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Preview of new Lei Crime Kindle World novellas: Coconut Island

By Janet Oakley Beatrice dropped her school bag and ran out into the hallway. “Mama! Something funny is going on. The bay is all dry.” She rushed to the living room where there was a large window that looked over the street. There was a commotion in the kitchen. Beatrice’s mother, hurried down to her. […]

By Kim Cresswell Written Words continues with daily publishing of excerpts from books by fellow author-members of the Jet and Lei Crime Kindle worlds. Today, crank up the tension with a peek into Kim Cresswell’s JET Kindle World novella featuring nuclear plant sabotage and dirty bombs. California – November 17 Umar Sarouk glanced up at the over-sized […]

Excerpt week: JET – Rescue — a Jet Kindle World novella

By Kim Cano All this week, Written Words is publishing excerpts from books by fellow author-members of the Jet and Lei Crime Kindle worlds. Today, you can get a feeling for Kim Cano’s Jet novella, JET – Rescue. Bangkok, Thailand Lawan stared at her reflection in the dirty, cracked mirror. Instead of the eyes of a […]

Excerpt week: Seal of a Monk — a Lei Crime Kindle World novella

All this week, Written Words is publishing excerpts from books by fellow author-members of the Jet and Lei Crime Kindle worlds. Today, sample Eden Baylee’s second Lei Crime novella featuring Lainey Lee, Seal of a Monk. By Eden Baylee   Day one in the woods. Late afternoon. Heavy footsteps and shouting faded behind her sometime ago, but […]

Writing fiction is different from writing non-fiction. It’s harder. With non-fiction, you may answer a need: “How to hammer nails straight,” or “How to deceive yourself into believing that this diet will actually work next week.” In fiction, however, it’s completely up to the writer to make the reader need to read the content. And […]