Books & Authors - September 2006

My story is set in England during the year 1799 -- in a small village. The thing is, I don't know what name I should give this village. It's a spooky and dismal place......gray skies, eerie fog, naked trees with gnarled branches...... I was thinking about eiher calling this place either "Grynmott" or "GrayThorne" What do you guys think?? Any better suggestions??

2006-09-21 19:52:57 · 17 answers · asked by J.Welkin 1

Well now is ALL our chance ok? So how about we all take and make one up...I will start ok? Lets see how long we can keep it going..oh btw how do we get this question to stay longer on here than a few days?

Ok... I was driving down route 66 last week in my new red mustang with the radio on and listening to my favorite Garth Brooks song... when i thought i blew a tire the noise i heard was soooo loud.. So i pulled over and got out of my car and OMG.....

2006-09-21 19:35:30 · 8 answers · asked by sammy 6

Signed a aeven year contract and feel the book publisher is not holding up their end of the agreement and I want out with my book intact.

2006-09-21 19:32:35 · 4 answers · asked by Dee 2

how many of you find goblin to be a intriguing charactor
who is your favorite Anne Rice charactor

2006-09-21 19:17:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-21 18:54:36 · 6 answers · asked by Sarah 1

Every day I wake up at about
12:00 pm and write untill about 2:00 am, with a couple of breaks in bettween, to do whatever.
If I send a letter to a publisher or to an agent, that says I have written, such and such a number of books, will that better my chances of getting published?
I only have a highschool level education, but I have learned much more than the average person will learn in there lifetime.
Since of course all I do all day is find factual information that will help me write diverse non-fiction books.
I am starting to give up hope.
I am really wondering what I have to do to be one of best America writers.
Do you think the number of books I write will play a role in this particular situation?
I need words of adivce, I just can't do this anymore.
It's not like I am an odd ball or anything. When I'am not writting I am running, which I love to do, it immensely clears my thoughts and keeps me in shape.
This life of mine has just sort forced itself on me.

2006-09-21 18:53:37 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

The movie was bizarre - how’s the book?

2006-09-21 18:42:06 · 7 answers · asked by Ralph 7

2006-09-21 18:34:53 · 1 answers · asked by Purushottam Lamshal 1

My fave book is Filth by Irvine Welsh...has anyone who've read this book found any others good ones with the same level of intensity?

2006-09-21 18:08:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

It is universally acknowledge that a black man in seek of justice would be killed sooner or later. And that is my brother’s story, he was murdered by whites. It’s hard living without him, I miss him and I still have him in my heart. This is his story and I would take you into a life of misery, pain, cruelty, racism and passion.

His name was Tom Letrina Garcia Estrada. He was born in New Orleans during the civil war. Although Letrina was the oldest brother, he didn’t look that old, he always look younger than me. Our father was a shoemaker, just like Letrina; he passed away some years before my nephew Ryan Anthony was born, who’s son of Letrina.

Letrina was an ordinary black guy, who only wanted justice for all black people in America. He had hard life, a life of cruelty and racism where white people didn’t care about blacks; black people were often lynched or legally killed in America. Tom Letrina lived in old house with his wife Samantha Olivia; the house wasn’t all that great since it was made up of mud bricks, and it had a roof that was falling apart. Moreover, he was a poor person who didn’t afford luxuries, but at least he could afford his family well being.

At some point in my brother’s adolescence he was persecuted by wild people for an unknown reason and almost killed by Christian Hank. Hank was an ugly white guy full of horrific ideas in his mind. “Ha, ha, ha this is your last day in planet Earth Letrina. Your last day… I’m going to kill you Letrina, you have always been a pain in the… I’m going to kill you Letrina.” Christian Hank murmured.
“Yeah right, like you would dare to kill me, you’re just jealous of me because I’m a happy person and you are not. Am I right?” I asked.
“Oh go to hell Letrina.” Responded Christian.
After telling him this, he stayed quiet for about ten seconds and then attacked me with his knife, cutting my stomach into two. It was a big wound, my small intestine were coming out along with blood coming out really fast. I don’t remember what happened next, I just remember that somehow I appeared in the hospital.

Letrina had a diary in which he wrote his appalling moments, one incident he wrote was a dream. There I was in old deserted street of New Orleans waiting for a ride to my house. As I was waiting in the old bus station I started to realize something in the air. The air was getting colder and the sky was turning weird and wonderful. It was someone being lynched. He screamed help, help, but nobody helped him. Laughs could be heard from far behind. But then some guy screamed out “Hey you, black guy you’re next. Come on Letrina you’re the next one”
“No, I am not next, I haven’t done anything wrong,” I said. When I woke up I realize I was very nervous and my face was about to explode.

I remember that night was very dark, and the climate was getting colder, along with a breeze that was gently falling and the police was coming for me. When the police officer arrived at my house he told me “hello, is this Letrina’s house?”
“Sir, yes sir. How may I help you in this lovely day?” I responded
“Well… who’s Tom Letrina? Asked the officer
“That’s me. How may I help you sir?” I responded in a nice way
“Well… how can I tell you this? You are being arrested for physically abusing Anna Sofia. You have the right to remain silence and everything you say would be use against you.”

Letrina was taken to court, and in there found innocent of raping Anna Sofia Mc horse. This was one of the few cases were black people were founded innocent, since black people were taken to court to be legally killed, in other words so racist would make more of their own.

After the judge had told him that he was innocent of raping the beautiful Anna Sofia, he was full of joy plus looking forward to move to another state. He wanted to move to a state in which they would be treated right.

A month later after my brother’s trial, he was found extremely massacre with his internal organs hanging out, and worst of all, was that he was also lynched; White people made of their own by killing my dear Letrina who only wanted justice. His wife Samantha Olivia suffered for month, she ended up publishing my brother’s diary some years later after Letrinas death. Tom Letrina was killed unfairly, and no action was taken.

2006-09-21 18:08:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

e Marvolo ring & e diary is no longer in Q... Apart from Voldermot's soul (which is his 7th Horcrux I tink), wat r e rest?

2006-09-21 18:00:46 · 5 answers · asked by *Lyzerg* 2

2006-09-21 17:54:34 · 19 answers · asked by S.P. 4

I consider myself intelligent, though not necessarily well-read. If I had to chose only 10 books in the world, what books should I read to be considered "educated" and well-read?
I assume the Bible is one....

2006-09-21 17:54:25 · 16 answers · asked by inquiringmindwantstoknow 1

I'm about 100 pages in and LOVE this book...way better than Stephen King's "Cell". Anyone have any thoughts?

2006-09-21 17:09:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

what exactly does it mean?

2006-09-21 17:07:10 · 7 answers · asked by mizz meeks 2

Crew Publishing at http://www.canadabookpublisher.com
should I go with them?

2006-09-21 17:01:43 · 3 answers · asked by violet.pearl 1

I was wondering what you thought of it, it's one of my favourites.

2006-09-21 16:51:55 · 13 answers · asked by Ivyvine 6

why do people keep using the word repectivly when they talk about something ....

2006-09-21 16:39:56 · 3 answers · asked by Fritz J 3

Like everyone else, I'm currently working on my first book and I think I'm actually going to get this done. The problem is I don't really know how to market my book.

2006-09-21 16:30:03 · 3 answers · asked by noone 1

2006-09-21 16:25:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a lot of old childrens books and young adult paperback books sitting in my basement and was wondering what kind of places I could go to to sell them/ or who would take them. Do used book stores take them. I just feel that I need to get rid of them because they could be getting used by someone else. Any info or direction would be great! Thanks.

2006-09-21 16:25:22 · 11 answers · asked by butterball 3

2006-09-21 16:11:07 · 0 answers · asked by Queenofthehighway 2

The plot involved an undead viscount as the antagonist, a colonised planet of the future, and something about the planet having magical qualities. The cover of the book pictured the viscount with a blue flaming sword. Does anyone remember the name of this book? It is driving me crazy!

2006-09-21 15:55:23 · 2 answers · asked by sullaboy 1

My boyfriend is interested in existentialism. What are some good books that I could reccomend to him? I was thinking more along the line of novels such as The Stranger as opposed to actual informative articles.

2006-09-21 15:34:59 · 9 answers · asked by Kelly 1

The first publisher Rowling sent Harry Potter too turned it down- how do you think the guy feels?

2006-09-21 15:28:30 · 14 answers · asked by fslcaptain737 4

2006-09-21 15:23:54 · 26 answers · asked by Mr. Sky 6

The bump is traded to another person (mythical) who accepts that bump but gives another ailment, such as a hump. It continues about three times, during the story. This story might have been a part of a collection of folklore tales, but had a moral ending, basically about accepting ourselves as we are. It was read to me back in the 70's, and I have searched. II would love to know the title and author, however, any websites to which one can research a book by content would be appreciated also, as I do not know the author or title. Thanks.

2006-09-21 14:59:13 · 1 answers · asked by Manatee 5

What is the dash called that Poe uses in his stories. For example, in The Purloined Letter, he discrives a character as "Minister D--". Why does he do that? Is there a specific name for that technique? I believe Bronte uses it too in her poetry. Any ideas?

2006-09-21 14:22:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

How does this book describe Jem becoming more mature, like, what happens to prove that he is becoming more mature...

...something like the "roly-poly" incident, when scout wanted to squish it, but jem wouldnt let her...

2006-09-21 14:18:30 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-21 14:16:31 · 7 answers · asked by k-dizzle 1