The set up of the novel, and an introduction to important characters. You meet they guy, the girl, the bad guy, etc. And booze.... » Read...

Interactive Social Skills are not one of Julie's virtues. » Read...

Again with another continuation of the previous entry. » Read...

This is a continuation of where the previous piece leaves off. » Read...

Jack and Ellie just can't seem to get it together. I really need to know what you're thinking about these two. Realistic actions and reactions?

Jack has just spent the night at Maggie's. After Maggie left, Ellie went back to... » Read...

I could easily sum up everything I wanted you to know about me with one word, death. But then you'd be left confused or mistaken. My life had taken such a turn, it was funny calling it "my life" because it sure didn't seem like it w... » Read...

I could easily sum up everything I wanted you to know about me with one word, death. But then you'd be left confused or mistaken. My life had taken such a turn, it was funny calling it "my life" because it sure didn't seem like it w... » Read...

In which a sea of magma is observed. » Read...

Clerics are so much fun to talk to. » Read...

Arthur and Mitch go to the arcade, but just as things are heating up, a manager asks them not to make other patrons uncomfortable. The date seems ruined, especially after Arthur insists Mitch accompany him to Emily's...

I had quite a b... » Read...

Ever find something strange? No. Well Nicholai has and it's very interesting. It may even be what he's looking for. » Read...

Describes the first to arrive at the scene of the story. » Read...

This novel takes place in 1965. Some of this won't make sense if you don't know that. I've rewritten chap 1 to set the scene in that time.

In this chapter, we see Ellie can hold her own. She's strong-willed and stubborn.... » Read...

In which Dannel discusses Hair.

More past/present-tense mixups in this, I'm afraid. But I feel it has to be said! Maybe this would be better off so it's thrown completely into present? Split into two chapters? » Read...

The beginning of the date is fraught with tension that no-one wants... can Mitch overcome his fear of his sexual orientation and give Arthur what he needs?

This chapter is LOOONG. I'm wondering if it should be cut in half... and also i... » Read...

Arthur's friendship with Emily seems to be falling apart, as does Mitch's home life. And Arthur's mom is starting to suspect things...

I'm not all that happy with this chapter. I feel like I'm trying to advance too many... » Read...

I've moved the beginning of chapter three to the end of chapter two so it ends with more drama. I included it here with a break so you can tell where chapter 3 begins. If you did a critique on chapter 2, let me know what you think of the new en... » Read...

This is where Dante meets the heroine. Trust issues arise, yada yada yada. I'm sorry if it seems to end abruptly (again). I apparently write kinda long chapters when I try to move them here. Thanks for sticking with me. » Read...

The day after the kiss things get awkward between Arthur and Mitch... but they end up growing closer--or do they?

Feedback: what do people think of Mitch after this chapter? Does it seem like he's just playing with Arthur's heart o... » Read...

After a couple of false starts, Arthur decides to go for it.

This is one of my favorite chapters so far (I've written five and am halfway through chapter six). I'm just looking for general reactions this time. » Read...

Susan (who we saw briefly in the previous chapter) develops some serious medical conditions. » Read...

literary novel, coming-of-age, » Read...

Arthur spends his first day of school dreaming about Mitch. But his best friend Emily pushes him to go for it--will he?

Arthur and Emily have a lot of backstory that will be revealed little by little. For now, in this chapter, I want to es... » Read...

Ellie loses what's left of her life and a knock at the door begins a journey she never expected. » Read...

Julie gets instructions from the Imperial Guard » Read...

I'm not sure if this is a good chapter or not. » Read...

Three year old Paula accepts her life. It's the only one she knows. But she sees more than any of the adults in her life would ever believe. » Read...

This is the opening of the paranormal romance I'm submitting to a contest Feb 1, '09. Please feel free to brandish your editing blades. » Read...

Each chapter in the work is narrated by a different character. They're also rather short for the most part so far, so this is chapters 2 and 3. The first from Mara's PoV, and then back to Torvald for C3.

Please critique heavily s... » Read...

Well, a lot of people are saying that Storm must have more passion and anger in her if that's her name.

I must state, that, more things will be causing conflict later on in the story, and that's where most emotions will be exposed.... » Read...

Miriam and Susan encounter each other for the first time after Miriam's marriage. » Read...

Annabel Smith, a bored young adolescent inherits a special gift. She has to decide whether seeing things that most people cannot is a curse or a blessing. » Read...

Although it's not autobiographical, it dang well coulda been! » Read...

Rachel thinks philosophically while lying in bed, and introduces her family. » Read...

The mystery behind a friendship begins. » Read...

What would you do if a secret from your past threatened to destroy you and everyone around you? This fast paced suspense thriller follows one woman's nightmare when love won't die. » Read...

OR "With party members like these, who needs enemies?"

Torvald is the cleric for a group of would-be adventurers and treasure-hunters. They set out for a cavern rumoured to contain untold riches, but will they reach their destin... » Read...

Things are getting interesting... » Read...

Johnny Wilson, next victim. Detective Bartram's getting mighty frustrated... » Read...

We meet Thomas, the main suspect. » Read...

My NaNoWriMo experiment. Check it out, but if you don't like 'Passenger', you probably won't like this either. Just a warning...Happy reading! » Read...

Jane's work forces her to face death. Twenty years before that fateful moment, we meet her father and discover he's no coward, himself. » Read...

1793. La Louisiane—A land of riches beyond imagining. Whoever controls the vast domain along the Mississippi River will decide the fate of the North American continent. When young French diplomat Citizen Genet arrives in America, he’s determined... » Read...

Just as a couple of warnings, this story is kinda girly, so all you guys out there who can't stomach the fluff, I suggest you go elsewhere for your masculine needs. BUT I would love it if you would try to stay and see if you think you might enjoy... » Read...

Clubbing! Sex! Drugs! Tech Support! » Read...

Searching through the forest, the boys develop suspicions about the playing cards from the sewer and encounter what might be the origin of the legendary "Ghoul of the West Woods." » Read...

The boys devise a plan to find the source of the lost creek winding through their suburban Seattle neighborhood. » Read...

Two 14 year old boys encounter danger and make a startling discovery in the woods of their suburban Seattle neighborhood. » Read...

Memoir » Read...

A novel education » Read...

Coming of age, leaving home. » Read...

Ten years after the Newark Conservatory is destroyed, former resident Thomas Evans leads an investigation into its demise. But before he can, he must confront the investigation's most fervent cynic--his own sister. » Read...

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Julie doesn't know what's going on » Read...

Not everything is as it seems » Read...