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:confused: Uhm, lilypad -- if the book is already published, what SORT of proposal do you need to do? Is this for subsidiary right sales, or to send it out for reviews, or something else entirely? More info please!

Hi, Prolixic! Sorry I'm late into the game, but here's my two cents: Okay, I think what you're talking about here is the old manner of determining word count. This is still done in a lot of category romance houses (I'll give the reasons following the explanation.) Originally, word...

Wow! I haven't thought about this book in close to 20 YEARS! You're right that it was very good and thought provoking. Even now, I can vividly remember Ponyboy and the others, even if the plot is vague in my head. That Was Then... was a pretty good book, but I didn't like it as much, so...

Ah! I originally thought that, but I haven't heard of the GRE's either, I thought perhaps I hadn't properly comprehended :p ... Thanks for the clarification.

Welcome! What do you like to read?

Hmm, Xeon. I'm one of those rare oddities that write in final form out of the box. I "see" a scene, equivalent to a clip from a movie in my head, and write until you can taste the coffee, feel the breeze on your face and the porch under your feet. No skeletons, no drafts. Just writing. It's...

Y'know, Halycon, After reading your posts, I think I know what goal you're trying to reach. Your written word (i.e., your posts) are thought-provoking and well stated. Therefore, the trouble must be with translating the written word into a spoken argument. I don't think it's so much that...

:confused: Do you mean how we think we would do on the test based ON the description? In that case, in both instances, I'd do just fine. Are you having a difficult time understanding the description and, therefore, believe you would have a hard time with the exam? Define "skillful...

Speaking as an author, SLot Dave -- THANKS! :D You're my new best friend... ;)

:confused: Why would we want to beat you up? It's so much easier to subvert you to our own purposes! ;) (Welcome, btw...)

If I may make a suggestion, Halcyon, drop by your local library or bookstore (that allows reading on-site) and pick up a copy of the GED Study Manual (don't buy it unless you feel that you need to study it). The "General Education Diploma" verbal section is nearly a mirror image to the college...

While it's not required, Xeon, unless it's the end of a chapter, it's preferred. What you're trying to avoid is the "distraction factor." You don't want to have the reader's eyes notice the formatting over the content. You can increase or decrease your left/right margins to achieve the...

I get to read it before you do... :D ;)

Ah, the Star Trek "red shirt" syndrome! :D Personally, if I lived in that reality, I'd be TERRIFIED of the color red... :eek:

Yep, that's the one. Pop over to the review page and look for offerings with descriptions of "kiss" or "subtle". Those should suit you! :)

:confused: Where could you POSSIBLY have been that you only heard about the Tsunami when you returned? :eek: Wow! Now THAT'S a honeymoon! :D (welcome back... :) )

Another good motivation self-help sort is "Who Moved my Cheese" by Spenser Johnson & Ken Blanchard (I think...) It's an interesting book, because it makes you start to trust your own instincts when you approach a situation. My husband likes anything by Dale Carnegie (How to Win Friends and...

Hmm, not quite, Xeon! If you haven't purchased the extended font file from Adobe, it doesn't recognize everything and may substitute on you. You'll also want to be careful when you're proofing the galleys (the individual PDF pages) that it didn't insert extra lines between text. It's happened...

Michigan, there are a number of computer programs that can do this for you. One really simple and FREE one is put out by 3M, called "Post-It". Yeah, it's the same company. The software acts just like a post-it note where you can type bits and fragments of ideas and file them in folders until...

I don't agree with the article about Arial, because that's exactly what's on this board! It's clean and neat, and I don't think it looks overly "kindergarden-ish". Many commercial paperbacks are indeed Times New Roman. You might also look at "Book Antiqua" or "Palatino Linotype" which are...