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Maureen Bartone
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Writer. Creator. Dreamer.
2024 American Fiction Awards FINALIST for PAYNE Avenue
Modern Prose Press
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PAYNE Avenue: A Dark Psychological Thriller
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Maureen Bartone @mtbartonewriter.bsky.social · Jan 4
Check out my book! PAYNE Avenue, a 2024 American Fiction Awards Finalist, psychological thriller category

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PAYNE Avenue: A Dark Psychological Thriller
Amazon.com: PAYNE Avenue: A Dark Psychological Thriller: 9798988983026: Bartone, M.T.: Books
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“The Inciting Incident has to come from outside your protagonist. If they consciously cause it, they’re not being knocked off balance. They’re the one doing the knocking.”

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December 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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October 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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October 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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October 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Beautiful day for a walk!

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October 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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October 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Whether you outline your novel or are a “panster,” this is good writing advice:

“Don’t let artificial structures get in the way of your imagination. Get it all out, then fix it later.” ~ John Gilstrap

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October 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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September 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Do YOU remember “the 21st night of September?”

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Maurice White replied: “No, that feels great. That’s what people are going to remember. We’re leaving it.”
September 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Bright stars cluster against a black background. The stars are more densely concentrated in the center of the image. The stars appear mostly white, but bright red and blue stars are also visible sprinkled throughout the image. Part of a nebula in space. Layers of gas and dust clouds in different colors, from blue and green shades to pink, red, and black, each indicating light emitted by different molecules, comprise the nebula. The background cloud layers are thicker and puffier, though still translucent, and the upper layers are thin and bright at the edges. Behind the clouds are many small, mostly orange and some blue, stars. A spiral galaxy seen at a skewed angle. Its center is a bright spot radiating light. A thick, stormy disk of material surrounds this bright center, with swirling strands of dark dust and bright spots of star formation strewn through the disk. A large spiral arm extends from the disk toward the viewer. Some foreground stars are visible atop the galaxy. Three bright stars with diffraction spikes shine near the center-right of the image, illuminating nearby clouds that glow in pale blue. The clouds darken at the edges of the image, and are dotted with smaller stars, some also with diffraction spikes.
August 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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January 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Last Day! Free ebook!

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PAYNE Avenue
PAYNE Avenue is a suspense thriller about a New York mobster who meets and falls for a beautiful woman—a woman he cannot have. She is happily married with a preteen son. The woman has no idea this man...
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July 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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My book, PAYNE Avenue, a dark psychological thriller, is available for FREE at @Smashwords for the month of July as part of their
July Summer/Winter Sale

Find my book here:
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

#SWSALE2025
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PAYNE Avenue
PAYNE Avenue is a suspense thriller about a New York mobster who meets and falls for a beautiful woman—a woman he cannot have. She is happily married with a preteen son. The woman has no idea this man...
www.smashwords.com
July 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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My book, PAYNE Avenue, a dark psychological thriller, is available for FREE at @Smashwords for the month of July as part of their
July Summer/Winter Sale

Find my book here:
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

#SWSALE2025
#smashwords
#freeebook
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#thrillerbooks
PAYNE Avenue
PAYNE Avenue is a suspense thriller about a New York mobster who meets and falls for a beautiful woman—a woman he cannot have. She is happily married with a preteen son. The woman has no idea this man...
www.smashwords.com
July 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
mtbartonewriter.bsky.social
My book, PAYNE Avenue, a dark psychological thriller, is available for FREE at @Smashwords for the month of July as part of their
July Summer/Winter Sale

Find my book here:
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

#SWSALE2025
#smashwords
#freeebook
#thriller
#thrillerbooks
PAYNE Avenue
PAYNE Avenue is a suspense thriller about a New York mobster who meets and falls for a beautiful woman—a woman he cannot have. She is happily married with a preteen son. The woman has no idea this man...
www.smashwords.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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July 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Comp Board I Am Chosen by Dawn Berkoski PITCH: In a world controlled by corporate vampires, two men struggle for autonomy. Will a chance meeting lead them to freedom, or a web of subterfuge, where every thread brings a monster offering death or permanent confinement? Power Hungry CEO x Abandoned Puppy, Bartender COMP TITLES Interview With The Vampire A Blue Bloods Novel Yakuza I Am Chosen By Dawn Berkoski 77,000 M/M Paranormal Romance Dark and a little spicy meets silly-sweet Think: Blue Bloods (minus the angels and school) x Interview With The Vampire (add more humor) x Japanese Yakuza (cracking skulls in London) Tropes * Forbidden Love * Fish Out of Water * Forced Proximity * Dark Secrets * Unequal Power Structure * High Action Chase Scenes * Emotional Growth Arcs + Satisfying End Quotes "He was leaving. He was leaving New York for good. But instead of freedom, he wondered if he was headed toward greater danger." ~Jason Allard (Protagonist) "Now that he has chosen you, Alexander has all but forsaken our protection!" ~Tristan De La Salle (Thwarted Lover) "Alexander and I have unfinished business." -Shigekazu (Japanese Business Rival) MAIN CHARACTERS Alexander Grant Jason Allard CEO of M-Corp Bartender Control Issues Anxiety/Clingy Likes: Likes: Power + Money. Video Games +Pizza Several photos are shown in this Moodboard for I Am Chosen, a paranormal romance written by Dawn Berkoski. From the top left, a glass of aged scotch surrounded by butterscotch candies, a CEO standing in a high rise office, staring out a window, a giant hotel clock surrounded by Christmas decor, a photo of art depicting demons rising from hell, a sunset with black, billowy clouds hovering over an orange stripe, a dirty cement staircase near a darkened entrance, and the city of London as viewed from the river. Photography, except the man, by Dawn Berkoski Photo by Dawn Berkoski of a car speeding past a cemetery.View is from the driver’s perspective, looking out the side window.
January 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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July 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
mtbartonewriter.bsky.social
My book, PAYNE Avenue, a dark psychological thriller, is available for FREE at @Smashwords for the month of July as part of their
July Summer/Winter Sale

Find my book here:
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

#SWSALE2025
#smashwords
#freeebook
#thriller
#thrillerbooks
PAYNE Avenue
PAYNE Avenue is a suspense thriller about a New York mobster who meets and falls for a beautiful woman—a woman he cannot have. She is happily married with a preteen son. The woman has no idea this man...
www.smashwords.com
July 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
mtbartonewriter.bsky.social
My book, PAYNE Avenue, a dark psychological thriller, is available for FREE at @Smashwords for the month of July as part of their
July Summer/Winter Sale

Find my book here:
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

#SWSALE2025
#smashwords
#freeebook
#thriller
#thrillerbooks
PAYNE Avenue
PAYNE Avenue is a suspense thriller about a New York mobster who meets and falls for a beautiful woman—a woman he cannot have. She is happily married with a preteen son. The woman has no idea this man...
www.smashwords.com
July 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
mtbartonewriter.bsky.social
My book, PAYNE Avenue, a dark psychological thriller, is available for FREE at @Smashwords for the month of July as part of their
July Summer/Winter Sale

Find my book here:
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

#SWSALE2025
#smashwords
#freeebook
#thriller
#thrillerbooks
PAYNE Avenue
PAYNE Avenue is a suspense thriller about a New York mobster who meets and falls for a beautiful woman—a woman he cannot have. She is happily married with a preteen son. The woman has no idea this man...
www.smashwords.com
July 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
mtbartonewriter.bsky.social
My book, PAYNE Avenue, a dark psychological thriller, is available for FREE at @Smashwords for the month of July as part of their
July Summer/Winter Sale

Find my book here:
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

#SWSALE2025
#smashwords
#freeebook
#thriller
#thrillerbooks
PAYNE Avenue
PAYNE Avenue is a suspense thriller about a New York mobster who meets and falls for a beautiful woman—a woman he cannot have. She is happily married with a preteen son. The woman has no idea this man...
www.smashwords.com
July 8, 2025 at 2:41 AM
mtbartonewriter.bsky.social
My book, PAYNE Avenue, a dark psychological thriller, is available for FREE at @Smashwords for the month of July as part of their
July Summer/Winter Sale

Find my book here:
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

#SWSALE2025
#smashwords
#freeebook
#thriller
#thrillerbooks
PAYNE Avenue
PAYNE Avenue is a suspense thriller about a New York mobster who meets and falls for a beautiful woman—a woman he cannot have. She is happily married with a preteen son. The woman has no idea this man...
www.smashwords.com
July 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM