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How to Write a Great Query Letter    by Noah Lukeman
Price: Free! 15080 words. Published on July 20, 2009. .

Many books have been written about the query letter. But few have been written by literary agents, who receive thousands of queries each year and who grapple with them on a daily basis. New York literary agent Noah Lukeman offers his insights on the query letter, sharing an insider's perspective, giving insights and practical tips about what works and what doesn’t.
Regenis 4 Chronicles {Book 1}    by Steve Simons
Price: Free! 39390 words. Published on November 14, 2009. .

The story of two young men,16 & 18. Who make a discovery, that indicates a plot to do serious harm, but harm to whom and by who? There is not a lot to go on. Deep into their research & their father discovers what they are up to; he surprisingly volunteers his services to help out, but then he disappears. Can they find him and come to that stop the plot? Suitable for age 9 -> 109.
1012    by Jason Watson
You set the price! 72290 words. Published on February 12, 2010. .

911 was an event burned into the retina of the world's mind's eye. In this well researched novel; truth is mixed with hunches, hunches are mixed with theory lastly cloak and dagger is mixed with smoke and mirrors so the truth becomes less about what you can see and more about what you cannot see... and why... This novel, 1012, presents truths that hitherto have only been whispered by shadows..
The Storyteller's Art: How Not to Bore Your Reader to Sleep, Tears, or Homicide    by Francis Porretto
Price: Free! 36330 words. Published on February 21, 2010. .

Do you want to tell memorable, vivid, life-altering stories? With plots that embed real knowledge about the natures and ways of men? Do you want to create characters that will haunt your readers' dreams? Do you want to learn the discipline to unite all the above, without overdressing your plots or distoring your characters to make them serve a theme for which they're ill-equipped? Start here!
Oil and Water    by James H Madden
Price: $1.99 USD. 86620 words. Published on March 5, 2010. .

The U.S. suspects the Russian mafia of helping Iran develop nuclear weapons by supplying the necessary material and scientists, which could mean an imminent attack against Israel. CIA physicist Katherine Combes and Mossad agent Jake Stern, with time running out, try to uncover the Iranian plans as they pursue an informer's puzzling clue about "oil and water."
Writing: Step By Step    by L C Walker
Price: $1.99 USD. 49300 words. Published on September 4, 2010. .

This book was written to people that would like to become a writer or would like to write a book about their life. It will give you the information you need to get your book published and printed in paperback or hardback copies. It covers things that other books won't tell you. If you are serious about writing a book, you should read this book before you start.
Ignition    by Kevin J Anderson
Price: $4.99 USD. 93610 words. Published by WordFire Press  on October 9, 2010. .

In this high-tech action adventure from Kevin J. Anderson and Doug Beason, terrorists seize control of the Kennedy Space Center and hold the shuttle Atlantis and its crew hostage on the launchpad. Anderson and Beason have packed Ignition with insider information to create an extremely plausible, action-packed thriller.
Writing Books: a Practical System    by Raymond Long
Price: $0.99 USD. 4760 words. Published on November 25, 2010. .

My early stories had dragging middles and weak endings. After five years as an author, I finally saw why this was and how to fix it. This short book briefly sets out the system I developed to design exciting stories with satisfying endings. If you're struggling to write, as I was, this system could be for you. Don't spend five years working it out for yourself. Read it here instead.
Finding Your Fiction: Concise Steps to Writing Successful Fiction    by Jeffrey Penn May
Price: $0.99 USD. 10270 words. Published on April 16, 2011. .

A condensed fiction writing guide for motivated writers who want to focus more on their own writing than reading about how to write. A poor person’s MFA.
Vector Theory and the Plot Structures of Literature and Drama    by Cynthia Joyce Clay
Price: $10.00 USD. 62480 words. Published by Oestara Publishing on April 20, 2011. .

This book examines what literary and dramatic plotting is--what plot is. "Cynthia Clay has developed an innovative, powerful and extremely useful way for writers to analyze and develop their work. I recommend this book highly." Ben Bova, Hugo winner