Hone your craft fast through the power of the short story! Are you looking for a structured and practical guide to help you fast-track your mastery of fiction? Then you need to enlist in Short Story Boot Camp! In this book, you'll get 52 weeks of intensive training from your drill sergeant, who will teach you about the art and science of short story writing-the shortcut to practicing for novels. You'll learn how to: Break through writer's block and...

Berlin 03. Mai im Jahr 2093 Etwas stimmt nicht! Kein Flugzeug fliegt! Der autonome Verkehr kommt zum Erliegen und das längst zur Normalität gewordene, digital durchorganisierte und komplett überwachte Leben der 6,5 Millionen Stadtbewohner auch. Kein Internet mehr, keine soziale Medien, keine digitale Unterhaltung. Die Regierung entschuldigt diesen Ausnahmezustand mit der Zerstörung wichtiger Satelliten durch einen Meteoritenhagel. Nach anfänglicher...

Author and poet, BJ August, captures rare and beautiful wilderness of the Fitzgerald River National Park in photographs and poems. Born and raised in the region, August has a deep connection with and respect for the harsh and sometimes deadly Australian bush.

Far north in the Atlantic Ocean, where islands are small, rocky, and infested with sheep and humans, live the Selkies-a race of seal/human shapeshifters of unearthly beauty.The five short stories in Ara's Prelude recount the early lives of characters from the novel ARA's SONG. You'll meet Princess Ara as a seal pup and young Seamus defending his dreams of becoming a fisherman. Seamus's folks struggle to protect him from those vicious Selkies, while...

"Smile, Baby, Smile!"Meet August, the baby with the most magical smile in the world! From the moment he was born, August had a smile that could brighten even the gloomiest of days. Whether it was morning or night, sunny or rainy, August's smile never faded.But what makes August truly unique is that he smiles even when he cries. That's right, he is the happiest baby you will ever meet, and his joy is simply contagious. Enjoy August's smile as you turn...

Lenore is not the obvious choice for a protagonist, but reluctant heroine is still an understatement. She runs at the first signs of trouble. Mistaking her natural instincts for cowardice, her mentor, August, recruits her brother to train Lenore. With enthusiasm that is no less than abusive, Garrett forces Lenore to face the real world of guns, fists, and pointy things. Meanwhile the rest of her team August, Devin, and Haden, disappear to let him.When...

15th August 1903 - On this day Aberdeen Football Club played its first match, holding Stenhousemuir to a 1-1 draw. 21st April 1943 - Luftwaffe bombers dropped 130 bombs on Aberdeen, killing ninety-seven civilians and twenty-seven soldiers. 15th August 1963 - On this day Henry John Burnett was hanged at Craiginches Prison, Aberdeen – the last execution to take place in Scotland. Experience 100 key dates that shaped Aberdeen's history, highlighted...

"The life and legacy of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, wife of John F. Kennedy Jr., are reexamined in this captivating and effervescent biography that is perfect for fans of My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy, What Remains, and Fairy Tale Interrupted. A quarter of a century after the plane crash that claimed the lives of John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn, and sister-in-law Lauren, the magnitude of this tragedy remains fresh. Yet, Carolyn is still an enigmatic...