You Decide: Flash Fiction Challenge Vote

Ah, the thrill of the steel-cage death match, the ruthless competition for the laurels of the hero and the plaudits of the pundits. Or something. Anyway, it’s time for IU readers to choose their favorite entry from this week’s flash fiction challenge.

We had a number of great entries. Kudos to all the entrants. Now IU readers to choose: Who will be this week’s Flash Fiction Star?

Check out this week’s entries here. Vote for your fave then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word.

 

Which author penned your favorite entry in the flash fiction challenge this week?

  • Ed Drury (78%, 18 Votes)
  • alkaplan (13%, 3 Votes)
  • mandywrite (9%, 2 Votes)
  • Brian Hobcraft (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 23

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Top 10 Ways to Lose a Reader

top-ten-list-top-95717_960_720Or maybe that should be bottom. These are ten of the … what should I call them? Mistakes I commonly see in indie books. Pet peeves. Maybe just the kind of things that will turn me off when reading a book.

I’m no David Letterman, but we’ll try it his way. Continue reading “Top 10 Ways to Lose a Reader”

Dick Waters Joins Indies Unlimited Staff!

We are pleased to announce that author Dick Waters will be joining the staff of Indies Unlimited as a contributor.

Dick Waters is the author of the Scott Tucker mystery/thriller series. He is a member of Arizona Authors, Desert Sleuth Mystery Writers and Sisters in Crime. He is also a juggernaut in the weekly Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction writing competitions.

Learn more about Dick from his Amazon author page.

Dick is one of the good guys in the indie community. He’s always willing to extend a helping hand and offer a word of encouragement. Please join us in extending a warm Indies Unlimited welcome to Dick Waters.

Getting It Right – Tenses for Dummies

Tenses are the way verbs change to show when something happened, either in the past (“She went…”), the present (“She’s going…”) or the future (“She will go…” etc.). Most verbs have two ‘aspects’: continuous (“He was writing a book…”) and simple (“He wrote a book.”), which show whether an action was completed. Obvious enough, but the beginning writer has a number of pitfalls to avoid. Continue reading “Getting It Right – Tenses for Dummies”