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Indies Unlimited's 2014 Flash Fiction Anthology
The Indies Unlimited 2014 Flash Fiction Anthology features a year's worth of winning entries from the IndiesUnlimited.com weekly flash fiction challenge. It contains 50 stories by 34 different authors from around the world, with full color pictures by award-winning photographer K. S. Brooks and thought-provoking prompts by five-star author Stephen Hise. From a magic marmot to a zombie trick-or-treater, there are a myriad of genres and stories to appeal to every taste.
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Authors with stories in the anthology include: Annette Rochelle Aben, Ralph L. Angelo, Jr., R.L. Austin, Laurie Boris, Melissa Bowersock, Christian A. Brown, Lynne Cantwell, A.V. Carden, Victoria A. Carr, Joan Childs, DW Davis, Leland Dirks, Jennifer Don, Ed Drury, Kathryn El-Assal, Sylvia Heike, Jamie R. Hershberger, Yvonne Hertzberger, Chris James, Howard Johnson, Vickie Johnstone, A. L. Kaplan, K.L. Kelso, L.A. Lewandowski, Angela Luo, S.A. Molteni, Kevin D. Montgomery, Arlene R. O'Neil, Sasha A. Palmer, Brenda Perlin, Sara Stark, Kathy Steinemann, Dick C. Waters, and Mandy White.
Best viewed on a color reader.
Authors with stories in the anthology include: Annette Rochelle Aben, Ralph L. Angelo, Jr., R.L. Austin, Laurie Boris, Melissa Bowersock, Christian A. Brown, Lynne Cantwell, A.V. Carden, Victoria A. Carr, Joan Childs, DW Davis, Leland Dirks, Jennifer Don, Ed Drury, Kathryn El-Assal, Sylvia Heike, Jamie R. Hershberger, Yvonne Hertzberger, Chris James, Howard Johnson, Vickie Johnstone, A. L. Kaplan, K.L. Kelso, L.A. Lewandowski, Angela Luo, S.A. Molteni, Kevin D. Montgomery, Arlene R. O'Neil, Sasha A. Palmer, Brenda Perlin, Sara Stark, Kathy Steinemann, Dick C. Waters, and Mandy White.
165 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 19, 2015
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About the author
K.S. Brooks
49 books59 followersK.S. Brooks has been writing for over thirty years. An award-winning author and photographer, she has written more than 20 titles, is currently the co-administrator for the superblog IndiesUnlimited.com, and is founder of "Authors for Hurricane Sandy Library Recovery" and the "Liberty Library" for soldiers and veterans.
Ms. Brooks penned her first book, a swashbuckling action-adventure based in 17th century France, when she was fifteen years old. Since then, despite working for a living in the electronics industry, Ms. Brooks continued to write. In 2001, she left the high-tech arena in Boston for the Eastern Shore of Maryland to pursue her writing.
That same year, her first novel, Lust for Danger, was published. That action-adventure novel won Ms. Brooks Honorable Mention in the Jada Book of the Year Awards, and invitations to speak at the Maryland Writers' Association Writers' Conference, the Bay to Ocean Writers' Conference, and numerous other venues. She has been honored by the Maryland Writers' Association three times by participating as a judge in its annual novel contest.
As the business world and health issues took up more of her energy, Ms. Brooks set her sights on moving West to an environment more suitable and affordable to a writing career. Since her relocation to the wilderness of northeastern Washington State, late in 2008, Ms. Brooks has completed the following works which have been published by Cambridge Books: the suspenseful romance, The Kiss of Night (2010), Night Undone (2011) and three children's books: The Mighty Oak and Me (2009), Postcards from Mr. Pish (2010), and Mr. Pish's Woodland Adventure (2011). She has six more novels planned in the original Agent Night Adventure Series, two in the Agent Night 'Cover Me' series, a horror novel, and a number of Mr. Pish children's books in the works.
In addition to her writing, Ms. Brooks is an award-winning photographer and poet. Her articles, photographs, poetry, and blogs can be found in books, magazines, newspapers, galleries, and web sites worldwide. She currently writes three different blogs, and is a guest blogger for a number of web sites and is currently Co-Administrator at http://www.IndiesUnlimited.com.
Ms. Brooks penned her first book, a swashbuckling action-adventure based in 17th century France, when she was fifteen years old. Since then, despite working for a living in the electronics industry, Ms. Brooks continued to write. In 2001, she left the high-tech arena in Boston for the Eastern Shore of Maryland to pursue her writing.
That same year, her first novel, Lust for Danger, was published. That action-adventure novel won Ms. Brooks Honorable Mention in the Jada Book of the Year Awards, and invitations to speak at the Maryland Writers' Association Writers' Conference, the Bay to Ocean Writers' Conference, and numerous other venues. She has been honored by the Maryland Writers' Association three times by participating as a judge in its annual novel contest.
As the business world and health issues took up more of her energy, Ms. Brooks set her sights on moving West to an environment more suitable and affordable to a writing career. Since her relocation to the wilderness of northeastern Washington State, late in 2008, Ms. Brooks has completed the following works which have been published by Cambridge Books: the suspenseful romance, The Kiss of Night (2010), Night Undone (2011) and three children's books: The Mighty Oak and Me (2009), Postcards from Mr. Pish (2010), and Mr. Pish's Woodland Adventure (2011). She has six more novels planned in the original Agent Night Adventure Series, two in the Agent Night 'Cover Me' series, a horror novel, and a number of Mr. Pish children's books in the works.
In addition to her writing, Ms. Brooks is an award-winning photographer and poet. Her articles, photographs, poetry, and blogs can be found in books, magazines, newspapers, galleries, and web sites worldwide. She currently writes three different blogs, and is a guest blogger for a number of web sites and is currently Co-Administrator at http://www.IndiesUnlimited.com.
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October 7, 2017
This is the latest flash fiction anthology although it is now September, 2017. The weekly challenges are still ongoing at Indies Unlimited. I assume a new anthology is delayed for some reason.
All of the stories were well written. There is a 250 word limit per story. Each story won a weekly challenge at Indies Unlimited and they are presented in the book in chronological order.
One of the most striking features of this ebook is the quality of the photographs even though they are typically small in size. I am not used to ebook photos being so pleasing to view.
There are verbal prompts providing guidance in how the story should progress as part of each challenge. The book contains short bibliographies of the authors and links to their author pages. There is also an author index at the end. There is also a table of contents, but it does not appear in the Kindle Table of Contents tab. I didn't realize it was there until I started flipped the ebook starting at the cover.
There are three technical features I did not like about the ebook. First, the author index is not linked to the author’s story in the anthology. The reader has to flip through the ebook looking for the date associated with the story. Second, the table of contents should include the author’s name and be linked to the Kindle Table of Contents tab. Third, a more pleasing format for the story title and author’s name could be designed. For an example of how I think this could have been done better, see the ebooks created by Flash Fiction Magazine.
All of the stories were well written. There is a 250 word limit per story. Each story won a weekly challenge at Indies Unlimited and they are presented in the book in chronological order.
One of the most striking features of this ebook is the quality of the photographs even though they are typically small in size. I am not used to ebook photos being so pleasing to view.
There are verbal prompts providing guidance in how the story should progress as part of each challenge. The book contains short bibliographies of the authors and links to their author pages. There is also an author index at the end. There is also a table of contents, but it does not appear in the Kindle Table of Contents tab. I didn't realize it was there until I started flipped the ebook starting at the cover.
There are three technical features I did not like about the ebook. First, the author index is not linked to the author’s story in the anthology. The reader has to flip through the ebook looking for the date associated with the story. Second, the table of contents should include the author’s name and be linked to the Kindle Table of Contents tab. Third, a more pleasing format for the story title and author’s name could be designed. For an example of how I think this could have been done better, see the ebooks created by Flash Fiction Magazine.
May 22, 2015
This is a great collection of flash fiction. Raw, emotional, compelling and often quite humorous. I liked the different styles and genres. Indies Unlimited offer Indie authors so many opportunities and allows us as readers to enjoy great discounts on books and opens up our world to books we wouldn’t have discovered without them.
Indies Unlimited's 2014 Flash Fiction Anthology is a great read and well put together. Would suggest this to all readers. There are stories that I think most people can relate to. A nice, entertaining escape into the complete unknown and unexpected.
Indies Unlimited's 2014 Flash Fiction Anthology is a great read and well put together. Would suggest this to all readers. There are stories that I think most people can relate to. A nice, entertaining escape into the complete unknown and unexpected.
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