Books & Authors - September 2006

2006-09-02 02:44:27 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok so I'm writing a story about a girl who's lived in this town for a while and she's sorta a loner at school. And then this new greek guy moves to her school and she figures out he's a greek god. Too much liek figureing out Edwards a vampire?

Should I add in originall things to make it different? Maybe she can be a goth. haha

2006-09-02 01:38:22 · 2 answers · asked by candymeerkat 2

I have a finished novel that I have wrote and I am getting it edited this month. It has some Christianity, Love, Adventure...it is basically a drama. If anyone can steer me in the right direction as to who I can send it to to get it published or my next process I need to go through, it would be much appreciated.

2006-09-02 01:21:11 · 6 answers · asked by gr5mom2 1

What would you look for in a story?

2006-09-02 01:07:16 · 16 answers · asked by ♫tweet75♫ 3

I need to hear this spoken out loud,
Amazon only seem to have it in old English.

2006-09-02 00:35:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I only remember the last line which is "We are Orchard". Been bugging me for ages!

2006-09-02 00:21:02 · 10 answers · asked by smac1 2

2006-09-01 23:58:36 · 16 answers · asked by curious 1

any other creative contest interest me too...

2006-09-01 22:03:15 · 5 answers · asked by JarJar Odd 2

...and therefore unable to go to the pub without adult supervision?

2006-09-01 22:03:13 · 23 answers · asked by http://hogshead.pokerknave.com/ 6

I'VE READ IT ONLY IN BULGARIAN, I WANT TO FIND IT IN ENGLISH. IT'S A POEM ABOUT A WOMAN, TALKING ABOUT HER DEAD HUSBAND, WHO PROBABLY WAS ONFAITHFULL TO HER AD SHE EXPLAINS TO HIM WHAT SHE WOULD DO WITH HIS BODY, HOW SHE WOULD NEVER LET ANY OTHER WOMAN HAVE HIM? IT'S A BEAUTIFUL POEM, BY A GENIUS AUTHOR. I WANT TO GIVE IT TO MY HUSBAND TO READ IT, COS I LOVE IT, BUT HE SPEAKS ONLY ENGLISH. I SEARCHED ALL GOOGLE FIND SITES BUT NOTHING? PLEASE IF ANYONE HAS IT, WRITE IT HERE!!!!!! PLEASE, I CAN'T OFFER ANY PRISES BUT 10 POINTS?

2006-09-01 21:57:31 · 2 answers · asked by Stella 5

2006-09-01 21:37:33 · 21 answers · asked by Uncle Fester 3

I read this in the mid 80s. The plot was a man who had to find his girfriend who I think was kidnapped by a dragon. The only part that I really remember is that the Merlin charachter has an ulcer and he advises him to drink a glass of milk. "Merlin" makes the glass appear with milk in it and drinks it and feels better.
Any ideas??? Thanks so much

2006-09-01 21:34:25 · 2 answers · asked by luvyureyze 3

I would like to write a book about my experiences over the past 7 years working as a wildlife biologist. I have worked in a variety of places: the arctic in Alaska, an army base in Tennesse, Florida, Georgia, Colorado, a small island off the coast of California (Catalina Isand), the Sierra Nevadas, San Diego, the Central Valley (CA). It would focus on my work, the sometimes colorful people I have worked and lived with on some of these projects, the crazy and sometimes dangerous situations I have gotten into working out in the wilds :dangerous animals (bears, snakes, etc.) dangerous people, quicksand, bombs,soldiers etc. on the army base. Sound interesting to anyone? Do you think only animal/nature lovers would be interested? I would add a lot of humor as well as many of the situations I have been in have been quite funny!

2006-09-01 21:12:22 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-01 20:53:41 · 16 answers · asked by JarJar Odd 2

im reading next to you about caron keating - its about her fight against breast cancer - i only started it yesterday. usually i am a slow reader but i have nearly finished it. it's so sad but an inspiration to us all.
what book couldnt u put down?

2006-09-01 20:52:06 · 27 answers · asked by shariwharton 4

2006-09-01 20:50:45 · 5 answers · asked by JarJar Odd 2

we all know air, fire, earth, water
then some might think about ice, lava, electricity...

Could any one think about something entirely new?

2006-09-01 20:48:43 · 2 answers · asked by JarJar Odd 2

2006-09-01 19:51:53 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hooray for advice from strangers! Heh. I just finished "Anansi Boys," and, while pleasant, it was not exactly brain food. As Charlie says, "after all, it was only a lime. It was doing the best it could." Am currently reading "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" and am taking a little break from the Nabokovian canon... So, these have been moulding on my book shelf:

1.) Tender is the Night
2.) For Whom the Bell Tolls
3.) Moby Dick unabridged
4.) Artist of the Floating World
5.) Passage to India
6.) Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
7.) Vanity Fair
8.) Emma
9.) Dead Souls
10.) Anna Karenina

I am thinking Anna Karenina right now, but if you would please champion another one, I'd appreciate it. My patience level has sadly dwindled to that of a gnat, so I'm hoping for a real gripper.

2006-09-01 19:41:13 · 16 answers · asked by Snickles 2

idk?

2006-09-01 19:37:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have writers' block and need some good character traits. If you feel like tossing out other ideas (like say plot) that would be really helpfull too. Thanks.

2006-09-01 19:29:25 · 9 answers · asked by puma 6

Title: M.C. Higgins, The Great
Author: Virginia Hamilton

2006-09-01 19:07:06 · 1 answers · asked by saccharine baby 1

Out of curiousity. I've seen a few people refer to it when they answer questions.

2006-09-01 18:27:35 · 5 answers · asked by kxaltli 4

Also mention it's genre and why you enjoyed reading it !
List as many books as u like !

You may choose from the list below :

The Spy Who Came In From The Cold By John Le Carre (Spy Thriller)
From Russia With Love – Ian Fleming
The Blue Nowhere – Jeffery Deaver
The War Of The Worlds- H.G Wells
The Red Dragon – Thomas Harris
The Silence Of The Lambs- Thomas Harris
Shutter Island- Dennis Lehane
Coma – Robin Cook
The Surgeon – Tess Gerritsen
Ocean Floor – Robert Kurson
Green River Turning Red – Anne Rule
Who Killed My Daughter – Lois Duncan
Don’t Look Behind You - Lois Duncan
Stranger With My Face- Lois Duncan
I Know What You Did Las Summer – Lois Duncan
Locked In Time – Lois Duncan
Don’t Scream – Joan Lowery Nixon
The Shining – Stephen King
The Exorcist – William Blatty
The Hippopotamus – Stephen Fry
The Loved One – Evelyn Waugh
Changing Places – David Lodge
Witches Abroad – Terry Pratchett
Thud ! - Terry Pratchett
Good Omens - Terry Pratchett And Neil G

2006-09-01 18:14:25 · 25 answers · asked by Avinesh 2

I asked you if I was pretty, you said no.
I asked you if I was fat, you said yes of course.
I asked you if you wanted to be with me forever, you said no.
I asked you if you would cry if I walked away, you said no.
I had heard too much, and need to leave and
as I walked away..
You grabbed my arm and told me to stay.
You said...
Your not pretty, your beautiful.
The only thing fat, or big, about you is your heart.
I don't want to be with you forever, I need to be with you forever.
And, baby, I wouldn't cry if you walked away...
I would die.



2nd story:
A guy was driving when a policeman pulled him over. He rolled
down his window and said to the officer, "Is there a problem,
Officer?"
"No problem at all. I just observed your safe driving and am
pleased to award you a $5,000 Safe Driver Award. Congratulations.
What do you think you're going to do with the money?"
He thought for a minute and said, "Well, I guess I'll go get that
drivers' license."
The lady sitting in the passenger seat said to the policeman,
"Oh, don't pay attention to him - he's a smartass when he's drunk
and stoned."
The guy from the back seat said, "I TOLD you guys we wouldn't get
far in a stolen car!"
At that moment, there was a knock from the trunk and a muffled
voice said, "Are we over the border yet?"

2006-09-01 17:40:02 · 7 answers · asked by nikki fm 2

I think he was SO perfect, no man can hold a candle to him. I know he's a fictional character but damn, he was perfect *sighs*

2006-09-01 17:39:30 · 5 answers · asked by HiKo73 3

I would like to see Michael A. Stackpole's The Grand Crusade rewritten. The series was great, but the finale fell flat. I'd also like to see Stardoc by S. L. Viehl without 'The Core' and the sentience trial postponed.

2006-09-01 16:19:54 · 8 answers · asked by February Rain 4

I mostly read Gossip girl, The clique, The insiders, The Seven deadily sins ( I know the author!) South beach ( I know the author!) The au pairs ( I know the author!) Private ( I know the author!) Summer boys, books like that. But I also like mystery books. Know any good ones? I usually read Mary Higgins Clark. Know any good book that you just loved? It doesnt have to be like the books I read but, just a good book!!!! And can you tell me what it is about? Thank you!!

2006-09-01 16:14:25 · 24 answers · asked by cows go moo 1

Its not done yet, so please don`t give me something that needs to be done right away, but I`m a perfectionist and I rarely write something thats good enough for me to like enough to try to get published (even though worse books have been published, I really couldn`t stand publish I book that wasn`t up to my own standards, that would be stupid). I actually have a lot faith in this one. I wrote a lot of fanfictions and got tips on how to write better, my most creative friend told me how she thinks of ideas and I found a good one, I`ve only written a page and a half, but I have a good feeling about it.

Point being, where could I send it when I`m done to possibly get published? Best answer gets ten points, so give a good answer!

2006-09-01 15:57:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I love crime novels, my favourite authors are Michael Connelly, Ed McBain, Lawrence Block, Sue Grafton, Janet Evanovich, Robert Crais, Faye Kellerman, Jonathon Kellerman, Jessie Kellerman... who else writes like these?

2006-09-01 15:12:12 · 15 answers · asked by Mel ~ 2