Books & Authors - September 2007

Julia believed in keeping the small rules so that you could break the big ones. Like the Party and Big Brother, she had a good reputation on the outside, despite what she did "away from the cameras". How does this relate to society today?

2007-09-27 12:28:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

teddy lumpin snogging victoire?

2007-09-27 12:07:10 · 13 answers · asked by My pic looks good 2

i need the author of the a young adult fiction series the uses the pigpen cipher?

2007-09-27 11:56:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Any suggestions would be helpful.

2007-09-27 11:50:14 · 11 answers · asked by Bryan 2

i don't get it...whats he talking about??:

There was a groan of bedsprings, and Harry's mattress descended a few inches as George sat down near his feet.

"So, got there yet?" said George eagerly

2007-09-27 11:33:05 · 8 answers · asked by pink.love 1

When the term "Freak the Mighty" is mentioned in the end of Chapter 7 what does it mean and how do people react to the new character ???

thanks

2007-09-27 11:19:52 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am looking to publish a book but looking for a considerably cheap alternative to do so.

2007-09-27 10:33:27 · 4 answers · asked by Kerry J 2

im one of those people who after reading a book, write just like the character in the book they read.

anyone know of any good authors? im looking for that laid-back yet sophisticated vibe. with some sarcastic humor, maybe.

2007-09-27 10:09:59 · 9 answers · asked by sweeet 2

For those of you who answered my other question about my english teacher who told me a 13 year- old could never write, here is what happened today! Okay, I showed my english teacher a bit of my upcoming novel and she read it. She told me it was the worst, most ameture piece of writing she's ever seen! I understand you are probebly thinking she's right but Persphone_Hellcatt will tell you what she thinks of it [she is helping me out with my novel]. I understand that I am young and my writting will improve to where I won't even recognize it but Persphone_Hellcatt is a PROFESSIONAL writer and she says I am improving!

Now BEFORE you tell me that I'll need a thicker skin to deal with editors and other people, let me tell you that I have learned to deal with stuff like that.
Instead of losing my cool and being unproffesional, I took my notebook back and walked back to my seat. Editors will tell me MUCH worse.
She claims to write well but- no! Did I do the right thing?

2007-09-27 10:02:40 · 13 answers · asked by ***Lena*** 2

2007-09-27 09:55:54 · 4 answers · asked by xxdancegirl247xx 3

I've been looking on sites and I cant find it. Does she have one?

2007-09-27 09:34:43 · 2 answers · asked by noelle1322 2

Loads of people are raving about it while others think it's a load of rubbish. What do you guys all think of it and did you think the final book was magic or pathetic?

2007-09-27 08:14:11 · 10 answers · asked by Unknown 1

For my A.P. Lit class I have to read a classic literary work. I am not sure what to read. I know I want the book I read to be a love story. I was thinking Pride & Prejudice or Wuthering Heights. Any other suggestions?

2007-09-27 07:30:19 · 6 answers · asked by lish 1

I am usually a sci-fi writter but i want to write about real life, like portraying a real life event...And i don't have any clue about what to write...HELP ME!!!

2007-09-27 07:26:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-27 07:02:35 · 19 answers · asked by IloveNewYork 1

Typed in a normal format for 8.5X11 paper, in Times New Roman 12pt. About how long would a 300 page and 150 page book be? Presuming the book in paperback and normal dimensions.

2007-09-27 06:37:15 · 4 answers · asked by Piranhatron 3000 3

Fiction. I want a good read, but not a lot of gore if possible.

2007-09-27 06:25:39 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

NOT just the ones you've bought or received yourself, but also any that have just been handed down through your family over the years.

In my case, I have alot of books, in varying conditions, from the late 1800's. Mostly schoolbooks as many of my family were teachers.

As for books I got myself, I still have many books I got 20+ years ago and several I got 30+ years ago.

Your turn!

2007-09-27 06:17:44 · 13 answers · asked by apocalypso blues 5

2007-09-27 05:56:39 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-27 05:53:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

The book is about this snobby, rich, German, jewish girl in the hollocaust and she meets and falls for a german nazi guard who befriends her rate it 1-10 please thanks

2007-09-27 05:52:11 · 12 answers · asked by Ali_Lynn1039 2

OK, this is from my childhood (80's - but I don't know if it was new then). I don't remember much about it, It was a bunch of odd, kindof disturbing stories, with weird illustrations. The only one I remember was about a little boy that was very fat, and something happened, so he went outside and sat and starved until he was thin (I think there is more, but I can't remember). I seem to remember all the pictures being beige-y, but that could just be my memory. It's no the one by Alvin Schwartz. It's driving me nuts!

2007-09-27 05:21:03 · 3 answers · asked by Angela H 1

Just curious as to what inspired writers to begin the daunting task of putting words to paper. I was always a big reader as a child. In high school, I started with short stories that I strictly kept to myself. My imagination was, and is, very vivid. It was simply an outlet to tell my own little stories. As an adult, I finally realized that writing is one of the few things I actually ENJOY and want to take a stab at it. I doubt if it will make me rich (though there's always a chance). However, I just figured it was never too late to try and make a dream come true. I've started a fantasy novel and working on "refining" several of the stories I've written to submit to magazines. So I was just curious why others take the leap.

2007-09-27 05:06:43 · 13 answers · asked by Arachstorm 2

Please list major events in the story and exactly where they occurred, like on a map that is sowing states from Oklahoma to California.

2007-09-27 04:59:07 · 2 answers · asked by urban pharmacist 2

also how do friends react to finnys death? why does finny try to enlist? and how does gene change after the troop train pulls out?

2007-09-27 02:19:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-27 02:06:22 · 21 answers · asked by Angel 3

2007-09-26 23:33:42 · 7 answers · asked by Sm1l3y 2

Anyone remember a book about a witch that lived on a glass mountain?
I read it back in the late seventies early eighties and loved it, would like to read it to my neice!
I think the witch was 'rescued' by one (maybe two) small girls that climbed up the mountain to see her.
I think the cover illustration showed the witch atop the mountain on a rocking chair.

2007-09-26 22:45:48 · 4 answers · asked by sal 1

I need free download of International Plumbing Code.
where can i get it.

2007-09-26 21:19:23 · 1 answers · asked by ? 5

If I wanna become a fiction writer, is there a certain cut-off age limit, like 30 to debut my first book like they do in the acting/music industry? I'm 24 right now, & I've written fiction & want to continue. Now, I don't have any books completed, but I have 2 or 3 incomplete novels. I also wanna make anthologies of short stories. I don't have the money to get anything published right now. & how would I go about getting a publishing agent & editor? How can I become an effective writer? Actually, I'm interested in adult fiction. I've heard how people have published their own books without a publishing company. How can I do that?

& 1 problem I have is people telling me my writing is incoherent & doesn't make sense & that my sentences don't flow. & also they tell me that my imagination is wacky & certain things are impossible. If that's the case, then that's why it's fiction, right? Fiction isn't supposed to be realistic.

2007-09-26 20:05:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous