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▒▒▒▒THANKS TO ALL WHO'VE HELPED MY NOVELS ACHIEVE GOLD MEDAL STATUS!▒▒▒▒

☼☼☼☼☼☼☼A.C.E. is out for submission, and once I finish the latest edit of BULB, I hope it will be as well.☼☼☼☼☼☼☼

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REMINISCING - A Collection of Short Irish Stories -
REMINISCING - A Collectio....
Cáit R Doherty
rank 88
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The Town that Danced
The Town that Danced
Sandie Zand
rank 161
Burnt Ochre
Burnt Ochre
Violet Wells
rank 5
no change in ranking
The Singular Affair of Skarn Head
The Singular Affair of Sk....
Pat Black
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Read With Mother 2
Read With Mother 2
Edited by Iso Nuys
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A Calculated Embellishment

 

A Calculated Embellishment
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A Calculated Embellishment

Bradley Wind

Abel Velasco counts the number of times his aunt hits him. Abel counts many things. He can’t help it – he’s a savant.


It is 1982. Abel has left foster care to live with his newly found cousin and abusive aunt. His typical teenage struggles are compounded by the complication of his savant talents.
Searching for a challenge, Abel becomes obsessed with the mysterious architecture of an abandoned mansion and strangely numbered bible, launching his journey from suburban New Jersey to Berkeley, California and beyond.

Dr. Darold A. Treffert, author of "Extraordinary People," consultant for the movie "Rainman" and expert on savant syndrome wrote to me: "Savant syndrome typically is present from birth as a part of some developmental disorder, including autism. But there are also cases of what I call "acquired savant" syndrome following head injury. The Acquired Savant raises interesting questions about the little Rain Man that might reside, perhaps, within us all."

A CALCULATED EMBELLISHMENT is a story of developing genius.

The Novel is complete [114K words]
First 6 chapters on Authonomy


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BULB

 

BULB
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BULB

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BULB is the future - a future in which private moments are accessible by all and society is free - to blossom.


Your entire life is available for instant replay in the Grand Archive. Your birth, your first kiss, last night’s dinner or this morning’s bathroom visit, all there – for anyone. And that's a good thing. Less ego, less crime, less money spent on clothes.

Now Dr. Luc R. Mamon, the Grand Archive’s creator, has greater designs, to “better humanity”. But he needs Ben and his conjoined twin brothers to make it happen. When Ben stumbles on the doctor’s plans, he finds himself in a tangled political and spiritual skein that threatens to unravel the mysteries of his own past.

BULB is a crossover novel, combining speculative fiction with a love story entwined in a mysterious history.

Manuscript complete at 100K.

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I really, really have never seen "Say Anything". Indeed, now I'm repl....

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Bradley, thank you so much for your continued support. I do appreciat....

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I liked your book covers a lot. My very dear friend, Kate, edits Oliv....

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Hi Bradley, I have a proof copy of 1Q84 and have finished book one....

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THE BAGGAGE CAROUSEL COVER: Damn...that's spiffy. wish these site admin/programmers would get with the program already and let images be seen at a larger size. TITLE: Works for me...no questions. SHORT PITCH: Feels goodNHollywood...nice LONG PITCH: Hm... a bit too skeletal. Plus I don't l... view book

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THE SIX-DEGREE CONSPIRACY a BHCG review COVER: site generic...please feel free to contact me for something more suited. TITLE: Feels solid/legitimate to the genre SHORT PITCH: Not sure about the second line...a little awkward to me. It's the second half that gives me pause. LONG PITCH... view book

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CHERRY BRANDY (THE LIQEUR SEXTET 1) COVER: He's looking at me! heh. I wish he was holding a bottle with a big cherry on top. TITLE: I like it but something about it reads 70s hetero porn. SHORT PITCH: What is rough trade? Other than that I think this is good. LONG PITCH: Not a fan of the... view book

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THE SOUND OF SNOWFALL a BHCG review COVER: I like it. I wish the font/title was better spaced but the image is interesting...good. TITLE: Hm, this is a second book in a series? Must go look to see if your first is here? Hm, nope...wonder why you've posted this instead of the first in the ser... view book

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