Month: April 2014

Flash Fiction Challenge: Winter Ghost

Boots the snowshoe hare by K.S. BrooksThis is Winter Ghost, prince of the Northwoods. He is strong and fast and always vigilant. It must be so, for he is always hunted. Puma, lynx, bobcat, coyote, hawk, and owl have all pursued him.

Today, he follows the deer to a clearing. He sees a human’s hutch and watches as the deer eat food that has been placed on the ground.

The deer have been here before, and feel at ease, but Winter Ghost is cautious. He waits and watches. He hears the clumsy footstep of a human…

In 250 words or less, tell us a story incorporating the elements in the picture. The 250 word limit will be strictly enforced.

Please keep language and subject matter to a PG-13 level.

Use the comment section below to submit your entry. Entries will be accepted until Tuesday at 5:00 PM Pacific Time.

On Wednesday afternoon, we will open voting to the public with an online poll for the best writing entry accompanying the photo. Voting will be open until 5:00 PM Thursday.

On Friday afternoon, the winner will be recognized as we post the winning entry along with the picture as a feature. Then, at year end, the winners will be featured in an anthology like this one. Best of luck to you all in your writing!

Entries only in the comment section. Other comments will be deleted. See HERE for additional information and terms.

Wattpad Follow Fest

Follow on WattpadThere’s been quite a bit of talk lately about Wattpad. Donna Huber mentioned it in her interview this past week, and the lovely Carol Wyer told us all about it in an introductory post.

This is how it works: If you are an author, publisher, publicist, literary agent, book reviewer, librarian (or especially a book-lover), etc., in the comments below, paste in the link for your Wattpad profile. Make sure you show some love to the profiles in the comments above yours, and check back throughout the day to catch up. To get your url, merely go to your profile and copy the link next to the BIG pink arrow at the top of the picture above (i.e. – http://www.wattpad.com/user/KSBrooks).

Click on the person’s link in the comments section below, and you will go to their profile. Then click Follow. (See photo above.)

This should be fun and should generate a lot of exposure for everyone who plays. Let’s get the party started!

Jennifer Don Wins Flash Fiction Challenge

Congrats to Jennifer Don, the readers’ choice in this week’s Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Challenge.

The winning entry is recognized with a special feature here today and a place in our collection of winners which will be published as an e-book at year end.

Without further ado, here’s the winning story:

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And the Winner of the YOUR BOOK HERE Drawing is…

OMG!

Maria E. Schneider, come on down! You have won the fabulous prize of a Featured Book Promo! This elegant, hand-crafted promotion includes:

A listing in the Indies Unlimited Bookstore;

A listing in the featured titles sidebar; and

A special post designating your book as our featured book. This post is permalinked and can be added to your digital portfolio.

We at Indies Unlimited would like to thank all the participants. We were moved by many of  the lovely comments you all left about why you like Indies Unlimited. It’s always nice to know our efforts are appreciated by others.

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