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Dialogue, More Than Just Talk    by Lori  Devoti
Price: $1.29 USD. 2680 words. Published on July 20, 2010. .

Learn what dialogue can and should be doing for your book, the two things dialogue absolutely shouldn’t be, plus how to fix those issues if you have them. Then learn 14 techniques that will make your dialogue pop and your characters come to life. Bonus Content: Great Starts, five things the opening of your novel should have/do.
In The Hands Of Time    by Ainy Rainwater
Price: $4.99 USD. 77950 words. Published on September 8, 2010. .

Jason's new crew, Sien, is a visionary with disturbing visions---ill-suited for a small ship, which becomes even smaller when they pick up a family from Earth. Are her visions connected to the murder of a religious fanatic on Zan or to the overbearing McGraths and their enigmatic daughter? What Jason and Sien discover on the not-so-routine mapping assignment must be unraveled before time runs out.
CassaStar    by Alex J. Cavanaugh
Price: $2.99 USD. 76140 words. Published by Dancing Lemur Press LLC  on October 5, 2010. .

Few options remain for Byron, a talented young man with a rebellious attitude. Slated to train as a Cosbolt pilot, Byron is determined to prove his worth. Much to his chagrin, Bassa, the toughest instructor in the fleet, takes notice of the pilot. As war brews on the edge of space, Byron requires a navigator of exceptional quality. Bassa must make a decision that could decide the fate of both men
Spots the Space Marine: Defense of the Fiddler    by M.C.A. Hogarth
Price: $5.99 USD. 111450 words. Published on October 8, 2010. .

Pollyanna meets Starship Troopers in this web serial about a 30-something Marine called out of retirement to join the war against the crabs. But shattered morale is the least of her company’s problems, and their survival may hinge on an unlikely friendship forged between an alien weapons designer and a mother-turned-warrior….
Characters to Life Quick Tips    by Shelia Goss
Price: $0.99 USD. 2640 words. Published on January 17, 2011. .

Characters to Life provide quick tips that will help the writer develop three dimensional characters.
Creating Realistic Characters    by Harvey Stanbrough
Price: $2.99 USD. 2640 words. Published on February 28, 2011. .

A realistic character is just like a real human being, and the reader should be able to identify with the protagonist, the antagonist, and a minor character or two as soon as he meets them. The more quickly the reader identifies with the character, the more quickly he will become engaged in the story line.
A Quicker Blood    by Susan Alexander
Price: $2.99 USD. 88490 words. Published on March 9, 2011. .

Disillusioned with her life as a lawyer in New York City, Karen B. Clark impulsively takes off for a convention in Chicago. There she meets another woman who shares her name,"K.B." When Karen learns that K.B. is dead, she decides to seize the moment and assume K.B.'s identity. But in her new setting, a small town in Wisconsin, she soon uncovers terrible secrets that lead her to fear for her life.
Players of the Nuclear Theremin    by David Barron
Price: $2.99 USD. 9930 words. Published by H2NH ePub  on March 10, 2011. .

The Nuclear Thereminers dare to roam the galaxy searching for new colony worlds for an expanding Humanity, but trouble on Earth may prove even more perilous. Follow the career of orphan Jess Alate through interesting times in this science fiction story.
Notes from Writing the World    by Harvey Stanbrough
Price: $6.99 USD. 23970 words. Published on April 1, 2011. .

This compilation contains the full text of my shorter nonfiction works in a single book: Writing Narrative; Seven Writerly Sins; Creating Characters; Writing Dialect; Writing Great Beginnings; Writing Flash Fiction; and Self-Editing for Writers. You will not get Writing Realistic Dioalogue, Punctuation for Writers, and The Craft of Poetry. You must purchase those separately.
Kaleidoscope    by Vickie Johnstone
Price: $2.99 USD. 11540 words. Published by Inknbeans Press on April 3, 2011. .

A book of 119 poems about people, life, philosophy, animals and nature. It is structured under eight themes: figures; nature; abstracts; love; haiku; creatures; childhood and darkwave. "Wow! This author writes beautiful words. I enjoyed each & every poem, I found myself turning page after page to read the next & the next. More of the same please!" (Smashwords review, wistfulskimmie, May 2011)