Books & Authors - September 2007

Is there any chance that Nikki Sixx is going to come to Atlanta for the book signing of "The Heroin Diaries"? maybe extra dates added that I don't know about?

2007-09-21 09:19:43 · 2 answers · asked by CrusaderJJ 3

Like I have one story that starts with the idea of a close knit group of adventurers (it's based on an online game) that need another character for their group. Their last resort is a well-settled stuck up person who had thought to retire their adventuring ways. Now when I first thought of this, the first thing I thought of was 'Oh no, I hope this doesn't sound too close to The Hobbit', even though that wasn't even near my mind. When can I get away with a similar situation from another book or what can I do to make it different without scrapping the story?

2007-09-21 09:12:35 · 5 answers · asked by joezen777 5

I would like to get free public domain books in my email. When I have some downtime at work I would like to be able to read a chapter or two a day. Does anyone know of any website that has free public domain books ie. Tom Sawyer or some other classic book, that will send to my email daily?

2007-09-21 08:26:56 · 5 answers · asked by oldbeatlefan53 6

Also, for a good poetry book, how many poems should there be?

2007-09-21 08:23:09 · 4 answers · asked by Ashley M 1

if so, please give me a general assessment.
I am in the midst of it now.

2007-09-21 08:20:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am in 8th grade and I have recently read the book The Catcher in the Rye. Can someone explain to me what it means when Holden says he wants to be the 'catcher in the rye'? What is the metaphor? And what is going on at the end?

2007-09-21 08:19:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Had a difficult time finding any smaller publishing companies on google search engine. Seemed to mainly come up with the big publishing companies or paid advertisements for self-publishing services.

2007-09-21 08:19:24 · 3 answers · asked by joezen777 5

Got a sales call from authorhouse.com

2007-09-21 08:17:25 · 5 answers · asked by joezen777 5

Do you have any science fiction book suggestions? I am doing a independent study school project where I read science fiction books [I have to choose the books to read] and write a review or report for each one. I need classic, new, cheesy, serious, movie or TV tie-in sci-fi, and any other types of science fiction [a large variety is needed]. Please do not suggest books with inappropriate material [adult situations]. Reading level is not a problem, I tested at the college level for reading. Thank you!

2007-09-21 07:43:23 · 23 answers · asked by Bet 6

2007-09-21 07:09:07 · 2 answers · asked by Kherington 2

I've tried 3 or 4 times to read this thing. The furthest I've got is about 100 pages.
The first 1/4 of my copy is all dog-eared and the rest is pristine?

I bought it and gave it a good go because it's supposed to be one of the greatest works of literature.

What am I missing? What can I change about my attitude to help me appreciate the book?

2007-09-21 06:57:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-21 06:29:03 · 3 answers · asked by hecarte_1 2

2007-09-21 06:15:09 · 65 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-21 06:07:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was wondering if anyone can help out by reminding me which is that collection of thin yellow books that have all the famous novels in shorter versions and sometimes has explanations and comments?
I can't seem to remeber and I really need to find out ...
Thanks a lot if you can help out ...

2007-09-21 05:59:09 · 9 answers · asked by andreea_t2001 1

Is flashbacks really a good idea?

I tend to picture my story as a movie when I write. It just helps me that way rather than outlining. Maybe I shouldn't be doing this. But, I need to slow the pace down a bit. What would be a good way of going about this? I always heard flashbacks were to be avoided.

2007-09-21 04:48:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm tired of going to the library, and picking out books that look good, but turn out to be AWFUL.

I know some people dont like romance novels, but I do!! My husband is in the military, so he is away from home alot. Hey, a gal gets lonely, and everyone needs a fix!! LOL!!

2007-09-21 04:40:49 · 15 answers · asked by Brenda 4

I have so many ideas but particularly want to write about the experience of care and help others overcome what will be a huge emotional hurdle in adulthood. I have a long list of valuable experiences that I would like to write about along similar lines but don't know where to start, book type etc
All I have is a title "close encounters with an emotional mind" which to me encompasses the unnatural experience of feeling suicidal?
Any suggestions please

2007-09-21 03:45:07 · 24 answers · asked by ? 6

can be a character u like or one that u associate with urself or wateva...

2007-09-21 02:59:10 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've created this story and some of my friends think I should publish it. How could I find a publisher to publish my story?

2007-09-21 02:47:59 · 5 answers · asked by ? 1

I can't decide which is better! (lol)

2007-09-21 02:45:24 · 21 answers · asked by Audra 2

Win it with reason and passion. I know the question is too general, almost like asking which book is your favorite but just humor me :) Don't any of you even say Bible or Koran...

2007-09-21 02:17:01 · 12 answers · asked by LinusVirus>:) 2

Please tell me what these characters speak in the lord of the rings and if possible where i can find a dictionary. Thank you

2007-09-21 01:41:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

it as myself telling the story (ie, i was born on ) or as an outsider (she was born on)

2007-09-21 01:40:07 · 4 answers · asked by what2do? 2

2007-09-21 01:35:17 · 7 answers · asked by LusT aFter INsaNIty 2

Mine are:
1. Pride and Prejudice
2. Sophie's World
3. Chocolat
4. Out of Africa
5. The Name of the Rose

2007-09-20 23:50:39 · 19 answers · asked by Paula84 4

I'm reading Painting Mona Lisa by Jeanne Kalogridis

2007-09-20 23:29:41 · 25 answers · asked by Paula84 4

The trouble is I'm writing a novel based on the mystic women of that era & no name I come up with works for me. Probably too picky. INPUT PLEASE!!!

2007-09-20 20:34:10 · 6 answers · asked by Robyn 2

I had this idea in my head for such a long time, and I finally wrote a short story about it for English, and I'm planning on expanding it to a full-sized novel now. (I'm waiting on my teacher's verdict, I gave him the short story version today... lol :p)
I've included the first 2 papragraphs here. Let me know what you think, and if you want more just let me know and I'll post more. :D
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Marie looked around her. She was on an island, an island that hid surprises around every corner and had risks at every step. It was an island of adventure, an island that had an almost eerie, unearthly feeling of magic and unrealistic sense about it. It rendered you unable to look at the real world in the same way again after you had been there; for the island gave you a perception of imagination and virtual existence that you just knew was unrealistic, yet your body told you it was real in every sense. In fact, the island was exactly what Einstein had meant when he said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge; for knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world and encircles it.”
For sure, this was no ordinary island. It was not able to be found using any map of the world; for it did not exist to those who are unaware of it. It could only be found if you were somewhere deep in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, able to see its steep, beautiful, rainbow-encrusted waterfalls flowing gracefully over treacherous cliffs on both sides of the giant statue of the Greek goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite, right in the middle of the north of the island. The island itself was about five kilometres across in diameter, not including the beautiful seas that surrounded it. The key to finding the island is Einstein’s quote: “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” You had to have faith and trust in your ability to imagine a world of physics-defying realities and imagination with deep emotional and physical connections, and only then could you find it.

2007-09-20 19:42:19 · 10 answers · asked by Quynh N 2

Here’s my problem- I wrote a novel. But I started it when I was a 17-year-old high school kid and I didn’t finish it until I was a 24-year-old college graduate. So needless to the say, the first half of the book was written horribly compared to the second half, which I feel is written fairly well. I already went through and did major revisions to the first half so that it matches the second. But the problem is that the overall concept and plot of the story were all conceived and outlined by the 17-year-old me. So even now that I’ve revised the first half, the story is still weak and flawed and kind of pointless and just plain bad on so many different levels. I don’t know what to do because I have 95,000 words of work that I’ve accomplished and a lot of passages that I honestly think are great… but the story overall sucks. What should I do?

2007-09-20 18:57:13 · 11 answers · asked by egn18s 5