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AUTHORS! Flash Fiction Challenge – 2018 Vol. I – Part XIII

THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE FINISH THE STORY… The darkness was thick and suffocating, like a heavy blanket had been thrown on the world. He had to get over the wall, had to get across the border before… IF YOU WRITE A PIECE FOR THE CHALLENGE, BE SURE TO COMMENT ON THIS POST WITH THE LINK SO …

AUTHORS! Flash Fiction Challenge – 2018 Vol. I – Part XII

THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE FINISH THE STORY… Reporters are trained to develop a sixth sense, a nose for when a story smells fishy. And something about this one wasn’t right. IF YOU WRITE A PIECE FOR THE CHALLENGE, BE SURE TO COMMENT ON THIS POST WITH THE LINK SO WE CAN ALL COME OVER AND READ …

AUTHORS! Flash Fiction Challenge – 2018 Vol. I – Part XI

THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE FINISH THE STORY… The wind whispered through the dark, empty trees like a warning in a foreign language. Winter was coming, and with winter came… IF YOU WRITE A PIECE FOR THE CHALLENGE, BE SURE TO COMMENT ON THIS POST WITH THE LINK SO WE CAN ALL COME OVER AND READ YOU …

Authors! Last chance! 75% Clearance on All Premade Book Covers!

75% Off All Premade Book Covers PLEASE NOTE: Regarding premade book cover sets, the buyer may purchase one single cover or all three as a set. CLEARANCE SPECIAL! Single Ebook $15 Single Ebook & Full Wrap $27.50 Ebook Set $40 Ebook & Full Wrap Set $75 ONCE THIS SALE IS OVER, ALL OF OUR PREMADES ARE …

AUTHORS! Flash Fiction Challenge – 2018 Vol. I – Part X

THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE FINISH THE STORY… The wind whispered through the dark, empty trees like a warning in a foreign language. Winter was coming, and with winter came… IF YOU WRITE A PIECE FOR THE CHALLENGE, BE SURE TO COMMENT ON THIS POST WITH THE LINK SO WE CAN ALL COME OVER AND READ YOU …

AUTHORS! Flash Fiction Challenge – 2018 Vol. I – Part IX

THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE FINISH THE STORY… “How did you know?” I asked, not sure I wanted the answer. I thought I’d been careful. IF YOU WRITE A PIECE FOR THE CHALLENGE, BE SURE TO COMMENT ON THIS POST WITH THE LINK SO WE CAN ALL COME OVER AND READ YOU WORK! For those unfamiliar with …

AUTHORS! Flash Fiction Challenge – 2018 Vol. I – Part VIII

THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE FINISH THE STORY… Perhaps it was a dream, she thought. Perhaps if she pinched herself, she would wake up. But she didn’t want to wake up. She wanted to stay in this dream world where… IF YOU WRITE A PIECE FOR THE CHALLENGE, BE SURE TO COMMENT ON THIS POST WITH THE …

Authors! Want to see you or your books on our blog???

Now that the PTPR Book Blog is back up and running, we’ve opened up a couple of FREE options to get you on our blog and in front of our readers. THE TIP LINE The Tip Line is a page where you can request a blog post for your book. You can request that we …

AUTHORS! Flash Fiction Challenge – 2018 Vol. I – Part VII

THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE FINISH THE STORY… At first, we thought the black liquid was oil, that we’d struck it rich and that we’d be able to retire and live in leisure. We actually started writing down all the ways we’d spend the money. Our first choice was… IF YOU WRITE A PIECE FOR THE CHALLENGE, …

Authors! Check out the WORDSY WARRIOR Day Planner!

Good afternoon, writers! Yesterday I set out with the goal of creating a day planner for myself to help keep my writing on track. After searching all over the place, I found a great company that lets you design your own planner and decided to make my design available to you guys for purchase. The Wordsy …

AUTHORS! Flash Fiction Challenge – 2018 Vol. I – Part VI

THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE “I’m only telling you this because you won’t be able to tell anyone else.” IF YOU WRITE A PIECE FOR THE CHALLENGE, BE SURE TO COMMENT ON THIS POST WITH THE LINK SO WE CAN ALL COME OVER AND READ YOU WORK! For those unfamiliar with a flash fiction challenge, you’re given …

Authors! NaNoWriMo Has Begun!

From The Official NaNoWriMo Website National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to creative writing.  On November 1, participants begin working towards the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel by 11:59 PM on November 30. Valuing enthusiasm, determination, and a deadline, NaNoWriMo is for anyone who has ever thought about writing a novel. Click …

AUTHORS! Flash Fiction Challenge – 2018 Vol. I – Part V

THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE Dear You, The body you’re wearing used to be mine. I’m writing this letter to you because it’s necessary for your survival. The rest is…complicated. IF YOU WRITE A PIECE FOR THE CHALLENGE, BE SURE TO COMMENT ON THIS POST WITH THE LINK SO WE CAN ALL COME OVER AND READ YOU …

AUTHORS! Flash Fiction Challenge – 2018 Vol. I – Part IV

THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE That was the night I finally understood why people fear silence. IF YOU WRITE A PIECE FOR THE CHALLENGE, BE SURE TO COMMENT ON THIS POST WITH THE LINK SO WE CAN ALL COME OVER AND READ YOU WORK! For those unfamiliar with a flash fiction challenge, you’re given a prompt to build …

AUTHORS! NEW! $5 Author Services!

Good afternoon! A while back, we had opened up a few bargain services on Fiverr. We took them down for a while to focus exclusively on the services we offer on our site. Now that we have a solid menu available there, we decided to open up some smaller services options on Fiverr again. Think …

Authors – Urgent News – 2 Pkgs Just Opened! Limited Availability!

Good evening. With Autumn comes contract renewal time here at Pure Textuality PR, and this year, we’ve had two Unlimited PR Package authors who have chosen not to renew. This allows us the opportunity to either take on two new authors or one publishing imprint. Of our services, the Unlimited PR Package gets you the …

AUTHORS! Flash Fiction Challenge – 2018 Vol. I – Part III

THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE Write a story involving a countdown. Start at 10 and work your way down to 0. IF YOU WRITE A PIECE FOR THE CHALLENGE, BE SURE TO COMMENT ON THIS POST WITH THE LINK SO WE CAN ALL COME OVER AND READ YOU WORK! For those unfamiliar with a flash fiction challenge, …

AUTHORS! Flash Fiction Challenge – 2018 Vol. I – Part II

THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE For this challenge, we’re giving you a “finish the story” prompt. Rather than a piece of dialog to build on, the prompt sets the stage for the premise of your story. As humanity sends its first manned expedition beyond the orbit of Earth, it discovers humans are immortal, but “Mother Earth” is actually a …

AUTHORS! Flash Fiction Challenge – 2018 Vol. I – Part I

THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE “Hold on. You died.” “Yeah, well, it didn’t stick.” IF YOU WRITE A PIECE FOR THE CHALLENGE, BE SURE TO COMMENT ON THIS POST WITH THE LINK SO WE CAN ALL COME OVER AND READ YOU WORK! For those unfamiliar, with a flash fiction challenge, you’re given a prompt to build a …

Authors! If you write Contemporary Romance, we’re looking for you!

Good afternoon! We’re still looking for contemporary romance authors for this 2019 publishing project.  🙂 We still have plenty of room in the SEDUCTIVE Anthology Series coming in February 2019 (only 5 of the 30 open spots have been taken!) and we’re looking to spread the word. If you have friends who might be interested …

Guest Post! WRITING WIDE by J.S. Wayne

Writing Wide I’m easily bored. I hate convention. I hate tropes, though I often find myself weaving them into my stories without conscious intent. I despise “the usual” and am always looking for a way to do things differently, some way to shake up the system and cause a little disruption in people’s expectations. This …

July 2018 Instachallenges! One for Readers and One for Writers!

Good afternoon and Happy Thursday! I cant believe it’s almost July already. Since we’re a few days away from the start of a new month, we thought this would be a good time to launch an Instagram photo challenge. We’ve got one for readers and one for writers. If you’re both, feel free to participate …

GUEST POST PART II by Author Jack Welles: Language and the Genre Novel

This is an excerpt from my booklet how I go about “Writing a Genre Novel” the full version of which is available for free on my website. I would like to start by putting the excerpt into context by giving a summary of the overview of my approach. I think of genre writing as having …

RANDOMS by Kendra: A Dress and a Muse (@kendrybird , @DmitrySholokhov)

It was a last minute trip, planned only a week in advance. I would journey from New Hampshire to New York City by some means of transportation and buy a dress from Dmitry Sholokhov’s collection while he made an in-store appearance. Two amazing girlfriends of mine made this whole thing happen, one, Steph, by offering …

RANDOMS: Show Your Support and Take a Stand Against eBook Piracy!

Hey readers!  Jena here.  As most of you are aware, Pure Textuality is a site that is a lover of all books – traditional and indie published alike.  A rising problem in the publishing industry as a whole is the piracy of eBooks. As an indie author, I can tell you that there is a …

RANDOMS: Happy 165th Birthday Bram Stoker!

Today marks what would have been Bram Stoker’s 165th birthday!  So Happy Birthday to you Mr. Stoker!  Without your most famous piece of work, Dracula, we wouldn’t have the likes of Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, Charlaine Harris’s Southern Vampire Mysteries and even the sparkly non-badass vamps of Twilight that serve as so many readers’ very own guilty pleasure.  …

RANDOMS: My Chat With Kerrelyn Sparks (@avonbooks, @kerrelynsparks)

As I’ve mentioned before, I was lucky enough to get picked for this term of Avon Addicts with Avon Books.  Tonight, we had an Shindig video chat with Kerrelyn herself.  We talked about everything from publishing to her Love At Stake series and her newest release The Forbidden Lady.

RANDOMSby Jena: Jena’s Adventure in Writing a Novel: Part III

I am happy to report that I am in the full swing of rewriting my novel.  All the ideas that have been bubbling up here and there since my musically induced breakthrough I had during my last check-in finally started to drop together in a coherent story line.   

RANDOMS by Jena: Jena’s Adventure in Writing a Novel: Part II

Back on January 19th, I confessed to all of you that I am an aspiring writer.  At that point, I gave you a little bit of back story on how I got started.  If you haven’t had the chance to read it yet, click here to do so.  I will wait…… *queue elevator music* You’re …

RANDOMS: Jena's Adventure In Writing a Novel: Part I

Back in 2005, I was struck with inspiration.  It started because I was a majorly, and I mean MAJORLY, huge Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan.  I used to read the Buffy novels for quick pastime reading (averaging 1 or 2 of them in a day).  They’re basically paperback fan fiction and they had a lot …