Books & Authors - August 2007

When I was in 6th grade, I read my first novel. It was the Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien. I suddenly had a new great love - reading. My older sister was in a book club at the time and my second novel was "Fire Starter" by Stephen King, which I still think is one of his best. I began to plow thru every book in the house and am still an avid reader today.

Does anyone have a good non-reader-to-crazy-reader story and what was the book/s?

2007-08-21 10:47:33 · 19 answers · asked by Ralph 7

What time period is the book The Alchemist take place in?

2007-08-21 10:39:31 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

The title of my new novel is To Serve & Protect, and it is a mystery/thriller. It is published by a small publishing house in NY. The reviews and reader feedback have been great, but my publisher's promotional budget is small, so I am looking for ways to use the web to really get the word out.

It is available on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0976680572/sr=1-4/qid=1144464334/ref=sr_1_4/102-6150727-9942510?%5Fencoding=UTF8&s=books

I am a novice at this so I would appreciate the help.

2007-08-21 10:21:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

my brother recently got in trouble and is serving time in a facility he asked me to bring him a book but i dont know which kind to take him. i asked him about harry potter since they are popular but he said to try another one anyone can recommend any books that might be enlightening, self help or something good...any advice would be highly appreciated.

2007-08-21 09:58:00 · 10 answers · asked by Jen 2

Ok, this is a long shot, but still. My little brother was reading a book on military history on the internet, and had it bookmarked. Unfortunatly the bookmark was deleted, and we haven't been able to retrace our steps to the page.

All he remembers are that the book was in three parts, titled:
Ancient Warfare/Battles (he's not sure which)
Medieval Warfare/Battles
Modern Warfare/Battles

It had an introduction called "The Military Thinker".

It included a story about when the patrol groups from two opposing armies stumbled across each other, realised they were equally matched and so if anyone fired their guns they would mostly all be killed, so they threw stones at each other instead.

It told of how the "greatest military mind" in the world was killed by a lucky shot from a Prussian Gunner.

It's almost certainly an "old" book, as it was on gutenberg.org, which hosts classics and books with expired copyrights, so over 50/100 years old (not sure which).

ANY help would be great :)

2007-08-21 09:55:37 · 3 answers · asked by Nuckpang 1

Let's say YOU KNOW you're a good writer. Let's say you ask for a critique. Others in the same boat always tend seem to find something "wrong" with your story. I got confused here. This isn't clear..blah blah blah. AHA! There should be a comma here!! That sort of thing.

How does it affect you when no one wants to give you the pat on the back you deserve or at least say you're on the right track. I think it sucks.

It's funny because a lot of people will think that because they are "published" so they feel they have the authority to dis your work, but, as we all know, the amount of published garbage is voluminous. And "published" could mean just about anything nowadays....

2007-08-21 09:40:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

im talking about younger than 22 or so, seems to me that you sort of have to live a bit of life before you can be an intriguing writer, but i could be wrong, seems like the case most of the time though wouldnt you say?

2007-08-21 09:29:32 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello. First of all this isn't a question about my book so don't give me a "What ever you think is best." I want opinions. I'm set on writing about a heroin.

Question:
What do you think males writing books from a females point of view and vice versa? Do you think it weakens the character\book or are our minds similar enough that it makes no difference?

2007-08-21 09:27:42 · 11 answers · asked by Maxwell Vancelette 2

2007-08-21 09:22:26 · 9 answers · asked by Viva La Alexander! 2

i remember like 8 years ago reading a book called the bible code.. it was about a "secret" code written in the bible.. hence bible code... i just found the book it was proved a pile of crap right?

2007-08-21 09:16:25 · 7 answers · asked by franksmithfl 1

2007-08-21 09:12:59 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Its about rock climbers, ice climbers and such, but i need to know what haoppens between chaps 1-4 thanks! Oh author is Clint Willis

2007-08-21 09:08:22 · 3 answers · asked by pokemonmasterninja 2

A Painted House by John Grisham

2007-08-21 09:05:23 · 2 answers · asked by tina 1

2007-08-21 08:38:26 · 14 answers · asked by snowangels 2

I haven't read any books for a while and I would really like to start again, however I really need one to be recommended to me because there are SO many to choose from! I like books with some mystery, some fantasy, and I really like forbidden romances or just some romance in general. Any suggestions please???

2007-08-21 08:35:47 · 20 answers · asked by Jenjen 1

How do I go about choosing a literary agent, is there an association which guarantees quality? How do I protect the copyright of my work when submitting it to agents? Any help would be gratefully received.

2007-08-21 08:31:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

girl vampire 9in love with vampire hunter son

2007-08-21 08:20:58 · 2 answers · asked by Lyra Silvertongue 3

Hi, can you tell me a book name, and how you feel about that book?
if you want can you tell me what you would rate that book 1-5 stars?

2007-08-21 08:15:21 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have done some online research and wanted some more names/information/sources.

2007-08-21 08:14:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-21 08:11:30 · 2 answers · asked by mouse 1

I'm fifteen. Any good fantasy suggestions for me?

2007-08-21 08:08:15 · 14 answers · asked by Tyler B 1

i have to answer like 200 questions about this book and i dont have the pashints to read it and my work is do tomorow.... OR if you know any sites that i could type in a question and it will give me the answer that would be really helpful THANK YOU!!!!

2007-08-21 08:07:39 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Other than Harry Potter of course.

2007-08-21 08:06:34 · 14 answers · asked by Lisa L 3

I like books about vampires,mystery,horror and books that keeps you in suspense.

2007-08-21 07:44:44 · 9 answers · asked by Alex G 1

the agency asked for "A cover letter stating the title and one sentence theme of your manuscript. "
So, the cover letter is just a paper with the title of the novel in big font. what do they mean by "one sentence theme of your manuscript"??
Thanks a lot. (oh, it's a fantasy fiction novel)

2007-08-21 07:27:43 · 5 answers · asked by Sky Star 1

1- By whom were the Dementors sent to Little Whinging in book 5, and why, and why to Harry in particular?
2- Why didn't Voldemort look into Harry's mind to find out where he was in the 7th book?
3- Since ministry officials can detect where people apparate and diapparate to, then why weren't the Death Eaters able to do the same to detect Harry in book 7?

2007-08-21 07:19:26 · 14 answers · asked by Nightshade.R6 3

I don't know if this is normal but I tend to shy away from reading other people's work when i'm writing for fear i'll somehow become influenced by their writing style and subconsciously change my own.

Can your style/tone be affected by what you read if you're currently working on something, or does it help your writing?

2007-08-21 07:07:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello,
Could you recommend a book for me? I found the Harry Potter series very entertaining, also the Da Vinci Code, Battle Royale (if you havent read it, for the love of god DO, it's awesome!) etc. I liked Pulp Fiction, Fight Club and the Shawshank Redemption... I want something that will leave me thinking for a while after i've finished it (Fight Club) also something that's very clever (shawshank redemption, battle royale, da vinci code) and imaginative (harry potter).

So...think you can help me out?

Thank You

2007-08-21 07:00:34 · 34 answers · asked by Arad 1

Hello,
I want to know a book that you like?
what would you rate it from 1-5 stars?
And what do you feel about that book?

Who ever answer this question correctly, that person will get 10 points.

2007-08-21 06:57:08 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I enjoyed the Harry Potter books more the darker the plot became.....so what do you think?

2007-08-21 06:50:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous