Waste of time” by Cathy Deal

Submitted to Contest #46

    Writing is a waste of time. That is all Diane ever heard all her life. But Diane did not feel that way at all.  Diane was determined to follow her heart and dreams. You see Diane had everything stacked against her, but she always found comfort in words.      Diane grew up being physically and verbally abused by others around her. She was physically abused by her alcoholic father. Diane would write in a diary daily, which was her only friend. However, whenever her ...

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“Two Stories” by Y N

Submitted to Contest #46

I let her die. I’m sitting in my office, my desk cluttered with pages marked with events and chapters. Every inch of my office is decorated with my characters, the events that happen to them, the chapters that contain them. In front of me is the last brush stroke of my masterpiece, the end of my story. I stared at my gray handwriting, wondering if that’s how I should end it. Or if that’s really the best way to end it. I reread my words, imprinted on the page, over and over again, trying to calm myself, to convince myself that this final re...

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