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Blackout    by Lawrence Johnson Sr.
Price: $3.99 USD. 43110 words. Published on March 23, 2011. .

Alexander Steele is a retired African American private detective turned night club owner living in Philadelphia. Hoping to put the detective life behind him and move on with his longtime girlfriend Shakia. When Alex's friend brings him an encrypted travel drive with info on the blackout that was created 3 months before the recent Canadian blackout; Alex finds himself drawn into a madman's game.
Dull Blades Cut Deepest [Arc 1: The Soldiers of Fortune Chapter]    by James Daniel Fluker
Price: Free! 17500 words. Published on April 6, 2011. .

16 suspects. 6 arcs. 6 perspectives. A murder mystery with a twist, or 6. -- The first story arc, THE SOLDIER OF FORTUNE, tells the beginning of the tale from the Couple's Perspective. Download this first sixth of the murder-mystery novel for free, and see how much you can put together.
A Story is a Promise & The Spirit of Storytelling    by Bill Johnson
Price: $3.00 USD. 75120 words. Published on April 9, 2011. .

A Story is a Promise offers new writers a way to study and understand how popular novels become so successful. For writers considering self-publishing, it offers techniques for revising a manuscript to achieve its full potential. This is the book agents recommend to their authors. The Spirit of Storytelling explores how the great storytellers create characters with deeply realized inner lives.
Finding Your Fiction: Concise Steps to Writing Successful Fiction    by Jeffrey Penn May
Price: $0.99 USD. 10220 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
Plot Isn’t Just a Four-Letter Word    by Sharon Skinner
Price: Free! 4940 words. Published by Brick Cave Media on April 24, 2011. .

Author Sharon Skinner has released a compelling discussion of plot, Plot Isn’t Just a Four-Letter Word, and it's continued importance in the art of writing compelling fiction, despite the argument in some circles that plot is becoming less relevant.
No Rules, Just Write! Crafting the Character Driven Novel    by CJ Lyons
Price: $8.99 USD. 36800 words. Published on April 25, 2011. .

From award-winning National Bestseller CJ Lyons: I've taken everything I've learned about the essence of good storytelling and I've distilled it all into a few simple concepts. Things so easy that by the time you've finished this book and practiced using these techniques, you'll be able to not only craft a great story but also to complete your novel.
Untitled Mediums    by Brian Williams
Price: $6.99 USD. 173000 words. Published on May 8, 2011. .

You can't judge a book by it's cover, you just can't. Here's the story of Aidan Lucas. He's just a simple, polite, handsome, and hard working accounting clerk. Stuck in a world of sleaze and exploitation, anguish and cruelty, when the objects of his affections are threatened, he'll unleash streaks of malice and vengeance that none could forget.
Lost The Plot    by Kate Rigby
Price: $1.99 USD. 27950 words. Published on June 20, 2011. .

LOST THE PLOT is a satirical piece about the process and rules of creative writing in today's climate. The narrative sets out to examine some of those rules in relation to novels. It unashamedly loses the plot and doesn't stick to the knitting pattern but deliberately exposes the seams. You as reader are invited to collude with this approach to see whether it can be sustained.
The Sunday Club: How to commit the perfect robbery.    by ML Stewart
Price: $1.99 USD. 77840 words. Published on July 4, 2011. .

Four desperate men with one thing in common, they need to raise a lot of money, and they need it by next Sunday. The unusual answer to their needs comes in the form of Craig, an autistic savant. His recently deceased uncle, a paranoid gangster who refused to leave paper trails, instead entrusting all of his planned robberies to Craig's memory. One plan remains locked in his mind. The Big One.