Books & Authors - June 2007

2007-06-14 23:54:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-14 21:24:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My four friends and I always joke about how the story of our friendship could be a novel, or lifetime movie someday... Lately, our lives have been so dramatic and so paralleled and so poignant that I've felt that a book or movie would be an interesting prospect.... except....

I'm not great at writing, and wouldn't be able to do anything like a manuscript...

Has a person ever just suggested a story to an already-established writer or movie-maker, and allowed the writer or movie-maker to take their story and develop it? Or is that just not done? If they did make the story, would we be credited with the idea or would we not hold any rights on the story at all?

Is it a matter of waiting until I'm rich enough to hire a writer to do the work that I'd need to do?

2007-06-14 19:52:05 · 7 answers · asked by HP Wombat 7

my dad chews through books... I want to get him something new for father's day but I don't know what to get. I need someone's personal opinion who may have read the kinds of books he has read and enjoyed.

he LOVES James Clavell and Clive Cussler, James Michener, and Edward Rutherford. He's basically read EVERYTHING those 3 authors have ever written. he enjoyed Dan Brown's stuff and he likes mystery novels (but I'm trying to get him away from just 'junk mystery stuff,')
I tried to get him to read Salman Rushdie and he "just couldn't get through it" ... bleh. I'd like to find him something he'd like and/or something that would challenge his boundaries a little but he'd still enjoy. please give me personal recommendations!!! thank you so much! -E

2007-06-14 19:17:50 · 12 answers · asked by eo 2

i have shakespeare finals tomorrow....plz help!

-the time that shakespeare lived inis knows as the ______age

elizabethan
sonnet
italian
shakespearean

-shakespeare had ____ children

1
2
3
4

-shakespeare was born in what town?

london
thames
dublin
stratford upon avon

- a groundling would pay ___ cents to watch a play

1
2
3
5


thanks soooo much!!!!!!!!!!

2007-06-14 19:01:46 · 5 answers · asked by fuzz_bucket06 2

ok the door hanger isnt on it but i just cant get in ive tried some of the steps people on answers have suggested in other questions before but i just cant seem to get in the room

2007-06-14 19:00:46 · 5 answers · asked by Fantasy Dreamer 2

Ok..so I'm rereading the Harry Potter series..again. And as I read each book I'm watchin the movie afterwards..(I know I'm a loser...lol)...but, has anyone else noticed how much the changed the movie for #3 compared to the book. #1 and #2 were not changed this much!! I mean the ending was SOOOO different..!! Did anyone else notice this???


I know they have to cut out some to make it fit in the time-frame..but that's not even what I'm talking about!! All the events that happened with the time-turner they changed completely. Like Hermione having to howl like a wolf , and throwing the pebbles to warn thier past selves to leave never even happened in the book!!!

2007-06-14 18:34:06 · 21 answers · asked by Angela M 3

on jkrowlings.com

2007-06-14 18:25:38 · 3 answers · asked by Angela M 3

I love to read historical fiction... Anyone have any books from that category that you've enjoyed?
Thanks in advance! =]

2007-06-14 18:20:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please comment on whether it's great or whether it's terrible!

A single,solitary woman walked down a dimly lit corridor. Her raven coloured hair was pulled back in a severe bun and her face was stiff and unsmiling. She was trained that way. The sombre grey suit she was wearing matched the surroundings-dull and boring.

She glanced at her watch briefly before increasimg her already brisk pace.The Director did not like lateness.Tucked under her arm was a file-black and seemingly normal.She had to deliver it to him personally.No eye contact.No opening the file.No speech.And if she lost it, it would cost her her life.

She breathed deeply.She was not allowed to tell anybody about the file-even tough she did not know its contents.If she tried to do that, every trace of her would be erased.Gone. Wiped off the face of the earth.How could a file contain such power?She did not want to know.
Finally, she came to a stop in front of the only door in the entire corridor. It was obvious,

2007-06-14 18:09:11 · 5 answers · asked by max 2

Has anyone read either of these, or BOTH of these books? And, in your own words, how good/bad were they, and why? The most detail gets the "Best Answer". Thanks!

2007-06-14 17:55:20 · 5 answers · asked by MWM 2

I just completed the 3rd WOMBAT test on JK Rowlings site, but can I keep taking them a few more times using different answers so I have a greater change of passing?

2007-06-14 17:51:49 · 4 answers · asked by ? 2

Essay Prompt: Examine the ills of civilization and savagery; what are tradeoffs of each? Concentrate of Caliban and Miranda.

Any ideas? Thanks

2007-06-14 17:43:45 · 3 answers · asked by simdawgydawg 2

romance,mystery,fiction,nonfiction

2007-06-14 17:38:40 · 12 answers · asked by nubianprncess_1 1

Oh my gosh I am one of the thousands who have probably aksed this question but who do you think will die in the last Harry Potter Book? I am so excited to find out! Recently I watched this interview with J.K. Rowling in it and she said that the reason why she didn't tell anyone who was going to die was because she didn't want to get bad mail. So please post your answer on who you think the two unlucky characters will be that die in the final book! Thanks!

2007-06-14 16:47:15 · 14 answers · asked by Tara 1

2007-06-14 16:04:27 · 11 answers · asked by redbird_22379 1

2007-06-14 15:29:48 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I really need a book summary that tells you everything in the book"The Indian in the Cupboard" ... I DON'T want a short one and i need it right away

2007-06-14 15:12:37 · 1 answers · asked by X-BoB 1

I HAD STARTED WRITING A BOOK WHEN I WAS 12/13 YEARS OLD BUT SOON DROPPED THE IDEA BECAUSE I FELT IT WAS TOO CHILDISH. I HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS AND I WANT TO WRITE A FICTION BOOK FOR TEENS BUT I ALWAYS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH BEGINNING OR CONTINUING. CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE? THANK YOU.

2007-06-14 14:42:48 · 10 answers · asked by Merry 3

whats the difference between the movie and the book of the divine secrets of the yaya sisterhood?
i dont get it.. like is it worth reading the book?

2007-06-14 14:00:08 · 6 answers · asked by tiff_is_hyper 1

2007-06-14 13:31:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-14 13:05:21 · 27 answers · asked by ♥MsCullen♥ 4

Is Debussy from that timeline???
I was reading Twilight, and one of the main characters likes that kind of music...just wondering if its good or not...?

2007-06-14 13:03:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-14 12:57:57 · 15 answers · asked by Dragonman 1

Star the Question if it arouses a Creative Literary interest in you.

Haven't you heard of Earnest Hemingway's Shortest 6-word, Short Story, 'baby shoes: for sale, never worn'?

He has chosen the right words & left the rest to the readers' imagination.

Here is a 2-word shortest short story : 'Still married'

Here are a coupla 6-word Short Stories:

1.I loved; I lost; I'm sorry'

2. She loved again; I never did.'

When asked to write a Short short Story containing the three essential Elements : Sex, Religion & Mystery, there was one entry that won the first prize:

' Good God, I'm pregnant. Wonder who did it'

Can you try your own shortest short story ' stories?



If you can, then, What are you waiting for?

The Funnier, the better!

2007-06-14 12:47:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I like to write. I enjoy writing and I would want to pursue it professionally, but I do not have time to spend four to five hours a day writing - I am a teenager, and even with the summer, I still have things to do. I can't commit myself wholely to a schedule. But I would like tips.

Also, if you would inclue some good books with tips or books you'd reccommend or you'd think would help anyone's writing, etc. that would be great.

Thanks!

2007-06-14 12:34:54 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's a novel by an American author, and the title is: 'Special Topics In Calamity Physics'. I didn't like this novel at all, I would love to know what other people thought of it.

2007-06-14 12:26:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

no sci fi, or horror, bit of a wimp

2007-06-14 11:27:20 · 43 answers · asked by jojo 1

I like action books, and ones that are suspenful, but I also like a little romance mixed in with them.

2007-06-14 11:01:54 · 6 answers · asked by BabyGirl 2

2007-06-14 11:01:24 · 10 answers · asked by PSP GUY 1