Wouldn't you love to have an experienced writer spend 6 weeks helping you improve your storytelling? This book will show you how to do that. I'm Mason Fitzgibbon, and I'm a Bootcamp Mentor. I work with other writing mentors through the Bootcamp Mentorship Program here on Wattpad. Read on to learn more about me, my mentoring style, and what this awesome community can do for you as a writer.…
Origin story to the Family Comes First series by Mason Fitzgibbon.The Wilcox family's horrifying and twisted traditions all began in 1873.Joseph:After the death of their parents, Joseph's younger brother announces he is leaving the farm and moving his family to New York City. Joseph is overcome with betrayal and is terrified that the Wilcox family will disappear. His son, Miles, is the only one to carry on the family name. The only problem is that Miles has always been...different. His odd behavior made him the scapegoat for the church fire a few years ago, and now, no one nearby will associate with the family. When Joseph meets Maisie, at a tavern, he realizes what he must do to ensure the survival of the Wilcox family.Maisie:Having a family was always a dream for Maisie. Her own family was full of abuse and abandonment. She only had her grandmother to rely on, but after her death, she was trapped in hell. Desperate for money, she begins selling herself to the men at the local tavern. She has a series of regulars that take turns tormenting her each night. When Joseph walks into the tavern, she sees a potential new customer. Completely unaware of his sinister plans, she leaves with him. not knowing that her life will never be the same. She finally gets a family, but at what cost?*This story can be read as a standalone*Updates every Friday until complete*Thank you to @iamrodneyvsmith for the amazing cover…
Juliet's parents died when she was young and she never got to experience having a family. She lived a miserable and lonely life. One night at work, she meets a strange man that says he's a reporter and he asks her a few questions. Later that night, the reporter offers to drive her home from work. When Juliet refuses, he kidnaps her and brings her home to be a wife for his oldest son. Juliet slowly loses her sanity as she finally gets a family.…
In a blink of an eye, the whole world can change. Evey had always lived a normal life. She was an emergency room nurse, had friends, and had a family that she loved. Her mundane world changes when she watches a man attack and feast on the flesh of another man at a gas station. Unfortunately, this was not an isolated attack. Majority of the population has been infected with an unknown airborne virus. Not only does it cause people to foam at the mouth and bleed from the eyes, but it turns them into mindless creatures that are hungry for flesh. Zombies? Not quite. They are infected, not dead. Evey's life is destroyed when her family becomes Infected. Being one of the few Immune, Evey is taken away to a military base with other people who seem to not be infected by the virus. There she meets multiple people including Ford, a stubborn and stern soldier that she is always disagreeing with but finds herself distracted by his eyes. The Immune band together and work for survival. Will they ever be able to find a cure? At what cost would they go to stay safe? Will they kill each other before being eaten alive?…
THE STORY IS LEAVING PAID ON JULY 23RD, 2023The hunter becomes the hunted! Twenty-four-year-old Anna Nightingale has a terrible secret, and it might just kill her. If only her family were in a safe business, like firefighting or skydiving, she might've had a better chance at survival. But no! Anna comes from a long line of vampire hunters, and when a night of clubbing ends up with her being killed and turned into a vampire, she must take off on a road trip across Canada with her sexy sire and his vampire pals before her family ends her life permanently. ----- For generations, the Nightingales have been the biggest threat to vampires, hunting them to near extinction. Anna spent her childhood training to fight bloodsuckers, but as the only Nightingale who wanted a sense of normalcy, Anna decided vampire hunting wasn't her calling. Instead, she enrolled in an MFA program with aspirations of becoming a novelist. One night at a club, Anna and her headstrong friend, Jess, meet four mysterious men. Anna suspects they might be vampires who are planning to kill Jess and tries to fend them off. Despite Anna's fighting prowess, she cannot fight four at once. They kill Jess, and Rhys, the vampire ringleader, ends up turning Anna into a bloodsucker. Now that they've killed a human, the vampires must flee the city to avoid the famed Nightingales. They take off on a road trip across Canada, staying one step ahead of the Nightingales while training Anna to protect herself against them. Anna tries to maintain her secrecy and sanity as they crisscross Canada, crashing with werewolves and witches along the way, while fighting her powerful attraction to Rhys. But Anna's biggest problem might not be her family. If her traveling companions find out she's a Nightingale, Anna's trip will hit a painful dead end.THE LOST BOYS x LITTLE MISS SUNSHINEWATTYS 2022 SHORTLISTEDCover designed by Holly Thurston…
EPILOGUE WILL BE FREE STARTING JUNE 29TH, 2023!Diana wakes up in pain, tied to a bed and unable to escape. She's been trapped by a group of surgeons with a twisted passion and she's their next victim. ***** Diana Slater, a typical University student, wakes up in pain, tied to a bed and unable to see. After a mysterious figure, known only as Dr. Sweeney, nurses her back to health she finds out the truth. The Doctor has kidnapped her and given her a cat's eyes as part of a larger ploy to turn humans into collectibles. Now she's being trained by Ben, another patient, with the skin of a snake, on how to behave. Diana and Ben are forced to work together to try to escape the murderous doctors - until she discovers Ben might not be the victim he makes himself out to be. The only person Diana can trust is herself, and if she fails, her eyes won't give her another nine lives. [[Winner of the 2018 Fiction Awards for Best Horror Story]][[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]]Cover designed by Holly Thurston…
When twenty-five-year-old nurse, Lorelei Collins suffers a bad breakup, her friends convince her to try out a new dating app. But all of the profiles are boring and discouraging until she matches with Jesse. His profile doesn't include the usual display of muscles and sunsets and pets. His pictures are of masked strangers in leather with sex toys Lorelei did not even know existed. She knows she should be scared, but she has to find out more about this man. Because even though up till now Lorelei has led an ordinary life, something about him feels right. Lorelei embarks on a dark sexual exploration and only time will prove whether Jesse is a waking fantasy or a nightmare.WATTYS 2022 SHORTLISTED…
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Harley Sinclair finds herself attracted to bad boys. Not only do tattoos and motorcycles attract her, but she loves a walking red flag. Does he have a bad temper? Sexy. Does he tell white lies? Mysterious. Wears his baseball cap backward? Hot. Wilder Sharp is full of these warnings, and Harley is counting every single one. He's charming, cunning, and manipulative; however, he is always on her mind. He might be everything her mother warned her about, but the sex is too good to let him go. In her mind, she can change him, but that is an impossible task.Knowing Wilder is a nightmare is not enough to keep Harley from this gorgeous toxic man.-----Open Novella Contest 2023 entry Prompt 51: The problem with red flags is that I'm attracted to them…
Ash plans on stealing a cursed diamond that contains the souls people have sold to Satan. What could possibly go wrong?----Ash Gallagher is a professional jewel thief and killer. Cold and calculated, he always gets what he wants. However, the one thing he cannot find is a woman that does not want him for his money. Gracelynn "Emerald" Taylor is a dancer at The Cave, a club that exclusively serves criminals. She pickpockets almost every man she dances for. She hates the work but is saving money to get her older brother back into rehab. She is convinced that no man would ever want to date her because of her job. Ash and Gracelynn meet each other on a dating app called Flirtley. They each pretend to be wholesome and not the criminal that they are. This all goes well until they run into each other at The Cave. Ash recruits Gracelynn to help him obtain the Diablo's Heart, a cursed jewel that is being hidden by the Catholic Church. Together they go on a heist to find the gem, but together they discover that there are some things that should remain hidden. ---What is this? It's a smutty romance heist with a horror twist.UPDATES EVERY SUNDAY…
Lorelei was getting over a rough breakup when she met Jesse. His profile on a dating app piqued her interest, and Jesse has been teaching Lorelei about BDSM ever since. She has learned a lot, but there is much more to experience. After getting a phone call from his mother, Jesse has to go home back to Vancouver. Lorelei tags along to support Jesse, but he tries to shield her from his family. Lorelei tries to discover more about Jesse and learn why he is the way he is; however, Jesse is desperate to keep his roots hidden. Some deep secrets are not meant to come to the surface.Sequel to "Submission" by Mason FitzgibbonThank you to the wonderful @Van_Carley for the covers!UPDATES EVERY WEDNESDAY…
Each day she wakes up in a different body, not knowing who she is, and each night that body dies. She is the Reaper Syndrome, and she's desperate to know why. ***** She doesn't know what's happening. Each day she wakes up in a new body, not knowing who she is. She has to pretend to be the person, and at the end of the day her new body dies. The media have a name for these deaths: the Reaper Syndrome. No one believes it's a person jumping from body to body, until Joe. He's a conspiracy theorist, but she can make him listen. He trusts her, and he can also see the mysterious man, Samael, that's following her. Why is this happening to her? Who can she trust? Every day it takes her to end the Reaper Syndrome, another person dies. She doesn't want the last victim to be her.*2021 Wattys Shortlisted*…
A revised version of Truth Comes Second, the sequel to Family Comes FirstAfter Carrie telling the detectives about the abuse Tommy put her through, a search is out for Tommy and Jimmy. Julie is trying her best to keep the family's traditions secret, but the detectives have been in the basement. She gets caught up in a web of lies and has to clear her name so that she isn't charged for murder. Jimmy wants Julie and Hunter back. Julie moves in with Carrie and she tries her best to suppress her anger toward Carrie. The story is told as a mashup of Julie and Jimmy's POV…
A sequel to Family Comes First by Mason FitzGibbonAfter Carrie telling the detectives about the abuse Tommy put her through, a search is out for Tommy and Jimmy. Julie is trying her best to keep the family's traditions secret, but the detectives have been in the basement. She gets caught up in a web of lies and has to clear her name so that she isn't charged for murder. Jimmy wants Julie and Hunter back. Julie moves in with Carrie and she tries her best to suppress her anger toward Carrie. The story is told as a mashup of Julie and Jimmy's POV*The photo used for the cover is not mine. If anyone knows the photographer please message me*…
A spin-off to the Family Comes First series. The Wilcox family became famous for their kidnappings, brainwashing, murders, and let's not forget about cannibalism. This is the story of Leah Marshall and how she was taken one night after getting in a fight with her boyfriend. Gabriel takes her and brings her home to be a wife for his son Jared. *You don't have to read the Family Comes First series first, but it definitely does help*…
The third book to the Family Comes First trilogy Time has passed, and now Hunter is seventeen and preparing to graduate from high school. Jimmy is being released from prison, and Julie is excited for them to be a family once again. Traditions start to arise when Hunter meets Ava.Julie believed that everything was going to be different once Jimmy got out of jail, but some traditions never die.…
Lindsay and her friends were lost on a road trip. They stop at a farmhouse to ask for directions and meet the Wilcox family. After her friends are brutally murdered, Lindsay's life is spared. She is kept alive to be Gabe Wilcox's wife. Lindsay lives in constant fear of being punished by Gabe or his father. They slowly chip away at Lindsay's sanity. She is desperate to keep her mind as the family convinces her that they love her. Little by little, Lindsay learns about Wilcox's deadly traditions. A spin-off to the Family Comes First series.A prequel to New To The Family.This story can be read as a stand-alone book.…
Kevin is stuck as an English teacher. He is a writer, but has never been successful. When his latest novel gets rejected by a publisher, Kevin breaks down. Two protagonists from his novels come to life and teach him how to write a horror novel. This leads to a night of murder and terror.…
The sequel to "Rats: Shai's Story"Now in Royale, Teagan is in line to be the King. His Aunt, and current Queen, Cambrie is not willing to let the crown be passed down to Teagan. Cambrie claims that Teagan is unfit to take over as King because he grew up into the Slums. She claims that her own son is more suited to be King. Teagan claims that Shai, Jasper, and Mikko are allowed to stay in Royale. Shai and Jasper have to go into intense training to try and make them more "civilized". Mikko uses his time to try and get more banned technology. Back in Pangella, Kirby is finishing the final touches on the AQ57 virus. He is bringing it to Royale upon request of the Cambrie.Jasper is still obsessed with the idea to start a rebellion. Teagen's childhood best friend is now the head of the army. He becomes a big factor in if they will ever make any change in society.…
In 1917, Canada is feeling the pressure of The Great War. Ruth Beecroft is elated when she is accepted to become a nursing sister. She sees it as a chance to get away from her overbearing family and to be part of history. Beatrice "Birdie" Taylor volunteers to be a nursing sister to get away from her abusive husband. Even after his death, his drinking buddies continue to harass Birdie. One of this drinking buddies, Ian, barges into Birdie's apartment before she leaves. He tells her about how men are being torn to shreds by some creature overseas. Birdie thinks that this is all nonsense until her and Ruth see it with their own eyes.This will be a novella…