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Beyond 100 Drabbles Kindle Edition

by Jonathan Hill (Author), Kath Middleton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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The world of drabbles awaits you!

A drabble tells a story in precisely 100 words, and this book is packed with drabbles that will move, shock and entertain.

'Beyond 100 Drabbles' features 120 new miniature works, written by two of today’s most formidable drabblers. Jonathan Hill and Kath Middleton showcase some of their finest drabbles here, resulting in a collection that demonstrates the indisputable power of this popular flash fiction form.

The authors cover a plethora of genres and even take the drabble one step further by interacting in a series of ‘challenge drabbles’.

The stories are ideal for reading back to back, or individually in spare moments. The question is, can you stop at just one?

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Jonathan Hill burst onto the indie scene in 2012 and has been entertaining readers with his short stories and novellas ever since. He is probably best known for his humorous series of Maureen books, which chart the later years of quite possibly the world's most disaster-prone lady. He has also published several collections of short stories, which cover a whole range of genres. From slapstick humour to chilling horror via drama infused with raw emotion, Jonathan writes to entertain and move readers and provoke their thought. Since his discovery of the drabble, Jonathan has written a huge number of these 100-word stories. 'Beyond 100 Drabbles' is his second drabble publication. Jonathan lives in Manchester, UK. He loves to read and is a keen photographer and theatregoer.
Kath Middleton (KM) is an avid reader and reviewer. She is probably best known as her online persona, Ignite. Her many hobbies and interests include gardening, geology, archaeology, patchwork and quilting, and keeping chickens. In addition to all this, Kath is no stranger to the writing world, having had several of her short stories published in anthologies and many of her drabbles published online. Kath has since branched out into writing longer fiction.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00GUSUFKG
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jonathan Hill; 1st edition (November 22, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 22, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1267 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 133 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1493796933

Best Sellers Rank: #3,325,409 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #10,333 in Fiction Anthologies
- #17,775 in Literary Anthologies & Collections
- #46,385 in Single Authors Short Stories

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Jonathan Hill
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Jonathan Hill is an author from Manchester, UK.
His work isn’t confined to one genre, but he has already published a number of gay literary fiction books to high critical acclaim. His debut novel 'FAG', a hard-hitting story set in an English boarding school in the 1930s, was named as the overall winner in the Self-Published and Small Press 2014 Book Awards.
He has also penned the hit comedy series of Maureen books, in addition to numerous short stories and 100-word drabbles. Jonathan firmly believes that writing should not only entertain but also enhance and change the way readers view the world.
When he’s not writing and working as a pharmacist, he enjoys painting, photography and going to the theatre.
www.jhillwriter.com
www.fagthenovel.com
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Kath Middleton
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Kath Middleton began her writing with drabbles (100 words stories) and contributed a number to Jonathan Hill’s second drabble collection. It wasn’t long before she moved up a size to contribute short stories to anthologies. Shortly afterwards, she progressed to writing longer pieces and her first solo work, Ravenfold, was published to much acclaim. This was followed by the novella, Message in a Bottle. There are now several more publications from short stories to novels. Kath likes to put her characters in difficult situations and watch them work their way out. She believes in the indomitable nature of the human spirit (and chickens).
Kath is retired. She graduated in geology and has a certificate in archaeology. When she's in a hole, she doesn't stop digging.
website - http://www.kathmiddletonbooks.com/
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The Drabbles Master Book

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2018

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The style of writing of drabbles is at its highest in this book thanks to the author!

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Not As Good As the First, But A TBR For SURE!

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2014

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As you know, I have read the first in this series called "100 One Hundred Word Tales" by Jonathan Hill. This time Jonathan goes beyond 100 tales and brings in Kath Middleton to write drabbles with him.

Being more familiar with the drabble now, I feel I was able to evaluate this set of stories better.

I did not like book as much as the first one and I do not know if it is because the first one was such a novelty to me. I will have to go back and read it again. I just remember being more surprised at the end of them. The drabbles had packed more of a wallop.

For me, a lot of the drabbles were great. In fact most of them were. But this time around there were ones that fell flat, ones I just did not get, and there were a lot of heart attacks.

But all in all, the book again hit that wide range of story telling that brings up all the feelings. Jonathan and Kath still had the hysterically funny drabbles, the sad drabbles, and the make your blood run cold drabbles, etc.

This time they also gave each other challenges and I loved those parts. For example, Jonathan and Kath would have the last sentence and the challenge would be to write a drabble around that one sentence. There were other challenges there too and I really enjoyed that.

I did enjoy Kath's drabbles. You can see she is not quite where Jonathan is but she held her own in this book.

There was also a nod to Maureen in there. Jonathan Hill fans will know what I am talking about. It made me giggle.

I said it before and I will say it again, drabbles are like potato chips - once you start them, you have to keep reading them or you have to start writing them. I truly hope Jonathan or Jonathan and Kath come out with another drabble book soon or I do not know what I will do! I have already been writing them in my blog since the first book. And I think about every situation and how to turn it into a drabble.

If you have not read the first book, you should. And read this one of course. You do not have to read them in order but because Jonathan is a little more skilled at it, you may want to read "100 One Hundred Word Tales" first and then come back for this.

Either way, read them. I will be surprised if you do not get hooked. I really enjoyed this book and would tell everybody, no matter what genre you like to read it.

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2013

I'm a huge fan of drabbles, I love writing them and I love reading them. For those of you that don't know a drabble is a story that is exactly 100 words long, not including the title. As such their good for a quick story fix, but I don't hold with this dipping in and out business and devoured all of them in two sittings :-)

When I reviewed Jonathan Hill's previous collection (100 One Hundred Word Tales) I commented on how Jonathan Hill is a master of the drabble form and that prowess continues with this collection. This time he is joined by Kath Middleton, a relative newcomer to the scene. It's a testament to her own ability that you don't notice a difference in quality between the two of them.

There's a hundred drabbles in this collection to read and they cover a very wide range of topics and themes. There's some sad ones, some nasty ones, some fun ones, in truth there's a little bit for everyone. A common theme through many of them is the twist in the tale, many good drabbles lead you in one direction and then turn it on it's head with the final line.

All are very well written and I enjoyed reading them immensely, the rich variety meant that the next one teased me with something new, hence not dipping in and out of them :-) It's great to see the form receiving quality releases like this, highly recommended.

Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2013

This was my first venture into drabbles and I’m glad I bought it. What I was impressed with the most was the flow of the writing, everything gelled together seamlessly and I whizzed through the book in one sitting but found myself going back to re-read a few favourites. I have no doubt I’ll be dipping into it again in the near future as well. It contains some fantastic writing as well as being perfectly formatted for the Kindle.

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2013

I planned to read this book over Christmas, dipping in to it now and again. That proved impossible!
Although most of the drabbles are unrelated, I found it difficult to stop reading because these punchy short stories are so addictive. Each one is very different; funny, thought-provoking or sinister. Some end with a twist, some are simply twisted!
I enjoyed them all. Not sure what that says about me!

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M. Brookes

Drabbletastic!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2013

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I'm a huge fan of drabbles, I love writing them and I love reading them. For those of you that don't know a drabble is a story that is exactly 100 words long, not including the title. As such their good for a quick story fix, but I don't hold with this dipping in and out business and devoured all of them in two sittings :-)

When I reviewed Jonathan Hill's previous collection (100 One Hundred Word Tales) I commented on how Jonathan Hill is a master of the drabble form and that prowess continues with this collection. This time he is joined by Kath Middleton, a relative newcomer to the scene. It's a testament to her own ability that you don't notice a difference in quality between the two of them.

There's a hundred drabbles in this collection to read and they cover a very wide range of topics and themes. There's some sad ones, some nasty ones, some fun ones, in truth there's a little bit for everyone. A common theme through many of them is the twist in the tale, many good drabbles lead you in one direction and then turn it on it's head with the final line.

All are very well written and I enjoyed reading them immensely, the rich variety meant that the next one teased me with something new, hence not dipping in and out of them :-) It's great to see the form receiving quality releases like this, highly recommended.

B. Hodgson

A challenging idea

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2014

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Co-authored by Kath Middleton, who wrote Ravenfold. An exciting duo and fascinating tales. A good laugh in many cases and interesting figuring out who wrote which part (before reading the info). Well done

sujay

Brilliant Variety of Little Gems

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2013

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I started this with the intention of reading just a few of the drabbles but was soon hooked and before I realised was half way through the book! There are over 100 totally different drabbles and each one is as good as the next. I love the very unique challenges in some of them where one author starts and the other author finished, often taking the drabble in a totally different direction to the one I expected it to go.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone, but especially those who love a bit of variety in their reading. You will experience every emotion going as you work your way through the book, and I can't wait to read more by both authors.

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harasrrek

Delightful Drabbles!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 12, 2013

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I tried to write this review using 100 words and not only did it prove impossible it brought home to me the degree of writing and language skills required to compose a drabble. The true gift is the ability to make the reader laugh, sigh and on more than one occasion read the story then exclaim aloud WOW! Immediately flicking back to enjoy it all over again.
I especially loved the collaborative stories appreciating the merging of writing skills which managed to produce such a cohesive tale.
These concise works are ideal for reading when time is at a premium although you may, like me find yourself still thinking about them long after you have finished reading.

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Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 21, 2020

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My favourite has to be the medieval fair. John is in the stocks but has to go to the hospital as the tomatoes his gran threw at him were still in the run !

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