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| Novels |
| Soul Sorcery: Lore of the Hearth (Book One): Chapter 4 by D.L. Rankin, May 13, 2008 |
| Misinthropia: Chapter 7 by pe fisher, May 13, 2008 |
| Khasab: Chapter 1 by N.C. Woodland, May 13, 2008 |
| Battles of the Brokenhearted: The Life and Times of Quest City: Chapter 1 by NQLucas, May 13, 2008 |
| Lilacs and Deception: Chapter 4 by Mike2439, May 13, 2008 |
| Death of Darkness: Chapter 15 by Doinmybestatlast, May 13, 2008 |
| Freaks: Chapter 7 by josh howatt, May 13, 2008 |
| Poetry |
| Blue Eyes by HiddenDarkness, May 13, 2008 |
| Bart by Pearl Nelson, May 13, 2008 |
| A Ghost Ship by pat4novels, May 13, 2008 |
| The Last Autumn by TirzahLaughs, May 12, 2008 |
| MEDITATION AS WATER by Pete Lyons, May 12, 2008 |
| Noise, It's All I Hear by Ethereal Angel, May 12, 2008 |
| Summers lost youth by L. F. Young, May 12, 2008 |
| Short Stories |
| Confessions of a Fat Chick by pamelablack62, May 13, 2008 |
| Walk on the Wild Side by Nathan B. Childs, May 13, 2008 |
| EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT A GOAT, I LEARNED FROM A GOAT by Cynthia Allison, May 13, 2008 |
| A Crying Shame Lady by Y. Never Again, May 12, 2008 |
| Before I Killed Her by CatWrites22, May 12, 2008 |
| "Preach on, Brother!" by Marilyn Johnson, May 11, 2008 |
| Being an Intuitive Reader:) by Josi Santos, May 11, 2008 |
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theNextBigwriter Rankings
Novel Rankings as of: 04:28 AM, 05/13/08
1. STREET OF ROGUES by whatta
2. STATIC MAYHEM by Sherman_Bierce
3. Motor Dolls by modobenny
4. Project 235 by sonny
5. Alzheimer diary by mishmont
6. THE SAINT OF LOST CAUSES by knighthawk
7. ECHOSIS by Odin Roark
8. The Willow Tree of Tullamaine by Roisin Moriarty
9. THE SHAKER PROPOSAL by gem
10. DADDY, WHY CAN'T I SAY 'ASS?' by whatta
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Writing Successes
»Apr '08 : "HAPPY GIRL" a short story by Modobenny will appear in the April edition of Greensilk Journal.
»Mar '08 : A short story Wordsmith was purchased and published in the Literary Pages (Bookends) of the Jamaica Observer.
»Mar '08 : Eternal Press will publish Kirk's novella VERNE GEROW P.I. (The Case of the Cashmere Blonde) as an e-book. The story came to life as a TheNextBigWriter parody originally called THE PARODY-TECTIVE.
»Mar '08 : "Before the Tsunami Hit" by Brosna11 will be published along with one of her paintings "Estuary" in the May/June issue of The Writer's Eye.
»Mar '08 : Sweet_release's short erotica story "Honey" has been accepted for publication by Oysters and Chocolate.
»Feb '08 : Wild Rose Press offered Lemonlye (Molly Ringle) a contract for novel The Ghost Downstairs.
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