Books & Authors - June 2007

Remember when Fred and George gave Harry the Marauder's Map of Hogwarts and Hogsmede? How come they didn't give the map to Harry during Harry's second year at hogwarts? Harry could have used the map to find the Chamber of Secrets.

2007-06-25 12:47:45 · 11 answers · asked by killerwhalesrule19 3

ok i have three books to chose from...
Z for Zachariah by Robert O'Brien: which is about a grl that believed that she was the only survivor of a nuclear holocaust nd she found out that a scientist, John Loomis, had also survived nd everything soon turned sinister...

Silent to the Bone: Branwell loses his power of speech after being wrongly accused of injuring his baby sis nd only his friend Connor is able to reach him nd uncover the truth

Dust: Robert is the only one who can help when a mysterious stranger arrives performing tricks nd promising to bring rain nd at the same time children begin disappearing from a dust bowl farm town in Saskatchewan.. 1930's

ok so which one sounds the best out of
#1- Z for Zachariah
#2- Silent to the Bone by EL Koningsburg
#3- Dust by Arthur Slade

2007-06-25 12:04:58 · 12 answers · asked by ♥♥ 2

The writers who've read my manuscript compare it (in a good way) to Nick Hornby. I can't find a specific genre to pitch it under. It's not literary, chick lit, historical, sci-fi, or fantasy, and those are the sub-categories I usually see with publishing companies and agents. Should I just pitch it as contemporary fiction?

2007-06-25 11:43:30 · 2 answers · asked by bigmikechen 2

Chapter 2
“The Great Fire”

His eyes were blank for a time after what he just saw, standing like a statue with a blank mind. “I’m going crazy” he murmured to himself.
“Dude what’s up with you” Cliff said smiling as it was a joke. “Come on, we’re gonna be late” Cliff said shoving him. Jason and Cliff kept walking; acting like nothing happened.
“Hey idiots! Come over here, I wanna talk!” Gary, a local bully and idiot, yelled at them, running. Jason kept quiet while Cliff yelled back,
“Come on, you want to fight us!” Cliff yelled. That was a mistake for yelling that, because Gary landed a huge punch on Cliff. He kept beating him while on the ground, while Jason watched.
“Leave him alone!” Jason yelled, he then tackled him kicking and punching. Jason was later defeated but Cliff got from behind and both friends started to double team him, winning the fight.
“That’s right! Cry you little *****!” yelled Cliff in triumph.
“Come on, let’s get to class”, said Jason. It was a normal day in school, the boys were bragging about winning the fight. “I heard you beat up Gary real good” said Mandy, Jason’s crush. Jason liked the attention from Mandy, he loved it.
“I guess, that fight was hard” Jason replied. Mandy was a cheerleader, complete opposite of Jason’s clique, as he was a “weirdo”. Cliques were important in high school, so Jason was confused of why she was taking to him.
“It’s surprising how a guy like you can beat him up, cause, you know he’s really big” she smiled. Cliff must have told the entire world because everyone was congratulating him. Sam on the other hand had an angry face and seemed jealous from the attention Jason was getting.
“You think you’re on the top of the world now, huh?” he said to Jason. Jason just gave a smirk at the amusement of Sam’s envy. He left without a fuss to class. Well, Jason was in class, ignoring as usual, when he remembered the shadow in the alleyway. The way it had piercing red eyes yet in other seconds their were white. He could see the man in the corner of his eyes, in the windows, corner of the rooms, and on the ceiling.
“Can I go to the bathroom?” he asked. The teacher agreed, so Jason was walking alone in the hallway. The school looked bigger without the large crowd. He kept feeling paranoid, like something was following him again. He washed his face to clear his mind but it was anything but clear. He noticed gasoline tanks in the janitor’s, “why the hell is that there?” he asked himself. He kept walking and it seemed like a second before he found himself in his classroom, “that was fast, must’ve blacked out” he joked.
He smelled smoke a couple of minutes after getting in the room.
“Fire!” someone yelled. The alarm ringed as hard as a rock, everyone ran out of the room yelling. As Jason was running, he heard a dark whisper that said “having fun”.
“Help! The doors are locked!” a teacher yelled. Jason couldn’t help; he had to think of himself right now. Everyone in the school were crying and running and yelling. Jason finally got out and witnessed a giant explosion at the top of school, fire and glass lashing out. The smoke was still in his lungs, turning them black, like he smoked a thousand cigarettes at one time. He looked across the field and saw the man smoking a long cigarette.
They stared at each other for a while; Jason felt a chill down his spine the whole time. Even though there was no shade you couldn’t see his face, his trench coat, round hat, shades, and smoke from the cigarette covered his face. You can still feel like he was smiling at the torture you were getting. He walked away into the street until he was gone, just seeing him made Jason freeze up. Later he saw Cliff being carried away to an ambulance truck, burned and past out.
Even though the fire burned, Jason felt so cold

2007-06-25 11:29:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Was wondering if anyone could give me suggestions on how to write a C.V for an apiring author? I don't have a lot of experience writing professionally, and haven't taken any courses in it. I enjoy doing it as a hobby, and am now ready to be published, but dont have the background for a C.V. Any ideas on how to make it sound good?
Thanks

2007-06-25 11:23:45 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

does anyone know about how many pages long is the book "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens?


and if you read it, is it good?...or boring?

thanx in advance!! = ]

2007-06-25 10:52:38 · 9 answers · asked by Aberollisterxo 3

I know Syd Barrett wrote a book called "The History of Art," but does anybody know if it was ever published and where I can purchase it?

2007-06-25 10:16:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm looking for a book that deals with political development in early America. Specifically from the formation of the U.S. Consititution through Jeffersonian politics and the formation of the two-party system.
What book(s) would be the most appropriate? I'm not looking for a "history of the U.S." type book as I already have plenty of those. I'm looking for abook SPECIFICALLY about Early U.S. Politics. Please help.

2007-06-25 10:15:34 · 1 answers · asked by rc_gromit 4

Ugh I need to know!!!!!!!!!

2007-06-25 09:57:30 · 12 answers · asked by Puss In Suit 5

I have been thinking about the story for a long time. It is about the main character (a girl) who undergoes self acceptance and discovery when she falls in love for the first time. She dates the guy then goes to two others before coming back to the main one. I hadn't really given thought to if she should be a virgin BEFORE she meets him. It is important b/c she is innocent/alone beforehand, but I don't want her to be too pure.

2007-06-25 09:55:49 · 7 answers · asked by Caitlin (: 2

like the whole thing not like ebook FREE

2007-06-25 09:39:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I like "old" kind of books (like, not books based in the 90's or 2000's) and I also like mystery genre so I'll actually keep reading it. Oh and for length, about 200 pages or so. Thanks!

2007-06-25 09:34:46 · 13 answers · asked by ♫ ali 5

Ok. I've read both of Stephanie Meyers books. And I'm looking for some more books with a genre of vampire...other then Dracula...so if anyone knows of some good books then please give me some names...Thanx.

2007-06-25 09:01:48 · 9 answers · asked by booky 2

Who are your favorite authors? What is the name of your favorite book?

2007-06-25 08:55:10 · 7 answers · asked by silasmamaof3 3

my friend and I were talking and I think that Joe looks like a young Mel Gibson but my friends pictures him as looking like John Stamos. What do you all think?

2007-06-25 08:52:45 · 4 answers · asked by Nunya 5

I usualy read.....

fantasy such as discworld, harry potter, tolkien, douglas adams

Horror, Steven king, james herbert

Crime, ian rankin

Looking for something new but still in these gaunres

2007-06-25 08:30:47 · 22 answers · asked by tootnuts 3

is selling books make a lot of money ? i mean non ficition books ?
can you range it please ?

2007-06-25 08:16:34 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-25 08:14:35 · 9 answers · asked by bowlingcap 2

I am 14 years old and i hope to become an author went i am older. I am know in the begining stages of starting my first book. I have titled it The Road to nowhere. I would like some tips on how to plan, write, edit, publish my book, etc.

Please help me.
Thanks

2007-06-25 08:11:53 · 11 answers · asked by jackskellington6_0 1

has anyone read the harry potter sibling theory?? it has a lot of interesting facts and thoughts and stuff, do you think it could be??? it's all a little star wars isn't it? i guess we'll find out on july 21st, but what do you guys think, you think it could happen, will happen, it's true, it's completley wrong, etc.????

2007-06-25 07:55:31 · 4 answers · asked by Suzie Cullen 2

i would like to get money through net by publishing my own poems without investing.can anyone tell me.....from which website is it possible?i want it immediately...i am financially unstable now.

2007-06-25 07:52:59 · 20 answers · asked by afi 1

what is the name of the author?

2007-06-25 07:23:13 · 5 answers · asked by ¸.•*♥P!cαŘα §☼Ňαd☼Řα♥*•.D®eαMe® 6

2007-06-25 06:47:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-25 06:15:53 · 4 answers · asked by TermiteChokinOnASplinter 2

2007-06-25 06:15:06 · 16 answers · asked by Retired 7

If the book Harry potter was publieshed in another langauge other than English do you think that it would successful as it is right now?
(Well English is not my first language wish you can underestand what I mean)

And what are your reasons for that?

2007-06-25 05:46:09 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-25 04:32:11 · 5 answers · asked by Puff 5

How many Harry Potter books have been published their names too and how many are there going to be and which is the latest
and plus how many movies have been made

2007-06-25 04:28:12 · 14 answers · asked by Best Bowler 1

2007-06-25 04:20:54 · 12 answers · asked by inlovewithlife08 5

Can anyone give me any good magazines publications where I can submitt and short story? If you can, something preferably in Canada. Something that deals with sci-fi horror and that kind of stuff?And I don't just wanna send for fun, I wanna make something of it. Thanks...

2007-06-25 04:08:32 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous