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A couple of outdoor-related ones that made one of my magazine editors laugh: Branches break, ears perk White tail bounces through the brush Curse my clumsy feet! Strange but soft pink bait Longing to be a rainbow Twenty inch catfish :)

Boy, go out of town for a couple of weeks, and I miss all the fun! :( Which thread started the flame war? I hate to miss out on a good battle. Can I bring in war penguins? Cathy <who's sharpening her weapons gleefully... :D>

Have you read any H.P. Lovecraft? Some of his stuff is VERY dark and disturbing!

ARTICLE 16 WHAT ARE TP, SP, SMALL, POD PRESSES, VANITY AND SUBSIDY PUBLISHERS? Part 2 But to get the book into the public's hands, an SP author is dependant on the services of a printer to put the book in final form. There are two types of presses available to a self published author...

Here you go, laboi_22. This is an article I wrote on my website. I cut it into two parts. It should explain a few things about the differences: ARTICLE 16 WHAT ARE TP, SP, SMALL, POD PRESSES, VANITY AND SUBSIDY PUBLISHERS? Part 1 Many aspiring authors are confused by the variety of...

Boy, this is sounding really familiar. Do you think it might have been a Star Trek:Voyager novel? Or was it a stand-alone?

You guys apparently haven't read a romance in a really long time! We don't get Boons & Mills here in America, but long gone are the days of "bodice rippers" and trash in Harlequin. Today's readers are demanding solid multiple plot arcs in both category and single title releases. The...

If you have a major bookstore (one with lots of floors and detailed sections), look for a reference text called "The Annual Register of Grant Support." I've got the 2003 version, and there's a whole section for literature. But I'll warn you -- generally an actual GRANT is only given to an...

Well, if you aren't done with the book, that information should definitely be included. There is no copyright on book titles in the U.S., UK or Australia (don't know about non-English countries). Many e-books are available on a company called "FictionWise". It's one of the prime sites for...

Keep in mind that if you're sending it to her to see if she would like to write a book using your idea, it's highly unlikely that she will. Publishers have a clause in contracts requiring the authors to swear that they didn't collaborate or get the idea from elsewhere. At least, the publishers...

When you first started this, I didn't realize it was the beginning of a murder mystery, laboi_22. Unless the mother is one who has BEEN murdered, you might be better off leaving this for a later time when her words, or her death, have some bearing on the mystery at hand. While it's not...

laboi_22, When your primary character is the person talking, this is known as "first person point of view (or POV)." When you're telling the story by referring to the characters as he and she, it's called "third person POV". Most of what I and my co-author write are in first person. It's...

Actually, laboi_22, it's not so hard as many make it out, provided you've worked really hard to create an interesting story with solid characters that's nearly mistake free. But the thing to remember is that an editor who purchases manuscripts (called an "acquiring editor") is like the rest of...

jesschoub, In our school, we did Brave New World, 1984, and the others mentioned here. I think the reason that most schools focus on the "classics" by Hemingway, Steinbeck, Austin and others is that those works typify certain characteristics in style that have been adopted by subsequent...

Well, I guess if it's a news story on a web-based agency, just post the link and people can visit if they choose. If it's something that you personally wrote, then just cut and paste it from your writing program (Word, WordPerfect) into the box. What are you trying to do?

Ah. That brings up all sorts of issues within the original question that I'm not qualified to comment on. I was taking the question at face value. My mistake... :o Thanks, novella.

I lived in Colorado for most of my life, and people identified us with skiing. Yeah, a lot of people ski, but probably 80% of Coloradoans can't afford to ski, and only a very small part of the state is suitable. Most of the state is "high plains desert", very dry and sandy. So there really...

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Don't forget Val McDermid, a UK author. Especially liked "The Last Temptation".

Okay, I'm going to see if I can rephrase the question so I can answer it (thanks Maya and latenight!) A woman is working in the kitchen with her back turned toward the doorway, and is singing or humming or muttering to herself, and a family member (I'm presuming male?) enters the room...