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Simply Pure Fiction

When you feel like reading fiction, this is a great place to be! Find flash fiction, short stories, and poetry all in one place. All entries are...
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Self-Publishing for Newbies Part Two: Pitfalls and Publicity

Simply Pure Fiction ― Now your book is edited and ready for print or ebook formatting. If you are new to this, I highly recommend starting with an ebook. You can always follow with a print edition but ebooks are easier to correct if you need to make adjustments. It’... (more)
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 SilverGenes ― Posted on Oct 29th, 2011
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Self-Publishing for Newbies Part One: How to Get Started

Simply Pure Fiction ― So you’ve decided to take the plunge and self-publish your book. Perhaps you’ve already gone the traditional route and received only rejection letters. Well, you are not alone. Unless you are a celebrity who has hired a ghostwriter or you are... (more)
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 SilverGenes ― Posted on Oct 29th, 2011
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Self-Publishing for Newbies – Part Two

Simply Pure Fiction ― Now your book is edited and ready for print or ebook formatting. If you are new to this, I highly recommend starting with an ebook. You can always follow with a print edition but ebooks are easier to correct if you need to make adjustments. It’... (more)
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 SilverGenes ― Posted on Sep 26th, 2011
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Self-Publishing for Newbies – Part One

Simply Pure Fiction ― Sharpen that pencil This seems like an appropriate title since I am one – a Newbie to self-publishing, that is. I’ve been following discussions on the Internet and watching for trends and this is one that seems to be picking up speed. We... (more)
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 SilverGenes ― Posted on Sep 20th, 2011
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Too important not to post

Simply Pure Fiction ― Governments are not comfortable with people having individual voices. They want to make it harder for you to access information online. They want to monitor your social activities. They want to stop small business in its tracks. THEY WANT TO SHUT YOU... (more)
 SilverGenes ― Posted on Sep 15th, 2011
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Dear Author

Simply Pure Fiction ― Dear Author is a site where I can get lost for hours just reading and learning. Learning? Yes! Reading someone else’s work can be very enlightening, especially when the reviews come in. If you are a budding author and want your work critiqued,... (more)
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 SilverGenes ― Posted on Sep 3rd, 2011
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Beware the Oxymoron: Publishers for Self-Publishing Authors

Simply Pure Fiction ― So you’ve decided to take the plunge and self-publish your book. Perhaps you’ve already gone the traditional route and received only rejection letters. Well, you are not alone. Unless you are a celebrity who has hired a ghostwriter or you are... (more)
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 SilverGenes ― Posted on Aug 20th, 2011
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NEW eBooks on Amazon.com!

Simply Pure Fiction ― I am very excited to announce that my short stories are now available for download on Amazon!   The Pretty Fish: When Jo Clancy returns to her hometown after a marriage breakup, she finds that things are not quite as they appear. A simple... (more)
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 SilverGenes ― Posted on Aug 16th, 2011
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Changes are Afoot!

Simply Pure Fiction ― Exciting changes are happening here at Simply Pure Fiction. Short stories have been rewritten and expanded and are in the process of being published as Short Story Singles for Kindle on Amazon. They should be available by August 18th. This new area... (more)
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 SilverGenes ― Posted on Aug 14th, 2011
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Scrambled

Simply Pure Fiction ― Scrambled Do you like a tidy kitchen? You might want to think twice before clearing the counter. You just might find more than you bargained for in this story of a middle-aged couple scrambling to keep the eggshells out of the Mother’s Day... (more)
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 SilverGenes ― Posted on May 12th, 2011
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Disposable

Simply Pure Fiction ― Disposable There are journeys we take to places that should never be named. When the body is unable to respond, the mind is in control and must never sleep lest death creep in on an evil breeze. Short story: 2300 words (more)
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 SilverGenes ― Posted on Apr 29th, 2011
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Ungodly Moments Garnished with Parsley

Simply Pure Fiction ― Ungodly Moments Garnished with Parsley “I wish you’d clean up your desk,” he said as he passed by to gaze at the french doors, beyond which his teenaged son slept. “It smells. You’ve sneezed on it.”  She looked around, horrified…... (more)
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 SilverGenes ― Posted on Apr 29th, 2011
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Honeymoon with the Sisters of St. Ursula

Simply Pure Fiction ― Honeymoon with the Sisters of St. Ursula The voices were soft but urgent, gaining strength as one after another joined the prayer. The runway was coming up under us too fast. It was like a macabre cartoon, lit with simulated colour flashing past in... (more)
 SilverGenes ― Posted on Apr 29th, 2011
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Death in Passing

Simply Pure Fiction ― Death in Passing I have had a surfeit of death. There is only so much we can learn about it by dwelling on each departure but it seems we are ever hopeful of extracting one more spark of life from a cold corpse. Or perhaps it has nothing to do with... (more)
 SilverGenes ― Posted on Apr 29th, 2011
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Where Dragons Sleep

Simply Pure Fiction ― Where Dragons Sleep Some say the Garden of Eden is in the depths of the sea while others relegate the garden’s existence to the realm of children’s stories. It is of no matter. Belief has never changed fact. You see, we may have dismissed... (more)
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 SilverGenes ― Posted on Apr 29th, 2011