Martha Bechtel


Biography

I write in a wide variety of lengths and genres, but I'm starting my eBook plunge with collections of my Saturday Story Prompts. Once I've gotten the hang of things the store will expand to include the rest of the content. (And possibly some non-fiction fun as well!)

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NOTE: The monthly SSP collections will roll over into 'free' status when the 'prompts from the future' become 'prompts from the present.'

SSP collections are a 'tip jar' of sorts-- the prompts are all free to read on the website (or will be free in the future).

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Saturday Story Prompts Color Coding

Yearly Collections = Green Header
2011 Monthlies = Blue Header
2012 Monthlies = Tan Header

Where to find Martha Bechtel online


Books

Saturday Story Prompts Collection : 2012.03 and 2014.03    by Martha Bechtel
Price: $0.99 USD. 1540 words. Published on March 6, 2013. Nonfiction.

Saturday Story Prompts are snippits of story that range from single sentences to longer conversations and are set in fantasy, science fiction, and generic genres. They're great for getting a Muse unstuck and sending the Plot Bunnies hopping! This eBook contains all the SSPs posted to my blog during March 2012 and sixty percent of the prompts scheduled for March 2014.
Saturday Story Prompts Collection : 2012.02 and 2014.02    by Martha Bechtel
Price: $0.99 USD. 1330 words. Published on February 11, 2013. Nonfiction.

Saturday Story Prompts are snippits of story that range from single sentences to longer conversations and are set in fantasy, science fiction, and generic genres. They're great for getting a Muse unstuck and sending the Plot Bunnies hopping! This eBook contains all the SSPs posted to my blog during February 2012 and sixty percent of the prompts scheduled for February 2014.
Saturday Story Prompts Collection : 2012    by Martha Bechtel
Price: $1.99 USD. 7610 words. Published on January 1, 2013. Fiction.

Saturday Story Prompts are snippits of story that range from single sentences to longer conversations and are set in fantasy, science fiction, and generic genres. They're great for getting a Muse unstuck and sending the Plot Bunnies hopping! This eBook contains all the SSPs posted to my blog during 2012 (260). One new prompt was created to replace those that were set in my own universes.
Saturday Story Prompts Collection : 2012.01 and 2014.01    by Martha Bechtel
Price: $0.99 USD. 1120 words. Published on January 1, 2013. Nonfiction.

Saturday Story Prompts are snippits of story that range from single sentences to longer conversations and are set in fantasy, science fiction, and generic genres. They're great for getting a Muse unstuck and sending the Plot Bunnies hopping! This eBook contains all the SSPs posted to my blog during January 2012 (20) and sixty percent of the prompts scheduled for January 2014 (12).
Saturday Story Prompts Collection : 2011.03 and 2013.03    by Martha Bechtel
Price: Free! 1290 words. Published on December 27, 2012. Nonfiction.

Saturday Story Prompts are snippits of story that range from single sentences to longer conversations and are set in fantasy, science fiction, and generic genres. They're great for getting a Muse unstuck and sending the Plot Bunnies hopping! This eBook contains all the SSPs posted to my blog during March 2011 (20) and sixty percent of the prompts scheduled for March 2013 (15).
Saturday Story Prompts Collection : 2011.02 and 2013.02    by Martha Bechtel
Price: Free! 1170 words. Published on December 27, 2012. Nonfiction.

Saturday Story Prompts are snippits of story that range from single sentences to longer conversations and are set in fantasy, science fiction, and generic genres. They're great for getting a Muse unstuck and sending the Plot Bunnies hopping! This eBook contains all the SSPs posted to my blog during February 2011 (20) and sixty percent of the prompts scheduled for February 2013 (12).
Saturday Story Prompts Collection : 2011.01 and 2013.01    by Martha Bechtel
Price: Free! 1170 words. Published on December 13, 2012. Nonfiction.

Saturday Story Prompts are snippits of story that range from single sentences to longer conversations and are set in fantasy, science fiction, and generic genres. They're great for getting a Muse unstuck and sending the Plot Bunnies hopping! This eBook contains all the SSPs posted to my blog during January 2011 (25) and sixty percent of the prompts scheduled for January 2013 (12).
Saturday Story Prompts Collection : 2011.12 and 2013.12    by Martha Bechtel
Price: $0.99 USD. 1460 words. Published on December 12, 2012. Nonfiction.

Saturday Story Prompts are snippits of story that range from single sentences to longer conversations and are set in fantasy, science fiction, and generic genres. They're great for getting a Muse unstuck and sending the Plot Bunnies hopping! This eBook contains all the SSPs posted to my blog during December 2011 (25) and sixty percent of the prompts scheduled for December 2013 (12).
Saturday Story Prompts Collection : 2011.07 & 2013.07    by Martha Bechtel
Price: $0.99 USD. 1320 words. Published on December 12, 2012. Nonfiction.

Saturday Story Prompts are snippits of story that range from single sentences to longer conversations and are set in fantasy, science fiction, and generic genres. They're great for getting a Muse unstuck and sending the Plot Bunnies hopping! This eBook contains all the SSPs posted to my blog during January 2011 (25) and sixty percent of the prompts scheduled for January 2013 (12).
Saturday Story Prompts Collection : 2011    by Martha Bechtel
Price: $1.99 USD. 8710 words. Published on October 16, 2012. Nonfiction.

Saturday Story Prompts are snippits of story that range from single sentences to longer conversations and are set in fantasy, science fiction, and generic genres. They're great for getting a Muse unstuck and sending the Plot Bunnies hopping! This eBook contains all the SSPs posted to my blog during 2011 (265). Ten new prompts created to replace those that were set in my own universes.
Saturday Story Prompts Collection : 2008 & 2009 & 2010    by Martha Bechtel
Price: $0.99 USD. 6390 words. Published on October 16, 2012. Nonfiction.

Saturday Story Prompts are snippits of story that range from single sentences to longer conversations and are set in fantasy, science fiction, and generic genres. They're great for getting a Muse unstuck and sending the Plot Bunnies hopping! This eBook contains all the SSPs posted to my blog during 2008, 2009, and 2010 (195). If you have any problems with the formatting, please drop me an email!
Saturday Story Prompts Collection : 2011.06 & 2013.06    by Martha Bechtel
Price: $0.99 USD. 1300 words. Published on September 6, 2012. Nonfiction.

Saturday Story Prompts are snippits of story that range from single sentences to longer conversations and are set in fantasy, science fiction, and generic genres. They're great for getting a Muse unstuck and sending the Plot Bunnies hopping! This eBook contains all the SSPs posted to my blog during June 2011 (20) and sixty percent of the prompts scheduled for June 2013 (15).

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Smashwords book reviews by Martha Bechtel

  • Prevention Protocol on Dec. 14, 2012
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    The formatting has centered all of the text which makes it a bit hard to read. The story itself is a straightforward conversation about suicide, suicide motivations, and what can be done within the confines of workplace HR rules to monitor and alert to potential risks. Reads much more like an essay on the topic than a story. A little dry, but I did learn new terms about the types of suicide motivations, so I'm glad I read it. :)
  • The Burial on Dec. 14, 2012
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    Oddly, the story has very little to do with burials. But it's an interesting glimpse into a post-apocalyptic world filled with giant mutated animals, terrified humans struggling to survive, and a quickly shrinking family unit. The last 'twist' at the end came out of left field, wish there was a 'warnings' system for such topics. Squick. :p
  • Nomabduce on Dec. 14, 2012
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    Nifty little blackmail method-- although I can see it used for a lot more mischief than it was. Great ending! :)
  • Silent Echoes on Dec. 14, 2012
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    Fascinating magical systems and overall world-building. I'm really hoping there's more set in this 'verse, the protagonist and the necromancer are both people I'd love to see more of. Definitely an author I'll be reading more of! :)
  • The Gods Of Gods on Dec. 14, 2012
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    Very hard to read-- duplicated words, misspellings and odd sentence structure. Maybe it was written in another language and then translated to English? I think it was meant to be very metaphysical, but it comes across disjointed and hard to follow. :(
  • Whoops! -A Cautionary Tale on Dec. 14, 2012
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    Cute story dealing with one of those little harmless facts that time travel stories always trip over. Never drink and derive! ;)
  • Questing Beast on Dec. 14, 2012
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    Wonderful little story with just the right mixture of science fiction, humor, Arthurian legends, and proof that sometimes tilting at windmills /is/ the right answer. :)