Books & Authors - October 2007

like I was think...
1.) she wanted to take a walk threw the woods
2.) her mother asked her to pick some flowers out in the woods

but both of those are stupid and don't make sense, have any ideas?

2007-10-28 19:35:22 · 15 answers · asked by Stephanie S. 1

2007-10-28 17:48:27 · 11 answers · asked by wonderer 1

2007-10-28 17:21:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-28 16:38:30 · 27 answers · asked by Ari! 1

2007-10-28 16:35:12 · 5 answers · asked by Rondingo 2

I am a writer and have recently discovered some ebook sites. I was considering sending in a manuscript, but was not sure if there were any actual profit or if this was a waste of time. The ebooks webite says that the writer recieves 35% com. But I was not sure if this was a very popular way to read books.

2007-10-28 16:24:16 · 6 answers · asked by REBECCA R 1

Hey, I just finished writing my first book tonight (well my first rough draft anyway) and I was thinking...

I remember reading Stephen King's "Misery" where Paul Sheldon always has a glass of champagne and a cigarette just after he finishes a book. And I was wondering, do any of you other writers on here have rituals like that? I was thirsty so I went and grabbed a Ginger Ale from the fridge, not much, but it could be a tradition I guess...

So tell me, do you have any rituals like that, or do you know of any other authors who have rituals or traditions when finishing a book?

2007-10-28 15:54:49 · 3 answers · asked by tron451 3

2007-10-28 15:03:11 · 1 answers · asked by sooner0915 1

I'm twelve years old and have started my first book. I'm hoping to become a writer in my later years so I'd like some helpful advice. Well, fist off. Let me talk about a short summary of my story.
A female with the name of Darthana Arborshate is a Pixie, an enslaved species of elves. She escapes and starts to lead a life on her own. She soon meets a boy of her age but then finds out he's an Elder, the race that's enslaving the pixies. He's the prince and she's just an average slave. They fall in love while trying to bring equivalence to both races and meet other characters along the way. Darthana later finds out she's the Sage, a Pixie that saves all Elves when something's going wrong (Only shows every few hundred years in a different person each time.)
Well.......... the ending I haven't decided yet, but should I worry about this being like too many other books out there? I don't want to waste my time on a book that nobody will buy becasue it's like others.
Respond!

2007-10-28 14:24:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

This book is about a teenage girl who's mother and father expect her to grow up and be a perfect businessperson but she secretly starts a rock band with some freinds sooner or later her band becomes not so much a secret and she is pretty much doomed-later she becomes very succesful and her mother is actually proud of her. thanks

2007-10-28 14:23:47 · 9 answers · asked by ccgirl112299 2

What strengths do you see in yourself as a writer?

2007-10-28 14:16:28 · 9 answers · asked by mickie1108 3

I have to do one, but I have no ideas. Do you have any ideas? They have to be humurous.

EXAMPLES: In Cinderella; the magic want is broken and can't get the spell quite right.
The prince can't dance.
Cinderella doesen't want a carriage, she wants a VW beetle.

Please and thank you!

2007-10-28 13:58:11 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I had a book vanity published a couple years ago, but I have no agent. It sold quite a few copies, especially on amazon.com. There's a Barnes and Noble a few towns over, and my book is sold there. I would love to do a book signing there to get a bit more exposure and maybe sell more books. Should I call B&N myself? Headquarters or just th one in the town nearby? I was thinking I would just call and talk to a manager, say I am a local novelist and I want more exposure, and that my books are already sold in the store. Is this highly unorthodox? I would love your suggestions and opinions. Thank you!

2007-10-28 13:56:21 · 5 answers · asked by M 3

I'm sure many of you have heard that J.K. Rowling recently outed beloved character Albus Dumbledore as gay and now many people are criticizing her for tainting the series. What is so "evil" about homosexuality that many people now despise the entire series?

2007-10-28 13:42:26 · 10 answers · asked by soccerguitarist6 2

Do any of you have a problem when you convert your DOC file to the PDF file? Like, your chapter numbers can be at the bottom of one page, and your actual chapter would be on the next. But when you look in your Word processor, everything looks fine?

If you found a way to fix this, please tell me!

I'm about to quit LuLu all together here pretty soon.

2007-10-28 12:47:20 · 3 answers · asked by acute_angle12245 2

It will also be on Amazon.com and other book sites. But am I less of a writer for this?

2007-10-28 12:46:28 · 6 answers · asked by zeroroom1 2

GETS BEST ANSWER woooo

2007-10-28 12:40:09 · 3 answers · asked by brooklynn olivia 4

can someone please explain to me what happens within the last 3 chapters, my dog litterally tore my book apart, no joke, and i have a major project that iam being assigned tomrrow! please help!!

2007-10-28 12:36:05 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

in to kill a mockingbird what was the importance of the Scottsboro Trial in the 1930's? What crime were the men accused of? What was the outcome of the trial?

2007-10-28 12:12:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the subject of the book that has dropped to the floor? What significance does it have to the tale?

2007-10-28 11:53:37 · 3 answers · asked by white tea 1

and what is it about

2007-10-28 11:40:05 · 1 answers · asked by ev867 1

This has probably been asked before, but given the popular choice for writers to use present tense, which do you prefer when writing a short story or novel? Do you write mostly in present tense, reserving past tense for flashbacks and historical narration (family history, etc.) Do you prefer to write in present tense even though the story's events have already happened in the narration? Do you prefer to stick with past tense, not bothering with present? And if you write in present tense, how do you deal with gaps in time passage (ie: when finishing one scene, you decide that the very next scene thakes place two weeks later)?

2007-10-28 11:39:04 · 4 answers · asked by Sharon Newman (YR) Must Die 7

Why is everyone freaking out about Dumbledore being gay...I mean seriously what does it matter...

2007-10-28 11:12:16 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

What stories do readers want?

2007-10-28 10:48:48 · 8 answers · asked by . 1

now i am not one who is anti at all. really i could care less what one's sexual preference is but how relevent is that to any of the stories? i would totally have understood if it had explained some deep question we all had about the book, but c'mon he helped harry, what he did in his spare time was completely unnecessary

2007-10-28 10:46:59 · 15 answers · asked by lizbethann_82 2

when they got married in the book do they mention it in the movie?

2007-10-28 10:28:49 · 8 answers · asked by Kitty T 1

Does anybody know how old the kids of Harry/Ginny and Hermione/Ron were in the epilogue?

2007-10-28 09:29:57 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

any thoughts?

2007-10-28 09:25:45 · 18 answers · asked by Via 3

2007-10-28 08:17:48 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

In the play, who is Promethius?

2007-10-28 08:10:58 · 4 answers · asked by iluvchessie112 1