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Teenage Vampyrs, Enchanteds, and Shapeshifters join the Otherworlder Academy to train to fight off a demon horde and save the Otherworlder realm.Welcome to the rewrite of The Otherworlders! (This is v2 version, which explains the odd read to vote ratio, btw) :-)Anyway! If you're new, just a little info: ★ MY READERS LOVE ★ - Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, Miraculous Ladybug, KOTLC, Teen Wolf, and Warrior Cats. If you love those stories, you'll love "The Otherworlders" too!******THE STORY: Forced to call a truce to the Shadow Wars and set their prejudice aside, Vampyrs, Enchanteds, and Shapeshifters create the Otherworlder Integrated Academy. Nine students are chosen, three from each race, to train under Headmaster Pierce and his staff. But this is no ordinary school. No. These students are training to fight an encroaching demon horde while hunting down a magical tablet that could save the Otherworlder realm from destruction. "The Otherworlders" is filled with supernatural threats, magical powers, complex and layered storylines, and adorable yet complicated characters readers absolutely love!****** [[Wattys Winner]][[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]…

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❇️ 2018 WATTYS WINNER! The Originals category ❇️ - "The Breakfast Club" meets "Nancy Drew" in this most unusual YA Mystery.SUMMARY: Five high school students, with little in common other than being descendants of the town founders, are forced to work on a history project together. But when their history project uncovers evidence of a long-buried town secret, the kids must piece together the clues behind their discovery before its legacy comes back to haunt them.*****Using ACTUAL, archival material (some dating as far back as 1776), The Descendants weaves a tale of mystery and intrigue, constructed entirely from real photographs, documents, and snippets of history from a small, rural town in New Hampshire.What Dan Brown did with conspiracy theories in "The DaVinci Code" and Ransom Riggs did with historical photographs in "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children," I will attempt to do in "The Descendants," but with teen protagonists and the Cheshire County Historical Society. :-)Why? 'Cause I'm crazy like that!Yeah, I know...History?! Blah! But it actually turned out really fun! :-)…

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They'd been next door neighbors for three years and only talked twice. Now, Trevor Andrews and Paige Dunham find themselves lying on the roof of Trevor's house, staring up at the stars, trying to find a solution to their persistent insomnia. Little do they know, tonight, they'll find so much more than that...-------------This is my entry for the #MidnightSunMovie contest. Yay! You had to write a 500-word story about young love blossoming over the course of one night. NOT AN EASY TASK! But the theme of the contest and the challenge of trying to pack as much story as possible into 500 words intrigued me. So, I gave it a go! I'm nervous about how this turned out, but I'd love to know what you think! And please vote if you like it! :-)…

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Cool, rich, and aloof, Justin Tanner never expected buttoned-up class valedictorian, Emily St. Vincent, to attend his Valentine's Day bash, much less end up in his shower.***This is my short story contribution to the "Lucky In Love? " anthology - a collection of wonderful free stories, written by my fellow Paid Stories authors that explores the many complicated facets of love. My story, entitled "A Night to Remember," takes a fairly common trope and turns it on its head, giving it an unexpected twist and a contemporary relevancy. But more than that, it gives you a peek into the lives of Justin and Em, who IMHO, are just adorable! :-)Be sure to check out the other stories in "Lucky In Love? A Valentine Anthology" - https://www.wattpad.com/story/213283758-lucky-in-love-a-valentine-anthology…

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These are NOT your typical writing prompts.I find most writing prompts too general or specific to be helpful. The ones in this book are just generic enough to spark your imagination and everyone's response will be completely different. Depending on your story idea, plot, characters and writing style, the response to the following prompts will look vastly different from another writer's. How does this work? Well, when you hit a roadblock in a particular scene, play with one of the prompts and see how your character responds, what comes out of their mouth. Then, let the other characters respond to that line. Here's an example. For the following prompt, I can have a character respond one of many ways (and I literally just came up with these as I'm writing this book summary).SAMPLE PROMPT - Ask someone to leaveNow, what's the next line out of your character's mouth? Is it:-- You know what, get the hell out!-- Look, I'm tired. Can we talk about this tomorrow? I'll have Peter drive you home.-- Will you please just leave! I can't do this. I can't talk to you anymore!-- Either he goes or I go. Which will it be?See how all these are very different ways for a character to essentially ask (or try to force) another character to leave? The key is to work with the response that works best for your situation. You should have a sense of what the scene is about and your character's goals, but that's all you really need!I love these prompts. You can insert them any time you hit a wall. They always seem to get my creative juices going. Sometimes I find that I've gone on to write an entire scene and I didn't even end up keeping the lines that the prompts generated! It was enough just to get me unstuck and get my characters interacting again.I hope these prompts can help others too. If folks vote and comment to let me know that they've helped, I'll post 10 prompts per chapter for the next 10 weeks. Cheers! We'll start with a chapter and a bonus one too.…

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Peter Turner is desperate to re-enter the workforce, get himself back into the system. But what he doesn't expect is that the system doesn't want him anymore. And being expendable in this society will cost you...it will cost you dearly.…

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🛑 - CLOSED until 2021.***If you're interested in my critiques, you might want to check out my weekly newsletter for opportunities to get a personalized critique. https://paula.substack.com/p/coming-soonDoes your work stand out in an overly-crowded landscape?Does your story & writing shine as far as:★ - Concept★ - Voice★ - StorytellingThe Standouts is a fun, but hopefully helpful contest that can give you a sense of whether your story resonates with someone who's got some experience under her belt.Great! But who are you to judge? Fair question.This is not to humble-brag, but I've been critiquing and have worked with story development for quite some time, and I've picked up a lot along the way.☙ - As an Ambassador, I work on content projects.☙ - If you look at my profile, you'll see everything I've published so far has managed to standout in one way or another, whether by leading me to become a Wattpad Star; or by winning a Watty (twice!); or by being picked as a Top 10 in major Wattpad contests (twice!); or being featured. All I'm saying is I'm no slouch. I'm not brilliant either. But I've got some experience around what can catch an agent, editor, or judge's eye, and I'd like to share that with the community.☙ - In another lifetime, I used to work for HBO in Development and at ICM (the talent agency) in their writers' department which means I understand how professionals quickly gauge whether or not they'll take a closer look at a work and/or make an offer. This kind of insight can be helpful if you're planning to submit your work or even just want to stand out more here on Wattpad.☙ - I used to provide critiques for three writers, all of them traditionally published. They seemed to value my insight.Read the RULES, LOGISTICS & PRIZES chapter for guidelines. All entries get a brief assessment of their first chapter, with winners getting more extensive critiques.Sound interesting? Give it a go! 😊…