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Shortbread Stories is an online community of writers. Besides providing a worldwide showcase for their work, Shortbread Stories aims to build self-confidence in writing ability through the mentoring, advice and encouragement forthcoming from both its writing and reading community. Shortbread Stories is free and open to anyone who wishes to join, and all stories are free to read and download.

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Blog: Shortbreader Inspiration: David Appleby

David Appleby, in the first of a series entitled Shortbreader Inspiration, uses the structure of an interview in order to fully express what inspires him as an author. ‘What are your literary genes?’ ‘I have no literary genes, none that I know of.’ ‘No other writers in your family, then?’ ‘No.’ ‘Well, were you read to as child and discovered… Read More

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Action 131 Adult 584 Adventure 146 American 220 British 661 Children 185 Crime 200 Drama 930 Fable 123 Fantasy 287 Flash Fiction 164 Historical 103 Horror 181 Humour 649 Mystery 224 Observational 880 Poetry 243 Romance 325 Sci-Fi 98 Supernatural 222 Thriller 163 Travel Journals 86 Whimsical 400

Buy it Now: Short Breaks, Volume 1

It is with great pleasure (and a fair amount of excitement on our part) that we bring you Short Breaks, the first Shortbread Collection of Short Stories - Volume 1. It has to be said, however, that the selection process was not without a good bit of head-scratching, as you will have seen...
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‘Self-Publish or Perish’: ShortbreadStories’ Self-Publishing Competition

Self-publishing through ebooks has become quite the rage, but there is more to it than just slapping a word document on to Amazon. To stand out from the myriad of other titles on Amazon, you'll need a good editor, a fabulous layout artist, a professional illustrator for your cover, and a web presence that will bring in the readers. Oh,… Read full Article

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