Dreamland ONC Club

Dreamland ONC Club

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Do you have an ONC? Wish to get feedback as well as discover other ONCs? Then stop by and join our ONC book club!โ€ฆ

ONC Prompts Through the Years

ONC Prompts Through the Years

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Are you wondering what prompts we've used in past ONCs?You can find them in this book as we gathered all the prompts used in the past installments. You may use these prompts as inspiration for any story you want to write - no credits necessary!Have fun!โ€ฆ

Warriors 2024 ONC Book Club

Warriors 2024 ONC Book Club

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Welcome to the 2024 Warriors Community's 4th Open Novella Contest Book Club! As with previous years, we will be inviting those participating in this year's ONC to come hang out and support each other! This is an excellent way to come together as a community while riding the waves of the ONC contest. Current Status: OPEN Current Assignment: Week #5โ€ฆ

Chimera ๐ŸŒˆ [ONC 2024]

Chimera ๐ŸŒˆ [ONC 2024]

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2100. A mysterious ship, nicknamed the Chimera, appears in Martian airspace. It bears the symbol of the international space agency, the BASE, but there is no record of such a vessel. Word and rumour quickly spread.BASE investigator Leanne Ziegler is sent to inspect the ship and make contact with its crew. But the Chimera seems completely deserted, other than the imperious AI caretaker, Valkyrie. Down in the fledging Nerio colony on Mars, suspicion grows. The colonists are already turning against the ways of the BASE, creating their own Martian identity. This potential security threat could prove to be the final rift between Earth and Mars. Trying to keep control of the political situation, Nerio sends a mysterious and cold liaison, Ryan, to aid Leanne.But, in ten days, Mars will turn her guns on the Chimera. Leanne and Ryan must work quickly to discover the secret of the ship - and decide whether its fate under the Martian guns is deserved.[ONC 2024 entry]โ€ฆ

Novellas & New Roast: Tips from an ONC Winner

Novellas & New Roast: Tips from an ONC Winner

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Whether it's your first time or your sixth time, writing a novella in 12 weeks isn't easy.As a 2021 ONC Winner and 2023 Honorable Mention, I would know. After years of participation and reflection, I have lots of advice to share on how I did it. Inside this guide, you can find everything from insider tips to timeline and planning suggestions to craft chats. So grab a cup, get your notebook, and settle in; it's time to start writing!copyright ยฉ 2022 elle chaika.โ€ฆ

Time Agent | ONC 2024

Time Agent | ONC 2024

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When Agent Seven Three is sent on his first mission to the past, to sort out a problem with the timeline, he expects to be in and out in a couple of days. Identify what is causing the unplanned divergences and stop it. Simple, right? But when he encounters reporter Jack Brown, he finds the situation is far more complex than he was led to believe. One of the timelines will have to go, but which one? And who decides? SCIFI / TimeTravel / LGBT / Romanceโ€ฆ

Lie to Me Again | ONC 2024

Lie to Me Again | ONC 2024

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In a twisted game of truth and lies, Yuki Kobayashi schemes to win the heart of her academic rival, Rhett Tudor, and the college scholarship with it. But if he sees through her deception, it's game over. ***Yuki Kobayashi is the pretty, popular girl at school who's always one wrong move away from having her crystal castle in the sky come crashing down. If her wealthy classmates find out that her parents died bankrupt, Yuki's reputation at Zenith High will be shredded to tatters. With lies as her foundation, Yuki is determined to make it through the next three years with her past safely buried and her future secure. When Era Wang, the queen of Zenith, offers a college scholarship and the coveted presidency of her club as the prizes for winning a simple game, it's an opportunity Yuki can't refuse. But sparks fly when Rhett Tudor, her childhood friend turned enemy threatens to defeat her in the game and expose her web of lies. As the lines between truth and fiction blur and the distance closes between her and Rhett, Yuki must decide whether the end justifies the means, even if she'll lose her only true friend and his trust again--this time forever.โœง Rivals to Lovers โœง Academia โœง GrumpyxSunshine โœงFor fans of K-Dramas like Doona! or highschool anime such as Kaguya-Sama: Love is War.โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€Ongoing Word Count: 17.7kโ€ฆ

Midnight || ONC 2024

Midnight || ONC 2024

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After two opposites find comfort in each other and have an instant connection but can't be together, they collide again months later and get a second chance at love || August Walker and Jasmine Kelly are complete opposites, but both have closed their hearts to love. One night, August walks into a frantic Jasmine at midnight, who is fleeing her stalker ex-boyfriend. After walking her home, the two open their hearts to each other, act on their undeniable instant chemistry and spend the night together, except Jasmine leaves without a word before August wakes up to save him the hurt of her situation.Months later, and neither August nor Jasmine can get the other out of their minds. That is, until another midnight chance meeting. They both find that sometimes, love and fate work in tandem, and the best things can happen at midnight.***ONC 2024 - Prompts: 12, 24 and 27โ€ฆ

Open Novella Contest 2024

Open Novella Contest 2024

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[#ONC2024] The Open Novella Contest is back for 2024 with shiny new prompts to get you out of your dragon cave. Once again, we are here to challenge you to create a legendary 20,000+ word novella in 12 weeks!Your epic journey begins February 1st, so mark your calendars.โœจโ€ฆ

Royally Second || ONC 2024

Royally Second || ONC 2024

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SEQUEL TO ROYALLY BUMPED || After a whirlwind of a year, Mila Abbott is finally enjoying her life as a princess and mother. As wife to the new first in line to the British throne, Mila is adjusting to juggling royal work and being a mother, and the papers following her every move.With the royal family finally in a peaceful state after losses, a wedding and a birth, the press is hungry for a story. Their target is the Prince and Princess of Wales, who have yet to produce another child a year after their surprise first. Britain is suddenly alight with rumours of Kai and Mila needing to produce a male heir, and the King of England is not happy. Little do they know, the Royal Family is full of secrets, all of them bound to bring more news. Just as Mila thought she was adjusting to her new whirlwind life, a second lot of dramas are coming her way.**ONC 2024Prompts: 99 [main], 14 and 52โ€ฆ

Pristine's Problem | ONC 2024

Pristine's Problem | ONC 2024

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Pristine Marvin is a shy, introverted sophomore who stays in her comfort zone and lives an ideal unnoticed life. Almost flawless, her only weakness is her crush, Andrei Lawson. What happens when her obsession itself causes her to unintentionally commit a murder?Avril Alteiner is bored. And depressed. Having been raised in a reputable superhero household, he yearns to lead a typical life with a caring family. To make matters worse, he is relegated to the role of supporting character in his brothers' action sequences,because he is the failed product of his father's superhuman experiments. After suppressing the burning rage and yearning love for years, Avril has decided to make a bigger move. Will Pristine prove herself innocent of the murder that Avril's mastermind carried out in her name?โ€ฆ

Charmed| ONC 2024

Charmed| ONC 2024

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Khloe Rose is a hardworking girl that can't catch a break. After carefully planning for weeks, her boss/bestfriend Christiana arranged a 2 week vacation to Las Vegas. Khloe wanted to use this time to relax and have fun, but a celebrity changed her vacation plans in hours. This celebrity filled her life around, but discovered some secrets from Khloe's past. Those secrets even resemble some of his. What are these secrets going to tell on this vacation getaway?โ€ฆ

Divided [ONC 2024]

Divided [ONC 2024]

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After a near death experience, James Jones, or Jimmy to his friends, begins to see ghosts. While in surgery, he meets Henry Costa, a renowned ghost buster. Henry is dead, but he's about to become Jimmy's best friend. when he's recovering from his surgery, Jimmy learns his sister has gone missing, and may also be dead. Flying off to America, he sets out to find his sister.โ€ฆ

The Red String | ONC 2024

The Red String | ONC 2024

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Three strangers. Two secrets. One key.Emma was perfectly happy being a driven, yet single, high school student. Until a love goddess decides that Emma needs a boyfriend- whether she wants one or not.โ€ฆ

I Am Her - ONC 2024

I Am Her - ONC 2024

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In the magical, secluded village of Laeternas, Marissa Jenkins, the mayor's daughter, awaits Cristina Stevenson, her destined soulmate, so that they can marry on her 28th birthday and preserve the ancient tradition. However, not only is Cristina on the other side of the world with another woman, but she also dies in a car accident a year before. The organizers of the ceremony are scrambling to preserve the tradition and keep Marissa unaware because otherwise everything will be ruined.Angela Keele, Cristina's girlfriend, turns to travelling and partying and booze after the terrifying car crash that changes the course of her life as a way to cope. When an acquaintance suggests visiting the enigmatic village of Laeternas, she accepts exploring the nice tourist destination, unbothered by what she sees as urban legends. However, when she steps foot there, she finds that Cristina's spirit is bound to her, much to her dismay. As if that weren't bad enough, she has to take her place at the threat of her life. The psyches of all these women are troubled, as well as those of the entire village in the wake of a change that could spell doom for everyone, but they need to find a way out. They must, even if it's not what any one of them might expect.***Based on Prompt 80.โ€ฆ

Trouble in Paradise | ONC 2024

Trouble in Paradise | ONC 2024

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[Original Story] In the dreary, short days of late January, 1970, strangers arrive at the Paradise Hotel in Arkansas. Some are here for respite. Some for work. Some for trouble. The holidays may be over, but the murders aren't.โ€ฆ

The Gifted (ONC 2023)

The Gifted (ONC 2023)

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What if having superpowers was not a gift but a curse? Would you still choose to use it?Aleksandra Leszczyล„ska works as an agent for a secret government organisation training people with superpowers - the Gifted - to work as a police support force. Working as a public servant to keep peace and order was always her dream, but she struggles as her gift is not as valuable for the field. Still, she refuses to be turned into back-office support. The situation changes when she rescues a cute Gifted from kidnapping and stumbles upon a deviant who dies in excruciating pain, consumed by his own power. After confirming that it's a fate awaiting most of the Gifted, every agent must question if they still want to remain in the organisation and keep using their powers. However, as deviants scheme to kidnap more innocent people and use them for their repulsive experiments, only the Gifted can stop them.โ€ฆ

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The Second Princess (1)- ๐“ž๐“ท๐“ฌ๐“ฎ ๐“ค๐“น๐“ธ๐“ท ๐“ ๐“ฃ๐“ฒ๐“ถ๐“ฎ

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(Completed)"Her brother Will, he seems a lot nicer than she is." Anna Heart, A.K.A Ella Scarlett. A.K.A The Knave of Hearts got trapped in the evil queens curse and this is what happens.... 1/3This is based on once upon a time and once upon a time in wonderland All credit goes to the writers I only own Ella and her backstory, plus a couple other charactersโ€ฆ

Where Is Araminta Green? (ONC 2024)

Where Is Araminta Green? (ONC 2024)

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Araminta was called a witch. Now she's gone. And the last person who saw her is making a podcast about her disappearance.***Only Murders in The Building x Wednesday***Two years ago, Araminta Green disappeared. She was last seen walking through a graveyard by her neighbor and classmate Jordan Thompson. The next morning Jordan was woken by the cries of Araminta's black cat, who has lived with him ever since.Jordan was a little scared of Araminta. With her pale-powdered face, black lips, spider-web eyeliner, and her love for tarot reading, it was no wonder that people speculated that Araminta was a witch.Although everyone else seems to have stopped looking for her, Jordan can't forget. When he is tasked with creating a podcast for a journalism course, he sees an opportunity to do his own investigation of Araminta's disappearance. With her cat as his co-pilot, he sets off to answer the question of what happened to the girl dubbed the town witch, even as his recordings constantly get disrupted by a cawing crow in the background. An ONC novella using prompt #81: The town's witch has gone missing and no one is looking for her but her two familiars - a crow and a black cat, plus the teen who has always been scared of her.โ€ฆ