Marvel and Star Wars

 Marvel: "Despite my damndest, I was not allowed to use Star Wars characters. I tried many times; they kept reminding me that Luke Skywalker is not an Avenger," Bradley says, with tongue firmly placed in cheek. Having said that, the desire to at least try and throw in some mind-blowing crossovers appeared sincere on the writer’s part. 😁 #marveluniverse#starwarsfan#writing https://www.worldwriterscollective.com

On a more regular note, we're sending out Writers Sauce again soon with an ongoing article on writing (send me your email if you haven't already to get your free copy: matclarke.author@gmail.com). New writing competitions with prizes from this group will also be included - Raymond Stone manages this area.

Free Writing Competition + Free Feedback

If you want to be published in our anthology, get your story in quick to our writing competition. It's free! Plus you get free feedback from the judges.

You'll never get anything close to this from any other writing competition in the world.

https://www.worldwriterscollective.com/writing-competitions 

#shortstories #creativewriting #writing #publishing #anthology 

World Writers Collective

When the World’s Most Famous Mystery Writer Vanished. 

NT writer Fest blog from Magz. 

Writing competitions. 

Flash Fiction. 

And lots more: www.worldwriterscollective.com 
#shortstories #writer #creativewriting #writingcompetition #writernews

Free ebook for the next 24 hours, kindle only: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OL673RW

Free ebook for the next 24 hours, kindle only:http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OL673RW

A collection of nine stories revolving around the thriller genre. Action, suspense, mystery, horror, adventure, and much more. 

1. Three people are about to have a very bad day. All of them different to the other. All of them destined to come together in a situation of circumstance. 

2. She wakes to the a brightly lit room, her lover’s mouth inches from hers. It’s going to be a wonderful day... Her thoughts are becoming clearer now, and pierce the early morning dullness. But this man above her is not her husband. Her wrists are bound. Her life is in danger. 

3. When is a thief not a thief? When he is backed into a corner and threatened. Then he kills. 

4. The summer sunshine bakes the sandy shore and the face of a newly sculptured man by the small hands of a ten year old boy take shape. Something miraculous happens. The face can see, smell and taste! 

5. When people first appear in the box they are confused. Slowly they come to realize why they have been brought here and their purpose. However, occasionally something goes wrong and the system must back up until that person can be expelled from the metal room and continue the life they were supposed to lead. 

6. My home is a sanctuary. My wife makes me crazy. The people at the door need to die. 

7. He steals and enjoys the challenge. Orphaned on the streets and left in the poorest part of the kingdom city, the boy (almost a young man) has created quite a name for himself within the lowliest of the city’s people. 

8. Beer. He wants more, but he can’t see straight. He also needs to piss. The pattering of urine sings out into the night against the side of a car. In the distance he can hear someone yelling at him. Someone is coming for him. 

9. Plagued by a distinct and frightful nightmare, Joshua is unable to get back to sleep. In two hours he has to get up for work. He tries to sleep again, but the scratching coming from his front door is too scary to ignore.

Free eBook, today only! (keep an eye out for more freebies over the next few weeks!)

Free eBook: Nine 'til 9, short stories. The best of the best! Nine til 9 Short Stories - Kindle edition by Mat Clarke. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
Nine great stories that are not for the timid or heart! Enjoy at your own peril :)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OL673RW

More people need to step out of the box and make those chips fall where you damn-well want them to land.

If you're like me and don't walk with the other followers, then you'll appreciate the title to this post.
I decided umpteen years ago that I would take an original path and not be concerned with the way others did things. Actually, little did I realise at the time that it was completely out of my control anyway.

At the age of 16 and hearing about how everyone's parents were paying off a house for 30 years, and would probably never pay it off, I decided that I would work out a system to pay off my house quickly, then I wouldn't have the massive debt that everyone complained about.

How? I saved instead of getting a loan. Easy if you belong out of the box (as previously implied, I don't step out of the box, I was never in there in the first place). Fourteen years later I owned my own house.

Later, I wanted to write a novel (I have always written, but never something so immense). Three months later, novel written! Three years after that, I have learned how to edit so my book is actually readable and enjoyable and easily read. I wrote another two novels, have five more on the go and have many short stories available online.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E5I9W02
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/347897?ref=matclarke

Now if I can just talk a publisher into liking my novels!

Other projects: 

Currently learning Objective-C to make Apps.

Making a zombie 30 second short.

Littering the internet with the name, Mat Clarke.

31 Odd Short Stories, by Mat Clarke

If short stories is an interest of yours, you may enjoy some thrillers & further genres in "31 Odd Short Stories", uploaded to Smashwords this week. And soon to go to itunes, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Kindle, Sony, etc. You can also read a sample of the short stories either through "Smashwords" or on the Mat Clarke website.
Links for 31 Odd Short Stories:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/338427?ref=matclarke
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E5I9W02
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00E5I9W02
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00E5I9W02

Also, other books by Mat Clarke:

"Don't Panic They're Just Hemorrhoids"
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/276726?ref=matclarke
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BYYA6UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BYYA6UK
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00BYYA6UK