[#ONC2024] The Open Novella Contest is back for 2024 with shiny new prompts to get you out of your dragon cave. Once again, we are here to challenge you to create a legendary 20,000+ word novella in 12 weeks! Your epic journey begins February 1st, so mark your calendars.✨
Fancy writing some short fiction? This collection contains a series of prompts that can be used as a personal challenge, a way to compete with your fellow Wattpadders and of course a great place to find some great stories. Everything from vignettes to flash fiction, a celebration of all things Short Story
Calem Decker was on the fast track to success, soon to be promoted as editor and chief of World Star Magazine, the most famous tabloid in New York. That was until he finds himself the subject of his own gossip column when chef extraordinaire, Evelyn Quinn, chooses him randomly from a passing crowd to kiss in order to...
King Uther of Forland is old and failing. His grandson and heir, Prince Richard, lives the good life: anything that gives him an adrenaline rush. He gives cursory attention to his duties and means to keep living the life he enjoys. The prosperous Duchy of Westmere can only be inherited by a male. The Duke of Westmere...
Miss Alice Fiennes, a gentleman's daughter, finds herself in the middle of a deeply disturbing murder investigation. Mr. John Southwell, the Detective Chief Inspector, believes she knows more than she is letting on and he's determined to find out what that is despite the interference of her very protective older broth...
'One thing is for certain. Something has been stolen from this room.' When popular podcaster Erica Scott is found murdered at a true crime convention, it soon becomes clear that the case will not be straightforward. Someone had a motive to harm Erica. In fact - lots of people did. And when Rita Silvera is drawn in t...
"𝚆𝚁𝙸𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙸𝚂 𝙰𝙽 𝙴𝚇𝙿𝙻𝙾𝚁𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽. 𝚈𝙾𝚄 𝚂𝚃𝙰𝚁𝚃 𝙵𝚁𝙾𝙼 𝙽𝙾𝚃𝙷𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝙻𝙴𝙰𝚁𝙽 𝙰𝚂 𝚈𝙾𝚄 𝙶𝙾." ╭━━━━━∙⋆⋅⋆∙━━━━━╮ 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥, In the beginning of this astounding year I had hosted a mini awards and found some underrated gems. 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫, I...
For fans of THE GREAT GATSBY, PEAKY BLINDERS, and DOWNTON ABBEY. A tragic misunderstanding. A murder. A secret. An unlikely partnership. A spirited countess and an enterprising racketeer. ~~~ Manchester, England. May 1925. The Roarin' 20s. An era of glamor, decadent parties, jazz music, flowing booze, and opulent weal...
Welcome to the Mystery profile! Discover our fellow ambassador-run profiles, how to submit your story to us and what our reading lists mean. Your journey begins here!
READ THE TAGS, SWEETIES! If any of them sound objectionable, this isn't the book for you! (Seriously) He was a foster runaway looking for a place belong, only to end up a deadly mafia killer tagged Mad Dog. Through a systematic routine of punishment and reward, he grows into a specific niche with extreme anger managem...
🏆Wattys 2019 Winner for Mystery & Thriller🏆 Sister Mary has lost her way, or so people think. Kicked out of her convent and sent away to be reformed, this jolly nun discovers her gift of glee is perfect for solving murders and the occasional naughty peek. ________________________________________ Merry Sister Mary is...
The discovery of a prehistoric body sets in motion a cataclysmic chain of events long prophesied by mystics. . . . Still grieving his mother's death, Seattle bachelor Peter Barshman receives a cryptic message from his estranged father. As he ponders its meaning, he is approached by Nechama Davila, a young Israeli arch...
Dr. Emily Hayes, immersed in ground-breaking memory manipulation research at a clandestine underwater facility, confronts a harrowing reality when her experiment backfires, plunging her into unexpected isolation with haunting visions. As she investigates her team's disappearance, Emily uncovers the facility's dark ag...