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Recently posted/Reposted
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| Novels |
| Through the Dark : Chapter 2 by Suzie Hymes, Dec 3, 2008 |
| La Cienega Just Smiled (Nano-08 project): Chapter 24 by jediprincess, Dec 2, 2008 |
| It's All Mercenary: Chapter 3 by k_s_talyn, Dec 2, 2008 |
| Born Again (A sequel to How I became a Vampire): Chapter 6 by Susan Stec, Dec 2, 2008 |
| The Story of E: Chapter 58 by Marc Delalangue, Dec 2, 2008 |
| The Lies of My Life: Chapter 14 by Emma Briyer, Dec 2, 2008 |
| Female Trouble: Chapter 36 by steph f, Dec 2, 2008 |
| Poetry |
| The wayside of the Light by L. F. Young, Dec 2, 2008 |
| The immortal women in my life by Susan Stec, Dec 2, 2008 |
| Do you care if I ever come back? by Emma Briyer, Dec 2, 2008 |
| I Hate Mornings! by Sideman, Dec 2, 2008 |
| Imagination runs by subversive_beauty, Dec 2, 2008 |
| Tick Tock by biljana, Dec 1, 2008 |
| Return blood of my heart, to your forgotten son by L. F. Young, Dec 1, 2008 |
| Short Stories |
| Song and Music by k_s_talyn, Dec 2, 2008 |
| Mornin Sun by P. D. Wagon, Dec 2, 2008 |
| Life Support by corra, Dec 1, 2008 |
| Grandfather Speaks His Mind by sonny, Dec 1, 2008 |
| Two Fates by Mike2439, Dec 1, 2008 |
| THE RESTAURANT by rlvs, Dec 1, 2008 |
| A Man's Gotta Work by chaplainswife, Nov 30, 2008 |
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Member Spotlight Interview
Greg Crites, otherwise known as HavePenWillScribble is a long-time member of the TheNextBigWriter. Since joining the site in December 2005, he has posted and received feedback on 8 novels and done over 1,000 reviews. Three of his novels posted as audio books have been downloaded over 80,000 times each on iTunes and Podiobooks. He has also sold hundreds of electronic copies of his novels from his own site Veinarmor Publishing.
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theNextBigwriter Rankings
Novel Rankings as of: 04:21 AM, 12/02/08
1. STREET OF ROGUES by whatta
2. STATIC MAYHEM by Sherman_Bierce
3. Project 235 by sonny
4. ECHOSIS by Odin Roark
5. Alzheimer Diary, A Wife's Journal by mishmont
6. This Time You Lose by Chris Stralyn
7. Painting The Summer (first edit) by payge turner
8. The Language of Thunder by michelle willms
9. DADDY, WHY CAN'T I SAY 'ASS?' by whatta
10. The Willow Tree of Tullamaine by Roisin Moriarty
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Writing Successes
»Oct '08 : ""Acceptance" by Mishmont (Michelle Montgomery) was published in the October issue of Greensilk Journal.
»Oct '08 : "A Box of Silk Thread" by Brosna11 (Nadine Gallo) was published in the October issue of Greensilk Journal.
»Sep '08 : "Big Mac Rant" by Aldersmith was accepted for publication in Poor Mojo's Almanac.
»Sep '08 : "Before I Killed Her" by CatWrites22 received an honorable mention in WOW’s Spring Contest.
»Sep '08 : "The Last Austin" by Cadfael was published in the UK Austin Montego print edition.
»Sep '08 : "Epiphany" by aldersmith was published by The Writer's Eye.
»Aug '08 : "A Push In The Right Direction" by Wordsmith was published yesterday in Bookends, the literary pages of The Sunday Observer.
»Aug '08 : "Infinity" by Lesley C Westin was published by MiPOesias as both a free download PDF and in print.
»Aug '08 : "Lessons From a Squirrel" by Lisa was accepted by the Pisgah Review.
»Jul '08 : "The Beautiful Old Man" by Zelia was published in STillCrazyLitMag.
»Jun '08 : Brosna11's spinning essay will appear in Wolf Moon Journal's fall issue while her Chuck Close story will appear in the winter issue.
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