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Hello Writers and Readers!

I’ve been super busy the last few weeks and haven’t posted free books on the last two Fridays! 😦 Sorry about that. So today, I have a few minutes and I’m going to post a bunch of free books for you.

** Please note** At the time I am posting this message, all the books are free for the kindle version on Amazon.com. They may not be free for long, so hurry and get yours! I hope you find something you like!

1. Simplify Your Life

2. Exquisite Corpse

3. Free from the Tracks

4. Shades of Gray #1

5. Penguins

6. The 7-Day Prayer Warrior Experience

7. Whales & Orcas

8. Gluten Free for Beginners

9. 299 Best Jokes for Kids

10. Miyu’s Wish

Animals And Books

Happy Reading!

~ Eileen 🙂

Wordy Wednesdays: OneWord – Biblical

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The Sergeant stood over us, arms waving in the air, spittle flying from his flapping lips.
Max and I glanced at one another and both reached for a napkin.
“This is a problem of bible, biblio,…bibliacal, DAMN IT!”
He always got frustrated when his words didn’t come out right, which was often.
“Biblical.” I said.
“Thank you.” He took a breath and continued his tirade. “And I don’t know how in the hell you idiots think you can just sit there and smirk at me when this shit’s going down.”
Max grabbed his coat and headed for the door.
Shrugging at McLeode, I grabbed my coat and headed after Max.

 

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This piece is written from a OneWord.com prompt. Today’s word is ‘Biblical’. Check out their website and if you join up, add me to your friends list!

See you soon and in the meanwhile, Happy Reading!

~ Eileen 🙂

Wordy Wednesdays: OneWord – Tousled

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The paper was tousled, mixed together like puppies wrestling. Angelica looked from me to the papers on the corner of the desk and back at me. I smiled.

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This Wednesday’s piece is written from a OneWord.com prompt. Today’s word is ‘Tousled’. Check out their website and if you join up, add me to your friends list!

See you next Wednesday and in the meanwhile, Happy Reading!

~ Eileen 🙂MessyPapers

Resource Saturdays: Creative Writing Prompts

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Howdy!

Today I have an interesting one for you. Creative Writing Prompts is a website that has 346 writing prompts. You just hover your mouse over one of the numbers on the site and the prompt pops up in a tip window. I think this is a cool way to do it, so you don’t see the prompt ahead of time and you have to pick at random.

(I’ve also added links to my Resources page.)

WriteSparks!

 

Creative Writing Prompts

There’s also a software available on this website for writing prompts. You can download the Lite version for free which is pretty cool or you can, of course, purchase the Gold version for $50.00 or the Premium version for $77.00. Each version includes some pluses and free upgrades, etc. Check out WriteSparks! and test drive the Lite to see if you like it.

From the Creative Writing Prompts website:

Use the creative writing prompts and creative writing ideas to create stories, poems and other creative pieces from your imagination. The writing prompts can even help you come up with creative content for blogs and blog stories.

Check it out and see what sparks your interest.

Don’t forget to share your work with me, I’d love to see it. If I like yours, I’ll post it on my blog for all to see. 🙂

Happy Writing!

~ Eileen 🙂

Wordy Thursday: Measure

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Today is Thursday and I’m a day late with my Wordy posting for the week, so I thought I would go all out and make this one fun. LOL. In honor of Poo-Pourri, I give you my Wordy Thursday – Measure!

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“How do I measure it?”
“Measure it?” Carlie asked, indignantly.
“Yes, measure it! Don’t be dumb, I think this is really the one.”
Carlie rolled her eyes. “Mark,” She said, “You are NOT going to get into the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest shit.”
Mark was silent for a moment. “Will you help me measure it anyway?” He asked hopefully.

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This Wednesday’s piece is written from a OneWord.com prompt. Today’s word is ‘Measure’. Check out their website and if you join up, add me to your friends list!

See you next Wednesday and in the meanwhile, Happy Reading!

~ Eileen 🙂

PooPourri

Resource Saturdays: Scribble

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Hey Everyone!

This week I want to share a cool writing tool that I have had bookmarked for a while now. This tool is brought to us by the same guy who made The Story Starter tool. It’s easy to use and pretty helpful.

(I’ve also added links to my Resources page.)

Scribble

Scribble

In April 2012, I shared the Story Starters website with you guys as a great online resource to give you a kick in the pants when you’re trying to think of something to write.  The Scribble website challenges you to create as many words as you can from the random set of letters that get generated when you click the button. However, you could use these randomly generated letters for almost anything! Each letter could be the start of a line in a poem. Each letter could be the start of a paragraph, chapter, sentence, or whatever else you can think of. Depending on what I’m working on, I use this tool for various purposes.

Sometimes, I have been staring at my project for so long, that I just need to put it aside and do something else for a bit. This is a great quick mind-clearing exercise to just write whatever comes to your mind instead of hammering away at your mind-numbing project for just a moment or two. 🙂

From the Scribble website:

Scribble is a word game for kids, adults, families, and classrooms. The goal is to create as many words as you can using the ten letters that are randomly generated in the box. Just scribble down the words on a piece of paper as fast as you can think of them. You can even make it into a contest with your family, classmates or friends. Make up your own rules!

BEWARE: There are 141,167,095,653,376 possible combinations of letters!
(Yes, that’s more than 141 TRILLION combinations.)

See what you can cook up with this generator. Don’t forget to share your work with me, I’d love to see it. If I like yours, I’ll post it on my blog for all to see. 🙂

Happy Writing!

~ Eileen 🙂

Wordy Wednesdays: OneWord – Reconstruction

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It began years ago, during the Age of Reconstruction. No one is quite sure where the new Queen came from, but everyone I know is reasonably sure she is not entirely human. Like most mixed species of our time, her skin is not quite the same as ours and her eyes tilt at a different angle.

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This Wednesday’s piece is written from a OneWord.com prompt. Today’s word is ‘Intrigue’. Check out their website and if you join up, add me to your friends list!

See you next Wednesday and in the meanwhile, Happy Reading!

~ Eileen 🙂

 

 

OneWord: Timid

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Timid
With hope
Stretching forward
Tentatively
Feeling
Reaching
Afraid
Yet daring
To try

 

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My OneWord profile: http://oneword.com/members/eileenmaki/

OneWord: Complexity

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The complexity of the situation finally struck home. I looked first at Mark and then to Zan. Both pistols were aimed at my chest. I could feel a bead of sweat trickle down my forehead. Frozen where I stood, I started to laugh.

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Bluegrass

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Hanging in the balance, the wine began to take its toll and I let my mind wander. The cool breeze came off the ocean and kissed my bare shoulders, promising more. My eyes drifted closed, my lashes touching my cheek. The bluegrass continued on and the darkness came.