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Growing Up With Shanghai- 10 Shanghai Soundwalks    by Terence LLoren
Price: $9.99 USD. 44610 words. Published on March 3, 2010. .

“Growing Up With Shanghai” is a series of soundwalks with young Shanghainese who were born and raised during the rapid modernization of their city in the 1980s and 1990s. These recordings capture not only their most intimate memories of the locations where they grew up, but also the progress and growth Shanghai has undergone in the past 30 years.
Incident at Walter's Creek    by Mark Jacobs
Price: Free! 3650 words. Published on December 19, 2010. .

What really happened on that remote Tennessee farmstead on a chilly fall night in 1828? Sixteen years later, Zacharias Neil, Andrew Jackson Thomkins, and Zack’s little brother, Aaron, are determined to find out. An eerie tale of paranormal terror. Warning for mild language and strong dialect.
Triumphs and Failures    by Michael Allen
Price: $2.99 USD. 19450 words. Published on February 27, 2011. .

Here are seven more extraordinary short stories from a master of the weird and wonderful. Michael Allen’s previous work has been warmly acclaimed: ‘Absolutely first class’ (Bookseller), ‘Solidly constructed’ (New York Times), and ‘Fascinating’ (Kirkus Reviews). Those are just a few of the compliments paid to Michael Allen’s previous stories. Don’t miss these new ones.
Concerning Mama's Taste in Men    by Harvey Stanbrough
Price: $0.99 USD. 3650 words. Published on March 11, 2011. .

A rural New Mexico boy learns joy and pain as his future is washed away in a flash flood.
Writing Realistic Dialogue & Flash Fiction    by Harvey Stanbrough
Price: $5.99 USD. 39070 words. Published on March 21, 2011. .

This book explores why and how authentic, realistic dialogue works to engage the emotions of the reader. In it, we discuss even the nuances and sounds of individual letters and words and the effect of those nuances on the reader, and explains why and how narrative is effective when used in conjunction with realistic dialogue.Includes a chapter on writing flash fiction.
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.
Growing Up With Shanghai- Huai Hai Lu    by Terence LLoren
Price: $4.99 USD. 6450 words. Published on April 2, 2011. .

Growing Up With Shanghai- Huai Hai lu is the next issue of the Growing Up With Shanghai Project. Mandy takes us along Huai Hai Lu- a main street of Shanghai- where she used to live before being relocated.
Remember Wen?    by Rodney Foster
Price: $9.99 USD. 27220 words. Published on July 7, 2011. .

"Remember Wen?" is an autobiographical collection of poems and short stories recounting the boyhood memories of Rodney Foster. As an introduction to a greater cross-section of people to Trinidad and Tobago society, Foster records his experiences as a person born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago and asks us to recall our own memories and experiences as we read his work.
Self-Editing for Writers    by Harvey Stanbrough
Price: $2.99 USD. 3510 words. Published on September 13, 2011. .

Avoid the most common errors this editor has seen over 15 years of freelance editing. This is a compilation of notes on punctuation, grammar, sentence structure, usage, etc. that cover the most common errors I've seen in over 15 years of editing. This, combined with The Seven Writerly Sins, would comprise what not to do if you want to be a successful writer.
Lanky Panky    by Dave Dutton
Price: $3.99 USD. 8820 words. Published on September 21, 2011. .

Dave Dutton's hilarious guide to the "Lanky" dialect of Northern England - aka the Lancashire dialect. A spoof phrasebook and guide and companion to his legendary "Lanky Spoken Here!" book.