Offer: I will write fanfic of no less than 3,000 words, to be divided as the winning bidder prefers (1 fic of 3,000 words, 3 fics of 1,000 words, whatever you like). You can find my fic in the following communities and archives: thisengland (Shakespeare), femgenficathon (Rome, Last of the Mohicans, Shakespeare), dw_historical (Doctor Who), FictionAlley (Harry Potter), and Yuletide. I ( Read more... )

I will critique up to 10,000 words of original fiction, plus query letter and synopsis and/or any other thing that you need for a submissions package. If the bid goes over $150, I will critique an entire novel of up to 150,000 words.

I am a published author of YA fiction (A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend, 2010) and a YA librarian. I am ( Read more... )

Offer: I will review your resume and give you either a tracked-changes version (Word or similar) or a short writeup with suggestions for wording changes, information to be added or tweaked, or formatting changes. I can help you completely revise the resume if you are, for instance, changing fields, or jazz up the phrasing/organization of your ( Read more... )

Offer: I will put together an understandable-by-the-layperson 500-1000 word writeup (with references/bibliography) about one of the following ( Read more... )

These bar cookies are a traditional specialty from the Baltic countries. They consist of two layers of butter cookie sandwiched together with raspberry jam and topped with a thin layer of fondant icing; the jam soaks into the cookies and makes the bars moist and cake-like. (Other flavors of jam can be substituted -- I'm told they prefer apple ( Read more... )

12 buttons (select from catalogueThese buttons have slogans like "I knit so that I don't kill people", "We've tamed the lightning and taught sand to give error messages", and "You're making sense. Stop that ( Read more... )

OFFERED: hardback first edition of THE ALTON GIFT; A DARKOVER NOVEL, by Marion Zimmer Bradley and Deborah J. Ross, autographed and inscribed as you desire by Ross ( Read more... )

Three Edward Gorey items:

1. The Raging Tide: or, The Black Doll's Imbroglio
   
   This is basically a Gorey choose-your-own-adventure book (remember those?). Some samples:
   
   Naeelah dropped from the chandelier onto Figbash and Skrump.
   
   If you find this not unamusing, turn to 17.
   If you want to benefit spiritually, turn to 15.
   
   Short sheets make the bed look ( Read more... )

I have here two magazines containing uncollected stories by the much-missed John M. Ford.

Back in the misty depths of time (i.e., the early 1980s) Steve Jackson Games published The Space Gamer, one of the best gaming magazines. While it mostly contained gaming articles and reviews, it sometimes published short stories, including early work by ( Read more... )

Offered: One hand crocheted single color or varigated yarn winter weight scarf in a soft acrylic yarn (vegan friendly!) to be shipped anywhere within the U.S ( Read more... )