The YouWriteOn Top Ten Books Chart

Feedback from Leading Publishers for YouWriteOn writers. Each month, the ten highest rated writers with the best opening chapters or short stories on YouWriteOn receive free feedback from editors for publishers such as Random House & Orion, who publish writers such as John Grisham, Bill Bryson and Ian Rankin.

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The Race

by William McCormick

Short Story, Comedy, Historical

24 Oct 2009

Toussaint Desmarias is a public man, but will he regret challenging a rival to a public race for the hand of Carmina?

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Goyles

by JW Hicks

Science Fiction, Teenage Fiction

18 Jan 2010

A story of two teens and a wolfhound battling against the man-eating monsters known as Goyles. (Scary, or what?)

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PsiCo

by David Wardale

Action, Adventure, Children's Fiction, Teenage Fiction, Thriller

29 Jan 2010

Teenager Danny Page has psychokinetic powers, powers that are as much a curse as a blessing. When he attracts the attention of a shady governmental organisation, Danny is thrown into a world where his abilities are both coveted and feared, where he is an asset to some and a target to others.

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Scarlett and the Soul Thief

by Annie Oliver

Children's Fiction, Fantasy

02 Jan 2010

A mysterious stranger known only as the Soul Thief lures Scarlett Winter away from her family to a world far beyond this one. Bullied and tormented all her life, Scarlett now has the power to give the pain back. Will she make the right choice?

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Monday, Monday.

by Pam Howes

Short Story, Romance

27 Jan 2010

Laura is on the move again. But was it a mistake to do it on Monday...?

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Family Man

by Susan Howe

Short Story, General Fiction

28 Nov 2009

We wanted a family, but at what cost?

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A Red Sky in Morning (Revised)

by NA Randall

Novel

09 Nov 2009

A small rural community is torn apart by the Iraq war (see one-page synopsis)

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The Flesh-eating Diplomat from Outer Space

by Mark Lloyd

Short Story, Children's Fiction, Comedy, Science Fiction

04 Jan 2010

Yet again, Earth is threatened and Granddad has been kidnapped. Can Robert and Angela defeat the Zarqon invaders and rescue Granddad before humankind is made into soup and sandwiches. Silly, fast-paced, a little dark and a little funny.

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The Gallows Cheat

by BW

Historical, Novel, General Fiction

20 Jan 2010

London, 1611. Thomas is an honest, trusted man. When his cousin, Matthew, appears, seeking sanctuary and encouraging him to become a little more worldly, Thomas finds himself caught up in a dangerous world of deception, disguise and corruption.

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The Testament of Mariam (rev)

by Ann Swinfen

Historical, Literary Fiction, Mystery

17 Feb 2010

With immediate resonances for today, the story of Mariam takes us into the turbulent world of rebellious Galilee under Roman occupation, and the courageous lives that changed the course of history.