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    In The Event of Death
    In The Event of Death
    In The Event of Death
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    In The Event of Death

    By Sophie Duncan and Natasha Duncan-Drake

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    Two short stories of the spooky kind created for All Hallows Read 2013 (will be free until 7th Nov 2013).

    The Visitor by Natasha Duncan-Drake
    Alice is spending the night in a dreary little seaside guest house, which is hell, and the last thing she expects is a late night visitor, the significant word being 'late'.

    Ruderbaker by Sophie Duncan
    Ellie meets Jack and he tells her and her friends a story of the ghostly, horror kind and sometimes stories have consequences.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWittegen Press
    Release dateOct 25, 2013
    ISBN9781908333704
    In The Event of Death
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    Sophie Duncan

    Half my time I am a project manager developing IT solutions. The other half, you'll find me scribbling away at many a story that just won't leave me alone. I've been writing since I was a wee thing, and publishing since I discovered the internet in 1994 or so.So what do I write? Contemporary and urban fantasy have mainly been my playground, but I have done some real world settings as well. I do like mystery and have been reading (and watching) Agatha Christie since I was a child. I've also been known to do a bit of poetry.Style: I have been told I do angst well, so if you want your heartstrings twanged, or your tummy to tie in knots until the end, then I'm your gal. I am, however, a happy ending junkie, although I do throw a hint of realism in there sometimes as well. I like a few twists and turns on the way in some of my plots, although I have written my share of PWPs as well. I have to admit a small obsession with eyes: I believe they are the seat of beauty in a person, so I play with them in creature fic and use them for expression in others - personal hang up, sorry. Also, I have never met a cliché I didn't like and I am a firm believer that cliché is fine if you do it right.Writing is a passion and there's nothing better than writing for an audience. Any writer who says they don't care about feedback must have had an ego amputation :) If you life my scribbles, I'd be very glad to hear from you.

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