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For sale
Genre: Science Fiction Plot: A city planner is contracted to build the first colony on the moon. Words to use: crater, urban, nest, map, corporation, space, galaxy, gravity, risk, emigration, orbit, eclipse, shadow, creature, unexpected. I was looking through my telescope, looking at the moon. The bright luminous rock that will once be the home…
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Family Secrets
Genre: Action/Adventure Plot: Siblings who discover their parents are notorious international crime bosses. Words to use: Past, present, confusion, timeless, adolescence, history, family, dynasty, questions, curiosity, decades, henchmen, crime, maturity, inheritance. The twins, Sissy and Grace, grew up as any regular American child does today. Their life seemed to be the quintessential life in hometown…
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Love in Repose.
Genre: Romance Plot: An artist who lost their muse Words to use: mind, thought, dream, inspiration, drive, satisfaction, vibrant, betrayal, fall, wander, dervish, poet, direction, compass, soul His mind turned to the memories of his muse and momentary love. He remembered the afternoons locked in embrace and the sweat that beaded on their skin. He remembered the…
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Exposed..
Genre: Western Plot: A Hidden Society is forced to reveal itself to the rest of the world. Words to use: Expose, cellar, cave, veiled, bunker, doomsday, ultimatum, leverage, politics, survival, antics, display, hostage, mercy, solution. The town was bustling with men in top hats, horse drawn carriages and paper boys shouting the latest news of…
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The Parts Trade
Genre: Action/Adventure Plot: A black-market organ dealer who wants out. Words to use: Body, illegal, underworld, mobster, haul, criminal, web, exporter, deal, purchased, monopoly, fridge, container, victim, auction. Leading a double life had just become as natural as breathing. Straddling the line between legal and illegal was just normal for me now. There was no more line…
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The Trees Can Talk
Genre: Fantasy Plot: A character buys a house surrounded by a forest of talking trees Words to use: branch, roots, bark, wind, whisper, secret, leaves, property, boundary, rumble, nest, sap, scatter, scent, seeds. The last of the leaves were scattered, blowing all around in the cold chill wind of autumn. Bianca had set her heart on the quaint house,…
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The Case of the Guilty Art Collector
Genre: Mystery Plot: An art curator is arrested for murder based off of their collection. Words to use: Artist, portray, weapon, clue, puzzle, anonymous, witness, exhibition, collector, staged, plot, scenes, gallery, memory, abstract The puzzle was finally solved. Or so they thought. The art curator of the local gallery was being led through the swarm of onlookers on the…
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Forbidden Territory
Genre: Western Plot: A detour in the road leads a person to unknown territory Words to use: mystery, threat, path, fork, boundary, border, step, line, crossing distraction, direction, swarm, trap, forbidden, execution. I set upon my journey with all my worldly goods, tied as bundles on my horse, Henry, early one morn. I wanted to…
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Taste of Death
Genre: Historical Fiction Plot: A queen’s taste-tester who is immune to poison. Words to use: sacrifice, food, lie, deadly, bite, assassination, plot, royalty, revolution, spy, weapon, conspiracy, venom, choke, fear The queen’s visit to her summer home was anticipated by all those who served her. The staff was busying themselves for weeks, making sure everything…
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Art of a Killer
Genre: Mystery & Suspense Plot: A child’s artwork corresponds to a series of murders in town. Words to use: school, painting, disturbing, image, repulsive, insight, clue, danger, witness, deep, understanding, communication, help, sociopath, outlet. Art class was Alice’s favorite class in school. She loved to paint and draw. Her paintings were often of sunsets and houses with…