Books & Authors - August 2007

since I have to wait about a year for Breaking Dawn(4th book of the Twilight series) I need something to read to keep me occupied. Books similar to Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse are preferable but i'll read just about anything if it sounds somewhat interesting. fav genres are fantasy, realistic fiction, mystery, and i do like romance also, to an extent. Any suggestions? oh and keep in mind im a teen so try and keep your suggestions to YA please.

2007-08-17 01:39:24 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-17 01:39:05 · 6 answers · asked by Whiplashsmile 1

2007-08-17 00:49:24 · 3 answers · asked by julija 1

I have heard that the 1st edition (ISBN ends in 1) Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone Book is worth £5000 to £9000, apparently it was on Blue Peter.

Does anyone know how true this is?

2007-08-16 21:41:26 · 11 answers · asked by ♥Lexi♥ 3

2007-08-16 21:00:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-16 20:58:50 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

When i have a topic to write about thats been given to me i write really well. But i can never get any ideas myself. How can i overcome this? Also, can you please give me aa idea too, so i can write in the mean time of trying to get an idea? thanks!

2007-08-16 19:16:23 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

So many Book agents on the web have bad reviews, I would like the name of a company that is a good one.

2007-08-16 18:22:03 · 2 answers · asked by nguyen thi phuong thao 4

Thay book that will keep u up all night from fright. Im talking really truly horrifing not that CLASSY scary im talking down right creepy. Litterally scares you!

Any Suggestions?

2007-08-16 18:11:08 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I posted a few minutes ago about this topic but i feel I didn’t adequately state what it was I wanted advice about. So here goes: I’m writing a book. I have all these great ideas in my head, but on paper they’re very brief. I expressed worry about the novel not being enough pages, but I really meant that I’m afraid the adventures are too short and are lacking in detail. I’m also a little worried that the story will seem rushed. So, how do I add in those details that make the accounts longer, for the sake of a good read, not page numbers? And how do I transition smoothly from one escapade to the next if there is time in between? Right now it seems as if the characters jump from one day to the next and there are no little actions such as brushing their teeth or whatever, that aren’t necessary to be mentioned. I don’t want to flat-out write “She brushed her teeth,” but I want the reader to know some action may have occurred between waking up and eating breakfast, if that makes any sense..

2007-08-16 17:39:01 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Btw, the Holy Bible (and/or other religious doctrine) is perfectly valid--only if you have read it in its entirety.

Also, please briefly explain your answer(s).

Thanx, in advance!

2007-08-16 16:36:37 · 18 answers · asked by twystedsysta 2

I think anyone who reads it is tacky.

2007-08-16 16:36:35 · 5 answers · asked by chickiedavis 2

okay im writing a story, its about an all boy boarding school, i have 2 chapters so far but they are very short like 1 page,( im typing the story on the computer) , a disaster just happened, hurricane and earth quacke basically its about an all boy boarding school

how can i write more pages? and more chapters?

like my story idea?

p.s im a female, does it seem weird im writing about an all boy boarding school?

2007-08-16 16:33:14 · 9 answers · asked by Mimi 4

Has anyone read American Gods by Neil Gaiman? Is is good and are any of his other books better?

2007-08-16 15:32:59 · 7 answers · asked by Ralph 7

What house do you think Victoire, (son of Bill and Fleur Weasley), was in at Hogwarts? Why?

2007-08-16 15:30:58 · 14 answers · asked by tammy 1

2007-08-16 15:27:38 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, I want to write like Dav Pilkey's The Adventures of Captain Underpants but I write to short. Who can help me get more chapters and more pages. basically, my story is chap 1-intro chap 2-fighting chap 3-end. please help! oh and do you like my this story idea?There were two boys who accidentally knocked a magic necklance that a teacher brought in Chinatown. She kept it in her box. The shopkeeper says that in ancient times. A good king died and people had a ceremony. An woman dropped her necklance into a fire(bonfire) and when she took it out, she became a firegirl(like the human torch) and a person finally defeated her. It is beleived that when the evil king lost the war and died to the good king, the evil king haunted the fire. Til now, the evil and his servant lives in a jungle making this evil necklances and selling it in Chinatown. So, that was the story(as the teacher said) Meanwhile, the necklance floates to the two boys classmate's house . Check additinoal details.

2007-08-16 15:19:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Since school is starting again i want to get back into reading alot again but i cant seem to find any thing :( SO if any girls out there have read a good book do tell me and where i can get it ( barns and nobles , boarders , ) Oh yah im 15 years old thanks a ton :)

2007-08-16 15:14:53 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well, I'm trying to write a book. I've been told that I am a great writer and I have all these great ideas for a fantasy novel. The problem is that it's going to be too short. I've already written about the princess escaping from the castle, rescuing the peasant boy and receiving a gift from a fortune teller and it's only 26 pages long! (Btw, the pages are typed, double spaced. This is approximately equal to one page in a novel.) HELP!!

2007-08-16 15:00:46 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just read the latest book and again noticed how superior wizards think they are to Muggles, of course this attitude is present among wizards in all the Harry Potter books. However wizards have never been shown facing any competent Muggle such as an assassin or skilled martial artist. Who would win an elite fictional Muggle vs a powerful Harry Potter wizard; Beatrix Kiddo from Kill Bill with her kickass Hattori Hanzo sword and guns or a fanatical anti-Muggle wizard like Bellatrix Lestrange or Voldemort? A wizard would seem an obvious victor but Beatrix is a lot faster than any wizard due to training and is a perfect shot thereby easily dodging curses and killing with a single bullet. In case of an some sort of bullet shielding charm which is unlikely she can get up close and decapitate Voldy for instance and surely there is no spell for that. That would make an interesting fanfic, the Ministry or Death Eaters sending a super Muggle assassin to kill Harry Potter or vice versa.

2007-08-16 14:53:10 · 16 answers · asked by James K 2

I'm thinking of writing a story with a setting of 200 years ago in Revolutionary France - based on knowledge of the books Count of Monte Cristo and Three Musketeers - can I safely assume that women were regularly seen outside their homes? Please help.

2007-08-16 14:52:21 · 5 answers · asked by Marc Hector 3

I'd really love to get even a vauge idea since I haven't really got anything to read... Thanks!

2007-08-16 14:36:43 · 6 answers · asked by Claidi 2

While I did enjoy it, from a literary point of view I feel it has been largley overrated over the years.

Additionally, Holden Caulfield (while a complex character), is a bit of a bore in my opinion.

Just my humble thoughts.....would love to hear yours

2007-08-16 14:29:41 · 12 answers · asked by LadyRebecca 6

any one know any?

please send me the word...how it is spelt in the book...how it is spelt today...and the page number

2007-08-16 13:37:46 · 7 answers · asked by dariavosko 1

Do you know about any other series like Harry Potter and Narnia. That has magic and is fantasy. Plz tell me thanxz alot

2007-08-16 13:37:33 · 20 answers · asked by sportygirl 2

Ever since i was 4,i remember keeping this beautiful notebook.It had a gold lock on the front,and a flowery pattern.Every single page smelled of perfume,and i just remember everything about it really.From 4 years old,i wrote stories in it,about all sorts of crazy things until i stopped one day at about 11,feeling i had a writer's block.Then i met an english teacher he says i had a real flair for english,and she said that he believed if i wanted to be a writer i would be.That is when i decided i wanted to study journalism when i was older.I've now done work experience in a newspaper,and want to study it at uni.However people have warned me it might not be for me just ebcause i enjoy journalism or i might not make it.Do you think i could and why do you think i love it so much?

2007-08-16 13:37:30 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-16 13:02:24 · 1 answers · asked by heypeople 1

2007-08-16 12:31:35 · 1 answers · asked by smile i 1

I love Stephen King's books that have a large assortment of characters. Examples of what I mean include: 'Salem's Lot, Dreamcatcher, and Cell.

I tend to despise the ones with limited diversity in point of view, such as Gerald's Game.

What are some other SK books that have lots of characters like the books I named above?

2007-08-16 12:28:42 · 10 answers · asked by Fibonacci01123 3

Was it Trinity/ Exodus? Help!

2007-08-16 12:17:15 · 3 answers · asked by marion20789 1